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6 Classic Sweet Cherry Trees

Succulent and juicy, sweet and colorful; growing a classic sweet cherry tree is simple and rewarding. These easy-to-grow trees are perfectly happy in a home orchard but also make stunning edible landscape trees.

Enjoy these ruby red or bright yellow fruit fresh from the tree, in baked goods, or preserved in jams, you will love their sweet flavor profiles. 

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Below are 6 of our favorite sweet cherry trees. Choose a few different varieties for your garden and enjoy their sweet, sweet fruits for years to come.

A Collection Of Sweet Cherry Trees 

Bing Cherry Tree

The Bing Cherry Tree is the cherry most people associate with a classic sweet cherry. The gorgeous dark red fruit is shiny with a rich and juicy flavor; perfect for snacking. It is a good thing the Bing Cherry Tree is a prolific producer, you will want to preserve some for the winter after you have eaten your fill fresh from the tree.  

The Bing Cherry tree comes in a semi-dwarf form that is only 16-20 feet tall when mature making it easy to harvest. Widely grown in USDA Zones 5 through 9, the tree requires between 700 and 800 chill hours. 

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Lambert Sweet Cherry Tree

The dependable and extremely productive Lambert Sweet Cherry Tree offers growers a rich flavor that is indicative of the dark ruby, heart-shaped fruit. Deliciously eaten fresh off the tree, you will want these easy-to-grow trees in your home orchard. 

Widely adaptable and grown in USDA Zones 5 through 7. The Lambert Sweet Cherry requires 800 chill hours. With a mature height of 15 to 18 feet, these pretty trees are a good size for the home gardener to harvest.

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Corum Sweet Cherry Tree

The Corum Sweet Cherry Tree is distinguishable by its pretty yellow/orange fruit that has a bright red blush. 

The best pollination partner for the Corum Sweet cherry is the Royal Ann cherry. When these two are planted together, you will have an extended harvest; first the Corum then a week or so later, the Royal Ann will be ready to pick. 

The Corum Sweet Cherry grows well in USDA Zones 5 through 7 and requires 700 chill hours. It offers growers fragrant spring flowers followed by pretty yellow fruit. 

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Sweetheart Cherry Tree

Classic, showy white blossoms that give way to shiny bright red fruit are the hallmarks of the Sweetheart Cherry Tree. The fruit has a delicate heart shape and a sweet and lightly tart flavor. It is firm and juicy making it perfect for eating fresh off the tree. 

Grown in USDA Zones 5 through 7, the Sweetheart Cherry requires 1,000 chill hours to set fruit. This easy to grow tree offers a later harvest and makes a beautiful ornamental plant. The growth habit is large, with a mature height of 30-35 feet. The tree is a stunner. You can harvest all the low-hanging fruit and let the birds clean off the top of the tree.  

If you want to learn more about the Sweetheart Cherry Tree, visit our overview with all the information you need to get started with this variety.

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Lapins Cherry Tree

The Lapins Cherry Tree produces large, juicy fruit that you won’t be able to stop eating. This Royal Horticultural Society Award Winning cherry tree makes a beautiful ornamental tree with a brilliant display in spring, summer, and fall. This versatile cherry is plump and resists splitting; it is perfect for baking and preserving.

Offering a wide-ranging habitat with USDA growing Zones 5 through 9, the fully grown Lapins Cherry Tree will reach a height of 20 feet. Requiring 800-900 chill hours, this variety is fairly cold-hardy. In spring bloom this tree is a pollinator magnet. 

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Rainier Cherry Tree

Bright yellow fruit with a beautiful red blush is the trademark of the Rainier Cherry Tree. The fruit is wonderfully sweet and delightful for fresh eating.  

Widely grown in USDA Zones 5-9, the Rainier Cherry Tree was developed at Washington State University and is named for Mount Rainier. The semi dwarf tree reaches a full height of 15-25 feet tall making it easy to harvest. This cherry tree requires only 700 chill hours to set fruit making it a viable choice for a wide geographical range of orchards.

You can read all about The Rainier Cherry Tree and why you should plant one in your own home orchard. 

