Why does the sweet cherry not bear fruit and what to do about it?

Sweet cherry is considered a fruit crop with productive fruiting. However, sometimes in the course of growing it, gardeners are faced with the fact that it does not bear fruit. The article will discuss what to do with it.

One of the common reasons for poor fruiting is lack of pollination. The bulk of the varietal assortment of the crop is self-fertile. Because of this, she needs pollinators.

To eliminate the cause, it is necessary to plant several pollinating trees of different varieties next to the cherry... In this case, you need to choose those species that have the same flowering time. Self-fertile varieties also need pollinating trees. They improve fruiting. Pollinators should be planted in groups of 2-3 trees or interspersed with cherries.

To attract bees, the home garden can be sprayed with honey juice at the rate of 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey per liter of water. Before pollinators appear, flowers can be sprayed with standing water. This will keep the buds from shedding.

Sweet cherry does not like the neighborhood with some fruit crops. For example, it will not be able to fully bear fruit if apple trees, pears, plums, apricots are planted nearby. It happens that the lack of flowering is associated with inadequate complex care of the berry. In addition, not all gardeners remember the need to add an additional soil layer, previously fertilized.

It happens that a tree does not bear fruit well due to the wrong type of soil. Sandy soil is the worst option. You cannot do without weighting this land. It is necessary to add clay and organic fertilizers to it.

In addition, there must be mineral components in the soil. Without nutrition, the crop will not yield a bountiful harvest. The problem cannot be avoided if the soil is saturated with nitrogen. Such trees grow quickly, differ in leaf power and poor flowering. To eliminate the cause, you need to dig up the ground in the trunk circle in the fall, supplying it with fresh compost, manure, and stove ash.

If the soil is acidic, cherries grow slowly.... Its branches have no branches, and most of the flowers fall off without an ovary. In this case, you cannot do without dolomite flour and lime.

Cherries should be planted on the south side of the garden or tall building. This protects the flowers from gusts of wind and return frosts. The shaded area reduces the number of buds and therefore ovaries.

If the tree is planted in the wrong place, you need to cover it from the north side. For this, covering materials on a non-woven basis are used. Before sheltering, you need to slightly lower the crown.

In the southern regions, the reason for poor fruiting is associated with the fall of the ovary due to a lack of moisture. It is necessary to ensure the culture is properly watered. During the filling of berries, irrigation is stopped, as this spoils the taste of the fruit.

Usually, cherries begin to bear fruit 4-5 years after transplanting to a permanent place. However, some varieties delight gardeners with a harvest only for 7-8 years.

Much depends on the time of planting, the correctness of its implementation, the care of the seedling.As a rule, a young plant does not yield a large yield. A culture of ten years old can "present" from 10 to 30 kg of berries in a season.

When cherries are more than 15 years old, the yield decreases. However, the average period of abundant fruiting can be reduced by various factors. The key ones are improper plant formation, neglect of pruning, neglect of the stage of the disease.

Sweet cherry belongs to southern cultures. It is sensitive to the climatic conditions of the area. The variety chosen for planting should be suitable for the specific region. Otherwise, after the formation of flowers, the cherry will not give berries.

Spring frosts are especially dangerous for her at temperatures below -10 degrees. So that the culture does not freeze, they try to keep the snow around the cherries as long as possible. For the frosty regions of the country, winter-hardy plants are needed. Their kidneys are not afraid of small freezing temperatures and nighttime cold snaps. Temperature changes can destroy young plants.

Poor climate (rainy weather or drought) reduces the quality of pollination. Due to the cold, experienced gardeners have to artificially postpone the awakening of culture..

One of the characteristic reasons for the lack of a crop is a fungal disease. It can be moniliosis, coccomycosis, spotting, clasterosporium disease. To prevent such a problem, it is necessary to periodically carry out appropriate preventive measures.

In a diseased plant, the foliage withers, the lateral branches dry out, and dark spots are observed. The affected parts of the culture are removed and burned. It is important to pay attention to proper care. The tree is treated with a special solution based on copper oxychloride or Bordeaux liquid.

If the cherry is infected with harmful insects (cherry fly, leafworm, aphids), it is sprayed with "Karbofos" or "Iskra".

If a tree is blooming, but over time begins to shed flowers, this may mean its weakness. It is possible that the culture is planted too deep in the ground. With proper planting, the root collar is located 3-5 cm above the level of the tamped earth. The distance to groundwater should be at least 1.5 m. Sweet cherry roots die from an abundance of moisture.

If the culture blooms perfectly, but does not bear fruit (there are no berries on it), they check all possible reasons, starting from the grade, the presence of pollinators, to checking the land, the conditions of the region, and the health of the plant.

In order for the cherry to bear fruit after flowering and not get sick, after pruning, one must not forget about its processing with special solutions. It is important to get rid of the central branches, to treat damage to the bark in a timely manner, and in the spring do not forget to cover it with agrofibre.