Plum Gek: variety description and characteristics, cultivation and care, pollinators and photos

Plum plum Gek belongs to universal varieties that delight with their rich taste in fresh and canned form. The fruit is popular with experienced gardeners and beginner gardeners. Cherry plum is unpretentious in care, easily takes root in all regions of the Russian Federation. The yield is high, the variety is suitable for breeding for personal consumption or sale. To successfully grow a fruit tree, you need to familiarize yourself with all the nuances.

History of selection

Plum plum Chuk and Gek or Plum Russian is a hybrid of the average term of fruiting.It was bred by symbiosis of the Chinese plum with cherry plum Excellent in the experimental breeding laboratory named after N.I. Vavilov. The creators of the variety are G. Eremin and S. Zabrodina. The type has been listed in the state register since 1995. It is approved for use in the North Caucasus and Nizhnevolzhskaya regions.

The appearance of the tree

Plum trees grow medium in size with an even column of medium thickness, are famous for their rapid growth. Shoots about 3-5 centimeters wide, vertical slope. As it grows, the vector changes to horizontal. The bush is dense, flat-round shape. Bouquet branches are short, live a short period, up to 3 years. There are a large number of buds on the branches, each of them produces 2 flowers. Flowering early, in early April. Fruiting occurs in mid-July. Trees yield 3-4 years after planting for 20-25 years.

Features of fruits

The harvest is plentiful, fruits are eaten in any form. They differ in the following features:

• berries are large, weighing 30-45 grams, round-oval;
• medium density skin, elastic, waxy;
• side seam is clearly visible along the entire length;
• pulp of medium juiciness, not dense, cartilaginous, yellow color;
• bone is small, easily separated from the pulp, sweet and sour.

The variety received a tasting score of 4.2 points. This means that the taste is good, the variety is worth growing. Fruits of universal purpose, sugar content is 8.5%. Fully ripe fruits have a slightly orange undertone, small dots are faintly visible. They easily endure transportation, retain their original appearance after being torn off for 1 month.

Resistant to low temperatures and dry climates

Plum plum Gek is famous for its medium resistance to low temperatures. Drought tolerance is also average. The tree is moisture-loving, like other varieties.

Susceptibility to diseases and parasites

Subspecies of cherry plum Huck is practically not exposed to pests and diseases. Their resistance is high. If there is an attack of beetles or diseases on a tree, they do not harm it.

Pollinator varieties

A tree does not pollinate itself. Desired pollinators include Chinese plum and any other varieties of cherry plum. This encourages abundant fruiting.

Yield and fruiting

The tree gives a stable harvest from the last days of July until the end of August. The fruits do not immediately fall from the branches, they last about a week from the moment of ripening. About 30 kilograms of cherry plum can be harvested from one tree.

Using fruits

Jam, jams, dried fruits, compotes are widely prepared from fruits. Cherry plum retains most of the nutrients, with proper freezing. Fresh fruits can be consumed immediately, or used to make muffins, as a decoration for desserts.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

A variety of cherry plum Gek suggests a number of positive and negative properties.

Winter hardinessImmunity to diseases, bugsHigh survival rate of a tree in different conditions

Pros	Cons
Prematurity	Self-infertility
High yields	Medium drought tolerance
Good fruit taste
Large marketable fruits

How to plant a tree on the plot

Gek cherry plum is planted in several ways. These include:

• from the bone;
• using seedling;
• grafting - budding.

To preserve properties, they often resort to vegetative propagation. When pollinating trees planted from stone, insects mix pollen from different varieties. Then the taste and appearance of the fruit changes. Propagation of cherry plum by sowing seeds is the most economical way. Buying a seedling requires little financial outlay, but the tree grows faster.

Optimal landing time

In the southern regions, it is advisable to plant cherry plum in the fall. Then she gets along better. In regions with frosty winters, it is safer to plant a tree in the spring.

Choosing a place and preparing a seedling

Experienced summer residents advise planting planting material in a place where the soil is fertile, using various agronomic practices. In the territory with natural depression, in order to avoid under-warming of the rhizome, the cherry plum is placed on a mound 60 centimeters high.The root collar should be above the soil.

