Cherry Ovstuzhenka: a description of the variety and photo

What could be better than fresh juicy cherries? Fruits from the market or supermarket shelves can not be compared with freshly picked berries. But how to choose from many a suitable variety for planting on your site? After all, most species that really have unsurpassed taste qualities react poorly to cold. But there is one sort that has earned positive feedback - Cherry Ovstuzhenka. This is the "child" of the breeder Kanshina. She persistently tolerates even severe frosts, which can not but interest the northerners.

Description

This variety is partly self-fertilized. This means that even with minimal pollination with the help of insects without harvest, no one will remain. The tree grows rather fast, but does not grow high. It is distinguished by a dense crone of spherical form.

Cherries Ovstuzhenka by description - a tree with a raised crown, which in spring is densely sprinkled with white flowers. They tolerate the sharp spring temperature changes without any problems, even the morning frosts are not terrible for them. Inflorescences consist of three flowers, the petals of which overlap each other.

Cherry Ovstuzhenka has a long pistil and a stamen. The stigma is flush with the stamen or slightly higher. The leaves are ovoid in shape, the margins of which are double-serrate. Petiole of medium thickness, short. Young leaves have pigmentation. This variety is resistant to fungal diseases.

Tree Growth

Description of the cherry variety Ovstuzhenka and reviews of gardeners show that this is a real find for the gardener. The tree grows pretty fast, but the first 4 years - up, and when it enters the stage of fruiting, the branches form a sphere. Near the cherry Ovstuzhenka plant such varieties as Iput, Bryansk pink and Raditsa. Then you can achieve yields from one tree to 30-35 kg. The fruits are large, dense, ripe cherries almost black. Each individual berry reaches 7 g.

Cherry Ovstuzhenka, based on the description of the variety, is very useful for the heart and the entire vascular system.

Choosing the right place

Cherry likes well-lit places. In the more shady corners of the garden, fruits will be less sweet, yields may decrease. Even frost-resistant varieties of cherries should be planted in secluded places from the cold. It is better for them to allocate a plot between buildings (sheds, baths, a house and a fence).

Ovstuzhenka will appreciate and give thanks for tasty, juicy fruits if you find her a sunny place with the north side closed from the wind.

It is not necessary to plant the sweet cherry Ovstuzhenka (this is confirmed by the description of the variety) in the area where flooding and stagnation of water are possible. In advance it is better to prepare a drainage or plant a tree on a hill. If this condition is not met, then the sweet cherry will die.

Cherry Ovstuzhenka is better suited for description of sandy loams and loamy soils. On the heavy it will be difficult to develop. You can prepare a good pit for planting. Excellent soil with acidity, close to neutral.

Planting and care

Planting of cherries of Ovstuzhenka variety is carried out in the spring. Saplings in no case can not be buried in the ground. Root neck should not be lowered below 6-7 cm above ground level.

Bought seedlings can immediately cut off branches. Roots need to be chosen large and strong, then the tree will get accustomed faster.

Cherries Ovstuzhenka is considered self-fertile. To tie fruit, she needs pollen from other plants. Thus, if there are no cherries of another variety nearby, then urgently you need to think about planting such. If this condition is met, you can expect a higher yield.

The area of supply of this fruit tree is 12 square meters. During the planting of seedlings in the pit, organic fertilizers, potassium chloride and superphosphate are lowered.

Top dressing

Feeding cherries with nitrogen fertilizers in spring and superphosphate and potassium sulfate in autumn. In addition, from early spring to late autumn, it is necessary to periodically add organic fertilizers to the trunks. If the soil is rich, you should not zealous with fertilizers, if on the contrary, then fertilizing is needed every year.

In Ovstuzhenka's sweet cherry, according to reviews, it is worth cutting off almost all the flowers in the first year. Then the tree will get better. In the future, too, should normalize the harvest. For this "green" a few centimeters in size are cut off in an amount up to 50% of the entire crop. Thanks to this procedure, you can count on a larger harvest with sweet cherries.

Watering

You need to water the tree at least 4 times a month. It is very important to do this in May-June, when the berries are being filled. If there is a shortage of moisture, the harvest of not only the current year, but also the next year, may suffer.

Watering is better to finish by July, when the ripening will start, if you do not do this, you can get the cracked fruit. The growth of shoots can be prolonged, and the plant will not tolerate winter well. In the dry year, it is worth continuing the watering of cherries before frost, so that the tree can be saturated with moisture. Irrigation should be adjusted depending on the weather. On soils with a high level of groundwater it is necessary to carefully approach the issue of irrigation, since the sweet cherry does not tolerate flooding.

