Cherry Beauty of the North: description of the variety and characteristics of the tree and fruit, cultivation

Description of the Krasa Severa cherry variety and characteristics of the fruit and tree, cultivation

The summer resident dreams of planting a tree that meets all the requirements put forward. Successful cultivation requires a lot of attention to studying information about the species. The Krasa Severa cherry has a positive reputation. Summer residents value it for its positive qualities, including high frost resistance, immunity and more.

Description of the variety

The hybrid of cherries and cherries Krasa Severa was obtained by breeders a long time ago, but still does not lose authority and recognition among gardeners. Back in 1885, a cherry seedling was fertilized with cherry pollen. At first it bore white fruits, but gradually the color changed and the cherries turned pink.

The description of the variety shows that the tree is very hardy. The only condition for its effective cultivation is fertile soil. Without this, productivity is significantly reduced.

Characteristics

For proper cultivation, you should study the characteristics. Sometimes gardeners, out of ignorance, make unforgivable mistakes when planning or caring for a young tree. As a result, part of the harvest is lost.

Winter hardiness

The variety is suitable for growing in areas with harsh winters. Excellent frost resistance allows you to grow the tree without fear. But in regions with low temperatures down to –35 ⁰C, gardeners prefer to additionally wrap the trees for the winter.

The tree itself and the fruit buds are resistant to frost. Flowers can withstand returning spring frosts.

Fruit

Unusual berries are large and very tasty, they have the following characteristics:

• pink colour;
• shape: round;
• skin: elastic, smooth;
• the taste is sweet with a slight sour aftertaste;
• weight 8 g;
• diameter 30 mm;
• light juice.

Due to their appearance, the fruits are not touched by birds.

Tree dimensions

The height of the plant does not exceed 3 m. The crown is wide and spreading. The characteristics of the tree make it possible to use Krasa Severa cherry for decorating a garden or other areas. The leaves on the tree are large. They have features that make it easy to distinguish this species from other varieties even at a young age:

• leaf plate length 14 cm, width 9 cm;
• color dark green, matte;
• leaf-noses are red in color and have warty protrusions.

In conditions of sufficient heat supply, the tree does not grow vigorously, which greatly facilitates the process of care and harvesting.

Timing of flowering and fruit ripening

It blooms early, abundantly and is not afraid of return frosts. In the first ten days of July, the first cherries are harvested. The berries ripen smoothly and consistently every year. There are no breaks.

The yield is high, approximately 15-20 kg per tree, depending on the care and efforts of the gardener.

Disease resistance

The immunity to diseases of the Krasa Severa cherry is average. If you carry out preventive treatments, then the tree is not afraid of either viruses or fungi. This must be done in spring and autumn.

Treated with chemicals before flowering. Then they use traditional methods of fighting diseases. This way the fruits remain environmentally friendly and harmless to human health.

Rules for planting and care

To grow a decent harvest, you need to plant the tree correctly. For planting, choose a sunny place, preferably protected from drafts.

Cherries do not like stagnant water, so they do not allocate a plot in the lowlands. The hole is dug in advance in the fall if planting is planned in the spring. The soil for filling is mixed with humus, a little sand and mineral fertilizers are added. Mix everything well. The seedling is planted along the root collar. Sprinkle with the prepared soil mixture and water well.

Further watering is carried out once every week or two. Depending on how rainy the period turns out to be. After the soil dries a little, loosen the tree trunk circle. This will provide oxygen and retain moisture in the soil. Feeding is carried out systematically 2-3 times per season.

Gardeners whose region of residence has a harsh climate should plant Krasa Severa cherries on their plot. The tree withstands severe frosts and produces a harvest every year.

Shimskaya spanka

Local cherry variety of Novgorod selection. It has good winter-hardy qualities, but is not resistant to monilial burn. It is self-sterile and must be close to other pollinators (suitable varieties for this variety are Lotovaya, Korostynskaia and Vladimirskaya).

