varieties of yellow cherries for central Russia with photos and descriptions

Rating of cherry varieties

When compiling the rating, the VyborExperta.ru team got acquainted with the works of famous breeders and experienced gardeners. The characteristics of the varieties of the main two groups were analyzed. The first ones are Bigarro, mid-ripe and late, with dense berry pulp, suitable for fresh consumption and canning. The second are Gini, early, consumed only fresh and unsuitable for canning. Particular attention was paid to the following properties of the nominees:

• Self-fertile or will need a pollinator;
• Natural or hybrid with cherry (Duke);
• Disease resistance;
• Winter hardiness;
• Productivity;
• Crown height and dimensions;
• Taste qualities of fruits.

The work of domestic scientist-breeders and famous gardeners-experiments was studied, through whose work the best varieties of cherries were bred for the Moscow region, the northern regions of the middle zone and even Siberia. The work done allowed us to select 15 nominees, each of which has remarkable product properties.

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Late

Such plants bear fruit from mid-July to the end of August. The berries tolerate transportation well and are suitable for preservation and storage.

In memory of Astakhov

One of the best varieties for the middle zone. The tree can withstand frosts down to -30°C and is resistant to pests and diseases. The cherry is of medium size and begins to bear fruit at the age of 5-6 years. The harvest is harvested in mid-August. The berries are dark red, calibrated, weighing up to 8 g. The plant is self-sterile.

Staccato

The result of the work of Canadian breeders. The plant has increased winter hardiness, is not susceptible to most diseases, and is not damaged by pests. It begins to bear fruit 3 years after planting. It is the main variety for industrial use in Europe.

The fruits can withstand transportation and do not crack in cold, rainy summers. They ripen in early August and gain weight in up to 10 days. The berries are large, red, juicy.

Cherry Staccato

How to choose a cherry variety

The task is difficult for a beginner. You can’t do it without consulting an experienced gardener. Our team consulted with some of them and determined the main criteria for selecting seedlings.

Ripening period

There was a time when gardeners literally could not get enough of the only tree in the garden that produced a meager harvest within one week for the entire year. And it had to be collected before the blackbirds did.

Today, with a competent approach to garden planning, you can enjoy this delicious berry from the end of May to the end of September. There is no point in choosing only early, late or mid-season seedlings. You need to grow at least three varieties of different ripening periods. You should determine the best pollinators for your crops, clarify their characteristics and select the best options so that cherries in your garden do not disappear throughout the season.

Climate

Choose zoned material from trusted nurseries. This is the most win-win option. There have been cases when enterprising swindlers from one of the southern republics of the former USSR, under the guise of cherries, sold aspen to gardeners in a neighboring state, and made a lot of money from it. To be sure that the tree will take root, you need to select seedlings at the age of one or two years. It should be remembered that the best time to plant all stone fruits is spring.

Taste qualities

You can talk for a long time about the strengths and weaknesses of seedlings, productivity and other criteria. But we make the final decision after we try several cherries and compare their taste.

The taste of the fruit is determined by the degree of its ripeness, sugar content, acidity, and aromatic substances. Tasters distinguish the following options:

1. Sweet. You can't hear the acid.
2. Sourish-sweet. The sweetness predominates, but there is some acidity.
3. Sweet and sour. There is a lot of acid, but more sugar.
4. Sweet and sour. There are more acids than sugars.
5. Sweetish-sour. Lots of acid, but you can still taste the sugar.
6. Sour. You can't hear sugar at all.

The fruits of some varieties have a wine-sweet taste. Similar sensations arise when tasting semi-sweet dessert wines. The presence of shades is assessed: astringency, bitterness, etc. The aftertaste makes it possible to evaluate the presence and strength of aromas: strong, weak, nutmeg, strawberry, tea rose aromas, etc. Impressions of the structure of the pulp are taken into account.

It can be very tender, this type is called “Gin”, or dense, gristly – “Bigarro”. In highly juicy berries, the juice flows well, while in weakly juicy berries, it is difficult to flow. Fruits of medium juiciness occupy an intermediate position between them. The listed taste assessment criteria are used by professional breeders. However, they can be successfully used by a novice gardener.

Pest resistance

The most common pests for bird cherries are cherry flies and aphids. Cherry fly larvae overwinter in the ground under trees, at a depth of 5 cm. They emerge from the ground during the flowering period of acacia - from mid-May. From this moment until the beginning of June, the winged robber lays eggs in the pulp of the fruit. By the time it ripens, the developing worms feed on the juice of the berries, leaving ugly traces of their vital activity inside them.

The easiest way to combat it is to plant exclusively early cherries. In this case, the pest simply will not have time to lay eggs, or the worms will not have time to enter the stage of maturity at which visible damage will be caused to the crop.

Mid-ripening and late varieties lose up to 60% of the yield from the activity of the cherry fly. Experienced gardeners mulch tree trunk circles with a thick layer of mowed green manure and cover the mulch with geotextiles that allow air and moisture to pass through. These and similar measures prevent the cherry fly from emerging from the ground and save stone fruit crops from this pest.

Aphids can only be combated by timely spraying of trees with preparations that destroy insects.

In addition to insects, fungal diseases cause serious damage to stone fruit crops: coccomycosis, clasterosporiasis, moniliosis and gray rot. Before purchasing seedlings, you should find as much information as possible about them in reference books, the Internet, and ask the advice of experienced gardeners.

