Apple-tree Cherry

Apple-tree Vishnevoe belongs to the early winter varieties bred in Michurinsky VNIIS. To breed the variety, Antonovka ordinary was crossed with Pepin Shafranny. The new Vishnevoe apple tree received all the best from her parents. It has a high resistance to diseases, including those such as scab, brings large yields every year and apples are stored much longer than many others.

The cherry apple tree is recommended to be grown in the central regions of the country and in the Black Earth Region. Gardeners from the Voronezh and Tambov regions are especially fond of this variety, and here you can find it in many gardens.

Apple-tree Cherry: photo of the variety

Apple-tree Cherry: description of the variety and characteristics

Apple-tree Cherry: photo of the variety

The cherry apple tree belongs to medium-sized varieties, the shape of the crown is round or flat-round and quite thick. The branches grow very densely and in such a way that they create a right angle. The thick branches and bark of the tree are painted cherry red. Straight-growing shoots are cherry-colored and of medium thickness. The crown is covered with leaves with a smooth surface resembling the shape of an egg, and the edges are covered with small serrated teeth. Cherry apples can be round or slightly elongated, weighing 120 grams. The apples are covered with a delicate skin with a waxy coating. When fully ripe, the apple turns yellow-green with a slight touch of pink. However, if the summer is particularly hot, the fruits take on a beautiful, rich cherry color. Cherry apples have a sweet taste with a slight sourness, slightly grainy white pulp. One fruit contains 15% sugar, 0.5% acids. Many large dots are located under the skin. The fruits are rated by tasters at 4.5 points out of a possible 5, and the attractiveness is rated at 4.5.

Pros and cons of the variety

Apple-tree Vishnevoe annually brings consistently high yields of quality apples with an attractive appearance and a very pleasant taste. They have good immunity due to which they are resistant to many diseases, including fungal ones. They can be transported over long distances without losing their presentation.

The disadvantages of the Vishnevoe apple tree include low resistance to frost, the inability to store apples for a long time and a rather weak aroma.

Harvesting begins

Harvesting begins in the first half of the month of September. It can be stored until the last winter month, and at the same time all the taste and useful properties will be preserved. From one apple tree in adulthood, you can collect about 140 kilograms annually.
The cherry apple tree has an average early maturity, so the first harvests can be removed 6 years after planting in the garden.
It has an average resistance to frost, due to which the shoots of the first year of life can freeze, during spring frosts, fruit buds are damaged.

The cherry apple tree is disease resistant and can develop fungal diseases or scab in years with particularly high humidity.
For pollination of the plant, maternal varieties and North Sinap.

Apple-tree Cherry: photo of the variety

Apple-tree Cherry: planting varieties

Planting an apple tree of the Cherry variety into the garden begins in the first spring month or at the end of autumn, when the vegetative system is at rest. If the seedling has a closed root system, then you can plant an apple tree in the garden in the summer, the main thing is to water it abundantly and hide it from direct sunlight.
Apple-tree Cherry loves open sunny areas protected from strong winds. It does not tolerate wetlands and high humidity, so the lowland is not suitable for planting this tree.

Before planting an apple tree seedling of the Cherry variety, you need to prepare a planting pit. Its dimensions can be 70/70 centimeters if it is heavy soil, and 50/50 if it is normal soil. The bottom in the pit is loosened a little with a shovel. Next, a wooden stake is placed in it, for which a young plant is further attached. The seedling is positioned so that the root collar is on the surface at least 5 centimeters from the ground. Before planting, gently spread the roots so that they look on different sides. Further, the roots of the Cherry apple tree are covered with earth, carefully tamped and watered abundantly with 2 buckets of water. After the plant is planted, the branches must be shortened by 1/3.

It is important to know that when feeding, fertilizers are not thrown dry into the base of the tree, but are buried to a depth of 15 centimeters below the root system or are applied in liquid form.

Apple-tree Cherry: photo of the variety

Variety care

Caring for the Cherry apple tree is not difficult and does not require anything special. It is important to regularly water the tree, loosen the soil and carry out prophylaxis against harmful insects.

In order for the shoots to start growing faster, it is necessary to feed the plant with nitrogenous fertilizers in the spring and early summer.

