Varieties of cherries Zagoryevskaya and Zagoryevskaya 2

When the sultry summer days come to replace the measured heat, cherries ripen in the garden. Juicy ruby ​​berries, sparkling among the foliage, give their aroma to everyone who is nearby. The hand itself reaches out to pick sweet cherries from the tree. And at this moment there is no greater pleasure than to feel the fruit burst of juice in your mouth. But there are an unimaginable variety of cherries. Even if we set ourselves the goal of tasting a handful of berries of each variety, it would take us several years. But there are a number of varieties of cherries, among which there are those that gardeners, confectioners, and cooks especially like. Such varieties include cherry Zagoryevskaya.

Description of the variety Zagoryevskaya

This variety was bred at the All-Russian Institute of Breeding and Technology for Nursery and Horticulture due to the crossbreeding of Black consumer and Lyubskaya Cherries. Unfortunately, the exact date of the birth of Zagoryevskaya is not known. The variety was never entered into the State Register. Which, however, does not detract from its merits, and, accordingly, its popularity among gardeners.

Zagoryevskaya cherry is frost-resistant. But in regions with a harsh climate, it requires shelter for the winter with humus, peat, straw or lapnik. In addition, in areas characterized by severe frosts, the yield of the variety is reduced. This is due to the fact that cherry flower buds are frozen through. However, in the snowy winters, gardeners simply fill the trees with snow, which is not too difficult, since Zagoryevskaya is considered a low-growing variety. Cherries grow to just 3.5 meters. It has a spreading crown. Many online stores, selling seedlings for sale, describe Zagoryevskaya as a bushy tree with very dense foliage. In fact, it is difficult to name the thick crown of this cherry. Thickening of foliage, often entailing a number of diseases, is not characteristic of this variety.

The crown of this tree is sprawling, but not dense

Zagoryevsky cherry is drought resistant. She feels great in a hot climate. Does not tolerate wetlands. Therefore, they try not to plant Zagoryevskaya in clay soil, as well as in the vicinity of groundwater. As for the composition of the soil, cherry is not demanding on it. It grows equally well in sandy, sandy loamy soil or chernozem. As for any tree, for Zagoryevsky cherry it is better to choose a site with fertile soil, which in the future will contribute to high productivity.

The variety of this cherry is self-fertile. It does not require additional pollination. It gets along well with other varieties of cherries. Zagoryevskaya begins to bloom in late May. The fruiting period begins in the last decade of July. But in regions with a warm climate, crops can be harvested already in the middle of the month. Zagoryevskaya begins to bear fruit at the age of three to four years.

Description of berries

The fragrant berries of Zagoryevskaya are used for making jams, preserves, and cherry jellies. They can be eaten fresh or frozen. Stewed fruit, pie fillings ... This is far from an incomplete list of everything that is made from cherries of the Zagoryevskaya variety. Yes, it is universal. One berry, on average, weighs about 3.5 g. In color and taste, Zagoryevskaya resembles cherries. Sweet, delicate and dense pulp with a slight smack of chocolate. The juice of the berries is ocher red, thick.

Berries in color and taste resemble cherries. They have the same dense flesh and small bone.

Cherry of this variety has a small seed. It is easily separated from the pulp. A distinctive feature of Zagoryevskaya is that the berries, when overripe, do not fall. Productivity is average. But with enhanced care, it is able to delight with an abundance of fruits. According to experts, in this case up to 13 kg of berries can be harvested from a cherry tree.

Popular grade Zagoryevskaya 2

Zagoryevskaya 2 is one of the mid-early varieties of cherries. It has almost the same characteristics as the variety Zagoryevskaya. However, there are several significant differences:

1. The crown of the tree is spherical.
2. The variety is self-fertile. Zagoryevskaya 2 pollinators are needed. The best varieties for it are considered Lyubskaya and Vladimirskaya.
3. Unlike Zagoryevskaya this variety is medium resistant to fungi.
4. The berries of this variety are larger than those of the Zagoryevsky cherry, and reach 5.5 g.
5. Fruiting is at last year's growth.

Planting cherries

Cherry, like other fruit trees, can be planted in spring and autumn. Landings in the warm and cold season are slightly different.

Before proceeding to planting, we choose a healthy strong seedling with a developed root system. The roots of the tree should not be damaged.

We plant cherries in the spring

Before proceeding with the planting of cherries, we must choose a site for the tree. Cherry is photophilous, so we try to determine it in a place well lit by the sun. In addition, nearby should not grow apple trees. A young cherry planted next to this tree will quickly dry out, as the apple tree will begin the struggle for a place in the sun. The powerful roots of the apple tree, spreading to the sides underground, will not allow the cherry to take root properly, and later they will also deprive the necessary trace elements. As a result, the cherry seedling will hurt, and then die.

