Duke Night

Duke Night
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: L.I. Taranenko (Donetsk Experimental Gardening Station)
  • Appeared when crossing: cherry Nordstar x cherry Valery Chkalov
  • Barrel type: wood
  • Growth type: medium-sized
  • Crown: wide pyramidal, medium thickened
  • Leaves: shiny, dark green
  • Flowering and fruiting type: mainly on bouquet branches and growths of the last year
  • Fruit size: large
  • Fruit shape: wide heart, laterally compressed
  • Fruit color: dark red
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The widespread prevalence of this wonderful cherry is associated with its versatility in terms of the possibility of planting in many regions of Russia. Even in places with unstable climatic conditions and severe winters, it successfully develops and bears fruit, despite the fact that it was "born" in a warm region. The only condition for its productive development is competent agricultural care.

Breeding history

This hybrid sweet cherry was obtained by L. I. Taranenko, an employee of the Donetsk Experimental Gardening Station. It was bred by crossing the American fast-growing hybrid of Northstar cherry and large-fruited cherry Valery Chkalov. Purpose - fresh use. It can be grown in Siberia, in the middle lane and in many other regions of Russia.

Description of the variety

Culture trees are medium-sized (2.8-3.5 m), with wide-pyramidal crowns. Branches with smooth bark. Shoots are upright, dark brown in color. The foliage is dense. Leaves are dark green in color, glossy, with pronounced relief veins on the back. They are larger in size than cherry leaves. The stalks are medium.

Flowers and berries are formed mainly on bouquet branches and last year's growths. In southern latitudes, the culture blooms in mid-May. In cooler conditions, the budding period begins in early June.

Of the advantages of culture, we note:

  • high level of frost resistance and drought resistance;

  • large-fruited;

  • excellent taste of the fruit and a pleasant aroma;

  • reliability of preservation during transportation;

  • versatility in use;

  • high level of resistance to coccomycosis disease.

Of the minuses, we note the partial self-fruitlessness of culture.

Fruit characteristics

Fruits are large (up to 7 g), dark red, wide-heart-shaped, slightly flattened on the sides. The peel is firm, shiny. The pulp is dark red, easily separated from the seeds. The bones are medium in size. Inflorescences are formed in the form of a brush with 6-8 flowers each.

The fruits are firmly held on the stalks, do not fall off when ripe, do not bake under the influence of sunlight.

Taste qualities

By taste, the fruits are sweet and sour, combining cherry aromas and sweet cherry characteristic. Tasting assessment of berries in points - 4.5.

Ripening and fruiting

The starting picking of cherries is carried out in the 3-4th year of growth. Flowering time - the second decade of May. Aging times are average. Fruit bearing time is the end of June.

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

High-yielding culture - average volume up to 20-25 kg per tree. Yield parameters depend on a number of factors:

  • the age of the tree (the trees approach the peak of the yield by the age of 12, then the volume of berries picked begins to decrease);

  • strict adherence to the rules of care;

  • the degree of damage by diseases and pests.

Self-fertility and the need for pollinators

The culture is self-fertile in part - it is pollinated with its pollen by only 1.3% under favorable weather conditions.

Sweet cherry is considered the best pollinator neighbor, which provides the highest yield of sweet cherries. Other types of additional pollinators are also used, among them cherry varieties - Molodezhnaya, Lyubskaya, Nordstar and Meteor.

Landing

The most productive culture develops on chernozems, floodplain light loams and sandy loam soils. The locations of the seedlings require sun and protection from the winds.

Saplings must have:

  • a healthy and well-developed root system;

  • moist, bright brown roots;

  • green trunks with clean and even bark;

  • height 0.7-1.3 m;

  • age 12

It is more expedient to acquire trees in the fall. Until the onset of spring, they are removed for storage in basements, where they are stored at a temperature of 0-5 ° C. The roots are treated with a talker (mullein with clay), wrapped in a rag and covered with a bag.

It is more expedient to land in the spring, and in the southern regions, autumn planting is allowed.

