Main characteristics of Nochka cherry
Before planting a hybrid, you need to familiarize yourself with its basic characteristics. This is important to ensure proper care for the plant.
Drought resistance, frost resistance of Nochka cherry
Cherevishnya Nochka is drought-resistant and not afraid of heat. Coupled with its low watering requirements, this makes the variety desirable in the southern arid regions.
The Nochki cherry is native to a warm region, but it is also frost-resistant. Duke tolerates temperatures well down to -30-35 °C.
Productivity
Cherry Nochka is a fast-growing variety. After planting, the first fruiting occurs in the third year.
Nochka cherry ripening occurs at the end of July. In cooler regions, where flowering begins later, harvest dates also shift.
The yield of Nochka cherries reaches 20-25 kg per tree. This indicator depends on several factors:
- cherry age – the peak is considered to be 12 years, then the yield decreases;
- compliance with the rules of care - pruning, watering, fertilizing, preparing for winter;
- damage by diseases and pests.
If transportation or storage is planned, then the fruits of the hybrid must be collected with petioles. The harvest is consumed fresh and used for making desserts. The variety is suitable for canning, drying, freezing.
You can make compote, preserves or jam from cherries for the winter.
Advantages and disadvantages
Nochka is loved by many gardeners for its advantages:
- frost resistance;
- drought resistance;
- large berries;
- good taste and aroma;
- possibility of transportation;
- versatility in application;
- high resistance to coccomycosis.
All these advantages are countered by only 2 disadvantages of Nochka - the self-sterility of the variety and the low yield of cherries.
History of the variety's creation
For decades, breeders have been thinking about improving two varieties of stone fruit trees at once: cherries and sweet cherries. Many varieties of cherries have berries that are too small and sour, and large-fruited varieties have berries that are too watery. And varietal varieties of cherries have large berries, with excellent dessert taste, but these stone fruit trees have low resistance to frost, so in many regions of our country they simply freeze out in too cold winters.
Cherry night
Breeders decided to develop hybrid trees that would have excellent resistance to cold from cherry trees and large, tasty cherry fruits. The variety they developed was named Duke.
Cherry Duke Nochka was bred in Ukraine, at the Artemovsk fruit growing station by specialist L.I. Taranenko. He used the Valery Chkalov cherry and the Nord Star cherry variety as a basis.
Rules for planting cherry Nochka
Planting a hybrid is not difficult, especially if you have similar experience with cherries. One of the important points is the selection of Nochka seedlings, which must meet the following requirements:
- well developed, healthy root system;
- moist bright brown roots, there should be no damage;
- green trunk with clean and smooth bark;
- height 0.7-1.3 m
- age 1-2 years.
Advice! It is better to buy Nochki seedlings in the fall, when the choice is richer and the quality is higher. Until spring, it can be stored in the basement if the temperature in it is 0-5 °C.
The cherry roots need to be treated with mash - mix equal parts mullein and clay. After processing, wrap them with a rag and place them in a bag.
Recommended timing
It is better to plant Nochka in early spring, before the movement of juices begins. If the region is southern, then autumn planting of cherries is allowed.
Site selection and soil preparation
The Nochka tree will grow in one place for 20-25 years, so it is important to carefully choose a site. The following conditions are optimal:
- small hill with a slope of 10-15 °;
- southern or southwestern slope;
- natural protection from wind from the north or northeast;
- slightly acidic or neutral soil; cherries will not grow on acidified and saline soil.
If you plan to plant Nochka cherry in the spring, then the place must be prepared in the fall. To do this, you need to dig a hole and add a nutrient mixture:
- compost or humus 2-3 buckets;
- ash 2 l;
- superphosphate 0.3 kg.
Important! If the soil is acidic, then you need to add dolomite flour.
How to plant correctly
Algorithm for planting Nochki cherry:
- Form a small mound in the hole prepared in the fall.
- Carefully straighten the roots of the seedling and place it on a mound.
- Cover the soil in layers, compacting each of them.
- Do not bury the root collar. The grafting site should rise 2-3 cm above the ground surface.
