The best varieties of felt cherry

Content:

1. What is the felt cherry, how it differs from the usual one.
2. The best varieties of felt cherries.

Who does not like to enjoy cherry juice on a hot summer day, compote at any time of the year or fresh baked goods, which are also made with the addition of this berry. Everyone on the site has at least a couple of trees with these red and burgundy fruits. With the onset of summer, both children and adults are looking forward to the harvest.

In this article, we will look at the most productive and well-established varieties of felt cherries.

One of the advantages of this plant is the small tree height. Most often it is a meter and a half, which means that it is easier to care for it and easy to harvest. Felt cherries taste better than ordinary cherries, they are sweet with a slight sourness, which is why they are so fond of children and adults.

This variety is also called Chinese because it was bred in China. Despite the southern "temperament", the Chinese woman tolerates our harsh winters well.Only it should be placed in non-shaded places, this plant is very fond of the sun and does not accept excessive soil moisture. It is better to plant young trees in early spring, before bud break.

If you want to propagate this type of cherry, then it will be quite simple to do it. At the end of August, we take clean bones, dry them, mix them with wet sand and store them in a dark, not hot place until October. In the fall, we make small depressions in the beds and sow seeds. With proper care, 12-16 kg cherries can be harvested from the tree.

The best varieties of felt cherries.

There are many varieties of felt cherry varieties, but this section contains the best and most popular.
1. Alice
2. Summer
3. Fireworks
4. Princess
5. Natalie
6. Fairy tale
7. Morning
8. Children's
9. Anniversary
10. Triana
11. Dark-skinned woman
12. Beauty

Alice

In the photo - Alice.

One of the best varieties of felt cherry, the tree is not tall, 1.2 - 1.5 meters, with dense vegetation, the branches are thick, straight, the leaf has an oval shape. The berries are poorly separated from the stone, large, oblong, juicy, sweet, they can be preserved and consumed fresh. It propagates best by young cuttings, begins to yield a crop for 3 years. At high soil moisture, it can be affected by monilia.
Productivity: 8 - 9 kg. from 1 bush.
Weight: 3.5 gr.
Maturation: July 20 - 25
Advantages: fruits are large, tolerates frost well.
Flaws: over time, the fruits become smaller, poor transportability.

Summer

Compared to other varieties of felt cherries, slow growth is noticed, especially in the first couple of years after planting. This shrub is also called sandy-tomentose, it was bred in the Primorsky and Khabarovsk regions. The plant is compact, straight, the branches are not thick, the leaves are oval, the fruits are large enough in size. The fleshy pulp has a sweet and sour taste. The color of the cherries is not uniform, from pale red to red. After the berries ripen for a long time, they remain on the branches without crumbling.
Productivity: 6 - 7 kg. from 1 bush
Weight: 3.3 gr.
Maturation: July 20 - 25
Advantages: small bush, large berries
Flaws: medium transportability, does not tolerate severe winters

Salute

The tree is about one and a half meters tall with fairly dense vegetation, it is not recommended to water it often. Fruits are round in shape, ripen quickly and at the same time, reach a mass of about 4 grams, have a dark pink color. The pulp is deep red in color, sour-sweet in taste. The tree begins to bear fruit literally 3 years after planting. It is considered a durable variety. With proper care, it gives a high yield, up to 11 kg per bush. This variety of felt cherry tolerates frosts down to -35 degrees and drought quite well. Can be eaten fresh, dried, canned, made jams and preserves.

Productivity: 9 -11 kg. from 1 bush
Mass: 3.5 gr.
Maturation: July 20 - 25
Advantages: high productivity, simultaneous ripening of berries, frost resistance.
Flaws: the pulp does not lag well behind the stone.

Princess

In the photo, the variety is Princess.

The bush is not high, about 1.2 meters, with a sparse crown. The branches are straight, the buds on them are small, the leaf is small, oval, the fruit reaches a mass of 4 grams, ovoid. If you plant already grafted seedlings, then you can wait for the harvest in 2 years. It begins to bloom in mid-May, ripens by mid-July. After harvesting, it is recommended to process the crop as quickly as possible, since the cherry does not tolerate transportation well. If you overdo it with watering, then the likelihood of infection with monilia increases.
Productivity: 9.5 kg. from 1 bush.
Mass: 3-4 gr.
Maturation: July 15 - 20.
Advantages: winter hardiness, large-fruited, pleasant taste.
Flaws: high probability of infection with monilia, poor transportability.

Natalie

A tall tree about 1.8 m, but can reach 2 meters, with an oval wide crown.This variety of felt cherry has large fruits weighing up to 4 grams, the skin is covered with hairs that are almost invisible to the eye, rich red in color, the pulp is dense and juicy. Poorly tolerates transportation. The tree is able to bear fruit for about 16 years. It tolerates severe Russian winters well. Some of the best juices, desserts and wines are made from this felt cherry variety.
Productivity: 8 kg. from 1 bush.
Mass: 3.5 - 4 gr.
Maturation: July 15 - 20.
Dignity: winter hardiness, high taste, semi-dry separation of berries, large cherry.
Flaws: when the crop is overloaded, the cherry begins to shrink.

Story

In the photo, the variety is Fairy Tale

The tree is of medium thickening, about 1.3 meters high, the leaves are elongated and rich in green, the fruits have a burgundy hue, the cherry ripens together, the taste is pleasant sweet and sour. One of the best felt cherries according to the tasters' assessment. The variety is self-fertile, drought-resistant, tolerates frost well. With frequent watering, the fruits can be affected by the fungus. The grafted seedlings begin to bear fruit after 2 years.
Productivity: 8 - 10 kg. from 1 bush.
Weight: 3.3 - 3.5 gr.
Maturation: July 15 - 20.
Advantages: high winter hardiness, semi-dry separation of fruits, high productivity.
Flaws: the risk of developing monilia is high.

Morning

The tree is slender, compact in size. The berries are round, bright red in color, medium size, average weight 3 g, the pulp is sweet - sour, juicy, fibrous. The stone in this variety of felt cherry is small and poorly separated from the pulp. The bush is not very susceptible to fungal infection.
Productivity: 6 kg. from 1 bush.
Mass: 3 gr.
Maturation: medium early
Advantages: good winter hardiness, almost not affected by moths.
Flaws: the pulp does not separate well from the stone.

Children

The bush is not dense, about two meters high, the branches are strong, thick. The fruit is slightly flattened, attractive red, oval-shaped stone, the maximum weight of 1 cherry is 4 grams. The skin is covered with hairs that are almost invisible to the eye, the pulp is juicy, fleshy, sweet with a slight sourness. Seedlings that have been grafted begin to yield crops in the second year. With proper care, the tree can bear fruit for about 18 years and give a large yield, up to 9-11 kg per bush. The great advantage of this variety is that it does not need to be watered often, otherwise it can get sick and stop yielding. It ripens a few days earlier than other types of felt cherries.
Productivity: 10 kg. from 1 bush
Mass: 3.5 - 4 gr.
Maturation: July 10 - 15
Dignity: resistant to coccomycosis, high winter hardiness, very good yield.
Flaws: does not tolerate transportation well.

Anniversary

The variety was bred by crossing the varieties Ogonyok, Leto, Krasnaya Sweet and received a high industrial rating. Medium-sized tree 1.7 m tall. Cherry has a deep burgundy color. Own-rooted seedlings begin to yield a crop for 3 years, grafted after 2 years. Yubileinaya blooms on May 20 - 25, and ripens by about July 18. Immediate processing is recommended after harvest.
Productivity: 8 - 9 kg. from 1 bush.
Mass: 3.5 gr.
Maturation: July 16 - 20.
Advantages: semi-dry separation of fruits, early maturity, does not need frequent watering, tolerates frost well, excellent taste, high yield.
Flaws: does not tolerate transportation well.

Triana

Pictured is a Triana felt cherry.

Bred by crossing the varieties Pink and Red. It is easy to harvest from this variety of felt cherry, as its height is no more than 1.3 meters. Elongated oval bush. Flowering begins in mid-May. Cherry large 3.7 - 4 grams, oblong, has a pink color. It is considered one of the best varieties in terms of the amount of harvest. The pulp is tasty, sinewy, poorly separated from the stone.
Productivity: 10.5 kg. from 1 bush.
Mass: 3.5 - 4 gr.
Maturation: July 20 - 26
Advantages: good yield, frost resistance
Flaws: does not tolerate long transportation

Dark girl

A dense, undersized bush 1.2 meters high, an oval leaf is not much concave. Cherries are round, small only 2.5 gr. have a delicate pleasant aroma. Fruit color from red to maroon. Like all varieties of felt cherry, poor transportability. With frequent rainfall, it can be exposed to diseases of flowers and fruits. It is characterized by early maturity, drought resistance. Has a dry separation.
Productivity: 7 kg from 1 bush.
Weight: 2.5 - 2.7 gr.
Maturation: July 15 - 25.
Advantages: decorative appearance, sweet taste.
Flaws: low yield, small size of cherries.

Gorgeous

A short tree of about 1.3 m, with a wide oval crown. This variety of felt cherry has large fruits, weighing up to 3.5 grams, the skin is covered with hairs that are almost invisible to the eye, deep red in color, the pulp is dense and juicy. Poorly tolerates transportation. The tree is able to bear fruit for about 16 years. It tolerates severe Russian winters well. Delicious preparations for the winter are obtained from this variety of felt cherry.
Productivity: 10.5 kg from 1 bush.
Mass: 3.5 gr.
Maturation: July 20 - 30
Dignity: high yield, good taste.
Flaws: does not tolerate transportation well.

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Felt cherry has been a welcome guest of any plot or garden for many decades. In this article, we will talk about how to plant and care for cherries in the Moscow region, and also provide a description of the best varieties for this region.

Growing features

It is impossible to confuse felt cherries with ordinary cherries. These cultures are completely different in appearance and taste. The felt variety is a short (1–2.5 m) shrub with thin twigs. In the spring, they are densely covered with white flowers, and in the summer, like sea buckthorn, they are hung with red, very sweet fruits. Shoots, leaves and even fruits of the plant are covered with a light felt bloom, for which the cherry was called "felt".

It has a number of advantages over ordinary garden cherries. It does not require complex care, it is unpretentious, compact, decorative at any time of the year, it tolerates drought, frost well, and its fruits are many times sweeter than traditional cherries. In addition, it better resists fungal diseases, and its small size simplifies the procedure for pruning and harvesting.

Taking into account the peculiarities of the climate, in the Moscow region, planting felt cherries in the spring is more preferable than in the fall. Any piece of loose earth is suitable for her. The Moscow region, like the entire middle zone, is often "famous" for dense, acidic and not very fertile soils, which need to be deoxidized and enriched with organic matter, otherwise the yield may be lower than expected.

