Cherry Kharitonovskaya: a description of the variety, reviews

Cherry trees are the second most popular in gardens after apple trees and have more than 150 different varieties. It is a valuable dietary product that contributes to the improvement of appetite and is loved by many for its unique healing properties. In this case, not only berries, but also bark and leaves are used. The cherry Kharitonovskaya occupies a worthy place among its relatives.

She appeared as a result of breeding crosses of varieties Zhukovsky and Almaz. In 1998, a new varietal name was introduced into the State Register. 1998 is the year of birth of this cherry.

Cherry Kharitonovskaya: a description of the variety, reviews

The average tree height of 2.5 - 3 meters will please any gardener with large enough round delicate fruits. Color they have a rich, dark red, with a small number of subtle subcutaneous points. Cherry Kharitonovskaya (reviews testify to the presence of an unpleasant pleasant skin) has a juicy pulp of orange color with pronounced sour-sweet taste. The average weight of berries is five grams.

What else is this cherry variety? Kharitonovskaya is characterized by a peduncle of medium length and thickness, which is easily separated from the branch, but firmly and securely attached to the bone itself. It is worth noting that the bone leaves the pulp very simply.

This cherry is partially self-fertilized. Beneficial influence on pollination neighboring trees of related varieties - Zhukovsky and Vladimirsky.

Cherry Kharitonovskaya is a sprawling tree with a spherical crown and foliage of medium size. The color of the leaves is dark green, they are smooth and dense.

The buds of the tree are slightly pointed, reddish-brown in color, located near the shoot. The color of the tree is abundant, with large white flowers collected in umbrellas. Fructifies on last year's growth.

The main advantages of a variety and disadvantages

Cherry Kharitonovskaya, the description of which is presented above, is considered a fruit-bearing variety, giving a stable harvest.

Her berries are well transported. Even after a long haul, they perfectly preserve their taste and market appearance.

All growers are known for resistance to fungal diseases in a variety such as cherry Kharitonovskaya. Reviews of all the same experienced gardeners indicate that when celandine grows at the base of the tree, it is much less likely to be affected by coccomicosis. And this important factor allows you to count on a consistently good harvest.

Resistance to frost, unfortunately, did not show this variety of cherries. Kharitonov's reviews, while positive, but those who planted it at home, mention that in some regions the tree still freezes. Especially the winter hardiness of flowering buds is being questioned.

To the main (and mostly single) deficiency should be attributed a fairly large size of the stone in the fetus.

Saplings

Cherry is not the most whimsical tree, but properly selected soil and observance of uncomplicated rules during planting will provide every owner of a garden with this variety an excellent harvest.

Cherry Kharitonovskaya (or rather, its seedlings) are planted in the autumn period before the onset of frost. The optimal time for work is mid-October. If you move the landing for the spring period, it is very important to have it done before the trees awaken and the sap move begins.

If the seedlings were bought in late autumn, then the planting should be postponed until the spring. You can save them by dug a trench depth of 30-40 centimeters. In this case, the crowns should be laid on the south side. Roots in the trench should be densely packed and watered.

Two-year-old seedlings, grafted with a cuttings, are best suited.

Embarkation: seat selection

Planting a cherry (Kharitonovskaya means) begins with choosing a place. Good gentle slopes, especially on the hill. Suitable for planting and a place near a fence or other outbuildings. The main thing is that it should be the southern side, especially since more snow will accumulate there in the winter.

A similar level of groundwater is not very favorable for the landing of Kharitonovskaya. The minimum depth of their occurrence should be at least one and a half meters. If the water is very close to the soil surface, when planting, you can make a hill whose height will leave at least one meter.

Lighting

Does this sort of cherry demand in the light? Kharitonovskaya loves sunny places. In this respect, it is more demanding than, for example, a pear or apple tree. So on the site to hide it under the crowns of large trees is not worth it. In such places, the cherry will grow up, but it will not bear fruit.

Suitable substrate

Cherry Kharitonovskaya (pictured below) prefers a loose loamy, well-drained soil with a neutral reaction. Such a substrate warms up well, is moisture-absorbing and air-permeable. The soil must first be enriched with nutrients. In the process of digging, organic, potash and phosphoric fertilizers must be introduced. If the soil is acidic, sod-podzolic, then the procedure for its liming will be necessary. Otherwise the seedling will not be able to take root.

Before planting the seedlings, you should inspect its roots for damage. All unhealthy fate is required to be removed. It is recommended that the dried roots be dipped in water for three or four hours.

