To plant in the garden cherrywhich will annually please with abundant crops, you need to take a responsible approach to its choice. And you should start not with searching for information about how large and sweet the fruit of the fruit tree you have liked, but to pay attention to such characteristics as frost resistance, susceptibility to diseases and parasites, stability and fruiting periods. You also need to decide which variety will be most suitable for cultivation in your climate zone. Cherry varieties are divided into three types according to the rate of ripening: early ripening, medium ripening late Early varieties of fruit in late June. Medium term cherries ripen in the second half of July - in early August. Late harvest in August - early September.
Important! Terms of fruiting cherries can vary within a few weeks depending on the region where they grow.
This article contains a description of the most popular varieties of cherries of medium and mid-ripening.
Minx
To get acquainted with Minx cherries, let us resort to the description of the taste of its fruits and the distinctive characteristics of the tree. Variety Minx attracts attention due to the external attractiveness of the berries - they are very large (5-6 g), dark red, almost black in color. The fruit taste is sweet and sour, according to the dessert scale it is estimated at 4.5 points.
Important! One of the characteristics of the value of the variety of cherries is the taste of the berries, which are evaluated on a five-point scale. This assessment includes the analysis of the biochemical composition, aroma, structure of the pulp, the thickness of the skin, the presence of pubescence of the fruit surface.
The Pusher of the Minx is dark red, quite juicy. The fruits ripen in the second half of July. The first fruiting occurs in the fourth year of the tree. One adult cherry can bring 40 kg per year. The tree has Minor vigorous, recognizable by a rounded, spreading crown. This cherry is self-infertile, well pollinated by Chernokorka and Vinka, as well as cherries. The variety of cherry minx is valuable due to its high resistance to low temperatures and diseases.
Did you know? The variety appeared as a result of crossing Samsonovka and Kievskaya-19 cherries in 1966.
Night
Nochka is a hybrid of sweet cherries Valery Chkalov and Nord Star cherries. As a result of hybridization, it was possible to achieve such advantages in this variety: large, juicy, tasty fruits; high frost resistance of the tree and resistance to coccomycosis. The tree is tall in height. Fruiting begins early - at the age of three, four, early. In the third decade of June, gives delicious dark red fruits weighing up to 7 g.
The dessert qualities of berries are excellent, to the highest rating they lacked only 0.1 points. Used fresh and used for processing. Cherry Nochka samoplodna, requires neighboring planting other varieties of cherries. Sweet cherry pollinated weakly.
Chernokorka
The fruits of Chernokorki are very attractive in appearance - large (4.5-5 g), dark red, juicy, taste sweet and sour with a tart shade. According to the dessert scale, the fruits are marked 3.5 points. Suitable for use in fresh and processed form - for making jam, desserts, jams, juices. The variety easily tolerates droughts and frost (winter hardiness is above average). The trees at Chernokorki are medium tall, with a rounded crown. In yield come early - in the third or fourth years of life. The term of full ripening of berries is the second decade of June. Reaches productivity in 25-30 kg from one tree.
Did you know? In gardens where cherries grow alongside, Chernokorka can produce up to 50 kg from one tree.
This variety is self-infertile. Greater yields of Chernokorki can be achieved by planting the Donchanka, Ugolyok, Aelita, Yaroslavna in the same garden with her. It has moderate resistance to diseases. Often damaged by coccomycosis.
A toy
Cherry Toy is a hybrid of cherries and cherries. The material for the crossing was the sweet cherry Sunny ball and Lyubskaya cherry. Having bred this variety, breeders managed to achieve high yields - up to 45 kg from one tree and very large fruits - with an average weight of 8.5 g. The maximum of fruits, which is recorded from one cherry of this variety, is 75 kg. Another advantage of the Toy is that it enters fruiting, reaching the age of three.
Berries of cherry Toy is dark red with thin skin and juicy flesh, and a sweet-sour taste should be added to their description. They have a high tasting score - 4.5 points. These characteristics include Cherries Toy universal, which are used fresh and in processing.
