Cherry Lubskaja - the most popular variety

Cherry Lubskaya is a sort of folk selection, which was widely spread in 1947 in almost all regions of Russia, including the North-Western and North-Caucasian regions. Its trees are not high. They do not exceed two and a half meters in height and have a rare crown. By all accounts, Cherry Lubskaya refers to a bushy form. Fruits develop on annual processes. Each of them reaches a weight of up to four grams. According to the dietary properties of cherry Lubsky description has the most positive. It is very tasty, with a juicy pulp and a harmonious content of sugars and organic fruit acids.

In the fruiting stage, Cherry Lubskaya enters at the age of two to three years from the time of planting. According to the terms of ripening, it belongs to the late variety, because mature fruits appear only in the last decade of July, and even in August. It is remarkable that Cherry Lubskaya in the stage of maturity practically does not fall off the tree and hangs on the branches almost until the fall.

The tree is very fertile and self-pollinating. But for better pollination it is useful to plant next to him, for example, early or Michurin pancake. For winter hardiness, this variety is medium-durable. He is also very demanding on the composition of the soil and needs constant care. Favorably responds to the spring mineral fertilizing. What is important is that, despite his popularity throughout Russia, he remains one of the most popular and does not concede to the primacy of so many varieties of new breeding. It is appreciated for its remarkable taste, excellent commercial qualities and a wide range of uses.

To grow cherry Ljubskuju prefer as garden culture, but a tree is very nice and as park, therefore nurseries of ornamental plants willingly plant it also for this direction. The seedlings are planted in early spring. The site should be chosen sunny, well lit throughout the day. It is important that it does not have high-lying groundwater. This can damage the root system. In the period of rooting, it is necessary to trim the apex, so that the plant develops abundantly the lateral branches.

Nurseries sell seedlings at the age of one. Having bought a plant, it is necessary to cut off its top, leaving only half a meter above the root. To protect the root system, the seedlings are packaged in a moist container of moss or peat, which is wrapped in a wrapper. The better the roots branch, the sooner the cherry will settle in a new place. A great advantage of this variety is good survival in winter conditions. But for protection from hungry rodents it is recommended in the early years to cover the lower branches and the root part of the trunk with special material.

It is important during the formation of the tree to direct its growth not upwards, but in width. This gives an opportunity to strengthen the whole plant. Extruded upwards, incorrectly formed plants first of all begin to unnecessarily obscure the site. Also, harvesting from them is very difficult, because the branches rushing upwards are difficult to get even from a high ladder.