Cherry Carmine Jewel, features of the variety, what are the attractiveness and disadvantages

Today there are more than one hundred thirty varieties cherries. Sandy, ordinary, steppe, tomentose, it seems, is quite enough for choosing a variety with the most delicious fruits and one that is resistant to diseases.

New types of varieties appear with constant regularity. Their characteristics meet the constantly updated needs of gardeners. One of the most interesting, the fruits of which have an unusual taste, is the Carmine Jewel cherry.

The article will tell you about the Carmine Jewel cherry variety, where to buy it, how to plant it correctly seedling, about the advantages and disadvantages of this type of cherries.

Content:

1. Description of the variety
2. Landing rules
3. Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Description of the variety

The Carmine Jewel variety was created by Canadian scientists at the University of Saskatchewan, for climatic zones, having special conditions. By crossing the common and steppe, in 1999, scientists grew the first plant. The variety has been studied for a couple of years. It was introduced for production in 2002.

It was created to grow in a zone of sharply continental climatic conditions. Only in such conditions will it fully reveal its taste and produce a high yield.
The height of the plant reaches about two meters. For this reason it is often called bush. This feature provides convenience during care and harvesting.

The plant easily tolerates winter frosts down to forty degrees.

This variety is self-fertile; in order to produce fruits, it does not require another variety for pollination. Almost 40% of flowers become fruits. No participation required for this insects-pollinators.

The amount of ovary is directly dependent on weather conditions. It may fluctuate in different years.

After planting the seedling in a permanent place, the taste of the crop can be assessed already in the third year. Maximum fruiting occurs starting from the 7th year.

Cherries of this variety, in a cool place, retain their freshness for up to three weeks.

They are juicy and large - the weight of one berries is up to 3.5 grams. The color gradually changes depending on the degree of ripening of the fruit. Ruby-colored berries are eaten early.

Fully ripened fruits are dark burgundy, almost black.

The taste of the fruit cannot be compared with ordinary cherries, neither with plums. There is no tartness in them, but there is a cloying sweetness. The sugar content in fruits reaches up to 14%. The fruits have small seeds and are quite large in size.

Fruit ripening takes quite a long time: from the second half of July to the first half of August. During this period, the taste of the berries changes. Only at the time of harvest do the fruits acquire sufficient sweetness.

From the bush you can collect up to 15 kilograms of delicious juicy fruits. After ripening they remain on the branches. They can stay there until late autumn.

The berries are used fresh, made into compotes, jam, and frozen. The variety is highly resistant to pests and diseases.

Landing rules

Precious Carmine - a new variety cherries, it is not easy to find it for preparing cuttings that can be grafted. It is easier to buy a plant at a nursery.This variety can be planted in regions where in the middle of summer there are nighttime temperature changes - hot during the day and cool at night.

Due to temperature changes, fruits accumulate sugar. In regions where there are no differences, the berries may remain sour.

Loamy soils are suitable for the plant. soil. When planting plants in rows, the distance between trees in a row should be at least one meter, and between rows - one hundred and fifty centimeters. The row spacing is expanded to five meters if it is planned to harvest the crop with special combines.

To properly plant a seedling you need:

• Thoroughly fertilize the soil before planting the plant. The pits are prepared 14 days before planting the trees. Fertilizers are poured into them and left, then trees are planted;
• If root system seedling is closed - the hole should be of a standard size: one hundred centimeters deep and one hundred centimeters in diameter. The soil will be loose, which will allow the roots to develop quickly and efficiently;
• the seedling is transferred into a hole, covered with soil mixed with fertilizers, and pressed down;
• Having filled the hole, a side is formed from the earth, which will prevent the water from spreading and keep it inside the tree trunk circle;
• sprinkle with peat, a layer of mown grass or rotted manure.

After planting, the tree needs to be watered once every seven days. You can do it every other day, if possible. You need to pour at least a bucket of water under each plant. Water sufficiency is of great importance after planting in the first three years.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The Cherry variety Precious Carmine has generated a lot of different reviews on gardening forums: some are happy with the variety, others are dubious about the promised quality of the fruit.But nothing is absolutely ideal, and so is this variety. cherries Precious Carmine has its advantages and disadvantages.

This variety has a lot of positive qualities:

• bears fruit already in the third year;
• drought resistant;
• has high productivity;
• is different frost resistance;
• the fruits retain their commercial qualities for a long time;
• the variety is resistant to pests and diseases;
• an adult plant has a small height, which ensures convenience and speed when harvesting;
• the berries have an excellent taste;
• you can plant only one tree - this becomes possible due to the self-fertility of the variety;
• the crop can be used for various purposes.

No matter how wonderful everything is, there is still a fly in the ointment:

• the real yield will become known only in the seventh year - this does not make it possible to quickly recoup costs with a large garden;
• it is impossible to transport fruits over long distances;
• long ripening of the crop;
• productivity will be high and of high quality only if certain climatic conditions are met, for this reason the versatility of the variety decreases significantly.

The tree will feel great in the continental climate zone, but when planted in close proximity to the sea or a large lake, it will affect the yield, and taking into account that in the first 4-5 years you will have to collect only a few kilograms of crop from one plant - plant many trees are simply not profitable.

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