1. Having decided on the landing site, we dig a hole 40-50 cm deep. The diameter of the hole should be about 80 cm.
   

   The depth of the landing pit should be 40 cm

2. Pour 30 g of superphosphate to the bottom of the pit. Mix with soil.
3. Add compost and peat to the mixture in a 1: 1 ratio.
   

   A tan mixture of peat and compost is needed when planting cherries in a land devoid of essential nutrients
4. We carefully place the seedling in order to preserve the lump of land in a hole.
   

   We place the seedling in the pit. If the root system is open, then carefully straighten the roots

5. Make sure that the growth bud is on the surface of the earth.
   

   The root neck should be on the surface.

6. We fill in the earth with the space formed between the roots of the cherry and the walls of the pit.
7. We compact the soil.
   

   The soil must be compacted

8. Abundantly water the seedling with water.
9. Mulch the soil around the cherry with straw, hay or mowed grass remaining after digging a hole.

If the land on the site is not fertile, pour 10 l of peat, 10 l of universal soil from the garden store, 5 l of humus, 2 kg of wood ash and 2 buckets of compost into the pit. The depth of the pit in this case should be at least 70 cm.

Video: how to plant cherry quickly and correctly in spring

How to plant cherries in autumn

We plant cherries in early autumn, before the onset of the first frost:

1. We dig a hole with a depth of 0.5 m. The diameter of the hole is 80 cm.
2. The ground from the upper and lower layers is piled in different heaps.
3. In the center of the pit we install a special landing peg. In the manufacture of the peg, it is better to use natural materials, such as wood. You can take a wooden lath with a diameter of 1.5-2 cm.
   

   The landing peg must be placed in the center of the pit

4. We fill the bottom of the pit with soil taken from above mixed with superphosphate.
5. Add a layer of fertile soil. Its thickness should be 8 cm.
6. We place the seedling in the pit. The root neck (or, in other words, the growth bud) should be at ground level.
   

   Planting cherries in autumn is different from spring

7. Sprinkle the roots with soil taken from the lower layers.
8. We compact the earth.
9. Water the seedling. For one cherry tree, we need 20 liters of water.
10. Mulch the soil around the cherry.

Video: how to plant a cherry in the fall

Care Features

Caring for Zagoryevskaya cherry is no different from the standard. In order for Zagoryevskaya to feel good throughout the year, you need to follow simple rules:

• We get rid of weeds that pull useful minerals from the soil. In order to significantly reduce their number, as well as maintain the amount of moisture needed for cherries, we mulch the soil. As mulch, you can use humus, straw, hay, mowed grass.
• If during the planting of cherries we introduced a large amount of fertilizer into the soil, then for 12 months there will be no need for fertilizing. It is only necessary to periodically loosen the soil in order to provide seedlings with oxygen.
  

  The soil around the tree needs to be loosened so that it is saturated with oxygen
• In early autumn, around the beginning of September, we need to dig up the ground around the cherries. Depth should be no more than 10 cm, i.e. half a spade.
• In regions that are characterized by severe frosts, we cover the tree with lapnik, straw and humus for the winter so that the roots of the cherry do not suffer.
• In the fall we trim trees. Use a sharp secateurs to remove dried and crossed branches, which Zagoryevskaya has few.
  

  In the fall, pruning cherries

• Zagoryevsky cherry is not susceptible to many fungal diseases. But this does not mean that we absolutely need to forget about fungi. On the contrary, you should always remember about prevention. To avoid infection with such diseases, we must whitewash the cherry trunks in autumn.
  

  Cherry trunks are whitened in order to prevent the appearance of fungal diseases

• As for irrigation, its frequency depends on weather conditions. One cherry usually consumes 2-3 buckets of water for one irrigation.
  

  One tree needs 20 liters of water for one irrigation

• We use lime mortar as a fertilizer once every 5 years so that the soil acidity level returns to normal.
• Thinning of the crown of the cherry is usually carried out every 5-6 years, but this procedure is not necessary if the Zagoryevsky cherry is planted. It is enough to monitor the absence of dry and diseased twigs.

