Cherry Dachnitsa

Many people love sunny yellow cherries, and this is not surprising. After all, even in appearance, it seems sweeter and more attractive. It is also important that people do not have an allergic reaction to a berry of this color, if we compare it, say, with red. Therefore, it is worthwhile to familiarize yourself in more detail with the yellow-fruited cherry variety Dachnitsa.

Such a beautiful variety was received by Ukrainian breeders on the basis of the Institute of Irrigated Horticulture in Melitopol. The summer resident is the fruit of the activities of the famous scientist-breeder Nikolai Ivanovich Turovtsev. In his work on a new crop, he used the method of pollination of the Bigarreau Napoleon variety (Napoleon) with mixed pollen of 12 varieties of sweet cherries. The culture has been under strain testing since 1984.

The summer resident grows very quickly, the crown forms not too dense, but spreading and raised. The height of the tree is 3 to 4 meters. Fruiting near the tree is concentrated on both bouquet branches and annual shoots.

The shiny fruits of a beautiful yellow shade shine in the sun and make the tree very decorative. The shape is traditional, rounded, slightly like a heart, the abdominal seam is shallow, barely noticeable. The top of the berry is round, there is a small wide depression at the base. The seed inside the berries is not too large and separates very well from the pulp.

The fruits are quite large, all the same size, 12 grams each, the presentation is excellent. White numerous subcutaneous dots are almost invisible. The stalk is medium.

Cherry Dachnitsa is fragrant, has an excellent dessert taste, sweet, with a slight sourness. The fruit has a thin, almost imperceptible skin when eaten, which is easily removed, as well as a juicy cream-colored pulp with transparent juice. The tasting committee rated the sweet cherry rather high - 4.6 on a five-point system. Appetizing berries are used fresh, they make very tasty compotes, aromatic jam.

The Dachnitsa variety is a mid-early subspecies of sweet cherry. The harvest ripens starting from June 10, and it is harvested until the middle of this month. Fast-growing culture. Fruiting starts in the third or fourth season.

At the age of 12 years, the average yield of a tree is 40-45 kilograms.

The culture is recommended for cultivation in the North Caucasus, Astrakhan and the region. However, given the frost and drought resistance of the culture, the Summer resident can be successfully cultivated in any other territory. As for the Ukrainian regions and regions, here the variety was zoned according to the steppe zone.

The described culture is self-fertile. In order for the fruits to set, the presence of pollinating donors is necessary nearby. Experts consider the varieties to be the best of them:

• Wang;
• Drogana yellow;
• Franz Joseph;
• Mascot;
• Melitopol black.

To plant a Summer Resident in your garden, it is important to find an open place that will be illuminated by sunlight, but with protection from cold winds. The occurrence of groundwater must be deep, at least 1.5-2 m from the surface of the earth. As for the soil, a neutral variety is suitable, with a pH in the range of 6.5-7, the optimal options are sandy loam, loamy.

The planting pit should be 80x60 cm in size. It is better to take a 1- or 2-year-old seedling with developed roots, smooth bark, no defects, spots, with 3-4 branches, which already have buds. When planting a cherry orchard, the trees must be staggered with an interval of 3-3.5 m.

Planted trees are unpretentious, so standard care is enough for them: regular watering, top dressing in autumn and spring, loosening the soil, pruning the crown.

The adult tree of the Summer Resident is quite resistant to cold weather. However, young seedlings must be protected from frost and rodent pests. To do this, the tree trunk can be wrapped with burlap, agrofibre or spruce branches. The roots of the tree will not freeze if the periosteal circle is mulched. It is recommended to whitewash the trunks and skeletal branches in autumn with a lime solution.

The described culture is characterized by resistance, which is above average, to fungal diseases: moniliosis, coccomycosis. And also it is almost not affected by the cherry fly.

The summer resident can withstand dry summers and bitter frosts down to -30 degrees. And also it is quite resistant to cracking of fruits in the rainy period. Flower buds show excellent tolerance to spring return frosts.