Duke Saratov baby

Duke Saratov baby
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: A.P. Kruglova, G.I. Dymnova and E.E. Kaverin (Saratov Experimental Gardening Station)
  • Appeared when crossing: early cherry x duke 1-2-29
  • Barrel type: wood
  • Growth type: medium-sized
  • Crown: spherical, slightly spreading
  • Escapes: thick, arched, brown, naked
  • Leaves: large, obovate, short-pointed, dark green
  • Flowers: pink, large, white
  • Flowering and fruiting type: Preferential placement of fruit formations - bouquet branches
  • Fruit shape: one-dimensional, rounded-flattened from the side of the peduncle
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Duke Saratovskaya baby is a hybrid cherry and sweet cherry variety, which is distinguished by good winter hardiness, compact size and sweet berries. Cherry ripens very early, standing out among other varieties with generous yield.

Breeding history

The variety was bred at an experimental gardening station in Saratov back in 1995. Recommended for growing in the Lower Volga region. Cherry appeared through the efforts of breeders A.P. Kruglova, G.I.Dymnova and E.E. Kaverin, who crossed Rannyaya cherry with duke 1-2-29.

Description of the variety

The tree grows up to 2.5 meters and has a spherical, slightly spreading crown. Large dark green leaves bloom on brown shoots. During the flowering period, the cherry is covered with large pinkish white flowers. In an inflorescence from 1 to 3 flowers.

Fruit characteristics

Ripe berries gain weight up to 5 grams. It is distinguished by its rounded shape, flattened from the side of the stalk attachment. The fruit is colored by nature in an attractive dark red outside and inside. The stone is medium in size, with good separability from the pulp. The appearance of a fresh berry is rated at 5 points.

Taste qualities

The taste of fresh cherries is sweet and sour, which has earned an expert assessment of 4.4 points out of 5 possible. The consistency of the pulp is not watery, moderately juicy.

Ripening and fruiting

Fruits appear on the tree 3-4 years after planting. Blossoming period is 10-15 May. Early ripening variety. Fruiting begins on the 20th 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

The yield of the Saratov baby is high. On average, it is possible to collect about 14.6 kg from a tree.

Self-fertility and the need for pollinators

The hybrid variety is self-fertile, that is, it requires pollinators. Turgenevka, Molodezhnaya, Lyubskaya and Nord Star are well suited for this variety.

Landing

It is better to buy planting material in nurseries or specialized stores. It is advisable to choose annual seedlings that take root more easily.

You need to prepare for landing well in advance. If it is planned for the spring, the planting pits will have to be prepared in the fall. In any case, the prepared pit must stand for several weeks for the soil to settle, to restore its structure and microflora.

In the south, cherries are planted in the fall, until mid-October. Then, before the onset of cold weather, it will have time to take root, and in the spring it will actively grow. In the northern regions, spring planting is preferable, so that by autumn the seedlings will completely take root and successfully overwinter.Spring planting is carried out until the buds have blossomed.

Saratov baby is very sensitive to light, so you should choose a sunny, open place for her.

The next requirement concerns the depth of groundwater. If they pass more than two meters, it is better to plant a tree on a small bulk mound. For cherries, it is ideal if the pH of the soil is within 6. On acidic soil, it will wither rather than grow, therefore, if necessary, the acidity is adjusted by adding lime or dolomite flour.

Since the Saratov baby grows small, you can save on the distance between the seedlings. It will be no more than 3 meters. In the neighborhood, you need to prepare a place for pollinating plants.

If the soil is loose, a hole 50 cm deep and 60 cm in diameter is enough. In dense soil, the depth should be 10 cm deeper and the diameter 20 cm.

The upper earth layer is mixed with humus on a one-to-one basis, 0.5 liters of ash is added, and the mixture is returned to the pit. A couple of buckets of water are poured there. You should leave the pit to stand for a while.

The planting process is traditional, as for all similar crops.