Felt cherries bear fruit early (2-3 years), but they are incapable of self-pollination, so do not believe the stories of seedling sellers that the variety is self-fertile. To get the maximum yield, it is recommended to plant 3-4 bushes of different varieties in the same garden. And do not forget about thinning the crown 2-3 times a year. If this is not done, the berries will become small.

The best varieties

There is no need to specifically look for varieties of felt cherries for the Moscow region, since any of them takes root well in the climate of this region. But if you choose according to winter hardiness and taste, then of the two dozen varieties zoned for a given territory, the following are the best.

Natalie

This is one of the oldest varieties (bred in the 70s), which, according to the description, was obtained spontaneously from the crossing of a certain felt cherry pollen with the Leto variety. The bush is small (up to 1.8 m tall).Early flowering (first half of May), harvesting in mid-July. The berries are large (4 g), bright red, with dense, but juicy pulp. The taste is harmonious, sour-sweet. Average yield - 9 kg / bush.

Twinkle

Cherry Ogonyok is characterized by high disease resistance and an average level of winter hardiness. The bushes are quite tall (up to 2.2 m), but not too thick. The berries, like the previous variety, are large (4 g), bright scarlet color, sweet on the palate, with a subtle hint of acid. Ripening period - mid-July. Productivity - 8-9 kg.

Okeanskaya Virovskaya

According to experts, this is the best felt cherry for the Moscow region, since it has the highest winter hardiness of all varieties. Ripening later (at the end of July), but the fruits are distinguished by a special harmonious taste and aroma. The cherry mass is 3.2-3.7 g, the flesh is red, very juicy. The bush is compact (up to 1.8 m). The yield is excellent - 10 kg or more per bush.

Children

An early maturing crop with good winter hardiness, but poorly tolerating drought. The bush is low, up to 1.5 m, of medium density. The fruits are claret-red, weighing 3.5 g, ripen in the first half of July or at the end of June, if the bush is located in the sun. The taste is very sweet, almost acid-free.

Summer

One of the first varieties obtained in the middle of the 20th century, the progenitor of which is the wild sandy cherry. The bush is compact and grows slowly. Flowering, like fruit ripening, is later (end of July). The berries are red, oblong, weighing 3–3.5 g. The taste is sweet and sour, slightly bland. Productivity - 8-9 kg.

Pink fruit

The name of this variety fully justifies itself. The yield is really high - 9.5-10 kg / plant. The cherry bush is spreading and voluminous. The berries are medium-sized (on average 3 g), pinkish-red, ripen by mid-July. The taste is rich, with a predominance of sweetness. Plants do not tolerate excess moisture.

Dark-haired oriental

You can distinguish the Darkie from other varieties by its maroon, almost brown berries. The plant itself is very attractive, undersized (up to 1.2 m), with a decorative spreading crown. The fruits are small (2.5 g on average), but very fleshy, juicy and sweet. Cherries have a good level of winter hardiness, which allows them to be grown in almost all regions. Productivity depends on age - maximum 7 kg / bush.

Delight

Cherry variety obtained from cross-pollination of several cultivars. For the middle lane, it is considered one of the best, since with excellent winter hardiness, it regularly brings high yields - 9-10 kg. The plants are undersized (up to 1.5 m) and require regular pruning. Fruits are red, weighing 3.5 g, ripen in the first decade of July. The taste is harmonious, with a predominance of sweetness.

Anniversary

Another culture bred from crossing several varieties at once. Early fruiting (early July). The berries are red, medium-sized (up to 3.5 g), have an excellent dessert taste, they become smaller due to lack of moisture. Bushes in the Moscow region grow up to 1.5-1.7 m. Productivity within 9 kg.

Cupid

One of the most winter-hardy varieties with a record yield - up to 14.5 kg. Amurka bushes are vigorous, with a sparse crown that is not prone to thickening, do not tolerate excess moisture. Burgundy fruits, weighing 2.7-3 g, delicious dessert taste.

Whichever variety you prefer, any of them will not only provide you with a tasty and rich harvest, but will also serve as a real decoration for a summer cottage, garden or landscape composition.

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Many have heard of felt cherry, someone was lucky enough to try it or even grow it in their garden. Let's try to figure out what are its differences from other types of cherries, how to properly care for this plant and what varieties of felt cherries should be paid attention to by those who want to grow it in their area.

Description of Felt Cherry

The felt cherry got its name because of the characteristic, felt-like down, which covers young growth, leaves and even the skin of the fruit. The height of an adult tree is usually 2–2.5 meters. The maximum height that a plant reaches, even under the most favorable conditions, is 3 meters. This circumstance greatly facilitates the collection of fruits and the formation of a bush.

Felt cherry bush is short and grows mostly wide

Felt cherry has small wrinkled leaves, pink flowers on a short stalk, which, after 10-15 days from the beginning of flowering, become almost white. Fruits are often pink or red, but can be either white or almost black. Everyone, without exception, likes the taste of felt cherries, and because of their sweetness of the fruits, they are sometimes even called children's cherries. Felt cherry ripens in less than 2 weeks. The flesh is usually thick and tender, but there are also varieties with firm flesh, reminiscent of cherries. The preparation of jams from felt cherries is significantly complicated by its bone - although it is very small, it is very difficult to separate it from the pulp.

Felt cherry branches are literally strewn with mouth-watering fruits

Distinctive features

Felt cherry has great genetic differences from common and steppe cherries, so it can be called a cherry rather conditionally: it belongs to a special genus of "micro-cherries" and is close in origin to plums, peaches and apricots.

Despite this fact, many gardeners note the favorable influence of the proximity of Chinese and ordinary cherries: with the simultaneous flowering of shrubs, felt cherry berries become even sweeter and larger.

Felt cherry is self-fertile, that is, it needs pollinators - and they can be either of a different variety or grown from the seeds of the same tree.

To get a good harvest, it is recommended to plant 3-4 bushes of felt cherries of different varieties close to each other

Felt cherry is widespread in the countries of the East. Its homeland is Central China, therefore it is often called the Chinese cherry.

The plant is quite unpretentious, therefore it can be grown not only in the Far East, but also in the Moscow region and the Leningrad region, as well as in the harsh climatic conditions of the Urals and Siberia. Felt cherry tolerates severe frosts (up to -25-30 degrees), but does not like winter-spring thaws very much, therefore, at the beginning of spring, it is advisable to throw snow under the trees and trample it tightly, and put sawdust or straw on top.

In addition, felt cherry has a decorative appearance both during flowering and during the ripening of berries: framing branches, like sea buckthorn, white-pink flowers, and later juicy oval fruits tightly adjacent to each other make it one of the most beautiful garden trees. ...

Photo gallery: flowering and ripening of felt cherry fruits

Fruits ripen on felt cherry around mid-July. In addition to frost resistance, another distinctive feature of the felt cherry is the presence of immunity to coccomycosis, a widespread fungal disease of stone fruits. But, unfortunately, felt cherry very often suffers from moniliosis.

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The famous breeder I.V. Michurin noted the high yield of the felt cherry, as well as the sweetness and juiciness of its fruits.

Felt cherry is characterized by a stable yield: depending on the variety, from year to year, from 5 to 10 kg of fruits are harvested from the bush. The cultivation of felt cherries is also practiced for decorative purposes. It also makes an excellent hedge.

Using felt cherries as a hedge

Steppe and felt cherries should not be confused: the fruits of the steppe cherries are more sour and tart, and their pits are very sharp and can cause cuts in the mouth area. In addition, the felt cherry, in contrast to the steppe cherry, does not give root growth.

Video: what it looks like and what makes the view attractive

Popular varieties and their features

Natalie

This variety is considered one of the most durable among felt: the life of the tree is up to 18 years. The cherry is characterized by a wide-oval shape and an average degree of thickening of the branches. Cherries of large size and medium weight - 4 g, with a dark red skin color, sweet and sour taste. Blossoms on May 10-18, fruits ripen in unison in mid-July. The stone is small, making up no more than 5% of the fruit weight.

Felt cherry fruits of Natali variety have a dark red color

Princess

A short, long-lived variety with a wide-oval plant shape. The use of fruits with light red pulp is universal. The yield of the bush is 10 kg. Harvested at the end of July. With an overabundance of harvest, grinding of fruits is noted: under normal conditions, their average weight is 3.6 g. Due to the increased winter hardiness of the variety, the felt cherry Tsarevna is grown mainly in the northern regions.

The berries of the felt cherry of the Tsarevna variety are unusually tasty and have a slight sourness.

Attention! By analogy with the popular variety of felt cherry Krasavitsa, this variety is sometimes mistakenly called Tsarina.

Alice

The Alisa variety is characterized by an average growth rate, has an oval-shaped bush, the height of which is no more than 1.5 meters. Flowering is observed in the last weeks of May; ripening of fruits occurs at 3-4 weeks of July. Cherries with a maroon color have red juicy flesh. Plants of the Alisa variety not only tolerate extremely low temperatures and drought, but also do not undergo coccomycosis and clasterosporium... The average yield is 8.5 kg per bush. The disadvantages of the variety include low transportability of fruits and their susceptibility to monilia at high humidity.

Felt cherry varieties Alice

Summer

One of the best varieties bred for the Far East back in 1955. Shows signs of both felt and sand cherries. In the first 2 years it grows rather slowly, blooms a little later than other varieties. The fruits ripen by July 25, they remain on the tree without dropping for about a month. Cherries of this variety have an unusual shape, reminiscent of a rounded cylinder, and reach a mass of more than 3 g. Fruits have an average transportability, have a table purpose, and can be stored in room conditions for up to 4 days. The maximum yield is 8 kg per bush.

Felt cherry bush of Leto variety in the phase of active fruiting

Salute (self-fertile variety)

For the felt cherry of the Salyut variety, a bush is not more than one and a half high and is 1 to 2 meters wide. Unlike other varieties, the Salyut felt cherry is self-fertile. From a cherry bush of this variety, you can collect up to 10.7 kg. On large cherries of a dark pink color, rounded in shape, there is a sunken strip - an abdominal seam. The pulp is juicy, the stone is very small. Excellent taste.

Morning

One of the new varieties of felt cherry with good winter hardiness, resistant to clotterosporia and pests. The pubescence characteristic of felt cherry in plants of this variety is poorly expressed. Cherries of the Morning variety have a rounded-angular shape and juicy pulp with dense fibers. Pointed bone. The average weight of fruits is 3 g. Felt cherry Morning is not affected by such a common pest as the plum moth.

The berries of the felt cherry variety Morning are delicious and beautiful, but the moth does not like them

Story

The height of the felt cherry bush of this variety is only 1.3 m. The plant has an oval shape and an average degree of thickening. The fruit is large in size, with a maroon skin and red pulp. The yield corresponds to the name of the variety - more than 10 kg per bush.

