Miracle cherry: variety description, pollinators, winter hardiness, photo
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Cherry is an integral tree of any garden plot. There is a diverse variety of varieties of this culture, one of them, namely the Wonderful cherry variety, will be discussed in this article.
Cherry Miracle: photo of the variety
History of appearance
One of the most popular varieties of cherries is the duke variety, or the so-called "miracle cherry". If literally translated from English, the name of this cherry variety will sound like "Duke of May". This species was obtained by the Ukrainian breeder Lilia Taranenko, who crossed the cherry berries "Valery Chkalov"And cherry varieties" Griot ".
A feature of planting young seedlings of the Miracle cherry variety is that the root collars are placed above the soil surface. Otherwise, improper planting can lead to the death of the tree.
Miracle cherry: variety description and characteristics
In appearance, the seedling resembles a cherry tree, the similarity is manifested both in the type of trunk and in the type of branching. If you do not shape the tree by hand, then it will stretch upward along with branches that are at an acute angle to the trunk. In height, the Miracle cherry hybrid reaches no more than 3 m. The leaves are very similar to the cherry ones, the same large and veined. Branches are straight, brown. Large buds have a dense structure.
Fruit
Cherry Miracle: photo of the variety
The berries of the Miracle cherry are very large, the weight of one cherry reaches 10 g. The skin of the fruit is dense, burgundy in color. The cherry shape is round.
The taste of the Miracle cherry resembles a sweet cherry and a cherry at the same time.
Pollination process
For really high yields, it is best to apply cross-pollination and best of all with cherry trees. Since the flowering of this variety falls on the same period with cherry trees.
Cherry varieties such as "Annushka", "Iput"," Dzherelo ", etc. Due to the peculiarity of the pollen, the hybrid cannot act as an independent pollinator.
Fruiting
Buds begin to form in the first year, and already in the third year, harvest 5-7 cherries per bunch.
Cherry blossom variety Miracle
Cherry variety Miracle can start flowering as early as mid-May. This requires warm weather to be established. However, if the variety grows in a region with lower temperatures, then the flowering period may be shifted.
Harvest
The crop is harvested annually, in the middle of summer. In the first year of life, the tree needs abundant watering up to 2 times a week.
Picking berries
One tree can yield up to 10-15 kg of yield. Fat-skinned Miracle cherry can be stored for up to 10 days.
Resistance to low temperatures and disease
Photo of Cherry variety Miracle
Cherry hybrid Miracle tolerates frost well, but it is better to grow this variety in a milder climate. The Chudo cherry variety is very resistant to diseases, as it took the best from its "parents" during selection. Due to its high taste, the "miracle cherry" is used both for freezing and preservation.
Pros and cons
The Miracle cherry hybrid has many virtues, such as a bountiful harvest and early flowering. Cherry winters well and hardly get sick. Taste properties of "sweet cherry" are at a high level.
The disadvantages include the fact that the tree is not pollinated on its own. Manual branching is also a disadvantage of the variety.
But if you follow all the conditions for growing the Miracle cherry variety, then a plentiful and tasty harvest will be the biggest plus.
Cherry variety Miracle: video about the variety