Sweet cherry Rodina

Sweet cherry Rodina
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Fruit shape: rounded heart-shaped
  • Authors: O.S. Zhukov, G.G. Nikiforov (I.V. Michurin VIIIGiSPR)
  • Year of approval: 2010
  • Growth type: medium-sized
  • Appointment: universal
  • Yield: high
  • Crown: pyramidal
  • Escapes: medium thickness, straight, brown-red
  • Sheet: medium-sized, finely serrated edge, green
  • Fruit size: large
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Cherry variety Rodina was approved for use in 2010. The purpose of such cherries is universal. The variety is distinguished by its high yield, resistance to diseases and pests.

Description of the variety

Sweet cherry Rodina is a medium layer. Her crown is pyramidal. Shoots on plants of medium thickness, straight, brownish-red in color.

Medium-sized leaf plates. Their color is green. The flowers are white, rather large. The petiole is short. Homeland is a self-fertile variety, so it will need pollinators. Young buds grow large on trees. Their shape is ovoid.

Fruit characteristics

Ripe fruits are rather large in size. Their average weight is 4.5-5 grams. Their shape is heart-shaped, rounded. The color is dark burgundy, closer to black. A slight glossy shine can be seen on the surface.

The skin on ripe berries is dense. The flesh is cartilaginous, its color is light red. Dark juice. The seed in the berries is large. The fruits are highly transportable. In addition, the berries have good keeping quality after picking.

Taste qualities

Ripe cherries of this variety have a sweet and sour taste. The tasting score was 4.5 points. The purpose of the berries is universal. They can be consumed raw. They are also suitable for making jams, juices, preserves and other sweet dishes.

Ripening and fruiting

Sweet cherry Rodina begins to bear fruit 4-5 years after planting in a permanent place. Ripening dates are early.

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

The Rodina variety has a high yield level. From 1 hectare of planting it will be possible to collect an average of 107.6 centners of berries. The yield of this species is stable.

Growing and caring

The most suitable region for growing such a crop is considered to be Central Black Earth. This type of sweet cherry needs well-ionized soils with oxygen, so loosening should be carried out before planting. And also regularly you will need to repeat this procedure during the growth of trees. When planted in heavy soils, the crop will not receive enough nutrients.

The homeland does not tolerate waterlogging well, therefore, young seedlings should not be planted in places where underground waters pass. This cherry prefers fertile light or sandy loam soils. Beforehand, you need to add some organic fertilizers there.

Remember that seedlings will need to be planted adjacent to other cherry varieties for cross-pollination to occur. Otherwise, the trees will not bear fruit.

Sweet cherry Rodina is considered unpretentious to the water content in the soil (4-5 waterings per season will be enough). But remember that excessive moisture can lead to the death of vegetation.

Despite the fact that the variety is frost-hardy, trees will need to be covered before the onset of frost.Like many other varieties, this cherry will need periodic pruning and top dressing.

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 sweet 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

Sweet cherry Rodina has good resistance to coccomycosis, which affects shoots and leaf blades. But at the same time, she often suffers from perforated spotting, moniliosis.

Sick trees are treated with copper oxychloride, Bordeaux liquid, and copper sulfate. And also the chemical preparation "Horus" will do.

Sweet cherry Rodina sometimes suffers from the invasion of various pests, including aphids, cherry flies, moths and leafworms. These parasites actively feed on plant juices. And they are also carriers of a variety of diseases.

To destroy these harmful insects, you can use drugs such as Actellik, Nitrafen, Confidor. If the lesion is insignificant, then you can process cherries with folk remedies (tinctures with tobacco dust, with wood ash).

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.

Review overview

Many gardeners spoke positively about the cherry of this variety. Separately, it was said that ripe fruits have good taste. They are all quite dense. It will be possible to get a stable high-grade crop annually.

Gardeners noted that this variety easily tolerates temperature extremes. In winter, they will not freeze. According to gardeners, this species can be perfect not only for consumption in its raw form, but also for preparing various preparations for the winter.

Main characteristics
Authors
O.S. Zhukov, G.G.Nikiforov (I.V. Michurin VIIIGiSPR)
Year of approval
2010
Appointment
universal
Yield
high
Average yield
107.6 c / ha
Transportability
high
Wood
Growth type
medium-sized
Crown
pyramidal
Escapes
medium thickness, straight, brown-red
Sheet
medium-sized, finely serrated edge, green
Flowers
large, white
Fruit
Fruit size
large
Fruit weight, g
4,5-5,0
Fruit shape
rounded heart-shaped
Fruit color
maroon, almost black
Skin
dense
Pulp color
light red
Pulp (consistency)
cartilaginous
Fruit taste
sweet and sour
Juice color
dark
Bone size
large
Fruit composition
dry matter 16.14%, sugars 12.78%, acid 0.83%, ascorbic acid 6.6 mg / 100g
Fruit tasting
4.5 points
Growing
Growing regions
Central Black Earth
Resistant to fruit cracking
with high humidity, the fruits crack
Coccomycosis resistance
steady
Maturation
Early maturity
4-5 years after planting
Ripening terms
early
Reviews
There are no reviews.
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