Cherry Beauty

Cherry Krasavitsa received in the VIR named after Vavilov N.I. in 85 of the last century, by crossing the variety "Summer"And pollen" Pink + Red ". The official authors are V.P. Tsarenko. and Tsarenko N.A., the variety of felt cherry Krasavitsa was entered in the State Register in `99.

Cherry Beauty: variety description and characteristics

Felt cherry Beauty: photo of the variety

Cherry bush Beauty reaches 160 cm in height, has a broadly rounded shape, dense. The plant is perennial, the branches are upright, ashy, rough, with a large number of lentils of a lighter color. Shoots one year old, slightly fleecy, chocolate color. Buds are smaller than average, pointed at the end. Three pieces are formed, two along the edges are generative, central vegetative, on the surface they have fine hairiness, rejected from the branch. The leaves are elongated-rounded, about five by four cm, marsh-green in color, with a pointed upper end and base.

The leaf plate is a variety of felt cherry. Beauty is jagged along the perimeter, the surface is crinkled, the dorsal side is covered with fine hairs, and on the lower side there is a felt surface. Petiole 40 mm, medium circumference, marsh-colored, fleecy, contains 2 stipules. One or two flowers are formed on one petiole, the shape of a "saucer", the circumference of the corolla is 25 mm, contains five snow-white petals. The flower contains 26 stamens and 1 pistil. The stigma of the pistil is located above the level of the anthers. The calyx is elongated-rounded, anthocyanin, 5 sepals, finely ribbed, pubescent. It blooms and bears fruit at a time, on branches and fruit twigs.

The blooming period of the Krasavitsa felt cherry is from 20 to 27 May. The fruits ripen from June 23 to June 28, at a time. Young plants grown by grafting give the first fruits in the second year, grown from seedlings in the third or fourth year. The life span of the plant is up to 17 years. Cherry Beauty is also self-fertile.

Harvest from one bush up to 10.7 kg. Cherry variety Krasavitsa with high resistance to temperature drop. Reacts negatively to excess moisture, but tolerates arid conditions well. High immunity to coccomycosis, and weak resistance to clasterosporia. With an excess of moisture, inflorescences and berries fall ill with moniliosis.

Felt cherry variety Krasavitsa perfectly reproduces by cuttings. Works well for almost all types of gardens.

Description of fruits

The fruit of the felt cherry Beauty is voluminous, its weight varies from three to three and a half, dimensions are 15 x 16 x 15 mm. Shape: widened circle, oval apex, pronounced abdominal suture, deep funnel at the base of the fruit. The berry is claret-pink, attractive, the skin is covered with many tiny villi, almost invisible to the human eye. Felt cherry pulp Beauty is richly saturated with juice, colored red, high density. The peduncle is fleecy, length 40 mm. The mass of the stone is 1.16 g, the shape is a wide circle, which is 5.3 percent of the total mass of the fruit, does not leave the pulp when cleaning the fruit.

Chemical composition:

• 12% dry matter
• 8.3% natural sugars and fructose
• 0.8% acid
• 24 mg per hundred grams of vitamin C

The use of the variety of felt cherry Krasavitsa is universal. It is used fresh, for the preparation of juices, homemade products and industrial. The appearance of the berry is attractive. Taste qualities harmoniously combine sweetness and acidity. The tasting score is 3.8 points. The fruits are torn off 50% dry. Indicators for transportation are low.

Felt cherry Beauty: reviews of gardeners

• Anastasia Igorevna, Chelyabinsk region: “The variety of felt cherry Krasavitsa initially liked me for its appearance. I saw these berries in my neighbor's dacha, and I wanted to grow the same ones. When I got the first harvest, I was convinced that the Krasavitsa cherries were also very tasty ”.
• Sergey Vladimirovich, Moscow region: “I have been growing Krasavitsa cherries for a long time. I like that the variety has increased resistance to frost, and also gives decent yields. I will continue to grow this variety further. "
• Kristina Semyonovna, Leningrad region: “For the cherry variety - the felt cherry Krasavitsa is completely unpretentious in its care. The berries are amazingly beautiful. I think if I grew it up for sale, these beauties would be sold out instantly. Also cherry Krasavitsa has large berries. However, their size may decrease if the tree is overloaded with cherries. "