Cherry Dessert Tikhonova

Cherry Dessert Tikhonova: description of the variety

By crossing Zhukovskaya and Novoselki bred the Dessertnaya Tikhonova cherry variety. The pioneer was the Research Institute of Genetic and Breeding Works on Fruit Plants named after I.V. Michurin The authors of the works were G.G. Nikiforova, T.A. Pisanov, I. G. Tikhonova. The cherry variety Dessertnaya Tikhonova has been registered with state tests since 2003.

Cherry tree Dessertnaya Tikhonova is endowed with medium activity in growth and development, spherical crown formation with an average degree of thickening of branches and leaf cover. Shoots of medium size, rather thin, upright, colored brown. Large lentils, yellow in color. Medium-sized leaf plates, eleptic shaping, dark green color, slight wrinkling on the surface, matte finish. Sharp sharpening to the top of the leaf, also sharpening is observed at the base, complete absence of pubescence. The hem along the edge of the leaf is of a finely serrated type. Thin, elongated petiole, slight pigmentation. Cherry Dessertnaya Tikhonova has medium-sized flowers, painted in white. Mixed type of fruiting: fruits practically do not crumble on the growth of the last season, the same advantage is on the flower branch and fruit twig.

Large cherries of the Dessertnaya Tikhonovoy variety, one-dimensional formation, up to 16 mm in size, and up to 14 mm in diameter, with a mass of 4.8 grams, rounded shape, slightly flattened sides. Rounded top of the fruit, smallish funnel, at the base of the fruit without depressions, small fossa. The pulp and the cherry Dessertnaya Tikhonova itself are painted almost the same - dark burgundy color, delicate pulp, increased juiciness of the fruit. The juice is colored with a dark red tone. The taste qualities of the Dessertnaya Tikhonova cherry variety on the rating scale are extended by 5 points. The chemical composition of the fruits: dry matter is 15%, organic acids are 1.0%, the composition of sugars is 9.4%, the amount of ascorbic acid is 10.6 mg for every 100 grams of product.

Features of the variety

Cherry Dessert Tikhonova: photo of the variety

The resistance of the Desertnaya Tikhonova cherry variety to transportation deserves a good assessment. The universal direction of the variety. The stalk is of medium size, the thickness is medium, the fruits are perfectly separated from the branches, that is, the attachment is medium. The average size of the stone, perfectly separates from the pulp of the fruit, is located in a free form, oval formation.

Also, the cherry varieties Dessertnaya Tikhonova showed partial self-fertility; for pollination, varieties such as Vladimirskaya and Zhukovskaya.

Cherry Dessertnaya Tikhonova: reviews of gardeners

• Victoria Stepanovna, Samara region: “Cherry variety Dessertnaya Tikhonova has the most delicious berries for me. I have never met such sweet pleasant fruits in any cherry variety! It is even more pleasing that the ripening dates for Dessertnaya Tikhonova's cherries are early, which allows you to enjoy the delicious harvest even faster ”.

• Alexander Vladimirovich, Chelyabinsk region: “I could not find any flaws in the Dessertnaya Tikhonova cherry variety. Although I am a very picky gardener, I closely monitor the state of the crops grown. But Dessertnaya Tikhonova's cherry gives a stable regular harvest every year, has immunity to many diseases, and I myself have a very pleasant taste. I advise you to grow the Dessertnaya Tikhonova cherry variety as well ”.