This cherry fruit in late June. After planting begins to bear fruit after three years. The tree is drought-resistant and frost-resistant (tolerates cold up to -25 ° C). Disease has an average level of vulnerability. Refers to samoplodny cherries. Good harvests at Nochka are obtained if her neighbors in the garden are Cherries Valery Chkalov, Franz Joseph, Krupnoplodnaya, Samsonovka Cherries, Minx.
Erdie Betermo
Erdi Betermo belongs to the varieties of cherry medium ripening. Bred by Hungarian breeders. Fruits can be collected in the first half of July. This cherry fruits large berries (5.5-6.6 g), which have high tasting qualities (4.7 points) and universal purpose.
The variety has several advantages:
- characterized by high and stable yield;
- withstands severe frosts;
- resistant to astrosis,
- medium resistant to coccomycosis.
Erdi Betermo is a self-fruited cherry. The best varieties of cherry pollinators are Uyfeherthy Fyurtosh, Turgenevka.
Podbelskaya
Podbelskaya cherry is a bush tree (up to 5 m). His crown is thick, rounded. Fruits large fruits weighing 6 g, maroon. To taste the berries are juicy, sweet and sour. For her dessert qualities she received the highest score - 5. The Podbelskaya cherry berries are universal - they are used fresh, used to make desserts.
The ripening period is the first decade of July. For the season, a single tree can achieve yields of 13 kg. The disadvantages of this variety include sensitivity to frost - in the northern regions it is damaged by burns and freezers. Of the diseases can suffer coccomycosis, has an average level of resistance to this disease. Rarely damaged by renal chlorosis.
Podbelskaya - samobesplodnaya cherry, requires planting nearby other varieties of pollinators. For this, cherries and such varieties of cherries as English, Lot, Small Duke are well suited.
In memory of Vavilov
The cherries of Vavilov also belong to medium-grade cherries. The crop brings in the second decade of July tasty medium-sized red berries (4-4.5 g). Good taste qualities of fruits are estimated at 4.2 points. Trees have properties to grow strongly in height. Their crown is wide-pyramid, medium-dense. Cherry comes into fruiting four years after planting. His productivity is good. The variety of Vavilov’s memory endures frosts withstand and is practically not affected by coccomycosis.
Solidarity
Good yield is characterized by another variety of medium ripening - Solidarity. For a season from one 10-year-old cherry of this variety, you can take an average of 31 kg. Solidarity comes to fruition when the tree is four years old. Harvest fully ripe cherries can be collected at the end of June. This variety brings large fruits - 6.5-7 g. They have an appetizingly attractive dark red color. Inside the berries are light pink. When consumed juicy, have a pleasant sweet-sour taste.
The taste of fresh fruit on the tasting scale scored 4.6 points. Their purpose is universal. Cherry Solidarity is distinguished by high yield and disease resistance.
Nord Star
American variety Nord Star pleases their owners with small, but very juicy and tender berries that ripen in the second decade of July. Fruits are dark red, weighing 4-4.5 g. Their tasting score is 4 points. Due to excessive acidity, they are mainly intended for technical processing, but are also used fresh. The trees of this variety begin to bear fruit early - in the second or third years after planting. North Star is very winter-hardy - at a temperature of -32 ° C, 57% of the kidneys survive. It is characterized by high resistance to coccomycosis and nodule. These cherries are partially self-fertile. Their productivity increases when planting in the neighborhood of the Nefris, Meteor, Oblachinskaya varieties.
Alpha
The description of the varieties of cherries average term will be incomplete without the grade Alpha. This is a relatively new variety bred by Ukrainian breeders at the Mlievsky Institute of Horticulture them. L.P. Simirenko. Berries of excellent dessert taste ripen in early July. Alpha cherries are dark red, medium in weight (4.5 g). When analyzing their taste, they were rated at 4.9 points. The food is eaten fresh and used for making jams, juices, liqueurs. This variety is characterized by good viability, high and stable yield, resistance to coccomycosis, moniliosis and frost. An eight-year-old tree can freak 15-16 kg of cherries.
We have presented you a list of mid-ripening cherries, the best varieties of which satisfy the most sophisticated requirements of growers, gardeners and consumers. It is on these varieties, we advise you to pay attention when laying your garden.
