Cherry Sudarushka: variety description and characteristics, planting and care with photo

In Central Russia and the southern regions of Russia, cherry has long been one of the most common fruit plants. Some of its varieties are adapted to growth and fruiting in the northern regions. Culture is valued for the taste of its fruits, undemanding to growing conditions, early ripening and beauty of flowers. Gardeners also note all these qualities in Sudarushka cherries.

Variety description

Cherry Sudarushka is a tree of medium height with a dense crown, which has a pyramidal round shape, and long straight branches. In 2001, the description of the variety was entered into the State Register.

The leaves are dark green, pointed at the top and have a rounded base. Their plates are shaped like boats due to the concave shape. The petioles are medium in length, as are the ovoid buds.

Inflorescences consist of four small white flowers touching each other. Each of them has a pistil and medium-sized stamens, a goblet calyx.

Characteristic of the tree and fruits

Sudarushka variety has a universal purpose. In terms of maturation, it belongs to the mid-season variety. Differs in abundant flowering.

One of the features of Sudarushka is partial self-fertility. This means that the plant forms from 5% to 20% of the fruits of the total number of flowers. But to increase the number of berries and increase productivity, it needs to be in proximity to other varieties.It is believed that the most effective pollinators for Sudarushka are Turgenevka and Oktava.

The fruits are heart-shaped, they taste sweet and sour, juicy, and the flesh and skin are close to maroon in color.

The weight of berries reaches 5 grams. The first harvest from the trees is harvested four years after they are planted. Yields reach 75 centners per hectare. The average yield is 40 centners per hectare.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Gardeners with experience in growing Sudarushka cherries note its merits:

• frost resistance, the ability to withstand even severe cold;
• weak damage to shoots and flowers during spring frosts;
• pleasant fruit taste and attractive appearance;
• resistance to diseases such as moniliosis.

In this case, the variety can be affected by the fungus coccomycosis, without being resistant to this disease. In the absence of serious prevention, coccomycosis can cause significant damage to the culture. This is the main disadvantage of the Sudarushka variety.

Features of planting and caring for cherries

For planting cherries choose one-year or two-year-old seedlings 1-1.2 meters high, with a root system 20-30 centimeters long. According to the rules of agricultural technology, first a hole is prepared, a bucket of water is poured into it, and mulching is carried out. The root neck is placed at ground level. The seedling is tied to an additional support.

Top dressing is applied in the spring, ammonium nitrate is used as fertilizer. Its quantity is calculated from the proportion of 20 grams per 1 square meter of the trunk circle. In trees aged 2-3 years, the crown is formed using pruning.

For the winter, young cherries are covered with thick paper, roofing material, reeds, glass wool. Damaged areas are treated with garden pitch. To protect against short spring frosts, when the cherry blossoms, they resort to smoking and watering. The secret of a plentiful and high-quality harvest of Sudarushka cherries is in following the rules for caring for the plant and the presence of pollinating varieties.

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