- Form a tree trunk circle and an earthen roller in diameter.
- Water the bush generously and mulch it. A cherry bush needs 2-3 buckets of water.
Advice! You need to leave 3-4 m between the Nochka seedling and neighboring trees and bushes. When planting next to a fence or building, you need to retreat 2-3 m.
If the area was not cultivated in the fall, then all preparatory procedures must be carried out at least 2 weeks before planting the cherries.
It is necessary to apply organic fertilizers - manure, humus, bird droppings
conclusions
- The Nochka variety is a hybrid obtained by crossing cherries and sweet cherries.
- The main advantages of duka are its unpretentiousness, resistance to cold and disease, as well as the excellent taste of the fruit.
- Growing Nochka and Shokoladnitsa does not present any particular difficulties; you just need to carry out seasonal autumn-spring work on time.
- The variety is excellent for small summer cottages and personal use, but is not suitable for commercial production.
Features of care
The main care for Nochka cherries consists of watering, fertilizing, and pruning. It is important to carry out each stage correctly and in a timely manner.
Watering and fertilizing schedule
Nochka is a drought-resistant variety and has a negative attitude towards waterlogging. Watering cherries is needed during the following periods:
- before flowering, if the weather was dry;
- during budding, ovary growth, if there are dry days;
- after harvest;
- before cold weather - this type of watering is called moisture-charging.
Important! If it rains every 1-2 weeks in the region, then there is no need to water the plant.
When growing Nochki cherries, fertilizing is necessary. This is necessary for good growth and development of the duke, a rich, high-quality harvest. You should act according to the schedule:
- Spring feeding of cherries. Add ammonium nitrate, urea, and nitroammophoska. For 1 m² you need 20-30 g of fertilizer. They bring it in for digging.
- Duke flowering. Apply 5-6 kg of humus or compost per 1 m². It is effective to use fertilizer for mulching after watering.
- Autumn, when the berries are picked. During this period, after watering, liquid fertilizing must be applied. You need to add 0.5 liters of bird droppings or 1 liter of mullein to a 10-liter bucket of water, leave for 1.5 weeks, then dilute in 5 parts of water. For 1 m² you need 3-3.5 liters of fertilizer.
Trimming
The need for such a procedure arises when the Nochka tree turns 5-6 years old. By this time it is completely rooted and strengthened.
The height of an adult tree rarely exceeds 3 m, so cherry trees do not need formative pruning
The night requires sanitary pruning, when damaged, dry and diseased branches are cut out. Such work is carried out in early spring or late autumn, when there is no sap flow.
Cherries also need rejuvenating pruning; drooping branches that no longer bear fruit must be removed. Such procedures are carried out until the plant is 15 years old.
Important! If the crown of Nochka is thickened, then it is necessary to remove some of the branches that grow inward. They also have berries, so large-scale pruning of cherries is not worth it.
Preparing for winter
Cherry Nochka is a frost-resistant hybrid, but it still needs to be prepared for winter:
- Whiten the trunk and skeletal branches when the leaves fall. This will protect the bark from temperature changes at the end of winter and premature heating of the wood during it.
- Cover the cherries for the winter. The roots of Nochka require such protection, since for the most part they are located in the upper layers of the soil. In areas with frosty winters and little snow cover, you need to mulch the tree trunk circle. Sawdust, straw, foliage, and humus are suitable for this. A layer of mulch of 15-20 cm is sufficient.
Diseases and pests
Duke Nochka boasts good immunity to various diseases, especially coccomycosis. But in unfavorable weather conditions problems may arise.
Table: diseases and methods of control
| Disease | Signs | Ways to fight |
| Clusterosporiosis (hole leaf spot) |
| Treat the tree with a 5% solution of copper sulfate in the spring before leaves appear and in the fall after leaf fall. |
| Gum treatment |
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| Scab |
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| Monilial burn | Leaves, ovaries and young branches suddenly dry out. |
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Photo gallery: manifestation of diseases
Monilial burn manifests itself as unexpected drying of branches
Bright yellow spots appear on the leaf blades, which subsequently become darker and crack.
