The popularity of such a fruit crop as a cherry is beyond doubt. Its fruits are universal in their taste and healing qualities.
Cherry is also unpretentious to weather conditions and cultivation.
Therefore, it is so loved and appreciated in Russia. One of the most popular Zhukovskaya cherry - description of the variety, reviews of gardeners and photos in which you will see what this cherry looks like, further in the article.
Breeding history and breeding region
Breeders S.V. Zhukov and E.N. Kharitonovaworking in the Michurin laboratory of genetics with freely pollinated material, were able to get a great variety. In the same place, a variety of Vavilov’s memory was bred.
In many ways, parental varieties are much inferior to the resulting form.
Zhukovskaya cherry variety has been bred long ago, in 1947 in Tambov regionbut is still popular due to its appearance and taste.
Appearance of cherry Zhukovskaya
Consider separately the appearance of the tree and fruit.
Tree
Tree not very tallas an adult reaches a little more than three meters. It has a back-pyramidal crown and low foliage. The same signs demonstrate Vyanok and Morozovka.
The main stem and skeletal branches have a red-brown color, on which are numerous golden lentils.
Leaves and buds differ in medium size. Pointed buds, gray with brown bloom, not having pubescence, lagging behind the trunk.
The leaves have a characteristic luster and dark green color, slightly tapered at the ends, differing in the open edges on the sides.
The form of the sheet resembles an inverted boat.
They are fastened on a red-violet petiole, which is distinguished by a small length and thickness.
The flowers of the cherry are five in one inflorescence, large and white, with a diameter of 30 mm.
Berries
REFERENCE: Berries of a grade are its business card as in appearance very much remind a sweet cherry. Their shape and color are very similar to this kindred berry.
The shape of the berries is oval-round, rather heart-shaped. Also the base and the top are oval.
Berries of large size, weighing from 4 to 7 grams, red-black color and very attractive in appearance. Rossoshanskaya, Tsarevna Felt and Generous can also boast of large-sized berries.
The taste of the fruit is pleasant sweet-sour, estimated at 5.0 points. The color of the juice is similar to the color of the berries.
Chemical composition:
| Composition | amount |
|---|---|
| Sugar | 9,41% |
| Dry matter | 15,86% |
| Acids | 1,42% |
| Vitamin C | 19,8% |
Stone medium size, about 0.30 g oval, in relation to the weight of the fetus its weight is 7.7. From the pulp of the fruit bone is separated very well.
Cherry variety Zhukovskaya fruit photo and description of the variety on.
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Characteristics of a variety
A young tree for 4 years is able to produce crops. With age, the cherry begins to bear fruit more every year. So, with a ten year old tree you can collect up to 12 kg of fruits, and from the age of twenty about 30 kg.
Excellent yields are also demonstrated by the Shubinka, Chokoladnitsa, Black Large and Chernokork varieties.
The life of this tree is about 18-20 years. Active fruiting persists up to 20 years, after yields are declining.
Cherry Zhukovskaya - self-infertile varietyThis means that she necessarily needs additional pollinators in the garden. As well as being very dependent on weather conditions during the pollination period. During prolonged rains, you can never wait for the harvest.
Such varieties are well suited for pollination: Vladimirskaya, Tambovchanka, Lyubskaya, Black Consumer Goods and Orythgame Griot.
Only thanks to the neighboring cherry plants from the tree can you wait for a good ovary of the fruit.
REFERENCE: Average winter hardinessAs a result, it has recently begun to lose popularity against the background of many new frost-resistant species.
Lebedyanskaya, Nadezhda and Fairy demonstrate good frost resistance.
Flowering tree begins in the second half of May and ready harvest can already be removed in the middle of July.
Ripe berries able to hang on the stalk for a long time and not fall off with strong winds or ripeness.
Due to this quality, mechanized fruit harvesting is possible.