The height of the tree is up to 3 m. The crown is bushy and sparse. It bears fruit starting from the age of three or four years. Productive age lasts up to 25 years.

Ripening occurs in late July - early August. The berries are light red, slightly flattened, weight up to 3.5 g. The pink pulp is juicy, aromatic, with a pleasant sweet and sour taste. The juice is colorless. The bone is medium, separates well.

Cherry Beauty of the North: description of the variety and characteristics of the tree and fruit, cultivation

Entry of the variety into fruiting, year

Detailed description of Duke of the Krasa Severa variety: large size, juicy, light pink fruits weighing up to 8 g, early ripening, with a pleasant taste, resistant to...

Features of planting and growing.

1. Choosing a place for cherries.

– Cherries require a well-lit place. Otherwise, a decrease in the sugar content of the fruit and a general decrease in yield are possible.

– Cherry is far from the most frost-resistant crop. In this regard, it is recommended to plant next to country houses (between a barn and a bathhouse, a house and a fence). The best place for cherries is sunny, covered on the north side by a brick wall, which, when heated, will not only protect from cold winds, but also damage the tree.

– Cherries do not tolerate stagnant water. If there is a possibility of flooding on the site, the tree should be drained if possible or planted on a hill. Otherwise, the tree will have poor development or even death. The groundwater level should be at least 1.5-2 m.

– Cherries grow best on light sandy or loamy soils. On heavy clay or sandy soil, cherries most likely will not grow. In this case, a good landing hole is required. The acidity of the soil should be close to neutral: pH 6.5-7.0.

2. Cherry planting and care.

– Planting of seedlings can be carried out exclusively in the spring (for bare root plants), and from spring to October (for containerized plants).

– Cherry seedlings should not be buried when planted in the ground. The root collar (the place where the root enters the trunk) should be 5-7 cm above ground level.

– When buying a seedling in the spring, you can immediately prune the branches. You can't cut the roots. The more of them a young tree has, the faster it will take root. The roots can only be straightened.

– Almost all varieties of cherries growing in the Moscow region are considered self-sterile, that is, they need pollen from another plant to set fruit. Accordingly, you should keep this in mind and if you or your neighboring plot does not have another tree (another variety of cherry), you should purchase it immediately. Even in self-fertile varieties, yields increase significantly when a pollinator appears. There is also an opinion that although cherries and cherries practically do not cross-pollinate, they have a beneficial effect on each other.

– The feeding area of ​​one cherry tree is about 12 sq.m.

– When planting cherries, either organic fertilizer (horse humus or humus), potassium chloride - 20 g, superphosphate 30-40 g are placed in the planting hole.

Further feeding. Nitrogen fertilizers, for example urea (200 g), are applied to the tree trunk circle in early spring, followed by watering; at the end of July-September, superphosphate (350 g) and potassium sulfate (100 g) are poured. Subsequently, organic fertilizers are applied in late autumn and early spring.

Pollination of the variety

The description indicates the partial ability of plants to self-pollinate; in many reviews the variety is characterized as stably self-fertile. Experts who study the problems of pollination of fruit crops argue that the degree of self-fertility can be influenced by the climatic and weather conditions of the place of growth. It is known that at any level of self-pollinating ability, the presence of additional sources of pollen will increase the number of ovaries. It has been noticed that Nord Star cherries bear fruit better if the following varieties grow nearby:

• Meteor;
• Nephris;
• Oblachinskaya.

Duke Krasa Severa (cherry-cherry hybrid)

(variety description, photo)

Early ripening, the fruits are very large - up to 8 g!, pink, smooth, the flesh is very juicy with a rich cherry aroma, sweet with a refreshing sourness

Description of the variety:

A unique berry - a miracle cherry for Siberia. Combines the frost resistance of cherries and the sweet, unique taste of cherries.