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Planting Zones For Sweet Cherry Trees

Sweet Cherry Trees are adaptable to a wide variety of USDA growing zones, ranging from zone 5 up to zone 9. Cherry trees also require a certain amount of chill hours to set fruit. Typically, they range between 700 and 1,000 chill hours. Be sure to check the individual variety to hone in on the best growing zone and chill hour requirements.

For all the little details about cherry trees, visit How To Grow Cherry Trees. 

Pollination

Many sweet cherry trees are self-fertile and can produce fruit without a pollination partner. However, planting two sweet cherry trees that are pollinator-friendly will increase each tree’s yield and extend your harvest season. It behooves the home orchardist to plant at least two trees thereby providing a bumper crop as a reward for your gardening efforts. 

Caring For Your Sweet Cherry Tree

Common Uses For Sweet Cherries

Easy Cherry Cobbler (click for recipe)

Eating these gems fresh from the tree is Mother Nature’s sweet treat. These little sugar bombs are juicy and meaty. Besides eating them fresh from the tree, they are perfect in baked goods, preserves, and make excellent sauces.

Cherry preserves will extend your enjoyment of the harvest well into the next season. The Hungry Hutch offers up quick and easy Homemade Cherry Preserves. They also highlight the “frozen plate test,” a method of determining if your jam has reached the correct consistency.

This method helps to determine the thickness of your jam while you are still in the preparation stage. By placing a spoon of the hot preserve on a frozen plate, then refreezing for a minute, you can assess the projected consistency of your cooled jam. Pretty ingenious.  

Health Benefits of Sweet Cherries

Sweet Cherries are deliciously sweet and make a perfect substitute for sugary snacks. In addition to satisfying your sweet tooth, cherries are naturally high in vitamin C and polyphenols. Eating cherries can help reduce inflammation, aid in sleep, are a great source of fiber, and are gut-friendly.

For more details on The Health Benefits of Sweet Cherries, visit our blog.  

Purchasing Your Sweet Cherry Tree

We highly recommend purchasing your orchard trees from a reputable vendor; such as Stark Bros. or Nature Hills Nursery. Their selection of Sweet Cherry Trees is extensive and the quality of their trees is unsurpassed. They take exceptionally great care with the saplings as they mature, ensuring you receive a tree that is ready to plant and will produce fruit within a few years.  

Buying Sweet Cherries

While you are waiting for your cherry trees to produce fresh fruit, you can enjoy these yummy little jewels by purchasing them from your local farmers’ market or grocery store. You can find sweet cherries from late May through August as a steady supply arrives from California and the northwest.

The key to purchasing a delicious cherry is in the stem. If the stem is intact and green, that is a great sign. A missing stem can promote fruit rot. With or without a stem, the fruit should be shiny and firm. When you find great cherries, buy several pounds — some for eating and some for preserving.  

Sweet Cherry Trees

Growing your own sweet cherry trees is easy. They make beautiful edible landscape trees and produce copious amounts of sweet, delicious fruit. Check out the reviews of our favorite cherry trees and select one or two that will work for your taste buds and home orchard. 

Excited about more cherry content? Then visit our cherry page for more planting tips, growing guides, recipe ideas, and more!

best garden cherry trees - Chris Bowers

When it comes to choosing a cherry tree for your garden it pays to be very selective. There are quite a few older varieties which have their own charm and merits, but garden suitability often isn’t one of them. They can be unreliable and, more importantly, they mostly need a pollinator which then involves quite a lot of hassle trying to choose the right partners that go together, plus of course you need at least two trees. If you have some experience growing cherries, or have a large orchard to plant up, fine. Otherwise leave these to the experts.

Newer varieties of cherry often have that valuable self-pollinating attribute. This means they can grow and crop very well on their own so you only need one tree. If you want to plant a pair or more, that’s fine too – they will also cross fertilise to give you even better crops of delicious fruit and these varieties tend to have that extra dash of good nature and reliability. The fruits are frequently larger and more plentiful too. So this is why they are recommended above all others.