Variety Skazka is undersized, but very productive

Delight

A dense cherry bush of this variety grows at an average speed and reaches a height of 1.5 m, has a wide crown.The variety was obtained in the late 70s of the last century by pollination of the Ogonyok plant with a mixture of Red Sweet, Leto and Damanka pollen. It is popular with gardeners in the middle lane. Fruits of sweet and sour taste have fibrous pulp, large size, prominent seam-strip, fibrous pulp and universal purpose. Ripens at the end of July, yield - 9 kg per bush.

The glossy shine of the Delight felt cherry is admirable

Oceanic virovskaya

The cherry tree of this variety is distinguished by its vigorous growth while maintaining its compact size. There are also high yields - 9 kg per bush. The fruits are large (from 3 to 3.6 g), oval, burgundy, juicy, with a sweet and sour taste and a bright cherry aroma. The ventral seam on the Okeanskaya virovskaya cherry varieties is practically invisible. Flowering is observed from 15 to 25 May; ripening of fruits - from 21 to 27 July.

Variety Okeanskaya virovskaya - the result of pollination with a sweet red mixture of pollen from the varieties Leto, Damanka and Ogonyok

Damanka

This variety of large-fruited felt cherry with an almost black color is rightfully considered one of the most delicious. The yield of one bush is 8-10 kg of shiny berries weighing up to 3 g. Another indisputable advantage of this variety is its low susceptibility to moniliosis. Despite the fact that the fruits ripen later than other varieties, it is extremely popular among gardeners. Removed from the State Register, although it is a relatively new variety.

For cultivation in the Moscow region, the varieties of felt cherries Natalie, Tsarevna, Alisa, Damanka and Ogonyok are ideal.

Children

The height of a tree of this variety does not exceed two meters. It is grown mainly in the Far East. A shrub with a broadly oval crown of medium thickening is characterized by high durability. Up to 10 kg of large sweet and sour fruits are harvested from one plant, which will please both children and adults. Self-infertile.

Felt cherries of the Children's variety contain an increased amount of sugar

Dark girl

A low-growing variety with a wide spreading crown, obtained as a result of crossing Peschanovoylochnaya cherry and felt cherry of the Leto variety. The average weight of the fruits is about 2.5 g. The fruits have a tender and juicy pulp and are distinguished by an excellent aroma. The yield grows from year to year and is up to 7 kg per plant.

Felt cherry varieties Smuglyanka

Anniversary

The variety is obtained as a result of pollination of Damanka with a mixture of pollen of the varieties Leto, Krasnaya Sweet and Ogonyok. The Yubileynaya cherry bush has an oval shape, high growth rate and medium thickening. Fruit ripening occurs at the end of July. The yield reaches 9 kg per bush.

Young bush of felt cherry varieties Yubileynaya

White

A mid-season variety, which is characterized by a white color of the fruit, unusual for felt cherries, coupled with the traditionally juicy sweet and sour pulp. Fruits are small in size, bush of medium height. In gardens, it is quite rare, since it does not have any advantages over varieties with fruits of a traditional color.

White felt cherry

Gorgeous

The variety stands out for its record yield (up to 11 kg per bush) with a low plant height (no more than one and a half meters), which is achieved by the wide-oval shape and density of the bush. The fruits are sweet and sour, the pulp is juicy and dense. A fast growing variety, propagates well with green cuttings.

Felt cherry varieties Krasavitsa

Eastern

This variety, obtained as a result of crossing the varieties Leto and Peschanovoilochnaya, is characterized by an average growth rate, it is distinguished by a compact bush and large fruits with dense pulp. It ripens in mid-July and is distinguished by its durability. Productivity - an average of 8.7 kg per plant.

The fruits of the Eastern felt cherry not only look spectacular, but are also suitable for making jams, marmalade and even wine

Video: varieties of felt cherries

Features of planting and care

Since felt cherry bushes do not give root growth, it is especially convenient to grow it from seeds. The seedlings grown by planting seeds retain most of the qualities of the mother plant, and are even better adapted to local characteristics.

Having planted a felt cherry stone to a depth of 4–5 centimeters in September, you will see the first shoots in the spring, and after 3 years, remove the first crop from the grown bushes.

The best place for permanent growth of felt cherry is an elevated, well-lit area, not characterized by high humidity. When transplanting, the seedling should not be buried too deep into the ground, and a distance of 2 to 2.5 meters is left between the plants.

Video: growing felt cherries from a stone

How to prune and shape a bush

Already in the first years of the dynamic growth of cherries (up to half a meter over the summer), the thickening of the bush should not be allowed, and starting from the sixth year of its cultivation, pruning of rejuvenation should be carried out, which consists in shortening 2-3 old branches.

When growing felt cherries, you should be aware that most of its varieties require replacement every 10 years - after 6–8 years, the branches begin to die off, and its yield drops sharply. It should be noted that rejuvenating circumcision is sufficient for a number of varieties.

Principles of pruning and shaping bush cherries

40 years ago, felt cherry was a hit in the gardens of the Moscow region. For the first 20 years since the beginning of its cultivation in this region, it was resistant to coccomycosis, did not require special care and was distinguished by high yields. With the widespread spread of this disease, the yield decreased to a handful from the bush, and the constant fuss with the removal of branches affected by the disease made many gardeners completely get rid of the felt cherry bushes.

Treatment with special preparations and feeding

To prevent infection with monilia during the flowering period of the felt cherry, the trees are treated twice with fungicides (Funadzol, Horus, Skor or Strobi): first, the buds are sprayed, then the flowers are sprayed before the fruit begins to form.

For better bud swelling in the spring and to protect against diseases after flowering, felt cherry is treated with copper-containing preparations (Hom, Oksikhom).

Felt cherries are fed once a year: immediately after the end of flowering, a mixture consisting of 70 g of phosphorus, 30 g of nitrogen and 20 g of potassium fertilizers is introduced into the soil, as well as, depending on the power of the bush, from 5 to 7 kg of organic matter. It is recommended to lime the soil every 5 years.

Video: spraying felt cherries

Reviews of varieties

We have northeast MO. I bought the Ogonyok variety, and also relatives gave seedlings of unknown varieties. If you decide, it is advisable to purchase several varieties for pollination. Last summer I uprooted 7 felt cherries. It bloomed gorgeous every year to the delight of us and all our neighbors, but after that all the faded branches dried up. In the fall, it was necessary to cut and cut heavily, after which the bushes lost all their attractiveness, although they were restored over the summer. Ours bore fruit well only one summer. Relatives now have the same picture. Apparently, moniliosis has captured vast territories, it is almost impossible to fight it.

In order to get a bountiful harvest of unusually tasty and healthy berries, you need to choose the most suitable variety for your region, follow the rules of agricultural technology and fertilize the felt cherry in time. The result will not keep you waiting long!

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Content:

1. What is felt cherry, how it differs from the usual one.
2. The best varieties of felt cherries.

Who does not like to enjoy cherry juice on a hot summer day, compote at any time of the year or fresh baked goods, which are also made with the addition of this berry. Everyone on the site has at least a couple of trees with these red and burgundy fruits. With the onset of summer, both children and adults are looking forward to the harvest.

In this article, we will look at the most productive and well-established varieties of felt cherries. One of the advantages of this plant is the small tree height. Most often it is a meter and a half, which means that it is easier to care for it and easy to harvest. Felt cherries taste better than ordinary cherries, they are sweet with a slight sourness, which is why they are so fond of children and adults.

This variety is also called Chinese because it was bred in China. Despite the southern "temperament", the Chinese woman tolerates our harsh winters well. Only it should be placed in non-shaded places, this plant is very fond of the sun and does not accept excessive soil moisture. It is better to plant young trees in early spring, before bud break.

If you want to propagate this type of cherry, then it will be quite simple to do it. At the end of August, we take clean bones, dry them, mix them with wet sand and store them in a dark, not hot place until October. In the fall, we make small depressions in the beds and sow seeds. With proper care, 12-16 kg cherries can be harvested from the tree.

The best varieties of felt cherries.

There are many varieties of felt cherry varieties, but this section contains the best and most popular.
1. Alice
2. Summer
3. Fireworks
4. Princess
5. Natalie
6. Fairy tale
7. Morning
8. Children's
9. Anniversary
10. Triana
11. The dark woman
12. Beauty

Alice

In the photo - Alice.

One of the best varieties of felt cherry, the tree is not tall, 1.2 - 1.5 meters, with dense vegetation, the branches are thick, straight, the leaf has an oval shape. The berries are poorly separated from the stone, large, oblong, juicy, sweet, they can be preserved and consumed fresh. It propagates best by young cuttings, begins to produce a crop for 3 years. At high soil moisture, it can be affected by monilia.
Productivity: 8 - 9 kg. from 1 bush.
Weight: 3.5 gr.
Maturation: July 20 - 25
Advantages: fruits are large, tolerates frost well.
Flaws: over time, the fruits become smaller, poor transportability.

Summer

Compared to other varieties of felt cherries, slow growth is noticed, especially in the first couple of years after planting. This shrub is also called sandy-tomentose, it was bred in the Primorsky and Khabarovsk regions. The plant is compact, straight, the branches are not thick, the leaves are oval, the fruits are large enough in size. The fleshy pulp has a sweet and sour taste. The color of the cherries is not uniform, from pale red to red. After the berries ripen for a long time, they remain on the branches without crumbling.
Productivity: 6 - 7 kg. from 1 bush
Weight: 3.3 gr.
Maturation: July 20 - 25
Advantages: small bush, large berries
Flaws: medium transportability, does not tolerate severe winters

Salute

The tree is about one and a half meters tall with fairly dense vegetation, it is not recommended to water it often. Fruits are round in shape, ripen quickly and at the same time, reach a mass of about 4 grams, have a dark pink color. The pulp is deep red in color, sour-sweet in taste. The tree begins to bear fruit literally 3 years after planting. It is considered a durable variety. With proper care, it gives a high yield, up to 11 kg per bush. This variety of felt cherry tolerates frosts down to -35 degrees and drought quite well. Can be eaten fresh, dried, canned, made jams and preserves.

Productivity: 9 -11 kg. from 1 bush
Weight: 3.5 gr.
Maturation: July 20 - 25
Advantages: high productivity, simultaneous ripening of berries, frost resistance.
Flaws: the pulp does not lag behind the stone well.

Princess

In the photo, the variety is Princess.

The bush is not high, about 1.2 meters, with a sparse crown. The branches are straight, the buds on them are small, the leaf is small, oval, the fruit reaches a mass of 4 grams, ovoid. If you plant already grafted seedlings, then you can wait for the harvest in 2 years. It begins to bloom in mid-May, ripens by mid-July. After harvesting, it is recommended to process the crop as quickly as possible, since the cherry does not tolerate transportation well. If you overdo it with watering, then the likelihood of infection with monilia increases.
Productivity: 9.5 kg. from 1 bush.
Mass: 3-4 gr.
Maturation: July 15 - 20.
Advantages: winter hardiness, large-fruited, pleasant taste.
Flaws: high probability of infection with monilia, poor transportability.

