Cherry Krasnodar early

Cherry Krasnodar early bred on the basis of the North Caucasian Zonal Research Institute of Horticulture and Viticulture (in Krasnodar) M.A.Kolesnikov. Where the variety came from is unknown. The culture is one of the most popular cherries, the fruits of which ripen early. Recommended cherry variety Krasnodar early for cultivation in 1959, can be cultivated in the North Caucasus.

Cherry Krasnodar early: variety description

Cherry tree Krasnodar early, medium size, in the form of an oval, compressed, lush crown, good foliage. The shoot is smooth, intensely covered with a bloom of gray color. Buds are medium in size, vegetative in dark brown color, in the form of an oval, generative rounded, in the form of an oval, moderately deviate from the branches. The leaf is small, wide, egg-shaped, dark green in color, the apex is pointed, the base is wedge-shaped, the notches of the edges are in the form of double blunt teeth, the top is smooth, the bottom is slightly pubescent along the middle vein. The petiole is shortened (three cm), medium in thickness, has two large glands in the form of beans, red coloration. The inflorescence of Krasnodar early cherry contains one to four flowers, medium-sized, a saucer-shaped corolla, petals are wide, oval-shaped, touching, white in color, stamens are different in length, the pistil is elongated, the stigma is located at the same height as the anthers or higher. The calyx is narrow, in the form of a glass, the sepals are not serrated.

Description of fruits

Cherry Krasnodar early: photo of the variety

Cherry fruits Krasnodar early average or below average size (the average weight is four to five grams), wide, in the form of an oval (size - 2 to 2.1 to 1.9), the top is slightly depressed, rounded. The funnel is medium in size, the cover stain is dark red. The inner content is medium dense, dark red, sweet, has good taste (score - 4.2 points), takes 91.3% of the berry weight. The color of the juice is red. Cherry Krasnodar early refers to decorative varieties. The stone is small in size, in the form of an egg, it can be almost easily separated from the pulp, light beige in color, the top is rounded, slightly pointed, the base is rounded. The fruit stem is medium in length (fourteen and a half cm) and in thickness. Tears off the fruit dryly and easily. Cherry contains: dry matter (seventeen percent), sugar (nine percent), acids (0.6%), ascorbic acid (9.2 mg per hundred grams), anthocyanins (one hundred eighteen mg per hundred grams). Dessert variety, fruits can be frozen.

Cherry Krasnodar early: features of culture

The flowering period of the Krasnodarskaya sweet cherry variety is early average, the fruits ripen very early, this is one of the earliest zoned crops. Technical ripeness is observed at the same time on the fifteenth and thirtieth of May. Fully begins to bear fruit from five to six years. It blooms and bears fruit mainly on bouquet branches of various ages and on the basis of last year's shoots. Does not possess self-fertility. Belongs to the type of varieties that are most resistant to the winter season. Fruit buds can be damaged only in the most severe frosts, the wood is very resistant. Cold snap resistance of the Krasnodarskaya early cherry variety is at an average level. Drought tolerance is good. It has immunity to diseases and resistance to harmful insects.

Cherry Krasnodar early: reviews of gardeners

• Margarita Andreevna, Chelyabinsk region: “My friend advised me to start growing the sweet cherry variety Krasnodarskaya early, she really liked the variety. As a result, I grow, I can note the following advantages: resistance to the winter season, a high yield rate, fruits ripen early. Perhaps many gardeners will not like the relatively small berries, but for me the Krasnodar early cherry is a very good and, most importantly, delicious variety. "
• Stepan Petrovich, Sverdlovsk region: “Growing the Krasnodar early cherry variety, I noticed one interesting thing. If the tree is not cut off in time, the cherries will be overloaded with fruits, and as a result, very small berries are obtained. If you follow all the rules of care, then Krasnodar early cherry will certainly please with a rich harvest. "