You might think choosing the right variety is the hardest part. It is important, but there are other important considerations as well, in regard to the type of tree and the way in which you grow it. Have a look at the product purchase options for cherry trees on our website and you will see what might at first seem a bewildering array of choices. Don’t be too daunted, what they really are is simply different ways of growing cherry trees. Your ultimate choice will depend on the available space and aspect that you have so often it comes down to just one choice and hopefully forearmed with the information in this article, you will make the one that is ideal for you. You should always afford the best position for your cherry tree as they do demand more sun and warmth than most other fruit trees. If you plant in a frost pocket, a shady corner or a colder aspect it isn’t likely to be very successful. But the fruits are so delicious and results so worthwhile when you get it right that it’s worth affording your new cherry tree a bit of added luxury!

Planting cherries against a wall

Lucky enough to have a good sunny south or west facing wall? Ideal for a sweet dessert cherry. Here you will need a fan trained tree. These ingenious flat shaped trees will need a space about 2 metres high and at least 2 metres wide. A wall is better than a fence because the latter needs constant upkeep and the branches of a cherry can be quite ‘heavy’ so a wall is really better. It must be south or west facing for the best results.

Cherry trees for a border

Todays smaller gardens often feel the need for your fruit trees to be grown amongst other plants and flowers. That’s fine as long as you choose smaller growing self supporting trees that don’t cast too much shade. There are two options here – the column type tree and the small bush tree on a rootstocks called Gisela 5. The column tree, as it suggests, is a straight up and down tree that doesn’t spread and casts no shade. It’s great for planting beneath, easy to pick, and the easiest of all to prune. These perfect little trees grow to 2 metres high and produce really nice large well ripened fruit because the sunshine can get all around the tree. A bush type tree on Gisela 5 stock is like a scaled down version of a proper orchard cherry tree, with a trunk and a bushy head. Again it will only grow to 2 metres in height, but will also need 2 metres spread as well. You can still plant beneath it as long as you keep the trunk clear of branches as it grows. Make sure the tree does not get too much competition from neighbouring plants, as this can encourage disease and in particular cherry blackfly. 

Cherry trees in grassy areas and larger lawn

For this type of situation you need a tree that will grow some., so you can mow and walk beneath it. Here you need the Colt rootstock option. It will make a fine upstanding tree of 3 metres high or maybe a little more, depending on how much you prune. This stock is more tolerant of poorer soils and good for a more open situation. It is the heaviest cropping tree of all, but is more difficult to net against bird predation. Of course the smaller trees already described are quite easy to net when in full fruit.

Cherry trees for patio and container growing – smaller growing trees

Of course you will need a small growing tree for lifer in a pot, the column option is ideal and very easy to grow, of go for the Gisela 5 small rootstock. In either case a container of 15-20 litre capacity is perfect, and use a loam base compost rather than peat based. Never use top soil for trees in pots.

Varieties of cherry for colder or less promising areas

The cooking variety Morello is well known for it’s dash of added hardiness and can do well in less promising or colder localities. It is also self fertile and a useful tree to have with it’s bountiful crops well suited to pies, freezing, juices, preserves and the like.

Growing Cherries in the fruit cage

Cherries are often the number one choice of tree for a fruit cage because more than any other they will benefit from the added protection from bird predation. Most fruit cages are no more than 7’ in height so you will need to choose the Gisela stock option which will make a nice handy dwarf tree that you can keep from growing through the roof of your fruit cage. You can also grow the column tree option inside a fruit cage, or you could also fan train against one end. Remember to allow 2 metres in width and maybe just  alittle less in height for a fan trained tree. It should be situated on the side that gets the most direct sun. 

AND NOW FOR THE VARIETIES

Here is my pick of the best, most reliable cherry varieties, selected over many years of personal experience.

6] CELESTE CHERRY TREE This variety has large dark red fruits ripening in mid July and has the advantage of being a naturally compact grower forming a short jointed tree well clothed in dark foliage. This can hide some of the ripening fruits; maybe a disadvantage when harvesting but also an advantage against marauding beaky friends.

5] SYLVIA CHERRY TREE Beautiful and sumptuous near black fruits of very fine quality, hanging directly beneath the foliage. This has been proven to reduce the chance of splitting during wet summers. Ripens late July.

