Cherry Princess

Cherry Princess
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: V.P. Tsarenko, N.A. Tsarenko
  • Appeared when crossing: Summer x Red sweet
  • Year of approval: 1999
  • Barrel type: bush
  • Growth type: undersized
  • Crown: broadly oval, spreading, medium thickening
  • Escapes: red-brown, pubescent
  • Leaves: small, elongated-oval, dark green, corrugated, slightly concave, covered with short hairs
  • Flowers: saucer, medium, white
  • Flowering and fruiting type: bouquet twigs and fruit twigs
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Cherry Princess is not the most capricious plant (contrary to the name). But it is important to cultivate it correctly, to follow the key recommendations of the originators. It will also be interesting to find out what you can count on when growing such a crop.

Breeding history

The developers of the variety are breeders V.P. Tsarenko and N.A. Tsarenko. The name belongs to their surname, there is no monarchical reference in that. The varieties Krasnaya Sweet and Leto were taken as the basis for hybridization. Officially, the plant has been allowed to be used in private gardens since 1999. It is known that the development of the Princess was carried out in the Far East.

Description of the variety

This cherry is one of the felt varieties. It has a universal fruit purpose. The bushes are not too tall - they reach only 1.2 m. The crown, which is distinguished by its spreading character, resembles a wide oval in shape. Medium thickening is typical for it.

Other features:

  • the direct nature of the growth of branches;
  • light-colored lentils on the same branches;
  • brown-gray scaly bark on branches;
  • medium-sized leaves resembling an elongated oval;
  • dark green color and pronounced corrugation of foliage;
  • flowers are similar in shape to a saucer, painted in a white tone;
  • 1 or 2 flowers are collected in inflorescences;
  • the average life span is 17 years.

Fruit characteristics

The princess's drupes are rather large. Their size is on average 1.5x1.7x1.6 cm. Such a fruit will weigh from 3.6 to 4 grams.

Other nuances of these fruits:

  • ovoid;
  • slightly noticeable "beak";
  • rich pink color;
  • the bone cannot be separated from the soft part;
  • the abdominal seam looks like a strip;
  • the detachment of drupes is of a semi-dry type;
  • beautiful, outwardly attractive appearance;
  • shiny peel with pubescence of hairs.

Taste qualities

This variety has a sweet and sour taste. In general, it is perceived harmoniously. Delicious sweet and sour juice is extracted from the fruit. The fibrous dense pulp is juicy. The proportion of dry matter reaches 9.58%, the concentration of sugars is 8.2%, and the intake of acids is 0.67%. The tasting examination gave the fruit a score of 3.8 points.

Ripening and fruiting

The first crops can be harvested in 2-4 years of development. The Princess will bloom normally in the second decade of May. It is believed that this plant has an average ripening period. The collection of drupes is carried out approximately from 19 to 29 July. The fruits form at the same time, but weather conditions can greatly affect the development of the tree.

When growing cherries on your site, you need to know some of the features of fruiting. After planting, the cherry tree usually does not bear fruit for the first few years. Under favorable conditions, this crop can bear fruit in 2 or 3 years. However, you often have to wait 4-5 years.

Yield

On average, 9.6 kg of cherries are grown on 1 bush. Much depends on the weather and on the literacy of agrotechnical measures.

Self-fertility and the need for pollinators

A princess cannot pollinate herself. To grow it, you need to plant plants with identical flowering times.

Landing

For this plant, high soil fertility is very important. It is recommended to choose sunny areas with a decent level of drainage.Landing takes place according to the classic scheme. Cherries can be propagated by green cuttings.

You can grow such a cherry:

  • in the Far East;
  • in Siberia;
  • in the Urals;
  • in Central Russia;
  • in the Volga region;
  • in the Volgo-Vyatka region.
For guaranteed survival of a cherry seedling in a summer cottage, all basic requirements should be strictly observed during planting. It is necessary to correctly determine the timing of planting, correctly choose a seedling, prepare a planting pit.
Cherry grafting is an agricultural technique, during which one plant fragment is transferred to another to obtain a new crop with its own characteristics and properties. During the procedure, the aerial part of one tree is spliced ​​with a fragment of another culture. This will increase the yield of the cherry tree as well as increase its resistance to diseases and pests.