The optimal landing conditions of a general nature are:

  • insignificant elevation with a slope of 10-15 °;

  • southern or southwestern slope;

  • protection from north or north-east wind;

  • slightly acidic or neutral soils.

When planting in spring, places are prepared in the fall - 2-3 buckets of compost or humus, 2 liters of water, 300 g of superphosphate are laid in a dug planting hole.

It is not recommended to deepen the root collar during planting, and the grafting sites are raised above the ground by 2-3 cm.When watering, after planting, 20-30 liters of water will be required.

It is necessary to maintain a distance of 3-4 m between the seedlings and nearby plants. The distance from the fence or buildings is 2-3 m.

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

The list of activities and procedures for the care of the culture is standard, and the main principle that must be observed is timeliness and correctness.

As a drought-resistant crop, it has a negative attitude towards waterlogging. Irrigation periods:

  • before flowering, in dry weather;

  • during budding, development of ovaries, if there is a drought;

  • after picking up the fruit;

  • before the seasonal cooling - water-charging irrigation.

For example, if precipitation is observed every 1-2 weeks, then watering is not needed.

Top dressing is carried out in accordance with the schedule, they are quite traditional.

Pruning begins when the tree of the described variety is 5-6 years old. Sanitary pruning is carried out in the spring or late autumn, when there is no sap flow. Nochka also needs rejuvenating pruning, which trees are subjected to at the age of 15 and more.

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.

Disease and pest resistance

The culture has a high immune potential for coccomycosis and moniliosis. Nevertheless, the likelihood of disease occurrence, especially with mistakes and omissions in care, remains. Cherries may well suffer from perforated spotting (clotterosporia). In this case, it is advisable to use Nitrafen to treat trees, and then biofungicides Quadris and Horus.

The most dangerous for cherries are the wrecking attacks of the cherry fly, weevil, mucous sawfly and aphids, the fight against which is carried out with traditional drugs and folk remedies.

Requirements for soil and climatic conditions

The culture is drought-tolerant, not afraid of hot weather, and undemanding irrigation makes it popular in the southern arid latitudes.

Despite the fact that cherries were bred in a warm region, they are extremely frost-resistant, as they can withstand temperatures down to –30… 35 ° C.

When it is grown in the middle lane, measures to prepare for the winter cold remain relevant. For this purpose, a number of procedures are carried out.

  1. The boles and skeletal branches are whitewashed after the foliage has fallen off. The procedure will protect the bark from temperature changes that occur at the end of winter.

  2. In areas with frosty winters and weak snow cover, the near-stem spaces are mulched using sawdust, straw, foliage and humus.

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
L.I. Taranenko (Donetsk Experimental Gardening Station)
Appeared when crossing
cherry Nordstar x cherry Valery Chkalov
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duke (cherry)
Appointment
for fresh consumption
Yield
high
Average yield
20-25 kg per tree
Transportability
good
Wood
Barrel type
wood
Growth type
medium-sized
Height, m
2,8-3,5
Crown
wide pyramidal, medium thickened
Leaves
shiny, dark green
Peduncle
average
Flowering and fruiting type
mainly on bouquet branches and growths of the last year
Fruit
Fruit size
large
Fruit weight, g
7
Fruit shape
wide heart, laterally compressed
Fruit color
dark red
Skin
dense, shiny
Pulp color
Dark red
Taste
sweet and sour
Bone size
average
Separability of the bone from the pulp
good
Fresh fruit tasting
4.5 points
Growing
Self-fertility
partially self-fertile
Pollinator varieties
cherries Molodezhnaya, Lyubskaya, Nordstar, Meteor
Winter hardiness
high (up to -30 ° С)
Pruning
formative, sanitary
The soil
chernozems, floodplain light loams, chestnut, sandy loam
The need for feeding
annual application of mineral fertilizers
Watering
timely
Location
requires good sunlight and sheltered from the winds
Growing regions
Siberia and others
Resistance to fungal diseases
excellent immunity
Disease and pest resistance
high
Coccomycosis resistance
steady
Resistance to moniliosis
steady
Maturation
Early maturity
3-4 years after planting
Flowering period
mid-May
Ripening period
average
Fruiting period
end of June
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