4] LAPINS CHERRY TREE A well established variety also sometimes known as Cherokee with very good quality fruits, ripening to dark red/near black. Excellent flavour, later ripening than most maincrop varieties. Does very well on Gisela 5 stock.

3] SUMMER SUN CHERRY TREE Already very popular as it ripens after the mainstay varieties thus providing a season extending harvest of luscious dark fruits. Excellent reliability and very prolific in blossom, a fine garden variety.

2] STELLA CHERRY TREE Probably the most well known garden variety. The fruits are bright dark red and the flowers set very freely even during colder Springs. Quite upright in habit when young, the branches tend to spread as it gets older. Wonderful to see in blossom; American raised.

1] SUNBURST My choice as the best garden Cherry tree, Sunburst has it all. Prolific, reliable, outstanding flavour and quality, the deepest red-black fruits ripening en masse in early July. Suits all growing applications. Outstanding.

Mention must also be made for ‘Stardust’ a new self fertile white cherry that has pretty white and rose pink blushed fruits with a white flesh and super-sweet flavour. The first self fertile white cherry. And for true late ripening qualities consider Kordia. It is not self fertile but partners well with any of the self fertile varieties mentioned above. It’s black fruits ripen in August, well after most other cherry trees, and it is a very good performer. Regina cherry tree is another new later ripening variety which, whilst not self fertile in itself, is easy to pollinate with any of the above. It is also probably the hardiest of the sweet cherries so maybe worth trying if you live in a cold area.

FURTHER NOTES

Extra water at the time when the fruits are beginning to swell is recommended, but try to water regularly rather than in a boom-or-bust manner because this can conversely lead to splitting of the fruits. Always water at the base of the tree. In years of over abundance thinning the fruits when the size of a small pea will reduce the risk of the fruits dropping before mature, and also the chance of biennial cropping. If the tree exhausts itself one summer it may decide to have a rest the next, although this is less of a trait with the newer varieties it is still possible.

After cropping treat your cherry tree kindly – still give it added water if the late summer climate is dry and give it a mulch and feed of growmore too, to build up it’s strength for next Spring.

The best cherry varieties for the Moscow region: description and pollinators

Cherry is a fruit crop that has been very popular since ancient times. In the IV century BC. it was described by the "father of botany" - the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus. It has been cultivated for centuries in a warmer climate, and only in the 17th century did cherry varieties for the Moscow region begin to appear. Fruits are highly valued for the content of biologically active substances, sugar, and organic acids. Thanks to these advantages, cherries are not only good fresh. They are also used in the production of extracts and syrups, for the preparation of tinctures, liqueurs, wines, in medicine for the manufacture of medicinal preparations.

However, not every variety is suitable for central Russia. And every gardener wants to have such a tree on his site and enjoy its sweet fruits. That is why in this publication we will talk about the best varieties of cherries that grow and bear fruit safely in our region.

What to look for when choosing a cherry variety

To date, the culture is represented by a mass of varieties, but not all of them have sufficient winter hardiness. It cannot be called unpretentious, therefore it is better to take care of the safe wintering of the tree even before the purchase. You can choose a young 2-year-old, and already a 6-8-year-old large-sized tree - the tree adapts equally well to a new place. The main thing is to pay attention to the ability to endure frosty winters.

Also consider immunity to diseases, because high humidity and high temperatures are a favorable environment for the reproduction of the fungus. Among the most common diseases of stone fruit plants are: coccomycosis, moniliosis, clasterosporium and scab. Therefore, in order to protect plants from diseases, plant them at a distance, thereby the crown will be ventilated. Do not forget about the annual pruning, seasonal top dressing, and direct treatment from diseases and pests.

When choosing a particular cherry variety, it is very important to know that there are self-fertile, partially self-fertile, and self-fertile varieties.

This is so as not to be surprised why fruits did not start on a lushly flowering tree. The dominant number of cherry varieties are self-fertile and require pollinators. Under natural conditions, pollination occurs due to wind and insects. To do this, it is enough to plant trees at a distance of up to 30 meters from each other, but the closer they are located, the greater the chance of successful pollination. As a pollinator, crops with an identical flowering period are suitable.