Early maturity - ripening occurs in mid-July. The fruits are very large, up to 8 g!, with a beautiful rounded shape. The color is light pink. The pulp is very juicy, dense, crispy, pleasant in texture, with uncolored light juice and a rich cherry aroma. The taste is sweet, very bright, with a slight pleasant sourness, the stone is small and easily separated. Ripening is early and friendly, while the fruits stay firmly on the tree and are not attacked by birds. The variety is self-sterile (early flowering cherries are suitable for pollination), begins to bear fruit quite early, 3-4 years after planting. One of the most productive and frost-resistant varieties (-30ºС). Duke Krasa of the North is incredibly hardy! The wood does not suffer from winter frosts, is not subject to gum development, the flowers tolerate spring frosts well, as a result of which the variety’s annual yield is high. Highly resistant to major diseases, prefers fertile neutral soils. The trees are medium-sized (3 m), with a pyramidal crown.

How to buy seedlings of Duke Krasa Severa (a hybrid of cherry and sweet cherries) at the Siberian Garden nursery

In our nursery, you can buy seedlings of Duke Krasa Severa (a hybrid of cherry and sweet cherries) on open trading floors and in nursery stores. For addresses, opening hours, and phone numbers of retail outlets, see the “Contacts” (in the top menu).

Amorel early

A variety of folk selection. Winter-hardy, suitable for growing in the north, including the Kirov region. Immune to fungal diseases. Frost resistance is approximately the same as that of the best felt cherry for the northwest, which is Okeanskaya Virovskaya.

It begins to bear fruit two to three years after planting the seedlings. At the age of about 10 years, the tree produces 6–10 kg of yield, depending on care and weather conditions.

The variety is self-fertile, but additional pollination with cherries will provide the best harvest.

On average, the berries ripen in July. They are distinguished by thin skin, sweet and sour and delicate taste. The variety belongs to the table variety.

Duke Beauty of the North

A very old, time-tested variety. Cherry varieties Bel and Winkler were chosen as parents. The authorship belongs to I.V. Michurin himself. It was assumed that the hybrid would be grown in Western Siberia. But the tree turned out to be not so winter-hardy, and the flower buds were partially damaged by Siberian frosts, so the yield was quite low.

Duke is famous for its very large, pale pink, onion-shaped fruits with yellowish, juicy, sweet, dense pulp, which ripen closer to mid-summer. Ripe berries are able to patiently wait for harvest, holding tightly to the branches.

The Beauty of the North greets the third spring in its life with vigorous flowering. The self-sterility of the variety requires the presence of a pollinator to produce an ovary, so self-fertile cherries or sweet cherries should grow on the site. In this case, the cherry tree will annually provide generous harvests.

Characteristic features of the tree:

• average height (about 5-6 meters); • reverse pyramidal crown; • powerful, thick skeletal branches of gray color with a brownish tint; • lack of tendency to increased shoot formation; • large, glossy, dark green, oval-shaped leaves with a narrow, sharp tip and finely toothed edges.

The truly Siberian health of the Cherry Krasa Severa allows you to do without preventive spraying with fungicides. She does not get sick and is practically not affected by pests. The tree has high drought resistance and good winter hardiness. Light loam with neutral acidity will be an ideal growing soil. When planting, humus is added to the sandy loam soil, and the acidity is adjusted by adding lime. An important condition is that the area should not be swampy, groundwater should be as low as possible. The formation of the crown is completed when the tree is four years old; in subsequent years, sanitary pruning and, if necessary, thinning pruning are carried out in early spring. Whitewashing the trunk with lime and loosening the tree trunk in late autumn is mandatory to protect the tree from frost, burns and pests that wish to spend the winter nearby.

• average height; • low maintenance; • lack of tendency to shoot formation; • good health and good immunity; • resistance to pests; • early pregnancy; • large fruit; • very tasty berries; • regularity of fruiting; • high productivity; • winter hardiness; • drought resistance.

There is only one drawback - self-sterility. It is usually difficult to notice if you manage to choose the right pollinator variety.

