Cherry Leningradskaya Black: variety description and characteristics, cultivation and care

A lush cherry blossom garden is every gardener's dream. In order to fully enjoy this spectacle and feed your family with tasty and he althy berries, you should carefully approach the choice of variety and follow all the rules of agricultural technology recommended by breeders. Only then will the dream become a reality. Among gardeners, the Leningradskaya Chernaya cherry variety is especially popular. In the changeable climate of the Leningrad region, it demonstrates excellent yields and immunity to diseases.

History of occurrence

Breeders at the Pavlovsk Experimental Station near St. Petersburg have managed to develop a variety that does well in climates with cold and wet winters.Gardeners of the Leningrad region appreciated its frost resistance and the ability to harvest delicious berries even in these latitudes.

Variety description

Description of the variety should begin with the characteristics of the tree. He has an average growth, which greatly simplifies the collection of ripe berries. Cherry varieties Leningradskaya Chernaya begin to bear fruit from mid-July. The fruiting process lasts up to 2 months, which allows you to feast on fragrant cherries almost all summer. The culture demonstrates high yields: with competent agricultural technology, summer residents collect up to 40 kg of fruits from one tree. The use of berries is universal: they are eaten fresh, harvested in the form of jam and compotes, wine is made and frozen for the winter.

The berry is almost black, the drupe is not completely separated from the pulp, the structure is dense, the taste is sweet with a slight sourness.

The berries of this variety contain many useful substances and vitamins that are stored in them throughout the fruiting period. Farmers who grow sour cherries for the market note the good transportability of the berries.

Fit features

Compliance with all planting rules will allow you to get the crop declared by breeders and prevent diseases of the stone fruit crop.

Date of planting

If planting seedlings will be carried out in the northern regions, then the best solution would be mid-late April. Over the summer, the seedling adapts to a new place, and winter frosts will not be terrible for him. In more southern latitudes with warm winters, planting can be postponed to autumn. The main thing is to stay below freezing temperatures for more than 1.5 months.

Choice of location and seedlings

For planting a seedling of Leningradskaya Chernaya cherry, a site with deep groundwater is suitable. If it is not possible to plant cherries in such a place, then they pour a mound so that the waters cannot damage the root system.

From all sides, the landing site should be illuminated by the sun, this will increase productivity and speed up fruiting. In shady places, cherries do not develop well, may get sick, and the yield will decrease.

It is better to buy a seedling in nurseries, where they are responsible for the quality of planting material. It is worth inspecting the roots first of all, they should not have growths and damage.

Boarding process

A warm, calm day without precipitation is chosen for planting a seedling:

Dig up the landing site beforehand and make a hole. Its depth must be at least 70 cm.
The selected soil is mixed with compost and rotted manure, 20 grams of potassium s alt are added.
Pre-cherry root system is lowered for an hour in a growth stimulator. Kornevin will do.
At the bottom of the recess spread half of the prepared soil and set the seedling.
Straighten the root system and cover with the remnants of the soil.
Can be mulched with sawdust to retain moisture.

Experienced gardeners recommend installing a support for a young seedling when planting. This will allow you not to worry about its safety on a windy day.

Care

With proper and timely care, in a couple of years the gardener will be able to enjoy the first berries. Watering, top dressing, pruning, mulching and prevention of diseases and pests are considered necessary agrotechnical measures.

Water and mulch

In the first year, the seedling is watered often, but not poured, so as not to damage the root system. A day after moistening the soil, the soil must be loosened, weeds are removed. To keep moisture in the ground longer, the soil is mulched with sawdust and foliage.

Adult cherry tree is watered as the soil dries out, but be sure to do it during flowering, ovary formation and in preparation for winter. 3-4 buckets of not cold water are poured onto one tree. For the winter, the trunk circle is recommended to be mulched with peat, humus and dry leaves. This will enable the tree to survive the cold period without loss.

Cutting

In the first year, all damaged branches are pruned, the crown is formed from the 2nd year of the tree's life.

Feeding

In the first 2 years, the cherry seedling has enough of those fertilizers that were laid in the pit when planting. In the future, they are fed 2 times per season with organic and mineral compounds. Nitrogen compositions are preferable in spring, and phosphorus and potassium mixtures are preferable in autumn.

Diseases and pests: prevention and treatment

Leningrad Chernaya is immune to fungal diseases, but this does not mean that prevention is not needed. Trees are treated with Bordeaux liquid, fungicidal preparations. The tree is rarely affected by pests, but if it does happen, they use folk and chemical remedies, for example, onion and garlic infusion, wood ash, Fufanon and Karbofos preparations.