1. South-west and north-west slopes are perfect, where the sun's rays are constantly shining.
2. The earth should be slightly acidic with a light texture.
3. Groundwater should be no higher than 1.5-2 meters.

When choosing a cherry plum seedling, you need to pay attention to its appearance. It should not be damaged, the trunk, leaves and shoots with no wrinkles, spots, curvature. Normal rhizome at least 10 centimeters long, white in color. It is better to buy planting material in nurseries or specialized stores. When purchased on the market, there is a risk of getting the wrong variety, infected or wild seedling. You don't need to plant it right away. First, carefully inspect the root system:

• remove deformed and dried fragments with secateurs, cut he althy ones a little;
• if brown color is seen on the roots of cherry plum, cut off this place;
• make a clay, liquid mash with mullein, put roots in it.

Manipulation maintains the balance of water in the plant, prevents it from drying out while it is still in the soil. Due to the presence of mullein in the mash, planting material is supplied with nutrients.

Fitting technology

Cherry plum is planted using seedlings with a closed and open rhizome. Each option has its own landing technique. The first case is the most time-consuming, which cannot be said about planting a seedling in a container.

How to plant seedlings with an open root system

Pre-preparation should be prepared holes for cherry plum size 6060 and 80 cm deep. Dig them at a distance of 2.5 meters from each other. Dig around the soil and remove weeds.Bring ashes into the ground, green recharge. From the excavated soil, create a mixture that includes:

• humus 10-15 kilograms;
• nitrophoska - 140 grams;
• ash - 0.5 kg.

Put drainage from broken bricks at the bottom, fill up the soil mixture to half. Form a mound, insert a stick into it to support the seedling. Spread the root system inside the recess, cover with the rest of the mixture so that the neck of the root does not deepen and remains above the surface. This will help the tree develop properly. Trample the earth around the stem, pour plenty of warm water.

After soaking up the liquid, loosen and mulch with humus with straw or freshly cut grass.

How to plant seedlings with covered roots

Plum seedlings in containers with a closed rhizome can be planted without digging holes.They are placed in the right place on the plot, holding the stem, generously cover the rhizome with soil mixture. After, cut the trees, pour 3-4 buckets of water on each plant. During drought, water the young cherry plum every 10 days during the growing season.

We organize competent care

Plum Gek does not require special care. It consists only in such events:

• timely watering, weeding, feeding;
• treatment from pests and diseases;
• shelter for the winter.

For due care, the tree will thank with a bountiful harvest.

How often to water?

It is necessary to irrigate cherry plum regularly, especially in summer with rare rainfall. Watered with warm water, strictly under the root system 3 times a month. Especially often it is necessary to irrigate young trees. One plant will need 4 buckets of water.

What and how to feed the plant

In the first year of the cherry plum life, it is not necessary to feed it, since the soil is fertilized before planting. From the 2nd year onwards, the following top dressing should be applied:

• mineral;
• organic.

In spring it is worth fertilizing cherry plum with nitrogenous substances, in summer and autumn - with potassium-phosphate compounds. After pollen, feed the tree with urea. Every autumn, after harvesting, add humus or compost under the trunk. Half a bucket is enough for 1 tree.

Specific crown formation

Plum plum Gek needs the formation of a bush, but insignificant, because by nature it has the shape of a regular oval. You should also thin out the branches so that all the fruits are saturated with sunlight.

Every spring, carry out sanitary pruning of cherry plum, remove all shoots frozen over the winter period, as well as old, diseased branches.

Caring for the trunk circle

After watering the tree, mulch the ground along the diameter of the near-trunk circle, remove weeds. In the form of a mulching material, humus, compost or sawdust is suitable. The layer should be 7-10 centimeters.

Preventive treatments

Plum is famous for its strong immunity to bugs and diseases, but you can periodically treat the tree for preventive purposes. From aphids apply Aktofit, Cesar. This pest attacks most often, but does no harm. Only the aesthetic appearance of the tree suffers.

Wintering tree

Plum trees require high hilling of the trunk, mulching of the near-stem part. When the snow falls, you can pile up the boles with it and sketch out the near-trunk part with a snowdrift. Under such shelter, the variety is not afraid of frost.

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