Cherry Morozovka: growing, care and tree features
It is difficult to overestimate the nutritional quality of fruit and berry crops. Among them, cherry is considered one of the most popular. The Morozka variety fell in love with gardeners for the combination of yield with high taste.
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Cherry Morozovka: cultural features
The variety was born as a result of the breeding work of T.V. Morozova. The seeds of Vladimir cherry served as the material for the new species.
It is not a very tall tree with light brown bark. The broadly rounded crown is raised, moderately dense.
The long petiole is crowned with medium-sized narrow oval leaves. They are smooth and shiny, green in color. The base of the lamina is decorated with several small dark red glands.
When the time comes, the bouquet branches are covered with large white horn-shaped flowers. Their petals are rounded, the stamens are located below the stigma of the pistil.
In the second half of July, fruits ripen with a rich, bright color. They are quite massive (4.8-5.1 g), round in shape. There is a depression at the base of the berry. The abdominal suture is small, almost invisible. Inside is a medium-sized bone that is easy to separate from the pulp.
Juicy berry is sweet with a sour note. Thanks to these qualities, the variety is ranked among the dessert varieties. The fruits are good fresh, do not lose their taste after cooking.
Cherry Morozovka pleases with regular harvests.
This is a self-fertile culture that is successfully pollinated by Lebedyanskaya, Griot Michurinsky, Zhukovskaya. This is a guarantee of fertilization even in bad weather conditions and in the absence of flying bees.
Fruits ripen on the tree already 3-4 years after planting, which is considered a fairly short period of time. Harvest from a three-year plant - 200 g from 1 bush.
The indisputable advantages of the variety include:
- High winter hardiness of wood
- Average height
- Drought tolerance
- Taste qualities of berries
- Average ripening time of fruits
- Immunity to coccomycosis
- Excellent transportability
- In the northern regions of the Black Earth Region, flower buds do not tolerate winter well.
- They love the generous cherries Morozovka for their delicious fruits and resistance to unfavorable weather conditions.
How to properly plant a cherry seedling
The culture is planted with the onset of spring. Young cherries harvested since autumn are added dropwise. Plant root system insensitive to the proximity of groundwater, which makes it possible to cultivate cherries on different soils.
Since the seedling is not afraid of winter, it is successfully grown in the warm and northern regions of the country. It does not need additional insulation.
Cherry Frost will feel great in a protected from drafts, illuminated place. Suitable soil of neutral acidity, sandy, sandy loam or loamy drained.
Secrets of planting a seedling:
- Distance between planted plants - from 2.5 to 3.5 m.
- The optimal size of the planting pit is 40-45 cm in depth, 50-60 cm in diameter.
- The soil from the pit is combined with humus (1: 1), potassium chloride (20-25 g), superphosphate (30-40 g), ash (1 kg). In heavy clay soil, it is recommended to add 1.5 buckets of sand.
- Having planted a tree, a small earthen rampart is formed at a distance of 25-30 cm from the trunk. Its role is to create a watering hole.
- The seedling is watered with 2-3 buckets of warm water. The earth will settle noticeably after the liquid is absorbed. The area around the trunk is mulched with sawdust and humus. A protective layer (2-3 cm) is formed, which will protect the soil from strong evaporation of moisture and drying out.
The correct planting of Morozovka cherries is the key to its future successful development.
Wood care activities
Fruit crops need care. The main care for planted cherries is timely:
- Loosening the soil.
- Watering.
- Fertilization.
- Pruning.
- Protect from pests.
During the growth and development of cherries, you need to periodically weed and loosen the soil. With the onset of autumn, the soil is dug deeply, fertilizers are applied. If mineral fertilizing was added during planting, then the next few years the nutrients are not used.
The cherries are watered after flowering, which allows them to nourish the berries. The soil should not sour, it must be moistened 40-45 cm deep. The culture grows shoots very quickly. The crown becomes dense, many small branches appear. On such a tree, the fruits become smaller, the life period of the bouquet branches decreases. The branches are shortened if the shoots have become too long (more than 50 cm).
The crown is formed by cutting off the cherry. They begin to work with the onset of spring, 3 weeks before the swelling of the kidneys.
Young seedlings can be harmed by caterpillars or green aphids. It is important to regularly inspect trees in order to identify parasites in time and apply control measures in a timely manner.
Cherry care will keep it healthy and an abundance of fruits. The Morozovka variety in the garden is a generous crop that will delight you with delicious berries. A hardy tree will repay for love and care with abundant harvests.