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

A freshly planted cherry needs frequent watering, especially in soil that does not retain moisture. In the early days, it is important to control that the ground is moist. For the first 2-3 months, you can water the seedling once every 2 weeks, and it is enough to water the finally rooted trees 4 times per season. This should be done during the most important periods of cultural development:

  • after it fades;

  • when the fruit is being poured;

  • after harvest;

  • until mid-October.

Watering rates are determined depending on the age of the fruit crop. An annual tree needs 2 buckets of water, an adult requires 5 to 7 buckets. Each watering is completed by loosening.

It is useful to mulch the trunk circle. So moisture is retained in the soil, and as the mulch decays, it fertilizes the tree. They feed the Saratov baby in the process of watering. From spring to mid-summer, plants need nitrogen fertilizers to actively grow the green mass. For this purpose, urea or ready-made ammonium nitrate is used in a dosage according to the instructions. Mullein or vermicompost is suitable for fertilization.

Wood pruning needs formative and sanitary pruning.

Sanitary pruning is carried out upon detection of broken or diseased branches.

Formative pruning is carried out over several years, starting from the second year after planting. This is usually done in the spring in order to grow a sturdy trunk and strong skeletal branches. Due to the fact that the Saratov baby is a short tree, there is no need to limit growth.

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

Saratov dwarf cherry variety is resistant to diseases and pests. But garden pests still do not always bypass the tree. With timely processing of trees and soil, you can effectively get rid of them.

Requirements for soil and climatic conditions

The winter hardiness of the Saratov baby is high, the trees tolerate the cold well, but a number of protective measures have to be taken at the end of the garden season.

The trunks of young seedlings are protected from rodents by bandaging with strips of burlap or nylon tights. You can hide the trunks with tubes made of plastic bottles, wrap them with wire mesh to a height of 1 meter or more. It is important to remove the protective structures when the snow begins to melt so that the bark does not undermine.

And also you need to whitewash the trunks and large branches.

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.

Review overview

Cherries contain many valuable essential oils and pectins that help break down fats. This is a dietary product - there are only 50 kcal per 100 grams of berries.

The transportability of the Saratovskaya baby variety is good. The harvested fruits are stored away from sunlight, but not for long. In the refrigerator, they stay fresh for up to 10 days.

The best use for cherries is fresh. But it turns out well to make jam, compotes, juice, tinctures and other delicacies from it.

Main characteristics
Authors
A.P. Kruglova, G.I. Dymnova and E.E. Kaverin (Saratov Experimental Gardening Station)
Appeared when crossing
early cherry x duke 1-2-29
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duke (cherry)
Appointment
universal
Yield
high
Average yield
14.6 kg per tree
Transportability
good
Wood
Barrel type
wood
Growth type
medium-sized
Crown
spherical, slightly spreading
Branches
smooth, brown
Escapes
thick, arched, brown, naked
Leaves
large, obovate, short-pointed, dark green
Flowers
pink, large, white
Number of flowers per inflorescence
1-3
Peduncle
medium, green
Flowering and fruiting type
predominant placement of fruit formations - bouquet twigs
Fruit
Fruit weight, g
5
Fruit shape
one-dimensional, rounded-flattened from the side of the peduncle
Fruit color
dark red
Abdominal suture
medium depth
Skin
medium, naked
Pulp color
Dark red
Pulp (consistency)
medium, juicy
Taste
sweet and sour
Bone weight, g
0,41
Bone size
average
Separability of the bone from the pulp
good
Fruit composition
dry matter - 14.4%, sugars - 7.5%, acids - 1.2%, ascorbic acid - 8 mg / 100g
Appearance
attractive
Assessment of the appearance of fresh berries
5 points
Fresh fruit tasting
4.4 points
Growing
Self-fertility
self-infertile
Winter hardiness
high (no more than 1.0 points)
Heat resistance
good
Pruning
formative, sanitary
The soil
fertile, loose
The need for feeding
annual application of mineral fertilizers
Watering
timely
Location
requires good sunlight and sheltered from the winds
Growing regions
Nizhnevolzhsky
Disease and pest resistance
steady
Crumbling
fruit attachment strength is average
Maturation
Early maturity
3-4 years after planting
Flowering period
May 10-15
Ripening period
early
Fruiting period
June 20-24
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