Youth Cherry: description and characteristics, pollinators for the variety, planting and care

Among the varieties of cherries, you need to choose crops with different ripening periods for growing in the garden. It is necessary to take into account the climatic conditions of growth, unpretentiousness in care. Such qualities are inherent in the Molodezhnaya cherry, which was bred by breeders in the early 90s of the last century. The culture is suitable for gardeners in the Central region. Cherries are preferred for cultivation in the Urals and Siberia.

Description of cherry Youth

The bushy variety of cherry Youth is distinguished by a small height of 2-2.5 meters. The branches lowered to the ground form a compact round crown. Thanks to this, the bush can claim a place in small gardens.

On branches covered with bark of a brownish-brown hue, leaves of an oval structure with crenate edges hang densely. They are dark green above and lighter below. Cherry blossoms come after the 10th of May, when the bush is covered with snow-white inflorescences, each of which has 3-7 flowers with a diameter of 3 centimeters. The pistils and stamens of cherries are the same height, so pollination occurs by itself.

The description of the variety also includes the characteristics of the berries. Note that cherry fruit:

• large, weighing up to 4-5 grams;
• burgundy at technical maturity;
• have juicy and firm flesh;
• taste is sweet, slightly sour, without astringency;
• fragrant.

Like the common cherry, the culture is strewn with ripe berries in the second half of July. The yield of the variety increases as the bush matures, growing conditions improve, and the rules of care improve. From one bush, the harvest reaches 12-15 kilograms of berries.

The variety bears fruit every year. A feature of the fruit is that the stone is easily separated from the pulp. Dark red fragrant juice is squeezed out of them.

Characteristic variety

A complete characteristic of the Youth cherry variety includes the fact that the culture:

1. Drought tolerant. Easily tolerates high temperatures in summer and can do without watering. But after planting a tree and during the period of fruit formation, it is necessary to water the bushes.
2. Frost resistant. Trees do not need to be covered for the winter. They easily tolerate a drop in air temperature.
3. Self-fertile. At 40%, the variety does not need pollinators. But it is better to plant Vuzovskaya, Lyubskaya, Turgenevskaya cherries nearby. Molodyozhnaya itself plays the role of a pollinator for crops of late maturation.
4. High-yielding. The number of fruits depends on the age of the cherry. Starting to give berries from the 2-3rd year of life, the culture bears fruit for 15-20 years. Increased yields depend on regular pruning.
5. Medium resistant to fungal diseases. The variety Molodezhnaya is affected by moniliosis and coccomycosis more in hot and humid summers.
6. Versatile in use. Desserts, drinks, juice are prepared from ripe fruits. Berries are suitable for use as a filling for pies, decorating cakes. Tasty cherry preserves, jams, marmalade.

Fresh cherries can be preserved for 2 months if the berries are picked by shearing, keeping the stalk. Storage containers are lined with parchment paper and placed in cellars with a temperature of +2 or +4 degrees, well ventilated.

Planting and care

Despite the ability to produce good yields, the cherry variety will reduce high performance if the young tree is planted incorrectly. The growth of the bush is affected by the choice of location on the plot for the crop.

For the Youth cherry, it is important that the site for her be:

• protected from wind, drafts;
• lit by the sun;
• on a hill, 1.5 meters above groundwater;
• with neutral acidity, sandy loamy soils.

A seedling is purchased or prepared from 70 centimeters to 1 meter in height. Pay attention to the root system, its elasticity and quality. The length of the roots should reach 15 centimeters. The seedling looks he althy if it has no damage on the bark, branches, and the leaves are juicy green.

Start planting cherries by preparing a hole.It is dug out 2 months before planting, 50-60 centimeters wide and 40 deep. The distance between the planting pits reaches 3-2 meters. Be sure to apply fertilizer. Humus is suitable (2 buckets per pit), superphosphate (from 175 to 250 grams), potassium s alt (30-50 grams). In acidic soils, slaked lime is needed. It is enough 200 grams.

Before applying fertilizers to the pit, they must be mixed with the ground. As soon as the hole is two-thirds full, a mound of nutrient soil is poured in the middle. The seedling is set in the center, determining the location of the root collar. Holding the bush with your hand, sprinkle the soil, occasionally shaking the seedling. In this case, the earth will better penetrate between the roots.

At the end of the procedure, the soil is compacted around the trunk of the tree. Be sure to make a roller, highlighting the boundaries of the near-trunk circle. Water the seedlings abundantly, taking 2-3 buckets of water per hole. It is useful to then pour a layer of mulch 8-10 centimeters.