Cherry varieties for the Moscow region

To begin with, we will talk about self-fertile varieties with the best indicators for resistance to fungal diseases and, of course, for taste. Indeed, almost everything is suitable for jam, jelly and compote, and in order to pick a cherry from a tree and eat a single gram without frowning, it’s already worth choosing.

Self-fertile cherries

Not everyone has enough space on the site to acquire a whole cherry orchard. Or you just want to plant only one representative of the culture, which would bring a good harvest. In this case, pay attention to the selection of the best self-fertile varieties of cherries that overwinter effortlessly in our region:

Cherry "Youth"

The hybrid variety appeared thanks to the Lyubskaya and Vladimirskaya cherries. The first fruits begin to bear in the same way as most varieties of cherries, in the 4th year after planting the tree. The harvest ripens by the end of July, delighting with impressive volumes and undeniable quality of berries. In size they are classified as quite large, individual specimens can reach five grams. Dark burgundy oval berries contain a small amount of fructose, so the taste gives off tart notes. Moreover, "Youth" is considered an excellent dessert variety. Good and fresh, and for making jam, marshmallows and other various sweets. And the pulp of the fruit itself is rather fleshy, with a lot of juice.

Cherry "Vyanok"

The variety appeared during the free pollination of Novodvorskaya cherries. The fruits are already tied on a 3-year-old tree. And the first harvest ripens in mid-July. Berries of a muted wine color are relatively small in size and, as a rule, weigh about four grams. Under the skin, the fruits are incredibly soft, pouring sweetness with a slight sour aftertaste inherent in cherries.

Cherry "Lyubskaya"

The variety has been cultivated for a long time in the Korochansky district of the Kursk region. Among all the cherries presented in this publication, "Lyubskaya" is the first to bear fruit - already from the age of 2, and is famous for its enviable large fruit. Each berry can weigh more than 4 grams. Delicate flesh with a light red, closer to amaranth-purple hue, sweet, with a barely perceptible astringent note.

Cherry "Chocolate Girl"

The copy was obtained as a result of hybridization with the participation of the varieties "Cherny consumer goods" and "Lyubskaya". You can observe the ripening of the first berries already on a 4-year-old tree, and try it closer to the middle of summer. They are dark pearly ruby ​​in color, reaching a maximum weight of 3.5 grams. The sugar content of the fruit is not the highest, but the flesh is incredibly juicy, dark purple, with a rich taste.

It is worth noting that all self-fertile varieties are excellent pollinators for self-fertile and partially self-fertile varieties, which we will talk about now.

Sweet cherries

Often, the taste of fruits depends on the quality of care work, the abundance of food, watering and sun. But it is genes that play a big role, so we suggest paying attention to sweet varieties of cherries with a large number of positive reviews about the taste of berries:

Cherry "Kharitonovskaya"

The hybrid was obtained by crossing varieties "Zhukovskaya" and "Almaz". Saplings 3-4 years old are already giving the first fruits. And starting from mid-July, huge (up to 5g) berries can already be tasted. They have a wine color and rich sweetness with spicy acidity. The flesh of the fruit is brighter, rather even orange in color, with an abundant amount of carmine-colored juice. Kharitonovskaya is one of the most delicious in our selection. Please note that this variety is partially self-fertile. And this means that without a pollinator, from 5 to 20% of the fruits of the total number of flowers will be formed on the crown. In a pair of "Kharitonovskaya" varieties "Zhukovskaya" and "Vladimirskaya" are suitable.

Cherry "Dessert Morozova"

Cherry was brought out of the variety "Vladimirskaya" by T. V. Morozov, after whom the tree got its name. The fruits appear around the 3-4th year, and the harvest takes place in the middle of summer. This variety is praised for its solid fruits, approximately 4.6-5 grams in weight. Their pulp is a bulky color of burgundy, almost a shade of sunset. Delicate texture and high juiciness. Dessert berries can be safely called one of the most delicious. This cherry is also partially self-fertile. The best as a pollinator are Griot Ostheimsky, Griot Rossoshansky, Vladimirskaya and Student.

