Cherry Goryanka

Cherry Goryanka bred by hybridization of varieties "Gaucher"And" Zhabule ". The originator is the Dagestan Experimental Station. The author is A.S. Pokrovskaya.

Cherry Goryanka: description of the variety and characteristics

Cherry tree Goryanka is of medium height, the crown is wide, in the form of a pyramid, the foliage is good. An annual shoot is medium in thickness, greenish in color. Vegetative and generative buds are medium in size, located at an angle to the branch. Generative egg-shaped buds, vegetative long and sharp. Leaves are of medium size, oblong apex, rounded base.

The size of the leaf of the Goryanka sweet cherry is 13.6 by 6 cm. The entire leaf has the edges parallel only to the top, the leaf is pointed, there are very noticeable notches along the edge. The coloration is bright green. The top and bottom of the leaf are smooth. The leaf bends slightly. At the base of the leaf plate, on the petiole, there are 2 large glands of red color. The petiole is medium in length, is nineteen to twenty one mm, medium in thickness, reaches 0.2 mm, brownish in color. The flowers are of medium size, the petals are rounded, white in color, medium concave.

The inflorescence of the Goryanka is umbrella-shaped, contains three to five flowers. The corolla is rounded, the petals are opposite. The surface of the stigma of the pistil and anthers is presented in the form of a ball, the pistil rises above it (the stamens grow up to five to six mm, the pistil - up to seven to eight). Calyx in the form of a ball, the edges of the sepals are smooth. The variety blooms and bears fruit on bouquet branches.

Description of fruits

Goryanka sweet cherries are blunt, in the form of a heart, they have rounded shoulders and a barely visible abdominal seam, maroon color. The funnel is shallow but deep. The fruit weighs 6-6.4 grams, the size is twenty by twenty two by twenty mm. The color of the berry and the inner contents is dark red. The inner content is delicate, juicy, burgundy in color. The color of the juice is red.

Taste qualities of Goryanka sweet cherry, slightly sour. The tasting score was 4.9-5 points. Fruits contain: dry matter (eleven percent), sugar (eight percent), acids (0.6%), ascorbic acid (5.72 mg per hundred grams). Berries are stored for five to six days. Sweet cherries are transported medium. The berries are decorative, have an excellent taste. The fruit stem is medium in length - thirty-nine mm (up to 0.2 mm in thickness). The fruit is easily detached from the fruit stem, thanks to which harvesting by machines can be carried out. Fruits crack in medium dampness (12.8%). The stone is rounded, there are noticeable grooves, the apex is oblong, the end is sharp. The surface is smooth. The kernel weighs 0.4 grams, takes 6.2% of the berry weight. The abdominal suture is wide enough. The stone is easily separated from the pulp. The variety is universal in purpose. Goryanka sweet cherries are processed to produce high quality compotes and jam.

Cherry Goryanka: reviews of gardeners about the variety

• Tamara Viktorovna, Chelyabinsk region: “I would like to share what I like about the Goryanka cherry variety. The fruits ripen early or medium, the tree blooms on April 19th-20th, the berries ripen from June 1st to 12th. Ripening of berries is simultaneous. The Goryanka sweet cherry begins to bear fruit from the fourth or fifth year after planting on a garden plot, which is a couple of years earlier than many other sweet cherry varieties. "

• Svetlana Stepanovna, Sverdlovsk region: “I liked the Goryanka cherry variety for its resistance to cold. The advantages of this cherry do not end there.The yield of the Goryanka sweet cherry is very high, the tree does not need to be specially cut, which greatly facilitates the care of the plant. At the same time, the Goryanka sweet cherry variety needs to be watered and fed in a timely manner. "