Clusterosporiasis can be easily confused with damage from leaf-eating insects
Gum discharge can lead to drying out of the shoot
Table: pests of Duke Nochka
| Pest | Signs | Ways to fight |
| hawthorn | The pest's caterpillars completely eat up the buds and young leaves. | Before flowering, spray the tree with a solution of Nitrafen or Karbofos. |
| cherry fly | The insect damages the berries, they become soft, dark, rot and crumble. |
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| Cherry aphid | Massive accumulations of small black insects appear on young leaves and shoots. | Spray the duke with a solution of Inta-Vir or Decis immediately after the appearance of the pest. |
| Cherry weevil | The insect eats away buds, buds and ovaries, and the larvae deposited in the seeds damage the berries. | After flowering, spray the duke with Actellik, diluting the drug in water according to the instructions. |
Photo gallery: pests affecting duke
Butterfly caterpillars completely eat up the buds and young leaves
The insect loves to eat berries that become soft and rot.
Cherry aphid is a small black insect, clusters of which appear on leaves and shoots
The pest eats away buds, buds and ovaries, and the larvae deposited in the seeds damage the berries
Methods of propagation of plum-cherry tree
For this purpose, the following basic methods are used:
By cuttings
- The scion must be cut from young shoots.
- Procurement of planting material should be carried out during the active growing season, that is, at the beginning of summer.
- You need to choose only healthy shoots. The cuttings must be cut 30-40 cm long. It is advisable to do this early in the morning or on a cloudy day.
- Cut the cuttings from their lower part. At the top the shoot is cut above the third leaf.
- The prepared petioles are placed overnight in a specially prepared solution.
- The scion is rooted in a warm greenhouse at an angle of 45 degrees, at a distance of 7-8 cm from each other. For this purpose, a mixture of sand and peat is used.
- Planting material must be regularly watered and ventilated.
- Seedlings grown from cuttings are planted only after 2 years.
Horizontal layering
- Work should be carried out in late spring or early summer.
- It is necessary to prepare a groove near the tree in advance and bend the shoot closest to the surface of the earth into it.
- The layers must be secured so that they do not return to their original position. To do this you will need wire or staples.
- Next, you need to sprinkle soil on the central part lying on the ground, the branch branch and water it generously.
- It is allowed to detach cuttings from the mother bush after they have developed strong roots.
Fruit
Cherry fruits are collected in clusters. Each of them contains from 6 to 8 berries. The color of the fruit in the phase of biological maturity is dark burgundy.
Duke Nochki berries combine the dessert taste of cherries with a pleasant cherry aroma. The fruits of this variety do not have the sourness characteristic of cherries.
The night ripened at the end of July. Fruiting begins in the third year.
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During the flowering period of the tree, its branches are completely covered with small white flowers, from which a sweet aroma spreads throughout the area. Snow-white flowers create a crown that covers the bark of the tree - this is an amazing sight.
To ensure that branches with fruits do not touch the ground, you need to install reliable support around the bush at a height of 80 cm from the ground level along the entire contour.
The crop ripens differently in different regions. Approximate date: end of August, beginning of September. The size and shape of the fruits differ depending on the variety. The fruits are:
- elongated with red-brown skin;
- round shape with a yellow tint.
The taste of the fruits is more reminiscent of plums, but there are also berries where the flavor of cherry dominates. Juicy and aromatic berries are used to make delicious preserves, marmalade, confiture and marmalade.
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Picky person
When planting cherry trees, you need to take into account that the tree is self-sterile. Many gardeners complain about all the ovaries falling off after flowering, which indicates problems with pollination. This question is perhaps the most painful for the cherry tree.
In my garden, Miracle Cherry grows among cherries and cherries, and I have not observed any shedding of the ovaries. I realized for myself that dukes are well pollinated by cherries. This only confirms that black cherry trees should be planted together with sweet cherries and cherries.
However, when choosing a seedling, you still need to find out which other variety is suitable for it as a pollinator - the cherry tree is very picky about the “pair” and not all varieties are capable of pollinating it.