Pruning an apple tree

The cherry apple tree has a dense crown, which must be thinned out. The procedure should be carried out in early spring, before the buds begin to swell, or in late autumn, before the onset of frost. It is necessary to prune the plant regularly, removing improperly growing shoots that eat up crops. Those that show signs of illness or any damage. It is also necessary to remove branches that grow too close to each other, since they cannot develop normally, but take away the strength of the plant.
It is important to use exceptionally clean and sharp tools when pruning. After completing the procedure, all of them are thoroughly washed and disinfected.

It is important to know that all remote areas of the plant with signs of the disease must be burned so that the infection does not get into the ground.

Ripening and fruiting

In order for the harvests to be good, it is necessary that those plants that will pollinate it grow next to the cherry apple tree. For this, the varieties of Antonovka ordinary, Northern Sinap and Pepin Shaffranny are suitable. They bloom in the month of May like Cherry.
The bloom is very beautiful. The tree is covered with fragrant flowers of medium size, cream or white.

It is important to remember that prophylactic treatment of plants can be dangerous for bees pollinating a tree. Therefore, processing cannot be carried out during flowering. Poor pollination by bees leads to a serious decrease in yield.

The cherry apple tree bears fruit every year throughout its life. The first time this happens after 6 years, but some gardeners write in their reviews that they noticed the first fruits after 3 years.

Fruit formation takes place on short or long fruit branches.
Harvested in the first weeks of September. If the summer was rainy, then the harvest time will not move significantly.
In order for the apples of the Vishnevoe variety to lose their sourness, reach consumer maturity and acquire a harmonious taste, they must be allowed to lie down after picking for about 2 weeks.
The fruits are perfectly stored and do not lose their properties and presentation until February.
For transportation, wooden boxes and even cardboard boxes are well suited.

Fruits of the Cherry apple variety are perfect for conservation and are excellent fresh.

Features of cultivation in different regions

It is recommended to plant an apple tree of the Vishnevoe variety in the Central region of the Black Earth Region.The variety is not resistant to cold weather, so it feels bad in Moscow and the Moscow region. The reason is the instability of the kidneys to spring frosts. Branches also do not tolerate strong winds and unstable air temperatures.

It is not recommended to grow this variety of Cherry apple trees where recurrent frosts are possible. The tree is resistant to temperatures not lower than -27 degrees, if the temperature drops, the shoots of the first year of life die.

In 70 years of the last century, at a temperature of -37 degrees, the variety was damaged by 1, 3 points, which is less than the varieties Anis, Moskovskaya grushovka, Brown striped.

The Vishnevoe apple variety is not suitable for growing in the Urals. It is best to grow varieties with high frost resistance in this region.

When deciding to grow a Cherry apple tree in the Moscow region, one must remember about shelter for the period of winter cold within 3 years after planting in the garden.
The variety is actively grown in the middle lane, but sometimes freezes in the case of especially cold winters.

Apple-tree Vishnevoe: reviews of gardeners and useful tips

Cherry apples: variety photo

Vasily Viktorovich, Moscow region: “In case of damage due to frost, in the spring it is necessary to cut off all damaged areas and apply such fertilizers as ammonium nitrate or nitrophoska at the rate of 1 tbsp. spoon for 1 bucket of water ".

Sergey Vladimirovich, Sverdlovsk region: “For good preservation of apples, put their boxes or cardboard boxes and make interlayers of paper between them. The boxes must be removed to a cool and dry place. "

Sofia Yakovlevna, Leningrad region: “The bark of an apple tree can be damaged by the abundance of sunlight in the spring. To avoid this, it is necessary to whitewash them in the fall. "

Margarita Gennadievna, Samara region: “Every gardener, including myself, in my life is faced with wilting, drying out of trees, despite numerous restoration measures, such as feeding, pruning and pest control. In the case when there is nothing more to lose, you can try the method that was used in the distant past. It is necessary to excavate the trunk on one side and drive a nail into the root collar. Surprisingly, after that, most of the trees suddenly come to life and continue to delight with their harvests for many years. "

Apple-tree Cherry: video about the variety