Cherry Nutrition

Cherry is not fed only when, when planting a seedling, the soil has been saturated to the limit with useful substances and trace elements. In other cases, top dressing is necessary for Zagoryevskaya, as well as for any other fruit-bearing trees:

1. To increase the yield of a tree, we feed it with organic matter every two years: compost, peat, humus.
2. In the spring we fertilize the soil with ammonium nitrate or any other nitrogen fertilizers. We put into the ground according to the instructions.
3. During the flowering period, we feed the cherry twice: at the beginning of flowering and after its end. We use nitrogen and complex fertilizers according to the instructions.
4. During the fruiting period, cherries need to be fed with phosphoric preparations: Ammophos, Nitrophoska, ammonium hydrogen phosphate and others. The norm for cherries is 50-70 g of fertilizer per adult tree.

Diseases and pests

The Zagoryevskaya cherry variety is very susceptible to the following diseases:

• Moniliosis. It affects cherry blossoms. The flowers look scorched. Gradually, the disease covers the branches of cherries. The tops of the cherry lose their foliage and dry out. Rarely, but it happens that the tree itself dies. To prevent the spread of moniliosis, we need to spray the tree with Horus, the only drug approved for use during flowering. We process cherries twice: before the beginning of the flowering period and during the flowering of cherries.
• Anthracnose. This is just the type of fungus to which Zagoryevskaya is exposed. At the moment, there are no varieties of cherries resistant to anthracnose. On cherry trees, the disease can be determined not by specks on the leaves, as in vegetable crops, but by dried berries. The berries turn black, wrinkle, but do not fall. Gardeners are familiar with this phenomenon. But for some reason they think that mummified berries are the result of direct sunlight. To cope with anthracnosis, we need to get rid of dried berries, leaves and branches. We cut the parts of the cherry affected by anthracnose and burn. As a prophylaxis of the disease, cherry can be sprayed with Bordeaux liquid (1%).

Table: The Most Dangerous Cherry Pests

Gardeners reviews about Zagoryevsky cherry

Not just Zagoryevskaya, but Zagoryevskaya 2, it is important to remember this. They have different tastes. ;) So far, my cherries are hanging with tags, I need to fix this thing and cram tags in zip packages and attach them to a tree so as not to get lost.

Irina

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Buy cherries Octave and Zagoryevskaya and may you be happy. It is not necessary to pick off the flower stalks, the fruits may simply not be tied or fall themselves. I personally do not cut off anything, let it be as it is. My little cherry blossomed too and tied the fruit, but he fell down later. In winter, geese ate it, I hope that it survives.

iriskaskv

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According to the latest test data from the ISM, the cherries of the following varieties turned out to be the most resistant to diseases: Ashinsky, Subbotinsky, Molodezhnaya, Volochaevka, Kharitonovskaya, Long-awaited, Novella, Rusinka, Livenskaya, Igritskaya, Radonezh, Zhivitsa, Anthracite, Silva, Assol, Bulatnikovskaya, Malinovka, Zaginov , Chocolate Girl

Andrey V

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My parents had such a cherry, but it was a long time ago ... I remember that it’s cool and tasty. And then they sold the cottage.

Burchun

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Around the cherry, the soil must be maintained in a loose state, periodically fertilized, and weeds destroyed. The root system of the cherry is located in the soil layer at a depth of 2-40 cm, so you should not dig the soil in the near-stem circle to a full bayonet of shovels. Souring of the soil is unacceptable for cherries. Sod drains the topsoil where the main suction system is located. As a result, cherries grow poorly, growths quickly decrease, yields drop sharply. In the year of planting, seedlings do not fertilize, they absorb nutrients introduced into the planting pit during planting. The first 4 years there is an increased growth of the aerial parts, which requires a significant consumption of nitrogen. Urea and ammonium nitrate are used as nitrogen fertilizers. In dry weather, plants need to be watered so that the soil in the near-stem circle at a depth of the active suction root system is sufficiently moist. During the growth period of shoots and fruits, cherries are responsive to foliar nitrogen supplementation. To do this, 50 g of urea is dissolved in a bucket of water and plants are sprayed.

I believe

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Tip one- sprayer in hand make such a mixture of 20g urea + actelik + tablespoon of shampoo preferably with chamomile, and process the leaves from above and from the bottom.Carbamide for quick restoration of the leaf surface, actelik will kill pests and protect for 2 weeks from invasion of other pests, shampoo for better adhesion of the solution, chamomile repels many pests, and if copper chloride 0.4% is added to this “compote” (from fungi) we get 3 in one

Good luck

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Of the many varieties of cherries, it is worth choosing Zagoryevskaya for planting, if we need an unpretentious tree in the garden. It is not demanding on temperature extremes. Drought resistant. Patient to severe frosts. And at the same time, it is almost not prone to fungal diseases. In addition to all the listed advantages, this variety pleases with its taste. What else does a gardener need to be happy? Unless a few different varietal cherries in their area. But picking up neighbors for any kind of cherry is not difficult.