Natalie

The tall tree is about 1.8 m, but can reach up to 2 meters, with an oval wide crown. This variety of felt cherry has large fruits weighing up to 4 grams, the skin is covered with hairs that are almost invisible to the eye, rich red in color, the pulp is dense and juicy. Poorly tolerates transportation. The tree is able to bear fruit for about 16 years. It tolerates severe Russian winters well. Some of the finest juices, desserts and wines are made from this felt cherry variety.
Productivity: 8 kg. from 1 bush.
Mass: 3.5 - 4 gr.
Maturation: July 15 - 20.
Advantages: winter hardiness, high taste, semi-dry separation of berries, large cherry.
Flaws: when the crop is overloaded, the cherry begins to shrink.

Story

In the photo, the variety Fairy Tale

The tree is of medium thickening, about 1.3 meters high, the leaves are elongated and rich in green, the fruits have a burgundy hue, the cherry ripens together, the taste is pleasant sweet and sour. One of the best felt cherries as rated by tasters. The variety is self-fertile, drought-resistant, tolerates frost well. With frequent watering, the fruits can be affected by the fungus. The grafted seedlings begin to bear fruit after 2 years.
Productivity: 8 - 10 kg. from 1 bush.
Weight: 3.3 - 3.5 gr.
Maturation: July 15 - 20.
Advantages: high winter hardiness, semi-dry separation of fruits, high productivity.
Flaws: high risk of developing monilia.

Morning

The tree is slender, compact in size. The berries are round, bright red, medium in size, average weight 3 g, the pulp is sweet - sour, juicy, fibrous. The stone in this variety of felt cherry is small and does not separate well from the pulp. The bush is not very susceptible to fungal infection.
Productivity: 6 kg. from 1 bush.
Mass: 3 gr.
Maturation: medium early
Advantages: good winter hardiness, almost not affected by moths.
Flaws: the pulp does not separate well from the stone.

Children

The bush is not dense, about two meters high, the branches are strong, thick. The fruit is slightly flattened, attractive red, oval-shaped stone, the maximum weight of 1 cherry is 4 grams. The skin is covered with hairs that are almost invisible to the eye, the pulp is juicy, fleshy, sweet with a slight sourness. Saplings that have been grafted begin to yield crops in the second year. With proper care, a tree can bear fruit for about 18 years and give a large yield, up to 9-11 kg per bush. The great advantage of this variety is that it does not need to be watered often, otherwise it can get sick and stop yielding. It ripens a few days earlier than other types of felt cherries.
Productivity: 10 kg. from 1 bush
Mass: 3.5 - 4 gr.
Maturation: July 10 - 15
Advantages: resistant to coccomycosis, high winter hardiness, very good yield.
Flaws: does not tolerate transportation well.

Anniversary

The variety was bred by crossing the varieties Ogonyok, Leto, Krasnaya Sweet and received a high production rating. Medium-sized tree 1.7 m tall. Cherry has a deep burgundy color. Own-rooted seedlings begin to yield for 3 years, grafted after 2 years. Yubileinaya blooms on May 20 - 25, and ripens by about July 18. Immediate processing is recommended after harvest.
Productivity: 8 - 9 kg. from 1 bush.
Weight: 3.5 gr.
Maturation: July 16 - 20.
Advantages: semi-dry separation of fruits, early maturity, does not need frequent watering, tolerates frost well, excellent taste, high yield.
Flaws: does not tolerate transportation well.

Triana

Pictured is a Triana felt cherry.

Bred by crossing the varieties Pink and Red. It is easy to harvest from this variety of felt cherry, as its height is no more than 1.3 meters. Elongated oval bush. Flowering begins in mid-May. Cherry large 3.7 - 4 grams, oblong, has a pink color. It is considered one of the best varieties in terms of the amount of harvest. The pulp is tasty, sinewy, poorly separated from the stone.
Productivity: 10.5 kg. from 1 bush.
Mass: 3.5 - 4 gr.
Maturation: July 20 - 26
Advantages: good yield, frost resistance
Flaws: does not tolerate long transportation

Dark girl

A dense, undersized bush 1.2 meters high, the oval leaf is not much concave. Cherries are round, small only 2.5 gr. have a delicate pleasant aroma. Fruit color from red to maroon. As with all varieties of felt cherry, poor transportability. With frequent rainfall, it can be exposed to diseases of flowers and fruits. It is characterized by early maturity, drought resistance. Has a dry separation.
Productivity: 7 kg from 1 bush.
Weight: 2.5 - 2.7 gr.
Maturation: July 15 - 25.
Advantages: decorative appearance, sweet taste.
Flaws: low yield, small size of cherries.

Gorgeous

A short tree of about 1.3 m, with a wide oval crown. This variety of felt cherry has large fruits, weighing up to 3.5 grams, the skin is covered with hairs that are almost invisible to the eye, deep red in color, the pulp is dense and juicy. Poorly tolerates transportation. The tree is able to bear fruit for about 16 years. It tolerates severe Russian winters well. Delicious preparations for the winter are obtained from this variety of felt cherry.
Productivity: 10.5 kg from 1 bush.
Weight: 3.5 gr.
Maturation: July 20 - 30
Advantages: high yield, good taste.
Flaws: does not tolerate transportation well.

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Many have heard of felt cherry, someone was lucky enough to try it or even grow it in their garden. Let's try to figure out what are its differences from other types of cherries, how to properly care for this plant and what varieties of felt cherries should be paid attention to by those who want to grow it in their area.

Description of Felt Cherry

The felt cherry got its name because of the characteristic, felt-like down, which covers young growth, leaves and even the skin of the fruit. The height of an adult tree is usually 2–2.5 meters. The maximum height that a plant reaches, even under the most favorable conditions, is 3 meters. This circumstance greatly facilitates the collection of fruits and the formation of a bush.

Felt cherry bush is short and grows mostly wide

Felt cherry has small wrinkled leaves, pink flowers on a short stalk, which, after 10-15 days from the beginning of flowering, become almost white. Fruits are often pink or red, but can be either white or almost black. Everyone, without exception, likes the taste of felt cherry, and because of their sweetness of the fruit, it is sometimes even called a nursery. Felt cherry ripens in less than 2 weeks. The flesh is usually thick and tender, but there are also varieties with firm flesh, reminiscent of cherries. The preparation of jams from felt cherries is significantly complicated by its bone - although it is very small, it is very difficult to separate it from the pulp.

Felt cherry branches are literally strewn with mouth-watering fruits

Distinctive features

Felt cherry has great genetic differences from common and steppe cherries, so it can be called a cherry rather conditionally: it belongs to a special genus of "micro-cherries" and is close in origin to plums, peaches and apricots.

Despite this fact, many gardeners note the favorable influence of the proximity of Chinese and ordinary cherries: with the simultaneous flowering of shrubs, felt cherry berries become even sweeter and larger.

Felt cherry is self-fertile, that is, it needs pollinators - and they can be either of a different variety or grown from the seeds of the same tree.

To obtain a good harvest, it is recommended to plant 3-4 bushes of felt cherries of different varieties close to each other.

Felt cherry is widespread in the countries of the East. Its homeland is Central China, therefore it is often called the Chinese cherry.

The plant is quite unpretentious, therefore it can be grown not only in the Far East, but also in the Moscow region and the Leningrad region, as well as in the harsh climatic conditions of the Urals and Siberia. Felt cherry tolerates severe frosts (up to -25-30 degrees), but does not like winter-spring thaws very much, therefore, at the beginning of spring, it is advisable to throw snow under the trees and trample it tightly, and put sawdust or straw on top.

In addition, felt cherry has a decorative appearance both during flowering and during the ripening period of berries: framing branches, like sea buckthorn, white-pink flowers, and later juicy oval fruits tightly adjacent to each other make it one of the most beautiful garden trees. ...

Photo gallery: flowering and ripening of felt cherry fruits

Fruits ripen on felt cherry around mid-July. In addition to frost resistance, another distinctive feature of the felt cherry is the presence of immunity to coccomycosis, a widespread fungal disease of stone fruits. But, unfortunately, felt cherry very often suffers from moniliosis.

Cherry moniliosis: symptoms and drugs for treatment

The famous breeder I.V. Michurin noted the high yield of the felt cherry, as well as the sweetness and juiciness of its fruits.

Felt cherry is characterized by a stable yield: depending on the variety, from year to year, from 5 to 10 kg of fruits are harvested from the bush. The cultivation of felt cherries is also practiced for decorative purposes. It also makes an excellent hedge.

Using felt cherries as a hedge

Steppe and felt cherries should not be confused: the fruits of steppe cherries are more sour and tart, and their pits are very sharp and can cause cuts in the mouth area. In addition, the felt cherry, in contrast to the steppe cherry, does not give root growth.

Video: what it looks like and what makes the view attractive

Popular varieties and their features

Natalie

This variety is considered one of the most durable among felt: the life of the tree is up to 18 years. Cherry is characterized by a wide-oval shape and an average degree of thickening of the branches. Cherries of large size and medium weight - 4 g, with a dark red skin color, sweet and sour taste. It blooms on May 10-18, fruits ripen in unison in mid-July. The stone is small, making up no more than 5% of the fruit weight.

Felt cherry fruits of the Natali variety have a dark red color

Princess

A short, long-lived variety with a broadly oval plant shape. The use of fruits with light red pulp is universal. The yield of the bush is 10 kg. Harvested at the end of July. With an overabundance of harvest, grinding of fruits is noted: under normal conditions, their average weight is 3.6 g. Due to the increased winter hardiness of the variety, the felt cherry Tsarevna is grown mainly in the northern regions.

The berries of the felt cherry of the Tsarevna variety are unusually tasty and have a slight sourness.

Attention! By analogy with the popular variety of felt cherry Krasavitsa, this variety is sometimes mistakenly called Tsarina.

Alice

The Alisa variety is characterized by an average growth rate, has an oval-shaped bush, the height of which is no more than 1.5 meters. Flowering is observed in the last weeks of May; ripening of fruits occurs at 3-4 weeks of July. Cherries with a maroon color have red juicy flesh. Plants of the Alisa variety not only tolerate extremely low temperatures and drought, but also do not undergo coccomycosis and clasterosporium.... The average yield is 8.5 kg per bush. The disadvantages of the variety include low transportability of fruits and their susceptibility to monilia at high humidity.

Felt cherry fruits of the Alice variety

Summer

One of the best varieties bred for the Far East back in 1955. Shows signs of both felt and sand cherries. In the first 2 years it grows rather slowly, blooms a little later than other varieties. The fruits ripen by July 25, remain on the tree without dropping for about a month. Cherries of this variety have an unusual shape, reminiscent of a rounded cylinder, and reach a mass of more than 3 g. Fruits have an average transportability, have a table purpose, and can be stored in room conditions for up to 4 days. The maximum yield is 8 kg per bush.