Growing and care

Resistance to dry periods allows you to minimize the watering of the Princess. It is possible to plant it both in spring and autumn. It is necessary to take into account the very early vegetation of felt trees, because of which it is inappropriate to delay planting. However, when purchasing seedlings with closed roots, there will be no such strict restrictions. Before planting, the soil should be fertilized:

  • 30 kg of organic matter (but fresh manure will not work);
  • 0.8 kg of lime (if the earth is acidic);
  • 0.06 kg of phosphate fertilizers;
  • 0.03 kg of potash mixtures.

The roots are in the surface layer, which must be taken into account when determining the size of the planting pit and when loosening. Each seedling is watered using 10-20 liters of water. The branches in the process of planting are shortened by about 1/3. In the course of annual pruning, 10 to 12 of the strongest shoots are left. Some of the shoots are cut from the side “into a ring” in order to activate the formation of new material.

With rejuvenating pruning, the centers of the crowns and skeletal branches along the edges are cut. This procedure is carried out every 5 years. Potassium-phosphorus mixtures to prepare for winter should be applied in October. After the end of the leaf fall, water-charging irrigation is carried out. Rodent protection is very important.

One of the keys to a good cherry harvest is proper care, a mandatory step of which is pruning. Pruning is one of the simplest procedures, and it doesn't require a lot of tools and time. After the procedure, the cherry tree redistributes a significant part of its vitality to the formation of a crop, which becomes better and more stable.
For abundant fruiting and successful growth, the cherry tree must be fed. Cherry makes rather high demands on the quality of feeding. For it, you can use both organic and mineral mixtures. At each stage of the growing season of a fruit tree, it needs different trace elements.

Requirements for soil and climatic conditions

The official description emphasizes the solid resistance to cold and hot weather. Waterlogging is completely unacceptable. You need to choose quality land with good structure.

Cherries are found in almost every garden plot. And if every year she pleases with a bountiful harvest of large and sweet berries, then the question arises about the reproduction of such an effective variety. Cherries can be propagated by cuttings, seeds, layering, grafting, shoots. Each of the methods has its own characteristics.
Main characteristics
Authors
V.P. Tsarenko, N.A. Tsarenko
Appeared when crossing
Summer x Red sweet
Year of approval
1999
View
felted
Appointment
universal
Yield
high
Average yield
9.6 kg per bush
Transportability
weak
Marketability
good
Wood
Barrel type
bush
Growth type
undersized
Height, m
1,2
Crown
broadly oval, spreading, medium thickening
Branches
straight, with light lenticels, brown-gray, with scaly bark
Escapes
reddish brown, pubescent
Leaves
small, elongated-oval, dark green, corrugated, slightly concave, covered with short hairs
Flowers
saucer, medium, white
Number of flowers per inflorescence
1-2
Flowering and fruiting type
bouquet twigs and fruit twigs
Durability of wood
17 years
Fruit
Fruit size
large
Fruit size, mm
15 x 17 x 16
Fruit weight, g
3,6-4
Fruit shape
ovoid, with a barely noticeable beak
Fruit color
bright pink
Abdominal suture
striped
Skin
shiny, covered with short noticeable hairs
Pulp color
light red
Pulp (consistency)
fibrous, dense, juicy
Taste
sweet and sour, harmonious
Juice color
light red
Bone weight, g
0,19
Separability of the bone from the pulp
does not separate
Detachment of fruits
semi-dry
Fruit composition
dry matter - 9.58%, sugars - 8.2%, acids - 0.67%, ascorbic acid - 18 mg / 100g
Appearance
spectacular, attractive
Fresh fruit tasting
3.8 points
Growing
Self-fertility
self-infertile
Winter hardiness
good
Heat resistance
good
The soil
fertile, light, well-drained.
Watering
does not tolerate waterlogging
Location
Sun
Breeding features
reproduces well with green cuttings
Suitability for mechanized harvesting
No
Growing regions
North, North-West, Central, Volgo-Vyatka, Central Black Earth, North Caucasian, Middle Volga, Lower Volga, Ural, West Siberian, East Siberian, Far Eastern
Resistance to fungal diseases
relative
Coccomycosis resistance
good
Resistance to moniliosis
with waterlogging - low
Maturation
Early maturity
for 2-4 years
Flowering period
May 10-20
Ripening period
average
Fruiting period
July 19-29
Ripening nature
simultaneous
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