Cherry Griot Melitopol

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This article will consider the Griot Melitopol cherry. The authors of Griot Melitopolsky cherries are N.I. Turovtsev. and Turovtseva V.A. The variety was obtained by crossing "Samsonovka Melitopolskaya" and "Prunus avium Drogana", entered into the State Register in 95, zoned into the territory of the North Caucasus.

Cherry Griot Melitopol: description of the variety

The cherry tree variety Griot Melitopol is large in size, stretching from four to five meters. The growth rate is high. The crown has the shape of a ball, dense, the branches are slightly directed downward. The bark is rough and flaky, the color is ashy. Skeletal branches grow at an acute angle of about 50 degrees. Shoots of medium growth intensity, straight, dense, large diameter, chocolate-ash color. The leaf plates of the Griot Melitopol cherry variety are large, the shape is oval elongated, the color is dark marsh, the surface is matte. The leaf is flat, with a sharp point at the end, the central part is rounded, there is a slight hairiness, the edges are finely serrated. The petiole is dense, not long, pigmentation is present. The glands are medium in size. The flowers are snow-white, voluminous, two or three pieces per bud. The cherries of the Griot Melitopolsky variety themselves are formed on bouquet branches and an increase of one year.

Features of the variety

The shape of the Griot Melitopolsky cherry variety is oval-flattened, voluminous, the weight of one fruit reaches 7 grams, the color is burgundy, one-dimensional. The pulp is abundantly saturated with juice, black-red, medium density. Burgundy juice. The stone is not large, oval, free. The taste of Griot Melitopol cherries is sweet with hints of acid.

The chemical composition of one cherry Griot Melitopol:

22% dry matter
13.6% natural sugars and fructose
1.1% acid

The taste and external qualities of the Griot Melitopolsky cherry variety were rated 4.5. The ripening period begins in the last days of June (from 20th to 25th). The fruits of the Griot Melitopol cherry are of universal use.

Pollinator varieties:

Cherry "Griot Podbelsky",
Cherry "Meeting"
Cherry "Vinka".

Important characteristics of the variety

First harvest in the fourth year after planting in a permanent place.
The flowering period of Griot Melitopol cherry begins on April 28.
An adult tree produces up to 30 kg of fruit.
The frost resistance of the Griot Melitopolsky cherry variety is high. Data have been recorded that when the temperature dropped to 25 degrees, the tree tolerated the temperature normally, and the flowers survived by 44%.
High immunity to monoliosis.
May be ill with coccomycosis.