A pit for cherry

Dig out and prepare a pit for the seedlings in advance, a few weeks before the proposed planting. The pit must be at least 60 by 60 centimeters in size. During excavation, the upper fertile soil layer is deposited in one direction, the lower one in the other. In the center of the landing pit a peg is installed that is 1-1.5 meters long.

Fertilize before planting should not only soil, but also prepared pit. In the ground, you need to add a few buckets of humus (it can be manure or compost), granular superphosphate, calcium sulfate and necessarily wood ash. In no case should there be mineral fertilizers or lime in the landing pit.

In the pit, where from the fertilized fertilizer we got a half-meter mound, we put a seedling. Straighten the root system. First, we fill the pit with a fertilized top layer of soil, compact it well, and then sprinkle the rest of the earth. On the perimeter of the seedling, a hole is made, it is watered. One tree will require at least three buckets of water.

The root neck should not be deeply buried. After watering, it should remain at ground level.

After-plant care

Cherry Kharitonovskaya (description of the variety, the reviews of which are given in the article above) require good post-planting care, which consists in loosening the soil, watering, trimming shoots, protecting from pests, and removing weeds.

Beneficial to the yield of cherries affect the plants that are in the neighborhood. Good "friends" for it will be strawberries, jasmine, rose, raspberry, gladiolus, grapes. Badly on the young cherry tree will affect the apple, narcissus flowers, pansies, irises, lily, carrots.

Caring for a tree in autumn

In autumn, the land on the site and under the tree must be digged, fertilized and prepare the plant for wintering. Preparation consists in the formation of complex protection of the root system and trunk from rodents and frosts.

In autumn, phosphorus and potash fertilizers are introduced into the soil. As organic substances, sawdust, compost, bird droppings, manure are suitable. After fertilizing the substrate, it must be dug to a depth of 20-25 centimeters.

To protect against frost, the tree should be covered with snow, and mulch (sawdust, straw) should be poured on top.

A mixture of clay, mullein and ferrous sulfate will help protect the cherry from rodents.

Spring worries

Caring for a tree in the spring begins with pruning, which is performed for sanitary and aesthetic purposes. First, the procedure allows you to remove the dried or damaged branches, which will save the plant strength. Secondly, it is an opportunity to form the right beautiful crown. The process stops when the tree reaches a height of 2-2.5 meters.

Thirdly, circumcision rejuvenates the plant, which favorably affects the amount of harvest.

The procedure is carried out in early spring. It starts with one-year-old seedlings, which are cut off on average by 60-70 centimeters.

The next step in caring for the tree will be whitewashing. Pre-cut sections of branches must be treated with copper sulfate, and then painted. Whitewashing helps protect the tree trunk from various insect pests. Yes, and from an aesthetic point of view, the garden looks neater. For the procedure on the fruit trees slaked lime is used.

Among other things, Cherry Kharitonovskaya, like any other, requires the removal of dry grass and leaves from the ground. This should be done carefully, so as not to damage the root system, located near the surface of the soil. Digging improves the condition of the top layer of the soil, makes it more friable, increases the access of oxygen.

For a good harvest Cherry Kharitonovskaya needs fertilizer. This adds strength to the tree, allows it to grow. To feed it is necessary some times for a season. After the tree has blossomed, manure mixed with ash and diluted in six buckets of water can be made. After a few weeks, the procedure is recommended to be repeated. At the same time, you can make nitrogen fertilizer.

Get rid of pests on the cherry can be by spraying. The first procedure is carried out before the tree awakens. This will destroy the pests that settled in the plant for the winter. You can use a solution of urea and water. But if you stay with the procedure, the solution can burn the leaves.

Against hairy caterpillars carried by the wind, preparations containing copper are of great help. The sample can be made on one branch, see if there will be a burn, and then process the entire crown.

Most cherries are prone to fungal diseases such as coccomicosis and moniliasis. To combat them, the Bordeaux mixture and "Azofos" are used. The main thing is to have time to do this before the appearance of the first flowers.

Sprinkle cherries should be several times a year. The first watering is carried out in the middle of July. You can repeat the procedure in thirty days. Preparation for winter is completed with the third watering of the fruit tree for the season.

Application of cherries

This unique berries are consumed in fresh, and in dried, and in canned form. Its fruits are used for making compotes, syrups, jams, jams, extracts, liqueurs and liquors.

Cherry Kharitonovskaya (description, reviews and care of her are presented above) is a wonderful representative of fruit trees. The unpretentiousness and unpretentiousness of this variety make it a welcome inhabitant in any garden.