The best time to plant cherries would be early May or October. Nearby you can plant cherries, apple trees. But cherry does not like the neighborhood with currants.

Care for planting stone fruit variety Youth consists of:

• bush formation;
• feeding;
• watering;
• loosening the soil.

Pruning cherries affects crop yields. The procedure is carried out in the spring, removing diseased and damaged branches. Root suckers are removed, leaving up to 12-15 stems with well-developed buds. Old shoots, on which dry twigs appear, and they give small berries, are cut to the ground.

Mulching the trunk circle is carried out constantly if the summer is dry It is better to apply a layer of humus directly on the snow.Then the moisture will be preserved better. Fertilizer is planted in the ground in autumn. Dig carefully so as not to damage the roots. At the same time, fertilizers are applied in the form of superphosphate in the amount of 25 grams, potassium s alt - 10 grams per 1 square meter.

In the summer, the trunk circle is constantly loosened with a garden pitchfork or rake. In the spring, fertilizers containing nitrogen are added for loosening.

They also feed with mullein, diluted in water in a ratio of 1:5, bird droppings - 1:12. The first time you need to feed during the period when the buds bloom. Then organic matter is needed at the time when the cherry blossoms. In August, it is desirable to introduce phosphorus-potassium mixtures. An infusion of wood ash, prepared at the rate of 50 grams per 10 liters of water, is also suitable. Cherry Molodyozhnaya responds well to the application of fluffy lime every 3-5 years. It is optimal to take 300 grams of lime per 1 square meter.

Cherry harvest depends on watering. During the summer, if the heat is long, you need to water 5-6 times per season.

Spring frosts can damage young trees, so to protect the cherries, they fire up smoke piles. Protection is used during the night when the temperature drops to +2 degrees. Finish the operation 2 hours after sunrise. Spraying the bushes with water and abundant watering of the trees will also help.

During the winter, they cover cherries with snow up to 50-70 centimeters high.

It is also important to protect the Youth cherry from diseases, as it has an average resistance to fungal diseases.

Variety diseases

Pathogenic fungi often attack Molodezhnaya cherries, becoming especially active in warm and humid summers.

Gray rot, or moniliosis, is easy to recognize by the drying and blackening of shoots and foliage. Berries are also damaged by rot.Gray mold appears on them, in which spores of the fungus hide. If it starts to rain, and the air temperature drops sharply, then the disease spreads quickly, affecting the neighbors of the diseased tree. If signs of infection are found, it is necessary to remove the damaged parts, fruits and destroy them.

To prevent the tree from completely dying, it is necessary to start fighting the moniliosis fungus in time. As soon as dried branches and leaves, flower buds are noticed on the bushes, the crown is treated with a 3% solution of Bordeaux mixture. The trunk of a damaged bush is whitewashed with lime with the addition of copper sulfate. The treatment is also carried out with chemical preparations: "Tsineb", "Topsin-M", "Kuprozan". Sprayed 3 times with an interval of 12-15 days. Of the biological preparations, Fitosporin is effective.

If reddish dots appeared on the leaves, then infection with coccomycosis began. With the further course of the disease, the spots begin to increase, and pinkish or whitish bulges with spores of the fungus will appear on the lower surface of the leaf.After that, the leaf plates turn yellow, curl, fall off. Both fruits and branches can become infected.

In the spring, before the buds have blossomed, it is necessary to treat the crown with Bordeaux liquid. In August and autumn, spraying with copper sulphate is necessary. Gardeners use a solution of wood ash with the addition of laundry soap to fight the disease. To do this, dissolve 1 kilogram of ash in 5 liters of water. Once a week, starting in May, cherries are sprayed with infusion.

Anthracnose affects many garden crops. The fungus infects fruits during ripening. Tubercles with a pink coating are a clear sign of infection. If they appear on the berries, it is necessary to destroy the diseased fruits, and spray the bush with the Polyram preparation.

Rusty swellings on cherry leaves are also a sign of a fungal infection. Rust leads to a decrease in the berries on the tree, leaf fall.The disease can be prevented by treatment not only with Bordeaux liquid, but also with copper oxychloride. For 1 young tree, it is enough to use up to 2 liters of solution, for an adult - 2 times more. Processing should not be one-time. It is repeated 2-3 times. Best done after harvest.

Velvety spots on cherry fruits carry pathogenic spores of the fungus. If nothing is done, then the organisms will spread to neighboring plants. In addition to Bordeaux liquid, you can get rid of the first signs of scab with Nitrafen.

In order to prevent the development of fungal diseases, it is necessary to clean the garden of plant debris in time, burn fallen leaves, and destroy unripe, damaged fruits.

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