Planting and care
Spring is the most favorable time for landing young tree. If a cherry seedling is purchased in the fall, then it would be better to leave it until spring, prikopav in the ground or sand.
When planting, you need to take into account the amount of sunlight, since Zhukovskaya cherry loves a lot of sun. The soil should be loamy with sandy impurities.
If it does not meet the stated requirements, then it is necessary to prepare the soil as close as possible to the optimum conditions for growing.
ATTENTION: It is impossible to plant cherries on clay soil and with close groundwater flow.
When the soil in the spring thawed completely need to prepare a pit for planting. The depth should be 60 cm, and a diameter of about 80 cm. Distance between adjacent trees not less than 3 meters.
If the seedling is purchased with open roots, it should be carefully examined for damage. After that, if necessary, remove and trim all damaged parts.
Carefully place the cherry in the pit and carefully fill it with prepared soil.
In the landing hole necessarily pour in two buckets of water slowly and gradually. The root system after watering should not be shown from the ground.
If this happens, then you need to pour a little more soil on top. Ground around the tree shed compost or pour mulch in the form of humus.
Zhukovskaya is quite a drought-resistant variety of cherry, and it is necessary to water it abundantly only during the flowering period, when the berries are poured and before winter.
Quantity is adjustable 3 to 6 buckets of water under one tree depending on the age of the bush and weather conditions.
Sort does not differ in particular winter hardiness for the northern regions fits not very well. But in areas with a warm winter climate, the cherry will not die during the frosts and bring a good harvest.
For the winter tree it is recommended to cover with a thick cloth or special material. Before covering it is necessary to cut and remove branches that are older than 8 years.
At the same time fructifying main shoots and five young need to be left. Further, the branches gently bend in a circle and cover with tufts of straw.
This is done in order to protect the cherry from the freezing of the kidneys. On top you can wear burlap or thick paper.
The root system is protected by an additional layer of earth, and in the first heavy snowfall, pour as much snow as possible onto the root zone.
Preparation for the winter period includes, in addition to covering compulsory podzimny strait and feeding.
Diseases and pests
Sort notable for high resistance to coccomycosis and ring spots in comparison with other zoned varieties.
But it is badly opposed to such a disease as moniliosis, better known as fruit rot.
In the middle of July, an infected tree has large spots on the fruit, which rapidly increase in size, covering the whole berry.
The bark of the tree is also covered with a characteristic gray bloom. The flesh loses its qualities and density, a large number of berries fall to the ground, and the remaining ones turn black and dry.
IMPORTANT: For timely and effective control of moniliosis, it is important to collect the affected fruit in time to protect healthy and untouched berries.
Spores that cause disease very well overwinter in fallen leaves and fruits. Therefore it is necessary Be sure to burn or destroy all the affected fruits and leaves, and cut off the diseased bark.
For the prevention and prevention of disease throughout the summer period tree need to spray fungicides and Bordeaux mixture.
Among varieties resistant to fungal diseases you should pay attention to such varieties as Molodezhnaya, Morozovka, Tsarevna and Podbelskaya.
The main pests of cherries are cherry aphid, weevil, fly, sawfly and moth. The struggle with them begins in early spring, before the start of sap flow. At this time, it is necessary to make the treatment of the trunk in order to destroy the pests that successfully wintered on it.
Cherry aphid can retreat if we remove weeds under a tree in time and with good quality and spray it with onion or garlic extract.
The rest of the pests love to spend the winter in a circle around the tree, and digging up the soil in the fall and spring gives good results in their destruction.
Regular examinations of the tree allow you to notice the disease or parasites on time and take appropriate measures. But if the tree is already struck, then the use of chemicals can not do.
Each of them is selected in accordance with the disease or pest.
The cherry variety Zhukovskaya has long been loved by gardeners for their qualities, unpretentiousness and gorgeous appearance. Vyanok, Griot Moscow and Dessert Morozova can also boast a good-looking appearance.
Watch the video about planting and caring for cherry Zhukovskaya