Felt cherry bush of Leto variety in the phase of active fruiting

Salute (self-fertile variety)

For the felt cherry of the Salyut variety, a bush is not more than one and a half high and is 1 to 2 meters wide. Unlike other varieties, the Salyut felt cherry is self-fertile. From a cherry bush of this variety, you can collect up to 10.7 kg. On large cherries of a dark pink color, round in shape, there is a sunken strip - the abdominal seam. The pulp is juicy, the stone is very small. Excellent taste.

Morning

One of the new varieties of felt cherry with good winter hardiness, resistant to clotterosporia and pests. The pubescence characteristic of felt cherry in plants of this variety is poorly expressed. Cherries of the Morning variety have a rounded-angular shape and juicy pulp with dense fibers. Pointed bone. The average weight of fruits is 3 g. Felt cherry Morning is not affected by such a common pest as the plum moth.

Felt cherry berries of the Morning variety are delicious and beautiful, but the moth does not like them

Story

The height of the felt cherry bush of this variety is only 1.3 m. The plant has an oval shape and an average degree of thickening. The fruit is large in size, with a maroon skin and red pulp. The yield corresponds to the name of the variety - more than 10 kg per bush.

Variety Skazka is undersized, but very productive

Delight

A dense cherry bush of this variety grows at an average speed and reaches a height of 1.5 m, has a wide crown. The variety was obtained in the late 70s of the last century by pollination of the Ogonyok plant with a mixture of Red Sweet, Leto and Damanka pollen. It is popular with middle lane gardeners. Fruits of sweet and sour taste have fibrous pulp, large size, prominent seam-strip, fibrous pulp and universal purpose. Ripens at the end of July, yield - 9 kg per bush.

The glossy shine of the Delight felt cherry is admirable

Oceanic virovskaya

The cherry tree of this variety is distinguished by its vigorous growth while maintaining its compact size. There are also high yields - 9 kg per bush. The fruits are large (from 3 to 3.6 g), oval in shape, burgundy in color, juicy, with a sweet and sour taste and a bright cherry aroma. The ventral seam on the Okeanskaya virovskaya cherry varieties is practically invisible. Flowering is observed from 15 to 25 May; ripening of fruits - from 21 to 27 July.

Variety Okeanskaya virovskaya - the result of pollination with a sweet red mixture of pollen of the varieties Leto, Damanka and Ogonyok

Damanka

This variety of large-fruited felt cherry with an almost black color is rightfully considered one of the most delicious. The yield of one bush is 8-10 kg of shiny berries weighing up to 3 g. Another indisputable advantage of this variety is its low susceptibility to moniliosis. Despite the fact that the fruits ripen later than other varieties, it is extremely popular among gardeners. Removed from the State Register, although it is a relatively new variety.

For cultivation in the Moscow region, the varieties of felt cherries Natalie, Tsarevna, Alisa, Damanka and Ogonyok are ideal.

Children

The height of a tree of this variety does not exceed two meters. It is grown mainly in the Far East. A shrub with a broadly oval crown of medium thickening is characterized by high durability. Up to 10 kg of large sweet and sour fruits are harvested from one plant, which will please both children and adults. Self-infertile.

Felt cherries of the Children's variety contain an increased amount of sugar

Dark girl

A low-growing variety with a wide spreading crown, obtained as a result of crossing Peschanovoylochnaya cherry and felt cherry of the Leto variety. The average weight of the fruits is about 2.5 g. The fruits have a tender and juicy pulp and are distinguished by an excellent aroma. The yield grows from year to year and is up to 7 kg per plant.

Felt cherry varieties Smuglyanka

Anniversary

The variety is obtained as a result of pollination of Damanka with a mixture of pollen from the varieties Leto, Krasnaya Sweet and Ogonyok. The Yubileynaya cherry bush has an oval shape, high growth rate and medium thickening. Fruit ripening occurs at the end of July. The yield reaches 9 kg per bush.

Young bush of felt cherry varieties Yubileynaya

White

A mid-season variety, which is characterized by a white color of fruits, unusual for felt cherries, coupled with the traditionally juicy sweet and sour pulp. Fruits are small in size, bush of medium height. In gardens, it is quite rare, since it does not have any advantages over varieties with fruits of a traditional color.

White felt cherry

Gorgeous

The variety stands out for its record yield (up to 11 kg per bush) with a low plant height (no more than one and a half meters), which is achieved by the wide-oval shape and density of the bush. The fruits are sweet and sour, the pulp is juicy and dense. A fast-growing variety, propagates well with green cuttings.

Felt cherry varieties Krasavitsa

Eastern

This variety, obtained as a result of crossing the varieties Leto and Peschanovoilochnaya, is characterized by an average growth rate, it is distinguished by a compact bush and large fruits with dense pulp. It ripens in mid-July and is distinguished by its durability. Productivity - an average of 8.7 kg per plant.

The fruits of the Eastern felt cherry not only look spectacular, but are also suitable for making jams, marmalade and even wine

Video: varieties of felt cherries

Features of planting and care

Since felt cherry bushes do not give root growth, it is especially convenient to grow it from seeds. The seedlings grown by planting seeds retain most of the qualities of the mother plant, and are even better adapted to local characteristics.

Having planted a felt cherry stone to a depth of 4–5 centimeters in September, you will see the first shoots in the spring, and after 3 years, remove the first crop from the grown bushes.

The best place for permanent growth of felt cherry is an elevated, well-lit area, not characterized by high humidity. When transplanting, the seedling should not be buried too deep into the ground, and a distance of 2 to 2.5 meters is left between the plants.

Video: growing felt cherries from a stone

How to prune and shape a bush

Already in the first years of the dynamic growth of cherries (up to half a meter over the summer), the thickening of the bush should not be allowed, and starting from the sixth year of its cultivation, pruning of rejuvenation should be carried out, which consists in shortening 2-3 old branches.

When growing felt cherries, you should be aware that most of its varieties require replacement every 10 years - after 6–8 years, the branches begin to die off, and its yield drops sharply. It should be noted that rejuvenating circumcision is sufficient for a number of varieties.

Principles of pruning and shaping bush cherries

40 years ago, felt cherry was a hit in the gardens of the Moscow region. For the first 20 years since the beginning of its cultivation in this region, it was resistant to coccomycosis, did not require special care and was distinguished by high yields.With the widespread spread of this disease, the yield decreased to a handful from the bush, and the constant fuss with the removal of branches affected by the disease made many gardeners completely get rid of the felt cherry bushes.

Treatment with special preparations and feeding

To prevent infection with monilia during the flowering period of the felt cherry, the trees are treated twice with fungicides (Funadzol, Horus, Skor or Strobi): first, the buds are sprayed, then the flowers are sprayed before the fruit begins to form.

For better bud swelling in the spring and to protect against diseases after flowering, felt cherry is treated with copper-containing preparations (Hom, Oksikhom).

Felt cherries are fed once a year: immediately after the end of flowering, a mixture consisting of 70 g of phosphorus, 30 g of nitrogen and 20 g of potassium fertilizers is introduced into the soil, as well as, depending on the power of the bush, from 5 to 7 kg of organic matter. It is recommended to lime the soil every 5 years.

Video: spraying felt cherries

Reviews of varieties

We have northeast MO. I bought the Ogonyok variety, and also relatives gave seedlings of unknown varieties. If you decide, it is advisable to purchase several varieties for pollination. Last summer I uprooted 7 felt cherries. It bloomed gorgeous every year to the delight of us and all our neighbors, but after that all the faded branches dried up. In the fall, it was necessary to cut and cut heavily, after which the bushes lost all their attractiveness, although they were restored over the summer. Ours bore fruit well only one summer. Relatives now have the same picture. Apparently, moniliosis has captured vast territories, it is almost impossible to fight it.

In order to get a bountiful harvest of unusually tasty and healthy berries, you need to choose the most suitable variety for your region, follow the rules of agricultural technology and fertilize the felt cherry in time. The result will not keep you waiting long!

Hello! My name is Natalya. I am 27 years old. An environmentalist by education. I love all representatives of flora and fauna without exception.

Today, in private plots, as once in the best botanical gardens, you can find fruit plants from all over the world. Felt cherry is no exception, photos and descriptions of varieties of which will help to get an idea of ​​the culture and find a place for it in the front garden or in the garden in any region of our country.

Felt cherry is a native of the Far East region: China, Korea and Manchuria. The plant owes its name to a well-visible whitish pile on foliage, young shoots, petioles and even the skin of berries.

The plant, very different in appearance from the wild and cultivated varieties of cherry, known in Europe, was discovered in our country only at the beginning of the last century. The frost-resistant, easily drought-tolerant and abundantly fruiting shrubs attracted the interest of the scientists of the USSR. Work on the cultivation and targeted selection of felt cherries was carried out in the Far East and in the center of the European part.

Already in the 30s, thanks to the works of N.N. Tikhonova, I. V. Michurin and G.T. Kazmin at the disposal of Soviet gardeners turned out to be about a dozen frost-hardy fruitful varieties and hybrids of felt cherry and sand cherry. Later, varieties were obtained that are suitable for growing not only in the south of Primorye, in the Caucasus and other territories with a rather mild climate, but also in central Russia.

Features of the choice of felt cherry for different regions

Modern varieties of felt cherries, according to descriptions and photos, are large-fruited, hardy shrub plants with a height of 1 to 2.5 meters, capable of producing up to 15 kg of sweet, healthy berries.

Felt cherry is better able to withstand such dangerous diseases of stone fruit crops as coccomycosis and clotterosporia. It is less susceptible to attacks of insect pests and more early ripening than ordinary cherry.Already after 2-3 years, the field of planting, the branches of the bushes are literally covered with flowers first, and then with poured ovaries.

But with a lot of positive features, this culture also has its weaknesses. It should be borne in mind that compared to ordinary cherries, its distant Asian relative has a shorter lifespan. The descriptions of the varieties of felt cherry indicate that the maximum age of the shrub is 16–19 years. In fact, in the middle lane, after 8-10 years, planting requires a radical renewal.

The selection of varieties of felt cherry for the Leningrad region and other areas of the North-West region requires special attention. Here, due to frequent spring thaws, alternating with frosts, even successfully wintering plants can grow out under a dense infusion. A similar situation arises when choosing a variety of felt cherry for the Urals.

The danger for the culture is waterlogging and humid, not too warm summers. During such periods, all stone fruit crops are at risk of infection with moniliosis, leading not only to loss of yield, but also to the death of the entire shrub.

If frequent precipitation is the norm for the region, the gardener will have to process the plantings with fungicides twice or three times per season, as well as constantly monitor the condition of the shrub, carry out its sanitary pruning, do not forget about feeding and removing fallen leaves and berries.