Most hybrids resist fungal diseases, but not all of them. Iput, for example, is not afraid of coccomycosis and gray rot, which cannot be said about the Valery Chkalov variety of cherries.

Protection of horticultural crops requires an integrated approach. It is necessary to thin out the crowns of trees and shrubs, preventing them from thickening, which contributes to the spread of infections. Diseased branches and plants must be removed and destroyed; trees, bushes and herbaceous plants must be treated in a timely manner with special means.

Which variety of cherries is better?

Wanting to make the choice easier for inexperienced gardeners, the VyborExperta team selected the four best from the fifteen crops collected in the review, taking into account their performance characteristics and assessments of the taste of the fruit.

• Ovstuzhenka: ripens early, tolerates cold and drought well, resists fungal diseases, the berries are juicy and sweet.
• Ox heart: large-fruited, medium ripening, with good winter hardiness, immunity to disease, high and stable yield. Excellent dessert.
• Tyutchevka: late ripening, cold-resistant, high-yielding, not afraid of most fungal diseases, easily transported over long distances.
• Sabrina: Canadian columnar, compact, self-pollinating, can withstand frosts down to minus 32°C, is not afraid of fungal diseases, large-fruited, the berries are tasty, sweet and juicy, the yields are stable.

The editors of the VyborExperta.kg website have done a great job of selecting worthy nominees for the TOP 15 best cherry varieties. We hope that this material will help novice gardeners in choosing seedlings and growing this tasty and healthy berry.

Landing rules

Yellow cherry varieties will bear fruit only if planted correctly. You need to take a responsible approach to choosing a seedling and planting site. If these points are ignored, the plant will not be able to take root and will die at the first negative influence.

Not all plants are suitable for growing next to cherries.

Choice of terms

The plant can be planted both in spring and autumn. It is important to take into account the growing conditions. In autumn, seedlings are planted in September or early October.

Important! The main thing is that there are still 3-4 weeks left before the first frost. This time will be enough for the planting to take root and get used to the growing conditions.

In spring, planting is carried out depending on the region in April-May. Choose the time before the buds begin to swell. There should be no risk of return frosts. Otherwise, the seedling will freeze.

Selection of location

Large yellow cherries love good lighting. The site should receive sufficient sunlight. Any coniferous or tall deciduous trees should be kept at a distance of 7 meters from the seedling. If they are close together, they will not let in enough light.

It is better to plant the planting on the south side of the site. There should be a residential or utility building nearby that will protect from the wind.

The soil should have neutral indicators, and groundwater should lie at a depth of 2.5 meters. The soil should be loose and light. It is not advisable to plant a relative of the cherry near a pear. Nightshade crops and raspberries should not be present nearby.

Planting a tree

The pit is prepared in advance, at least a month before planting. A drainage layer is laid at the bottom, and the excavated soil is mixed with humus and 1 liter of wood ash.

Leningrad yellow

The trees have a spherical crown, have excellent winter hardiness and productivity, as well as resistance to fruit rot and fruit flies.

The berries of the Leningradskaya yellow cherry variety are juicy, slightly tart, with a slight “bitterness”. They are distinguished by an amber hue.

Summer resident

The trees of this variety are medium-sized, with a spreading crown of medium density. They are drought and frost resistant.

The berries are round-heart-shaped, very juicy, tender, with sweet pulp and a well-separable seed. However, the variety is self-sterile, and therefore needs “neighborhood” with trees of pollinating varieties.

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Drogana yellow

The trees of this variety, popular all over the world, adapt well to different weather conditions, so today this cherry can be found in summer cottages in Europe and Asia.

The tree grows very tall and leafy, so it takes up quite a lot of space in the garden. But thanks to this, the variety is characterized by high productivity. Flowering occurs relatively late, so cherries are not afraid of return spring frosts, which often occur in the middle zone.

The variety is self-sterile, so it is necessary to plant trees of pollinating varieties nearby.

The Drogana yellow variety is distinguished by rather large, round-shaped berries with very smooth skin and dense, sweet and juicy light yellow pulp. The juice is clear. 100 g of pulp contains 6.6 mg of vitamin C.

In addition to an excellent harvest (up to 150 kg per tree), this cherry is valued for its good drought and frost resistance. Plus, she rarely gets infected with fungal diseases. Disadvantages include poor separation of the seeds from the pulp, as well as poor transportability of the berries due to the very thin skin. Also, the berries are completely unsuitable for freezing: after defrosting, they lose their shape - the peel bursts and the pulp spreads.

Chermashnaya

The variety is self-sterile, early ripening. The crown is round or oval, of medium density. The leaves are medium sized, oval, green. The fruits are distinguished by very juicy, tender and sweet pulp with a barely noticeable sourness. The stone is medium in size and easily separated from the pulp.

The trees are quite resistant to frost, so they feel good in central Russia, Belarus and northern Ukraine. Plus, they rarely suffer from moniliosis and coccomycosis and are rarely attacked by pests.

But keep in mind that the winter hardiness of tree buds is average, so in the spring, during return frosts, they may freeze.

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Any of the cherry varieties listed above are, without a doubt, worthy of you planting in your garden. And since we chose the most common and popular among gardeners, a rich harvest of juicy yellow berries will not take too long to arrive. The choice is yours!

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