Sweet cherry Lapins

Sweet cherry Lapins
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Fruit shape: rounded, flattened towards the top
  • Keeping quality: good
  • Authors: Summerland Research Station, Canada
  • Appeared when crossing: Van x Stella
  • Growth type: vigorous
  • Appointment: for all types of processing, for fresh consumption
  • Yield: high
  • Crown: slightly branched, spherical
  • Fruit size: large
  • Fruit weight, g: 9,5-11
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Gardeners owe the appearance of a number of highly productive and large-fruited varieties of sweet cherry to the Canadian breeding program. One of the best achievements of Canadian scientists is the Lapins variety.

Breeding history

Lapins was bred at an experimental station in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. The Scientific Experimental Station, founded in 1914, is now part of the Pacific Agri-Food Research Center. This scientific institution plays an important role in the world selection of sweet cherries: about 80% of all modern varieties of this stone fruit crop have been developed here.

The variety was bred in 1971 by Charles Lapins, holder of a doctorate and an honorary medal from the American Pomological Society for his outstanding contribution to breeding science. Sweet cherry Lapins is the result of crossing Van and Stella varieties. The crop was approved for cultivation in 1983. Most of the cherry varieties created in Summerland were named with the letter "C", but this variety was named after its creator in honor of his merits. The variety has long held a leading position in the commercial market in Canada and the United States.

Description of the variety

Lapins is a self-fertile fruitful variety of large-fruited sweet cherry for universal use. Forms a vigorous tree (2.5-4 m) with a spherical, weakly branched crown and branches directed upwards. The leaves are large, dark green towards the end of summer, densely cover the tree and almost completely hide the harvest.

Fruit characteristics

The very beautiful Lapins fruits measuring 28-30 mm and weighing 9.5-11 g are colored at first in a yellow-orange hue. Gradually, it turns red and turns into a rich dark red at the stage of ripeness. The orange subtone is retained. Shiny cherries are round, with a slightly flattened top. The stalk is firmly attached to the branch and holds the fruit, so the crop does not crumble.

The red pulp is aromatic, juicy, dense, slightly crunchy. Medium-sized stone can be easily separated. The juice is light red.

Fruits are resistant to cracking. They have a dry separation, an excellent presentation and are well tolerated during transportation.

Taste qualities

Tasters highly appreciate the taste of the variety, giving it an almost maximum score (4.8 out of 5). The taste has a balance of sweetness and sourness. Sweet cherries are consumed fresh, used for baking. The fruits can be frozen, cooked from them delicious jam, jelly, compote, make cherry wine or liqueur.

Ripening and fruiting

Sweet cherry Lapins can give a signal harvest already for 2-3 years of life. A full bountiful harvest is obtained from a 4-year-old tree. The variety bears fruit in the mid-late period: from about 20 to 30 June, although the ripening process can stretch until mid-July.

After planting the seedlings, it will take a long time before you can see the first berries on the tree. The first flowering occurs only in the fourth year of the tree's life. At this time, the tree produces only a small number of flowers. In the fifth year, you can already expect more active flowering and the first, albeit small, harvest. A decent harvest can be harvested for 6-7 years.

Yield

Lapins has a stable yield of 25-30 kg of berries from a tree. Adult cherries can show record productivity and bring up to 50 kg.The fruits ripen almost at the same time, the crop can remain on the tree for a long time, without overripe and without crumbling.

Growing regions

Lapins was extremely popular in his homeland in the late 90s and is now returning to its former glory. Lapins is well known in Europe, especially in Germany. It is planted en masse in Belarus and Ukraine. It is also widespread in the southern regions of Russia. The frost resistance of the variety is weak.

Self-fertility and the need for pollinators

Lapins is a self-fertile variety that does not need the proximity of other varieties and artificial pollination. At the same time, this cherry itself can act as a pollinator for self-fertile trees. Early and intense flowering. Spring frosts are dangerous for future ovaries.

Growing and care

Lapins can be grafted onto low-growing rootstocks (VSL2). A healthy seedling is planted in the spring in a sunny, draft-free place in loose soil with good drainage. One of the most common tree planting schemes is 4x2 m, because it grows compact, and the shoots have vertical growth.

The crown must be formed for sanitary purposes and to increase yields. Top dressing is applied at planting, they will last for 3 years, then the necessary fertilizers are used seasonally.

Sweet cherries are planted in a sunny and well-protected place from the wind. The soil should be fertile, loose and moisture-permeable. There are two options for planting cherries - spring and autumn. The first option is the most preferred and is suitable for all growing regions. In the southern regions, planting can be carried out in the fall.
One of the benefits of grafting a tree is to restore overgrown plants, improve the taste of the fruit, and adapt southern varieties to cool climates. If you follow all the recommendations of experts, you can strengthen the immune system of cherries, and it will be more resistant to pests and diseases.
In order to harvest a rich and tasty cherry crop every year, you need to properly care for it. Timely watering is one of the necessary stages of care. The rate of watering a cherry tree directly depends on how dry and hot the weather is, and on the amount of precipitation. Basically, cherries need to be watered about 3-5 times per season, depending on the weather conditions in your area.
One of the most important agrotechnical measures in the cultivation of sweet cherry is correct and timely pruning. Correct pruning eliminates the consumption of nutrients for infertile shoots, so more trace elements are sent to the fruiting branches. This process increases the quality and quantity of the harvest.

Disease and pest resistance

Lapins is susceptible to insect attacks, preventive spraying is required.

The variety is susceptible to moniliosis, so you need to completely remove the affected shoots and use fungicides. In the characteristics of the variety, good immunity to clasterosporia and coccomycosis is declared, but gardeners claim that the causative agent of coccomycosis still quite often infects the plant.

When caring for cherries, you need to carry out timely protection against various pests and pathogens. Depending on the cause and nature of the course, all cherry diseases can be conditionally divided into several categories - infectious and non-infectious. Each category of diseases provides for its own plan and method of treatment, the use of certain drugs and folk remedies.
Self-cultivation of sweet cherries is a complicated process. It is important to follow all the necessary subtleties and techniques for the fruit tree to take root. There are several ways to propagate cherries: grafting on another tree, cuttings, growing from a stone, propagation by root shoots or layering.
Main characteristics
Authors
Summerland Research Station, Canada
Appeared when crossing
Van x Stella
Appointment
for all types of processing, for fresh consumption
Yield
high
Wood
Growth type
vigorous
Crown
weakly branched, spherical
Branches
directed up
Fruit
Fruit size
large
Fruit weight, g
9,5-11
Fruit shape
rounded, flattened towards the top
Fruit color
red, with an orange tint
Skin
shiny
Pulp color
Red
Pulp (consistency)
juicy
Fruit taste
rich, good, sweet
Juice color
light red
Appearance
very beautiful, decorative
Fruit tasting
4.8 points
Keeping quality
good
Growing
Self-fertility
self-fertile
Pollinator varieties
Large-fruited, Announcement, Francis
Winter hardiness
weak
Resistant to fruit cracking
little or little sensitive
Coccomycosis resistance
high
Resistance to moniliosis
receptive
Clasterosporium resistance
high
Maturation
Ripening terms
mid-late
Fruiting period
third decade of June
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