If you plan to plant a variety of felt cherries in the Moscow region or in another region with dense, acidic, not too rich in organic matter soils, you should pay attention not only to the ability to withstand frost, but also to the requirements of plants for the soil. As a rule, the shrub grows better, bears fruit more abundantly and bears fruit for longer on light, loose soils with a neutral or slightly acidic reaction.

If the soil on the site does not meet the requirements of the plants, it is deacidified and mixed with fertilizers, sand and peat at the planting stage. Then the procedure is repeated at intervals of 4–5 years. Cherry feeding is carried out annually.

Felt Cherry Natalie

Powerful tall shrub up to 1.8 meters with a yield of 9 kg per plant. The dark red, slightly pubescent fruits of the Natalie felt cherry reach a weight of 4 grams. Berries with red juicy pulp have a harmonious sweet and sour taste. The harvest ripens in mid-July.

Felt cherry variety Ogonyok

At a height of up to 2.2 meters, the bush of this felt cherry variety looks compact and not too thick inside. Red, with a thin skin and dense sour-sweet pulp, weigh 2.5-4 grams and ripen from 18 to 26 July. According to the description of the variety, the felt cherry Ogonyok needs regular watering, otherwise the plants may lose their harvest, or the berry will be small and less juicy. The frost resistance of the shrubs is satisfactory.

Felt cherry Okeanskaya Virovskaya

By the end of July, it is time to harvest from the Okeanskaya Virovskaya cherry bushes. Plants up to 1.8 meters high yield up to 9 kg of red oval berries weighing up to 3.6 grams. Fruit taste is harmonious, with a low acid content. Despite the fact that the pulp is dense and juicy, it is not recommended to transport universal fruits.

Felt cherry variety Children's

Shrubs more than one and a half meters high have a wide average crown density. The collection of massively ripening bright red berries is carried out after mid-July. The fruit with a thin pubescent skin weighs about 3.5 grams and has an excellent taste with pronounced sweetness and slight sourness. From an adult bush, you can collect up to 10 kg of berries. Plants are self-fertile and need pollinators.

Description and photo of the felt cherry of the Leto variety

In the ancestors of the Leto cherry, created by Far Eastern breeders, there is another crop - sand or bush cherry. But you can only find out about this from the description; from the photo of the felt cherry variety, it is difficult to consider the signs of hybridization. From the sand cherry, the plant got slow growth, especially evident in the first years after planting.Light, with an uneven red color, the fruits are quite large and weigh up to 3.3 grams. The pulp is thick and fresh. The berries ripen at the end of July, and then they can remain on the branches for almost a month. If the crop is harvested, it must be processed immediately. Winter hardiness of plants is average. An adult bush gives up to 8 kg of berries.

Felt Cherry Pink Harvest

Spreading medium-sized bushes of this variety can withstand up to 9.5 kg of pink-red rounded berries. The taste of the fruit is balanced, with a predominance of sweetness. The average weight is 3 grams. The massive crop is harvested in the second half of July. The frost resistance of the variety is satisfactory, the plants do not tolerate excess moisture.

Description and photo of felt cherry variety Smuglyanka eastern

In the second half of July, it is time to harvest the felt cherry of the Eastern Smuglyanka variety. From undersized, only 1.2 meters tall, bushes can be harvested up to 7 kg of fleshy maroon berries with an average weight of 2.5 grams. The pulp of the fruit is tender, juicy, with a rich red hue. Plants are winter-hardy and can be used as a variety of felt cherry for the Urals and the Leningrad region. Fruiting in the form of a grafted cuttings.

Felt cherry varieties Delight

Thick one and a half meter bushes require compulsory shaping and, with good care, are capable of producing more than 9 kg of fresh large berries. Fruits with bright red skin and the same pulp weigh up to 3.5 grams and have a balanced sweet taste. Mass harvest is carried out from 10 to 20 July.

Felt cherry variety Yubileynaya

Hardy winter-hardy bushes of this felt cherry variety for the Moscow region reach a height of 1.7 meters and withstand a load of 9 kg of berries. The fruits weigh about 3.5 grams, have a good dessert taste and excellent appearance. Mass ripening of berries falls on the period from 10 to 26 July. The variety is not afraid of drought, but with a lack of moisture, the fruits become noticeably smaller.

Felt cherry varieties Amurka

Vigorous, with a crown that is quite rare for culture, the bushes of this variety tolerate severe winters well, but do not tolerate excess moisture. Ripening of large berries weighing more than 2.7 grams begins in the second half of summer. The fruits sit very tightly on the branches, have a bright color, juicy pulp with a burgundy hue and an excellent dessert taste. The variety has a record yield, with proper care reaching 14.5 kg per adult plant.

When purchasing seedlings of this fruit crop, you should not believe the stories that this or that variety of felt cherry is self-fertile. All varieties of this plant included in the State Register need pollinators, so the gardener should not be limited to planting one bush. In the best case, the yield from it will be one hundredth of the possible volume of berries. For better pollination, shrubs are planted at a distance of 2-3 meters, while not forgetting about pruning and thinning the crown.

Felt cherry in Siberia - video

Felt cherry is a culture appreciated by Russian gardeners from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. The plant takes root and bears fruit in any climate, except arctic and subarctic. The trees regularly bring a bountiful harvest with a compact size, are not capricious, undemanding to care for, they tolerate severe winters well.

Description of Felt Cherry

Variety history

Felted cherry or Prúnus tomentosa (formerly Cerasus tomentosa) is a plant belonging to the numerous genus Prúnus. It is closely related to all types of plums, peaches, apricots, cherry plums. Fruiting is also possible with cross-pollination. Interestingly, with closer "relatives", steppe cherry and common, viable hybrids do not work. The culture got its name because of its appearance. Young shoots, the underside of the leaf plate, stalks, berries - everything is covered with small short hairs, similar to pile or felt.

Felt cherry is a short, compact shrub

The historical homeland of felt cherry is the central regions of China, as well as territories with a similar climate in Korea and Mongolia. But it was from the Celestial Empire that the culture began its triumphal march around the world. Therefore, it is also known to gardeners as Chinese.

Felt cherry reached Russia (then the Russian Empire) relatively late - only by the end of the 19th century. The novelty was quickly appreciated in the Far East. There is still the first association with the word "cherry" is "felt". Due to the specifics of the climate, other varieties do not take root well, therefore they are practically absent. West of the Urals at this time, felt cherries were grown for purely aesthetic reasons, decorating the garden with flowering bushes with graceful leaves.

Soon the domestic breeder IV Michurin became interested in culture, having acquired several plants in Blagoveshchensk in 1912. It was Michurin who first "domesticated" wild seedlings, having achieved a significant increase in the mass of the fruit. As a result, he developed the Ando variety. The matter was not limited to one hybrid. In the USSR, the Far Eastern Research Institute of Agriculture regularly delighted gardeners with interesting, successful novelties. Most of them are cultivated to this day, remaining an unsurpassed standard.

Felt cherry is a low (maximum 3 m), but spreading shrub with a spherical or slightly flattened crown. The shoots are thick, the leaves are small, wavy at the edges. Compactness makes the plant, affectionately nicknamed by gardeners "micro-cherries", a desirable crop for all happy owners of standard 6 acres, where there is simply catastrophic lack of space.

You can admire the flowering for 1.5 - 2 weeks

The berries are small (up to 2.5–3 g), but very firm and sweet. The slight sourness present in some varieties only adds piquancy. The color ranges from white to maroon, almost black. The stone is small, poorly separated from the pulp.

Advantages and disadvantages (table)

Video: the fight against moniliosis

Distinctive features

Felt cherry is sometimes confused with steppe cherry. But the latter can be easily identified by the presence of dense growth at the roots, which, in principle, is absent in the felt cherry. Most often, steppe cherry looks like dense, randomly overgrown thickets.

At first glance, steppe cherry looks like a felt cherry, but there are many differences.

It also features increased branch flexibility and smaller size. The tallest shrubs of the steppe cherry do not grow higher than 1.5 m. Another characteristic feature is the stone, which is sharpened at both ends.

The lifespan of steppe cherries is longer - about 20 years on average. On one bush, you can find ripe berries of different shades - from bright scarlet to deep burgundy. Felt cherry fruits are kept in a single color scheme.

Steppe cherry in its natural form can be found infrequently. Due to its rarity, the plant is listed in the Red Book.

The most common varieties

Natalie

Felt cherry Natalie enjoys the well-deserved love of domestic gardeners

Natalie is a common felt cherry. His homeland is the Far Eastern Experimental Station of the All-Union Research Institute of Plant Growing. The variety was obtained in 1979 by pollination of the felt cherry Leto with a mixture of pollen from the varieties Krasnaya Sweet, Ogonyok, Damanka. The tests lasted almost 20 years. The Natalie variety was included in the State Register in 1997.

The plant is rather low (1.7–2 m), but spreading. The crown is not too thick, but the shoots quickly add in length. The leaves are small - a maximum of 6 cm long, the tip is strongly pointed. The flowers are very large (up to 2.5-3 cm in diameter), pinkish, fully blossoming specimens look like small saucers. The petals are also pubescent outside.

Natalie's fruits are one of the largest among the felt cherries. The average weight of a berry reaches 4 g. But in especially successful years, when the cherry is literally hung with fruits, they noticeably become smaller. In appearance, the berries look like wide ovals, tapering downward.Shade of skin - dark red, almost the color of blood (from a distance may seem black berries). Flesh is bright red, thick, very juicy. Characterized by the presence of small "hryaschik". The stone is very small, beige. Her weight does not exceed 5% of the total weight of the berries. Natalie taste sweet and sour. Separated from the stalk ripe berries is quite easy. Overall yield per bush - 8-10 kg.

Cherry blossoms in mid-May. The berries ripen in 2 months - close to the twentieth day of July. Natalie different mass fruiting. The first harvest from the grafted seedlings can be expected within 2 years after landing a permanent place of trees grown from bone - at 4-5 season. The average life expectancy of wood - 15-20 years.

Natalie needs pollinators. It is better if it is a few bushes. Choose varieties that bloom at the same time with it.

A significant advantage - resistance not only to cherry leaf spot, but also to klyasterosporiozu.

Princess

Because of the short stalk cherry princess from a distance resembles a sea-buckthorn

Felt cherry princess in some nurseries is found under the name of The Queen, but it is wrong. Cultivar was bred in the Far East Research Institute of Agriculture in 1977. To obtain breeders crossed a felt cherry Summer Red and sweet. After testing and variety release is included in the State Register (1999) marked "recommended for cultivation in the North, North-West, the Far East region." The extraordinary popularity of the variety is due to its exceptional cold resistance (up to -40 ° C), undemanding care.