It is also recommended for better frost resistance to mulch the young tree with horse humus. The stub is wrapped with cover material. For this it is necessary to choose a material that will let in air and water. This wrapping will also help against pests such as mice and hares.

In the sweetheart of Ovstuzhenka (photo is presented in the article) the whiplash circle should always be kept clean. It is not necessary to plant other plants there, and it is also important to ensure that there are no weeds there. The soil around the tree can not be covered with concrete or covered with a metal sheet.

Trimming

If you properly perform tree pruning, you can positively influence the yield, sweetness and size of the fruit. The procedure will help to save him from disease.

When planting seedlings, you need to cut off branches at a height of one hundred centimeters. This will help in the fastest laying of the crown.

Pruning is carried out in early spring, even before the appearance of the kidneys. If the growth is too violent, pruning of young shoots is allowed in August. Before winter, they will have time to move away and significantly thicken. The branches that reach the ground need to be cut off.

It is worth paying attention, the description of cherry Ovstuzhenka (photo of the fruit can be seen above) claims that it should be thinned annually, this will help to avoid the appearance of diseases. Leave only erect, well-developed shoots. All the weak and the curves are cut off.

It is better not to cut off the shoots in one fell swoop, so as not to shock the tree. It is necessary to gradually form a good crown, so that the sun's rays reach the fruit without problems.

Useful properties of sweet cherry

In fruits, there is a rich natural multivitamin complex - here you can find ascorbic acid, vitamins B1, B2, A, PP, E, as well as cherry is rich in pectins, carotene, malic acid, flavonoids, micro and macro elements, sugar and coumarin.

This early-ripening variety of berries - they appear to be among the very first and are an excellent remedy against the spring lack of vitamins. Cherries are widely used and folk medicine. It is an excellent remedy for the treatment of kidney diseases, has a diuretic effect. Cherry perfectly tones, helps in reducing weight, improves health and general health of the body.

Reviews of cherries Ovstuzhenka indicate that the fruits contribute to strengthening the walls of blood vessels, hinder the development of atherosclerosis, help with hypertension. Coumarins can reduce the threshold of blood coagulability, prevent the formation of plaques and blood clots, help in the treatment of anemia. Cherry grade Ovstuzhenka (reviews this confirm) relieves pain, helps with rheumatism, gout, arthritis.

Cherry juice is used to strengthen gastric motility, improve digestion, it also helps well with stomach pain. In addition, cherry juice reduces the level of cholesterol in the blood. Juice and stewed fruit from berries of sweet cherry are advised to use to those people who do not perceive fruits in raw form, as acids are neutralized during processing, and cellulose is easier to digest.

Used in folk medicine and stems. Decoction of them helps regulate the activity of the heart, it is drunk with increased neuroses and irritability.

Diseases of the tree

Sweet cherry is quite resistant to various diseases and fungi, but it needs to be strengthened and treated:

• Brown spot. With this disease, the leaves of the trees are first covered with brown spots, and then holes are formed in their place. To treat the garden tree use a Bordeaux mixture. As a preventive measure of the disease, careful care is taken to cut off diseased branches in time, and the site of the cut must be treated with copper sulfate. Also in the early spring, this agent should be sprayed with soil around the tree.
• Scab. When this disease is affected, the leaves darken, curl into a tube, and the fruit stops its growth and gradually wither. In order to avoid an unpleasant disease, the tree during the bud formation is treated with a copper chloride solution. For prevention, the leaves are removed in autumn, and the soil around the tree is dug.
• Mosaic disease. It is shown by yellow stripes on the leaves, after which they curl and dry up. Unfortunately, such trees need to be uprooted and planted in their place new ones.
• Kamedetechchenie. With this disease, the release of gums on the trunk is noted. To treat such a tree, the gum is removed, and the affected area is treated with copper sulfate.

There are also many pests that will encroach on the harvest. These include:

• Cherry aphid;
• Cherry fly;
• A false tinder;
• Sulfur-yellow tinder.

Crop storage

One sweet cherry is able to give a gardener up to 30 kg of fruit. If the stalk is not removed, the shelf life will be slightly longer. You can not leave spoiled fruit together with healthy ones. Store no more than 5-6 days in a room with a high humidity and a temperature of not more than 4 degrees.

Cherry Ovstuzhenka is a universal variety. It is suitable for both compotes, and for puree, juices, jam and baking. When freezing berries almost do not lose their taste.