The history of the Nord Star variety

There is not much information in the sources about the origin of the Nord Star cherry. It is known that it appeared in America (Minnesota) as a result of crossing two varieties. The following cherries became the parent forms:

• An ancient (presumably existing since the 16th century) Western European self-fertile variety with good marketable fruits, the Lotovaya variety (Schattenmorelle), which has average resistance to low temperatures and fungal diseases.
• A seedling grown from the seed of an unknown cherry obtained in 1918 from Serbia.

The catalog of varieties of VNIISPK (All-Russian Research Institute for Breeding Fruit Crops) indicates that cherries were included in the state variety testing in 1985. Currently, there is no information about this variety in the Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation. Nord Star cherries are common in the southern and central regions of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

Beauty of the North cherry variety description

Description of the Cherry Variety Beauty of the North.

Description of the Cherry Variety Beauty of the North

The Beauty of the North cherry is also interesting. This is a hybrid variety. It has good winter hardiness and a beautiful pale pink color. Hence the name of the tree - Beauty of the North. Cherry fruits are large - their weight reaches 8 grams. The pulp has a sweet-sourish refreshing taste. Cherries ripen early - in the first half of June. And one more feature - the fruits hold tightly to the branches and are less likely than other varieties to be attacked by birds.

In its homeland, in the northern regions of the country, this cherry reaches 2.5-3 meters. But in Odessa it did not rise above 1.2 meters - it turned into a dwarf tree.

From the very beginning of working in the garden, I decided to grow these particular trees: they take up much less space, caring for them is not very labor-intensive, and the harvest can be considered satisfactory.

But it was one thing to decide, and another to implement: seedlings and seeds of dwarf trees were difficult to find. That’s why we had to pave the way to Michurinsk.

Duke Beauty of the North

A very old, time-tested variety. Cherry varieties Bel and Winkler were chosen as parents. The authorship belongs to I.V. Michurin himself. It was assumed that the hybrid would be grown in Western Siberia. But the tree turned out to be not so winter-hardy, and the flower buds were partially damaged by Siberian frosts, so the yield was quite low.

Duke is famous for its very large, pale pink, onion-shaped fruits with yellowish, juicy, sweet, dense pulp, which ripen closer to mid-summer. Ripe berries are able to patiently wait for harvest, holding tightly to the branches.

The Beauty of the North greets the third spring in its life with vigorous flowering. The self-sterility of the variety requires the presence of a pollinator to produce an ovary, so self-fertile cherries or sweet cherries should grow on the site. In this case, the cherry tree will annually provide generous harvests.

Characteristic features of the tree:

• average height (about 5-6 meters);

• reverse pyramidal crown; • powerful, thick skeletal branches of gray color with a brownish tint; • lack of tendency to increased shoot formation; • large, glossy, dark green, oval-shaped leaves with a narrow, sharp tip and finely toothed edges.

The truly Siberian health of the Cherry Krasa Severa allows you to do without preventive spraying with fungicides. She does not get sick and is practically not affected by pests. The tree has high drought resistance and good winter hardiness. Light loam with neutral acidity will be an ideal growing soil. When planting, humus is added to the sandy loam soil, and the acidity is adjusted by adding lime. An important condition is that the area should not be swampy, groundwater should be as low as possible. The formation of the crown is completed when the tree is four years old; in subsequent years, sanitary pruning and, if necessary, thinning pruning are carried out in early spring. Whitewashing the trunk with lime and loosening the tree trunk in late autumn is mandatory to protect the tree from frost, burns and pests that wish to spend the winter nearby.

• low maintenance; • lack of tendency to shoot formation; • good health and good immunity; • resistance to pests; • early pregnancy; • large fruit; • very tasty berries; • regularity of fruiting; • high productivity; • winter hardiness; • drought resistance.

There is only one drawback - self-sterility. It is usually difficult to notice if you manage to choose the right pollinator variety.

Best Cherry Varieties for the Northwest

The weather in the western region is variable. Summers can be hot, but with a lot of rain. But winter is characterized by changeable weather.

