Cherry Summer

Cherry Summer
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: G. T. Kazmin (DalNIISH)
  • Year of approval: 1965
  • Barrel type: bush
  • Growth type: vigorous
  • Escapes: straight, thick, grayish-brownish, with noticeable pubescence
  • Leaves: ovate, hard, with rather strong pubescence
  • Flowers: large, pale pinkish
  • Flowering and fruiting type: mixed - at the ends of annual shoots and shortened bouquet branches
  • Fruit size: large or very large
  • Fruit size, mm: height 1.6 cm, diameter 1.8 cm
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Experienced summer residents, choosing a variety for planting, often look closely at felt types of cherries, which are characterized by completely simple agricultural techniques and quick adaptation to climatic conditions. A striking representative of the felt species is the cherry variety Leto with a long history.

Breeding history

Cherry Leto appeared in the Far Eastern Research Institute of Agriculture in 1955. The author of this variety is the scientist A.G. Kazmin. The variety was obtained as a result of free pollination of sand cherry. That is why Summer has the characteristics of both felt crops and sandy ones. Fruit and berry culture was added to the State Register of Breeding Achievements in 1965. Felt cherry is recommended for cultivation in the Khabarovsk and Primorsky regions.

Description of the variety

Cherry summer is a bushy, vigorous plant, characterized by compact, upright skeletal branches of gray-brown color, moderate thickening of emerald-green foliage with pronounced pubescence and miniature red-brown buds tightly attached to the shoots. In a favorable environment, the bush stretches up to 150 cm in height. Mixed ovaries are formed on short bouquet twigs and annual shoots. A characteristic feature of the variety is the pronounced roughness of the bark. For the first few years, the growth of the culture is slow, but over time, the rate will return to normal.

Cherry blossoms begin in the last week of May (June 25th to 6th). At this time, the bush is abundantly covered with large pale pink flowers with unusual oval petals. Due to such beauty during the flowering period, the cherry tree is considered an ornamental fruit tree, capable of decorating any garden.

Fruit characteristics

Summer is a representative of large-fruited varieties. The shape of the berries is non-standard - round-cylindrical. The lateral slope gives the cherry this shape. On average, the weight of the fruit is 3.3 grams. At the stage of technical maturity, the cherry has a light pink color. Ripe berries are unevenly colored in pale red. The peel of the berries is quite dense, with a pronounced edge of the surface, complemented by a beautiful gloss. The abdominal suture on the surface is very prominent. The stalk of cherries is shortened, it comes off partially with the pulp, so the harvest does not tolerate transportation well, and is stored for no more than 4 days.

The purpose of table cherries is that they are used in cooking, eaten fresh, canned, processed and frozen.

Taste qualities

The cherry variety Leto has good taste and good commercial qualities. The pale pink flesh is endowed with a fleshy, tender, thick and juicy texture. The berries have a harmonious taste - sweetish, with a piquant sourness and barely noticeable freshness. Light pink juice is characterized by a rich consistency with a slight sweetness. Cherry pulp contains 9% sugars and less than 1% acids. The small bone is easily separated from the pulp.

Ripening and fruiting

Felt cherry Leto belongs to the group of berries with medium ripening times.The tree bears fruit from the 2nd year after planting. The berries begin to sing massively at the end of July. Ripe cherries do not crumble, and can hang on the tree until the 20th of August. Ripening of berries is amicable. The tree bears fruit steadily - every year. The tree has a lifespan of 10 to 20 years.

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

Yield indicators for Summer cherry are average. Usually, up to 7.8 kg of berries can be harvested from an adult cherry bush tree.

Growing regions

In the last decade, the variety has gained popularity, expanding the geography of growth - Central Black Earth, Far Eastern, Ural, North Caucasian, Volgo-Vyatka and many other regions.

Landing

The best time for planting a cherry seedling is considered early spring - before bud break. The seedling should be bought one to two years old, 100-120 cm high. The distance between trees should be 2-3 meters.

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 caring

It is recommended to grow in a cleared area, located on a small hill, well-lit by the sun, and also protected from drafts. Cherry and cherry-plum-column will be good neighbors for cherries.

Crop care consists of regular watering, controlling moisture, fertilizing, tilling the soil, removing dry branches, preventing disease, mulching using agrofibre, burlap or straw.

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 microelements.

Disease and pest resistance

The variety has high immunity, so cherries rarely undergo coccomycosis and moniliosis.

Requirements for soil and climatic conditions

Cherry variety Summer is characterized by moderate frost resistance, and can also easily tolerate short-term drought. Sandy and sandy soil with the following characteristics is considered optimal for the comfortable growth of cherries - highly fertile, breathable, moisturized, with deep groundwater.

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. Cherry can be propagated by cuttings, seeds, layering, grafting, shoots. Each of the methods has its own characteristics.
Main characteristics
Authors
G. T. Kazmin (DalNIISH)
Year of approval
1965
View
felted
Appointment
universal
Maximum yield
7.8 kg per bush
Transportability
average
Wood
Barrel type
bush
Growth type
vigorous
Height, m
up to 1.5
Branches
straight, with rough bark
Escapes
straight, thick, grayish-brownish, with noticeable pubescence
Leaves
ovate, hard, with rather strong pubescence
Flowers
large, pale pinkish
Flowering and fruiting type
mixed - at the ends of annual shoots and shortened bouquet branches
Durability of wood
10-20 years
Fruit
Fruit size
large or very large
Fruit size, mm
height 1.6 cm, diameter 1.8 cm
Fruit weight, g
3,3
Fruit shape
irregular, round-cylindrical
Fruit color
light red, uneven in intensity
Abdominal suture
pronounced
Skin
with intense pubescence, dense
Pulp (consistency)
thick, juicy
Taste
sweet-sourish, somewhat bland
Juice color
light pink
Bone weight, g
0,2
Detachment of fruits
semi-dry
Fruit composition
sugar content - 9%, acid - 0.7%, pectin substances - 0.6%, tannins - 8.6%
Shelf life of fruits
up to 4 days
Fresh fruit tasting
4 points
Growing
Self-fertility
self-infertile
Winter hardiness
satisfactory
Pruning
Yes
The soil
grows poorly on heavy clay soils
The need for feeding
loves fertilizers
Watering
resistant to lack of moisture
Location
sunny
Growing regions
North, North-West, Central, Volgo-Vyatka, TsChO, North Caucasian, Middle Volga, Nizhnevolzhsky, Ural, West Siberian, East Siberian, Far East
Disease and pest resistance
high
Crumbling
fruits are preserved on the bush without dropping until August 20
Resistance to moniliosis
average
Maturation
Early maturity
for 2 years of scion growth
Flowering period
May 25-June 6
Ripening period
average
Fruiting period
July 25th
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