The best varieties of cherries for gardeners

For gardeners, amateurs is not a secret that their plots were prescribed by plants coming from warm countries. But in spite of the fact that breeders make efforts to breed varieties of cherries resistant to frost, this fruit tree is only rarely found in Russian gardens. In total there are about four thousand of its varieties in the world. Forty-six varieties are cultivated in Russia, which can be grown in conditions of our climate, in Ukraine and the Caucasus they are grown more than twenty.

To choose the best varieties of sweet cherry, we will get acquainted with the plant closer. The flesh of the fetus may be soft or cartilaginous. In accordance with this characteristic, two groups are distinguished: gini and bigarro. The main quality of the first is juiciness and great taste. It is better to use them fresh. As a rule, varieties from this group are precocious. The second, due to the dense consistency of the fruit pulp, are good for canning, jams and compotes are cooked, since berries are not boiled.

There are varieties of cherries according to the color of the fruit and their weight. There are trees with dark red berries: "Iput", "jealousy", "adeline", "Veda", with pink - "fatezh", "Bryansk pink", "early pink". With yellow fruits - "red dense", "cherry", with orange - "pink pearls". Fruits can be from four to six or more grams, depending on the variety. The most famous varieties are found in Ukraine. You can mention the high-yielding variety "April", which has large berries weighing up to nine grams "Valery Chkalov", with maroon fruits - "Melitopol black".

When choosing varieties of cherries for the Russian climate, it is necessary to choose its zoned varieties adapted to growing in specific natural conditions and, most importantly, frost-resistant. Fruit tree can be more than three meters tall. Such sizes reach the grade "Bryansk pink". It does not require pruning, since the crown has a wide-pyramidal shape. It is well tolerated by low temperatures, is not susceptible to disease - moniliosis and coccomicosis. For his pollination, it is necessary to plant in the garden such varieties as "jealousy", "Iput", "ovuzhenka", "tjuchevka".

Complement your garden varieties of cherries with fruits of yellow color. These include a variety called "cherry". It is suitable for the southern regions of the Non-Black Earth Region. Sweet and juicy berries can reach a mass of four and a half grams. Harvest can be harvested in the 2nd half of June.

The average high grade is "speech". A tree with a pyramidal crown tolerates frosts well, is not prone to fungal diseases. To pollinate this variety, its neighbors should be such varieties of sweet cherries as "poetry", "iput", "pink pearl", "adeline", "ovstuzhenka." At the end of June, you can already pick berries. Large, up to 6 grams in weight, the fruits have a dark red color. Their cartilaginous flesh is very sweet in taste. Even if it is a wet summer, the fruits do not crack, remain dense and beautiful. Grow these fruit trees in the southern regions of the Non-Black Earth Region.

Considering cherry varieties with photos, you can see how beautiful the plant looks and how attractive its fruits are. They seem to glow from the inside, inviting to taste their juicy pulp.