Plant low, maximum 1.5 m, spreading. Crohn's medium thickened in the form of a wide oval. Young shoots are reddish. Even the old branches fairly thin. Flowers are white, gathered in inflorescences on some pieces. A lot of them, the flowers completely stuck to the branch. Leaves small (up to 5 cm long, with short petioles).

Princess berries on average weigh about 3-3.5 g At the bottom of the fruit is slightly skewed. The peel is very thin, carmine-pink color, covered with almost translucent short hairs. Clearly visible characteristic strip - "joint". The sun shining beautifully berries. The flesh is not very dense, but juicy, sweet, with the fibers, there is light acidity.

Despite more than a compact size, Princess abundant fruits. On one bush can be removed about 10 kg berries. They ripen simultaneously, usually at the end of July. From the time of flowering takes about 2 months.

A significant drawback - the fact that after 15 years the tree ceases to exist. The best pollinators for Princess - other varieties of felt cherry - Natalie, Delight, Tale.

Like any felt cherry, the Princess categorically does not tolerate excess moisture. Even the hot sun in the summer it must be watered 2-3 times at most in a season.

Alice

Felt cherry Alice - a fruitful crop with large berries

"Place of birth" Alice felt cherries, as well as many other varieties - Far Experimental Station of All-Union Institute of Plant Industry. It was there in 1977 were the first to obtain successful results from pollinating varieties of summer with a mixture of pollen Damanki, Ogonyok and Peschanovoylochnoy cherries. After 20 years, Alice made in the State Register.

The plant is low (up to 1.5 m) thick overgrown bush. Young sprouts on it light brown, old sereyut, but retain the small speck.

Berries are large (3.5 g) was markedly elongated along a vertical axis. We stalk well differ so-called beak, and side - a "seam". Peel the dark, maroon, to see the edge of the forest, you need to try very hard. Flesh is bright-crimson, like juice. Balanced taste sweet, with a noticeable acidity. Berries are very dense, juicy. Notable fiber in the pulp they do not spoil.

Alice blooms at the end of the second decade of May. Fruiting in July twenties numbers. Fruiting mass. On the one bush can be removed 8-8.5 kg of berries in the most successful years.The tree will exist in your garden for 15-18 years.

Summer

Felt cherry berries Summer is noticeably lighter than that of congeners

The homeland of the Leto felt cherry is the Far Eastern Research Institute of Agriculture. It turned out as a result of spontaneous pollination of seedlings grown from sandy-toment cherry seeds. Summer is one of the oldest varieties and has become the basis for many more modern breeding hybrids. Experiments with the first plants began in the mid-1950s. In 1997, the variety was released for cultivation in Primorye and Khabarovsk Territory.

The bush has the external features of both felt and sand cherries. He is quite compact, erect, the first few years almost does not add in growth. Shoots and leaves are heavily pubescent. The leaves are harsh to the touch. Branching is moderately or weakly expressed. The flowers are large, pastel pink in color, but there are very few of them. And the flowering, in comparison with the felt cherry, is “late” by 2-3 days. Most often, it begins in the middle of the third decade of May, ends in 8-10 days. The flowers never fully open, the calyx is like a funnel.

The berries are large (3–3.5 g), round. Their characteristic irregular shape is due to the presence of a "bevel" to the base from one side. The seam is clearly visible, also because it differs in color. The presence of a sharp hard "beak" is obligatory. The skin is colored unevenly - the bright scarlet color at the base turns noticeably pale at the peduncle. The bone is pointed from above, expands from below. The pulp is very juicy, sweetish, with sourness. When eaten fresh, it seems a little bland. The juice is pinkish.

Felt cherry harvest Summer ripens rather late - towards the end of July. You can take your time with harvesting - ripe berries hang on the tree for about a month without sacrificing quality. At room temperature, fruits are stored for 3-4 days. Average yield per plant is 7–8 kg.

Unlike other felt cherries, the Leto variety resists moniliosis better, but suffers greatly from the moth and is less cold-resistant.

Salute

Felt cherry Salute is heavily pubescent

Felted cherry of the Salyut variety is a low-growing plant, the maximum height is 1.6–1.7 m. The crown is quite spreading, dense, in the form of a flattened oval. Its diameter practically coincides with the height of the tree.

This cherry blooms quite beautifully, although the white petals are loosely spaced, and the flowers seem a little messy.

Flowering later - in the third decade of May. The crop ripens in 2 months. Fruiting is massive. The first berries can be removed 4–5 years after planting the plant in a permanent place. For felt cherries, this is a rather long period, especially when you consider that the Salute tree lives for about 15 years. But the yield is stable, annual and high - over 10 kg from each bush. The culture needs pollinators.

The berries of the Salute variety are large - on average about 3.5 g, crimson-pink (professional artists call this color scarlet), the pulp is bright scarlet, sourish. They resemble a wide oval in shape. The pubescence of the fruits is pronounced, on the shoots and leaves it is also noticeable well.

Morning

Felt cherry Morning rarely suffers from the stone fruit clotterosporium disease.

Felt cherry of the Morning variety is a compact shrub with a not too thickened crown, which quickly grows in growth.

Fruits are rather small - less than 3 g, pubescence is poorly expressed. The berries, round at the stalk, sharply sharpen at the base. The pulp is permeated with dense fibers, but it is very juicy, has a balanced sweet and sour taste. The stone is small, rounded, which, in general, is not typical for felt cherries.

In addition to good winter hardiness, the advantage of the Morning variety is its weak susceptibility to clotterosporiosis, moths.

Story

Felt cherry crown Fairy tale is quite rare: it makes maintenance work easier

The Skazka variety is one of the smallest among the felt cherries. Plant height rarely exceeds 1.2 m.It is relatively new - the first successful hybrids from the pollination of the Leto variety with a mixture of pollen from the Pink and Red cherries appeared in 1986. In 1999, the variety was included in the State Register.

The crown of the plant is not too thick, so the task of pruning is easier. Young shoots have a pleasant brown color; with age, they turn gray and begin to peel off.

The Skazka variety blooms very beautifully. Large (2.6 cm in diameter) flowers with pale pink, almost overlapping petals literally dot the plant.

The berries of the Fairy Tale are quite large - 3.2–3.5 g, vertically elongated, of the correct spherical shape. The "funnel" in which the peduncle is attached is very deep. The skin is dark scarlet, almost black, the hairs on it are transparent, short. The pulp is fibrous, but very dense and juicy, blood-red in color (like juice).

Felt cherry Fairy Tale blooms at the beginning of the last decade of May. Fruiting can be expected by the twentieth of July. The plant will exist in the garden for no more than 18 years. The variety needs pollinators. The average yield from one bush is about 10 kg. An additional advantage is the high resistance to clasterosporium disease. As a disadvantage, there is a decrease in the size of the berries when the harvest is too abundant.

Delight

Felt cherry Delight has slightly wrinkled leaves

Felt cherry of the Vostorg variety is an achievement of the breeders of the Far Eastern Experimental Station of the All-Union Research Institute of Plant Growing. The hybrid was obtained in 1977 as a result of pollination of the Ogonyok variety with a mixture of pollen from felt cherries Red Sweet, Leto and Damanka. After testing, the variety entered the State Register in 1999. Mostly it is grown in central Russia.

The bush, in comparison with the rest of the felt cherries, has an average height (about 1.5 m), the crown is spreading, dense. Leaves are slightly wrinkled. The flowers are rather small (1.8–2 cm in diameter), but there are many of them.

The average weight of one berry is 3.3 g. The shape is specific - the presence of a deep funnel at the point of attachment of the peduncle, a small bevel at the top, a sharply distinguished seam-strip is characteristic. The skin, like the pulp and juice, is bright scarlet, the first shines glossy in the sun. The pulp is dense, juicy, even the presence of fibers does not spoil it. The taste is very pleasant, refreshing, sweet and sour.

Flowering begins at the very end of the first decade of May. The berries ripen towards the end of July. The average yield from each bush is just over 9 kg. With proper care and regular anti-aging pruning, the plant can live up to 20 years. The culture needs pollinators.

Oceanic virovskaya

The branches of Okeanskaya virovskaya are literally strewn with fruits

Felt cherry Okeanskaya virovskaya - the result of pollination of cherry varieties Red Sweet with a mixture of pollen from Leta, Ogonyok and Damanka, carried out in 1987 at the Far Eastern Experimental Station of the All-Union Research Institute of Plant Industry. The variety got into the state register very quickly - less than 10 years later.

The culture is quite tall. The average plant height is 1.8 m, in warm southern regions it increases by almost a meter. The flower is very large (2.8 cm in diameter), fully opening, it resembles a saucer. He has only 24 stamens, which is unusual for felt cherries - almost all have one more.

The berries are not too large (2.7-3 g), but they are beautiful. They are distinguished by a bright burgundy skin color, an almost complete absence of a seam, a not too deep funnel at the stalk and a slight bevel towards the base. The peduncle is very short - 0.2-0.3 cm. The pulp is bright scarlet, with noticeable fibers, but firm and juicy. The taste is harmonious, sweet, with a spicy sourness. The fruits of Okeanskaya virovskaya practically do not have a characteristic cherry aroma.

Flowering begins in mid-May, the crop bears fruit in the last decade of July. You will remove 8.5–9 kg of berries from one bush. The average life of a plant is 15–17 years. The variety needs pollinators.

Damanka

Damanka, due to its color, is very similar to small cherries.

Felt cherry Damanka ripens later than all its relatives - only in the first decade of August. Such terms are connected with the fact that one of her "parents" is a sand cherry. The variety is one of the relatively new ones, but has already managed to win the love of domestic gardeners. This is due to the outstanding taste of the fruit and high yield. Compared to other felt cherries, Damanka suffers significantly less from moniliosis. Now culture for some reason is excluded from the State Register, but this does not affect people's love in any way.

From one bush, you can remove about 10 kg of large, almost black (in fact, maroon) berries with dense juicy pulp, practically without fibers.

The only drawback is that the plant is self-fertile. Plant 2–3 pollinators side by side.

Children

Felt cherry Children's really because of the sweet taste is very fond of children

Children's felt cherry is the result of the creativity of breeders of the Far Eastern Experimental Station of the All-Union Research Institute of Plant Growing. Her "parent" is Summer. There was a free cross-pollination with seedlings of Rosova and Otbornaya cherries. The first hybrids with resistant varietal traits appeared in 1986. 13 years have passed before being included in the State Register. Zoned for cultivation in Primorye, Khabarovsk Territory.

The bush is quite high (1.8–2 m), the crown is oval, flattened, not too thick. The flowers are quite large, about 2.5 cm in diameter, the petals are free.

The berries are large, on average 3.5 g. Under particularly favorable weather conditions, the berries can reach a weight of 4 g. The fruits are round, slightly compressed from the sides, the “beak” is clearly visible at the stalk, there is a lateral seam. The skin is bright scarlet, pubescent. The juice and pulp are the same color. The pulp is very firm, sweet and sour, with noticeable fibers. On average, 10 kg of berries are removed from one bush.