There may be both cold, snowy winters and years when there is minimal snowfall and thaws are replaced by sharp cold snaps. The latter is especially dangerous for trees, since without snow and sudden temperature changes there is a danger of cherries freezing.

That is why, when choosing fruit crops, a gardener must, first of all, pay attention to the frost resistance indicators of cherries and their zoning for the north-west.

Today, breeders have developed dozens of varieties of cherries that can easily withstand frequent temperature changes in winter, have good frost resistance, and allow summer residents to obtain a tasty harvest. We bring you the best cherries for the northwest.

Cherry Beauty of the North

Cherries of the Krasa Severa variety are very popular among gardeners in the western region. This variety was bred by the famous breeder Michurin, and is distinguished by good yield, frost resistance and good taste characteristics of the grown crop.

It is also necessary to note the excellent decorative properties of such cherry trees, which allows us to consider them as a good option for decorating the garden and local area.

Lyubskaya

When deciding which cherry to plant on your plot, pay attention to this productive variety of folk selection. Flower buds withstand the cold even better than Vladimir.

Compact tree up to 2–2.5 m, weeping, rounded crown. It produces a harvest within two years after planting; peak fruiting occurs at 8–10 years. Self-fertile variety, so can be planted away from pollinators.

The fruits ripen in August, and can remain ripe for 2–3 weeks without losing their taste. The berries are dark red, 4–5 g, juicy. Suitable for processing, including the preparation of cherry juice.

Features of planting and subsequent care of cherries

Cherry Nord Star: photo of the variety

Nord Star cherries belong to the late-ripening category, so it is worth creating the most comfortable conditions for planting in order to get a decent and high-quality harvest.

Everything depends, of course, on the area where the cherry trees grow, but otherwise it should be remembered that there are some needs in agricultural technology that must be met.

Otherwise, even such a strong cherry planting may not withstand all external influences and, as a result, the trees will die from lack of care and attention on the part of the gardener, from insufficient protection from external influences (sometimes very negative).

With all this, resistance to frost makes the cherry variety one of the most popular, but no one should forget about care, as well as the key rules for planting cherries in open ground.

Planting: timing, description of the process

It is recommended to plant cherries in the spring, as the seedling will have more time to take root and adapt, which means the risk that the tree will freeze or will not have time to prepare for the onset of frost will be reduced (this usually happens if planting was scheduled for autumn).

But, again, this point depends on the area and region in which the planting is carried out, since if these are the southern regions, then cherries can be planted there in the fall - they will have time to adapt before the onset of unfavorable temperatures. But in Central Russia and closer to the north, it is still worth taking care of organizing planting in the spring.

Let's start with preparing the site for planting seedlings and with the procedure for planting cherries in open ground. The holes for planting seedlings should be up to half a meter deep, and their diameter varies from half a meter to sixty centimeters.

Again, you should focus on the size of the seedling itself, on the size of the root system - the roots should be comfortable in the hole, not cramped, there should be free space. If this is not a single, but a group planting, then there should be a distance between the seedlings, which is about three meters.

In general, it is worth considering that plantings need enough space in order to grow normally and actively develop. In addition, when the trees grow taller, they will not shade each other, which means each cherry will have sunlight and space for growth and development. When a gardener prepares a hole, he must mix the soil he takes out of it with humus in a 1:1 ratio.

You can also add potassium chloride, superphosphate, and ash there to normalize the general condition of the soil and make it more saturated and nutritious for cherry growth. If the area suddenly has heavy and clayey soil, then river sand should be added to it before planting cherries.

Thanks to it, the soil will become looser, and this will have a beneficial effect on future planting. The plant needs the root system to be constantly saturated with moisture and oxygen, because only thanks to this the roots will not begin to rot and pathogenic bacteria will not develop on them.

Before planting, seedlings are carefully inspected for damage or disease. If suddenly the root system or its parts are affected, then they must be carefully removed. The cut areas must be treated with activated carbon so that bacteria no longer penetrate there.