Cherry "Zhukovskaya"

This variety was obtained as a result of hybridization of Michurinsky cherry varieties. Fruits begin to set in the 4th year, which is typical for many fruit-bearing crops. Ripe berries will decorate the crown from mid-July, medium-sized, 4 grams each, but some can reach 6-7 grams, painted in a deep scarlet color. Their flesh is identical to the color of the skin, fleshy, bulk, very pleasant sugar taste with acidifying notes. This variety is self-fertile. Perfectly pollinated by cherries: "Vladimirskaya", "Molodezhnaya", "Lyubskaya", "Apukhtinskaya" and "Black consumer goods".

Cherry "Morozovka"

This variety was bred by breeders using the Vladimirskaya cherry. The tree is early-growing, which means that 3-4-year-old trees will already begin to bear their first fruits. Large berries of about 4.8-5.1 grams can be collected from the second half of July. Fruit pulp with a high content of juice, absolutely intoxicating sugar content, similar to the dark burgundy shade of the skin. The best pollinators are "Griot Michurinsky", "Lebedyanskaya" and "Zhukovskaya".

Cherry "Novella"

"Novella" was obtained by hybridization of the varieties "Rossoshanskaya" and "Vozrozhdenie No. 1". Already in the fourth year, she is able to enter into fruiting. Attractive fruits, ripening from mid-July, are usually large (up to 5 grams), wide-round and slightly blunt in shape. Appetizing, tasty berries have a harmonious aftertaste. Cherries are partially self-fertile. This variety has the most suitable pollinators: "Chocolate Girl", "Vladimirskaya", as well as "Griot Ostheim", "Student".

Cherry "Saratovskaya baby"

"Saratovskaya baby" is a hybrid of "Early" cherry and one of the varieties of sweet cherry. Large berries, which usually decorate the crown from the 3rd-4th year, ripen towards the end of June and all weigh about five grams. Bordeaux-burgundy color fruits with honey, sugar-filled taste. This cherry is self-fertile. As pollinators, you can consider the varieties "Lyubskaya", "Turgenevka" and "Nord Star".

We have singled out in the publication only a small proportion of cherry varieties for the Moscow region, choosing the most popular ones. Further, the decision is yours, which is preferable: the volume of the harvest of one tree, the sweet taste of the fruit, or the unpretentiousness of the plant. In any case, before purchasing a variety, you can always contact our professional consultants with a question. We'll help you find the right plant for you.

You can always get acquainted with the assortment of cherries in our catalog and choose the appropriate varieties from the availability. Please note that there are always young trees and large-sized trees on sale. You can buy cherry seedlings both in our garden center "Romashkino Park" and in the online store online.

The best varieties of cherries from our collection

From ancient times until the end of the 70s of the last century, cherries were considered the most popular stone fruit in our country. There was not a single garden, summer cottage or household plot where cherry trees loved by everyone would not grow.

However, in the early 1980s, our horticulture suffered a heavy blow. The terrible stone fruit diseases that came from Europe - moniliosis and coccomycosis in just a few years destroyed the lion's share of industrial gardens and reached amateur plantings.

Because of this misfortune, many gardeners have refused to plant cherries in their plots, preferring other fruit crops.

But domestic and foreign breeders, actively working on the creation of new varieties resistant to coccomycosis and moniliosis at the genetic level, have achieved amazing results.

They bred varieties that are practically not affected by terrible diseases. These novelties are also distinguished by high yield, large-fruitedness, as well as excellent taste and aroma of cherry berries.

And today the cherry returns to amateur gardens of Russians. With proper care, the best new varieties of cherries grow beautifully and bear fruit abundantly in most of our country.

However, when growing them, it is necessary to take into account some biological features of cherry bushes and trees.

We have already written about the history of cherry growing in our country, about the beneficial properties of its berries, about planting and caring for this very popular stone fruit crop in our articles:

“How to care for cherries”;

"Cherry diseases: description of treatment and prevention";

How to prune fruit trees.

In this article we will talk about some of the biological features of cherries, recall the most important points in planting and caring for them, and present you with the best varieties from our collection, which will certainly please you with their unpretentiousness, high yield and amazing taste of large sweet berries.