Flowering begins in mid-May or a little later. Mass fruiting - in the second decade of July. Compared to other felt cherries, the Nursery is quite durable - the tree's lifespan will be about 18 years. The culture needs pollinators.

Dark girl

Felt cherry Darkie every year brings more and more fruits

Felt cherry Darkie, aka Oriental Darkie, appeared in 1978. Breeders crossed the Leto and Peschanoilochnaya varieties. The variety got into the State Register in 1999.

The bush is very low (no higher than 1.2 m), but with a dense spreading crown and large flowers. Unlike most varieties of felt cherries, they are located on rather long (0.7–0.8 cm) pedicels. Young shoots have a noticeable reddish or brick tint, the leaves are slightly concave due to the powerful central vein. There are 24 stamens in a flower - one less than most felt cherries. Almost exclusively last year's shoots bear fruit.

The berries are medium-sized, about 2.5 g, rounded, with a noticeable beak. As it ripens, the skin color changes from bright scarlet to burgundy. From a distance, the fruit may appear black. The presence of a lateral seam and a deep funnel at the peduncle is characteristic. The pulp is very tender, aromatic, almost without fibers.

Flowering occurs in the second decade of May. Harvesting is in mid-July. At first, the yield is low (4–5 kg), but every year it increases. The average life of a tree is 16-18 years. Culture is self-fertile.

Anniversary

Felt cherry Yubileynaya quickly won the recognition of specialists

Felt cherry Yubileynaya is a relative novelty. It was obtained in 1997 by pollinating Damanka with a mixture of Summer pollen, Sweet Red, Ogonyok. The success was obvious - after 2 years the culture was included in the State Register.

The bush is of medium height (1.6–1.9 m), with an oval crown, not too thick. Shoots grow rapidly. The youngest have a noticeable reddish tint. The leaves are concave in the middle. The flowers are small, each with 26 stamens - one more than the absolute majority of felt cherries.

One berry weighs on average 3.5 g, has a rounded shape at the base, slightly beveled from the sides closer to the stalk. The funnel is deep, the lateral seam is well distinguished, the presence of a "beak" is characteristic. The skin of a bright burgundy color shines with a glossy finish. The pulp, like the juice, is bright scarlet, very juicy, with noticeable fibers. The taste is refreshing, sweet and sour.

Yubileinaya blooms quite late - in the last decade of May. Mass fruiting begins in mid-July. Average yield - 8-9 kg from each bush. With proper care, the tree can be expected to live 17–20 years. The cultivar requires pollinators.

White

White felt cherry - one of a kind albino

Felt cherries of the Belaya variety during the fruiting period are easily and unmistakably recognizable by anyone who does not have even minimal knowledge of breeding. It fully lives up to the name - it is a one-of-a-kind albino hybrid.

Everything is white in this cherry - and the skin, and the pulp, and even the stone. The bush itself is small, compact, the berries are small (up to 2.5 g), sweet and sour. The variety does not have any outstanding advantages, it is rather interesting as an exotic, grown to the envy of its neighbors. Suitable for growing in many areas, including the Moscow region.

Gorgeous

Felt Cherry Beauty fully lives up to the name

The "parent" of the felt cherry Krasavitsa is the Leto variety. In 1985, at the Far Eastern Experimental Station of the All-Union Research Institute of Plant Growing, it was pollinated with a mixture of pollen from Pink and Red cherries. The variety was recognized in 1999, having entered the State Register.

The average bush has a height of 1.5-1.8 m, the crown is wide, round, rather dense. The flowers are not too large, with 26 stamens and loosely spaced petals. It seems that the slightest breeze of wind is enough for them to separate from the peduncle.

The berries are large, each weighing about 3–3.5 g, sweet, with a slight sourness. They are round in shape, slightly flattened from the sides. The seam is visible only as a narrow strip. The skin color is crimson, the pulp and juice are bright scarlet. The pulp is juicy, dense, with noticeable fibers. The stone, unlike most varieties of felt cherries, is round.

Flowering begins in the last decade of July, fruiting in 2 months. The yield is high - more than 10 kg per bush. The tree will live on the garden plot for 15-18 years. The culture needs pollinators.

Features of agricultural technology

Basically, the rules for growing felt cherries are no different from the agrotechnical methods typical for ordinary cherries. But there are also some nuances.

Landing

• For planting, choose only a dry place well warmed by the sun, preferably a small hill or hillside. Felt cherry categorically does not tolerate shade and heavy muddy, clayey, peaty soil. Failure to comply with these conditions negatively affects the quantity and quality of berries, the growth and development of the plant, its winter hardiness.
• It is advisable to immediately plan the planting of three or more seedlings, even if the selected variety is declared self-fertile. The minimum distance between shrubs is 1.5–2 m.
• If possible, remove plantings as far away from regular cherries as possible. Crops suffer from the same diseases and pests, mass infection and loss of the entire crop are not excluded.
• The best time to plant felt cherries is early spring, before the leaves appear. In warm southern regions, the procedure can be postponed to early September, but not later.
• A shallow hole is dug - they take out a cube of soil with an edge of about 0.5 m. Good feeding is required - rotted manure or humus (2.5-3 l), dolomite flour or sifted wood ash (700 g or half), simple superphosphate (50 g ), potassium sulfate (25 g). Beforehand, everything is thoroughly mixed.
• Just before planting, cut the roots to a length of 15–20 cm so that the lateral roots develop better.When purchasing a seedling, ask the nursery how deep it was planted there, and try to maintain the parameters in the garden area.
• A lot of water is poured into the landing pit. It should be enough to get a thick porridge at the bottom from the soil and fertilizers mixed with it. It is in this "chatterbox" that the roots are placed.
• After planting the felt cherry, be sure to mulch the trunk circle with dry peat. This will help you reduce watering and adjust soil moisture if necessary.

The place for the felt cherry must be sunny and dry.

Top dressing

Felt cherry is demanding on the presence of nutrients in the soil. Therefore, 5 liters of organic matter, 30 g of urea or ammonium sulfate, 70 g of simple superphosphate, 20 g of potassium nitrate are annually introduced into the trunk circle, when the plant fades. Every 3-5 years, the soil acidity index is brought to neutral, adding dolomite flour or wood ash.

Simultaneously with the application of fertilizers, the soil is loosened, but very shallowly (maximum by 4–5 cm). Felt cherry roots are very close to the surface.

When it becomes necessary to apply additional fertilizers or chemicals for pest control, they are carefully tested 10-12 days before the intended treatment on separate lateral branches, empirically determining the required concentration. The dosage recommended by the manufacturer for common fruit and stone fruit trees can severely burn the leaves of the felt cherry.

Pruning

For regular, abundant fruiting, the felt cherry needs an annual formative pruning. When carrying out it, it should be remembered that the fruits ripen mainly on annual shoots. About a quarter is cut off from them if their length exceeds 0.6 m.

Felt cherry fruits clearly demonstrate the origin of the name

A seedling planted in spring is cut to a height of 40 cm in a year.A third of the length of all lateral shoots is removed a year later.

After waiting for the first fruiting, 8–12 of the most developed and strong skeletal shoots are left in the center of the crown. Lateral cut to the point of growth, provoking the emergence of new growth. All small branches growing inward and downward are also removed.

Of course, you need to get rid of all dried and broken branches affected by pests and shoot diseases. In the latter case, cut an additional 7-10 cm that seem healthy to you. There, most likely, pathogenic bacteria, fungal spores, insect larvae are present.

Without regular pruning, felt cherries quickly run wild and stop bearing fruit.

Watering

Watering is needed very moderate and rare. In rainy, cloudy weather, it is generally excluded. Excess moisture for felt cherries is destructive in the literal sense of the word. Much better than high humidity, the plant tolerates prolonged drought. By the way, research by biologists suggests that felt cherries can grow on saline soils.

Harvesting felted cherries is a spectacle that will reward the grower for all the efforts to grow them

Video: the nuances of growing and caring for felt cherries in a temperate climate

Gardeners reviews

Two, and preferably three bushes of different varieties - the key to successful pollination and fruiting of felt cherries. But this culture is not at all resistant to moniliosis, and if the necessary minimum of preventive treatments with copper-containing preparations is not done over the summer, then felt cherries can be lost, and at the same time other stone fruits (the infection can spread throughout the garden).

AndreyV

I will share my opinion about the tested varieties of felt cherries. Children's - the taste is too sour (sugar / acid ratio 8.6), I would consider this variety only as a technical purpose. Okeanskaya virovskaya - the taste is sweet and sour, rich. Natalie has a slightly less intense and sweeter taste. The least acidic fruits of Alice, in comparison with other varieties, are somewhat bland, good for fresh consumption.There were no problems with the winter hardiness of the varieties in the first 3 years, but, as expected, the thaw winters were not to their liking. Only Okeanskaya virovskaya passed the winter with relatively little freezing of tissues, only she bloomed (single flowers). However, the main problem in this case is the underpinning of the bark of the boles and the bases of the skeletal branches. In one way or another, it affected all varieties, in Detskaya and Alisa's podperevanie almost annular, at the moment on their bushes "hold" on a pair of branches on a thin strip of living bark.

Alexey P.P.

Of the varieties of felt cherry in terms of winter hardiness, I can note Alice, Vostochnaya, Detskaya, Ogonyok, Natalie, Tsarevna, Okeanskaya Virovskaya. But here the nuances have gone, the fact is that these frost-resistant trees have one problem - they can vanish! Not all varieties are self-fertile. These include Delight, Eastern, Children's, Beauty, Summer, Dream, Spark, Fairy Tale, Eastern Darkie, Triana, Princess, Jubilee. The rest require the presence of pollinators in the garden.

Ingwar

Felt cherries are short-lived, although beautiful. This applies to all varieties. No matter how much I tried it - 5-7 years. It grows and grows and boo, in the spring everything is dry, without signs of life. Moniliosis and podperevaniya in early spring. I have never seen the overgrowth. It is easier to propagate by seeds, although not bad by cuttings.

Meech

My favorite varieties of felt cherries. Nursery is an early and very productive variety. It blooms in May, you can pick berries in August. Natalie is a variety with larger berries, but they are stored worse. Also early and fruitful. Harvest - sweeter in taste, fruits are dim, light pink in color. Ogonyok is a mid-season variety with medium-sized juicy berries. Damanka is the best in taste and yield of the late varieties.

I. Koreneva

Felt cherries are great for beginner gardeners. The variety of varieties allows you to choose the ideal one for the climatic conditions of any region. Certain disadvantages inherent in the culture are more than compensated for by the abundance of the harvest and the palatability of the fruits. And even if you cannot pick the berries for some reason, the tree will delight you with abundant flowering.

27 years old, higher education in law, broad outlook and interest in a variety of topics.