Next, the seedling is sent to open ground, it is planted in a hole, and a peg is installed nearby. The stake is necessary in order to support the planting, and also to prevent the seedling from breaking or being damaged in case of gusts of wind. The root collar should protrude about three to four centimeters above the soil surface.

The complete landing algorithm is as follows:

1. The gardener selects healthy and healthy seedlings and examines them from all sides. Before planting, the seedlings are placed in a growth stimulator - root for several hours;
2. The seedling is placed in a pre-prepared hole, which is filled with fertile soil. A peg is driven into the center, which will become a future support for planting. The mixture is poured around the peg in the form of a mound, and the seedling itself is placed on the mound. Experienced gardeners recommend planting not alone, but together - one person will support the seedling from above, and the second will carefully straighten the roots;
3. They begin to add soil to the roots; this should be done carefully, constantly shaking the seedling. This must be done to ensure that air pockets do not form around the roots, which will lead to the formation of cavities and the development of pathogenic bacteria;
4. The seedling is tied to a peg, done carefully. This can be done from the north side of the peg strictly vertically - the seedling should not deviate anywhere, otherwise this will lead to the tree growing unevenly and unevenly.

Then the gardener monitors how the seedling takes root, how it adapts and takes root in new conditions. It is extremely important to maintain the vital activity of the planting and mulch the tree trunk circle. Mulch performs several functions - it protects the planting from attack by bacteria, and also prevents moisture from evaporating from the soil too quickly. In addition, thanks to mulch, the required amount of heat is retained in the soil, which is also very important for the overall condition of the planting.

After planting the seedling has been completed, an earthen roller should be made around the entire circumference. It should be located approximately 25 centimeters from the main trunk, and thanks to this roller the space will be designated for full watering of the plant. It is recommended to water the seedlings with settled water at room temperature.

Cherry Nord old. Agricultural technology

Cherry Nord Star: photo of the variety

In general, the root system of a plant is considered very delicate and vulnerable, and therefore it is still recommended to be very careful about both the watering process and fertilizing.

They are part of agrotechnical measures, just like pruning, fertilizing, harvesting, and planting rejuvenation.

Cherries do not tolerate transplantation, so initially the gardener should make sure that the planting area is as comfortable and well-lit as possible.

To water one cherry seedling, the gardener will need about two or three buckets of water, but be sure to take into account temperature indicators and conditions, because otherwise the planting will feel less comfortable, and in general the growth and development of this cherry seedling may noticeably slow down. Because of this, the fruiting periods will shift.

When the tree matures, the agricultural technology can be slightly changed. For example, it is worth increasing the number of waterings - at least three times per season. You should also focus on climatic and weather conditions, the amount of precipitation and the duration of dry periods.

Only taking into account all the external features, as well as taking into account the state of the planting, will it be possible to create the most favorable watering schedule that will meet all planting requirements.

The first watering should be scheduled for the time when flowering ends. The second time the cherries are watered after the fruits have gradually filled in and when they begin to gradually ripen. At this time, they really need watering so that they can become juicy and large - something that corresponds to the varietal indicators and characteristics. The third watering should be carried out at the very beginning of October, after the leaves have fallen and the planting must be prepared for the winter period.

You should remember to loosen the soil after watering throughout the growing season. Also, the tree trunk circle should not only be loose (to allow oxygen and moisture to pass through), but also cleared of weeds and other excess vegetation. This may not have the best effect on the condition of the plantings, their characteristics and properties, and therefore it is still worth paying as much attention as possible to some issues and issues related to the hygiene and aesthetics of the sites.

I would like to say that there are step-by-step instructions for planting a cherry tree. If the gardener follows it, then he will have an increased chance of creating a very rich, tall and productive planting. The most important thing is that, in general, even a gardener who does not have any specific and very rich experience in planting plants can cope with this algorithm. Only by observing the conditions, the gardener will be able to achieve the maximum that the planting will be capable of.