MOST POPULAR CHERRY TYPES

Before we tell you about the best varieties of cherries from our collection, let's figure out which types are best for you. To do this, consider the most popular varieties.

Cherry wood . The most common variety is common cherry. This is a tree which, if not restricted in growth by pruning, can grow up to 6 to 7 m in height.

Massive crown with dark green oblong-oval leaves. This is a long-lived tree that, with proper care, will grow well and bear fruit for at least 50 years.

Fruiting begins in the 4th year after planting.

Today, a huge number of frost-resistant (up to -36 degrees) and disease-resistant varieties of common sour cherries have been created. The best of them are included in our collection.

Bush cherry stunted . It is a multi-stemmed shrub 3-4 m high. The plant is annually rejuvenated due to the appearance of new shoots.

Fruiting begins in the 2nd - 3rd year (depending on the variety).

The life expectancy of a cherry bush is no more than 20 years. Then it degenerates, the fruits become smaller and lose their taste.

The branches of the bush cherry are thin and very flexible. The yield is 2-3 times lower than that of the cherry tree.

The frost resistance of bush cherries is also quite high (up to -32 degrees). The varieties included in our collection are highly resistant to fungal stone fruit diseases at the genetic level.

Felt or Chinese cherry . The most unpretentious kind. Just a gift for beginner gardeners! And its sweet berries with a delicate cherry aroma are the favorite delicacy of the children.

Felt cherry is a low openwork tree or shrub 2-3 m high. It was called felt cherry because the lower part of its medium-sized corrugated leaves, as well as shoots and sometimes fruits are covered with delicate pubescence, similar to velor or silky felt .

Berries are red or crimson, slightly smaller than those of large-fruited common cherries. And their cherry flavor is weaker, but they taste sweeter and literally melt in your mouth.

This cherry begins to bear fruit already in the second year.

Felt cherry practically does not get sick and is not affected by pests. In addition, it does not freeze in winter, as it has increased frost resistance (up to - 40 degrees).

It can grow in one place for more than 30 years.

IMPORTANT FEATURES OF CHERRY GROWING

Agrotechnics for growing cherries for all varieties is almost the same.

Fit Features . Solar lighting is of great importance for any cherry. Any shading will immediately lead to a slowdown in the growth of trees or bushes and a sharp decrease in yield.

It does not tolerate flooding by rain and melt water, as well as the close occurrence of groundwater.

Therefore, for cherries, choose the sunniest, slightly elevated places. In low-lying areas, plant plants on artificial mounds 60 - 70 cm high and 80 cm in diameter.

Cherries do not tolerate acidic soils. Neutral or slightly alkaline (pH 7.0 - 7.5) are best suited for it. Neutralize acidic soils a couple of months before planting with dolomite flour (for digging a plot of 2 kg per 5 sq. M).

So if you want to plant the best varieties of cherries in your garden in autumn, start preparing the site for planting them in July.

Care instructions for . For rapid growth and early fruiting, cherries need organic and mineral supplements. The first, nitrogen, is carried out with a solution of urea immediately after the snow melts 92 tbsp. spoons in a bucket of warm water for each plant).

Nitrogen at the beginning of spring gives the cherry a powerful impetus to grow and grow green leaves. Another top dressing with liquid manure in a ratio of 1:10 with water should be carried out during the flowering period.

After fruit set, cherries need phosphorus and potassium (superphosphate and potassium sulfate - 2 tbsp. in the trunk circles for each plant).

In autumn, be sure to feed cherries with some ready-made mineral complex for autumn feeding of fruit crops (such as Fertiki), which contains not only phosphorus and potassium, but also a whole complex of microelements necessary for fruit crops.

In addition to these fertilizers, cherries need calcium, which is necessary for them to form seeds in fruits. If the cherry does not have enough of it, then it will drop all the ovaries!

Apply calcium three times during the summer: in April, June and August. You can use egg shells crushed into flour (a liter jar for one cherry), crushed chalk (500 g for one plant) or a solution of calcium chloride (4 tablespoons per bucket of water).

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