But there are some points that must be observed. These aspects include the following:

• recommended timing for planting Nord Star cherries;
• a suitable place in which the planting will feel comfortable and develop in accordance with the requirements of the variety;
• proximity to a cherry tree;
• selection of healthy and viable planting material, preparing it for planting in open ground;
• algorithm and subtleties of landing;
• subsequent care of the plant so that the plant lives and bears fruit as long as possible, despite external conditions and characteristics.

Let's talk a little about feeding. In the first couple of years, planting will not require the application of fertilizers and fertilizing at all for the reason that they will be saturated with all the necessary substances and components from the saturated and enriched soil. But after two or three years, it is still necessary to begin adding additional fertilizers and substances so that the plantings can feel much more comfortable.

Typically, fertilizers are applied in the autumn, before the gardener orders in-depth digging of the garden plot. So, for one cherry tree we will need to apply potassium fertilizers, phosphorus fertilizers (all these fertilizers are applied mainly in dry form). In early spring, it is necessary to make the soil saturated with nitrogen-containing components. This will require about fifty grams of fertilizer, which will be ideal for saturating the planting and creating the most favorable conditions for it. You should not be overzealous with fertilizing, as you can quite overfeed the planting and cause harm to it. And in general, experienced gardeners say that it is better not to feed the planting more than to create satiety conditions for it, in which the cherry will experience discomfort.

When the Nord Star cherry reaches the age of two years, the crown should begin to be formed . To do this, the branches are pruned. They carefully inspect the planting, shorten the growths so that the plant looks not just neat, but also healthy. If the cherry tree becomes very old, then gardeners are recommended to carry out anti-aging pruning. Thanks to it, the tree can be given a second life. It is worth keeping in mind that, in principle, trees tolerate these procedures quite calmly and recover normally after pruning and shaping.

Cherry Nord Star: photo of the variety

Frost protection is another important requirement that gardeners must maintain. The fact is that the winter period can be very harsh, both for adult plants and young seedlings. Therefore, it is necessary to protect plantings using materials such as glass wool and roofing felt, reeds, spruce forests, and thick paper.

If the trunk of a Nord Star cherry tree has been damaged by rodents, pests, or mechanically by the gardener himself, then the damage site is carefully cleaned with a knife and lubricated with garden varnish to prevent further penetration of the infection into the bark. It is better to tie the trunk on top with a dense material that will allow a small amount of air to pass through.

In general, if you create such conditions for planting, you can reduce the risk of damage, freezing or other negative effects from planting. The main thing is to be able to recognize in time some negative manifestations on the part of the Nord Star cherry variety, some of its signals that it is worth being more attentive to agrotechnical aspects, and then the gardener will achieve an excellent and significant result.

Let's talk a little about what pests and how they can be dangerous for a cherry tree. In general, the variety is quite resistant, and with all this, it is quite rarely affected by such common diseases as moniliosis or coccomycosis, which can lead to the inevitable death of the plant.

Rodents can attack plantings, but not very often. The thing is that the bark of the tree is bitter, and its taste does not attract rodents or other pests at all. This is another advantage of planting, since it can restore itself.

The disadvantage of the Nord Star cherry is that the tree is very tall, it is quite problematic to care for it, and it is not easy to harvest the resulting harvest. Sometimes the fruits may fall off, but in rare cases - usually gardeners manage to collect most of the harvest, preserving it and using it for universal purposes.

Features of growing dukes in the country

1. For successful cultivation on a personal plot, it is necessary to plant dukes surrounded by zoned varieties of cherries and sweet cherries. This is explained by the fact that Duke is self-sterile, and a single planting will be useless.
2. Since duke is more frost-hardy than sweet cherries, but less hardy than cherries, in the northern regions it is mainly planted in the form of bushes - this way it is easier to protect the plant from freezing.
3. The good news is that the crop is practically not susceptible to cherry fly damage.

How to protect cherries from pests and diseases

Generous cherry is affected by coccomycosis and moniliosis to a moderate degree. Common pests are aphids and slimy sawflies.

Pests and diseases of cherries and ways to combat them - table