Cherry Kent

Cherry Kent or "Kentish Red" ("Early Richmond") is an old variety from England, widely distributed in the west of the European territory, in domestic regions it is known to a small extent. In terms of morphological and biological structure, it is a hybrid of cherry and sweet cherry. The Kent cherry variety entered the state register in 1947, it is recommended for cultivation in the Central Black Earth Region and the Lower Volga region.

Cherry Kent: description of the variety and characteristics

Cherry Kent is considered a tree of strong growth, at a young age the crown is in the form of a pyramid, at 10 years old it reaches four meters in height, later it becomes round. The main branches rise, grow from the trunk at an angle of forty-five to sixty degrees, their coloring is dark brown with a gray tone. Shoots in the form of an arc, slightly bend, gray-brown color. The leaves of Kent cherry are more medium-sized or large (one hundred and six by forty-eight mm), in the form of an oval, dark green color, matte, slightly folded longitudinally to the central vein, the edges are even, have small notches, the apex is slightly pointed, the base is wide, in the form wedge, the petiole is eighteen to twenty-five mm long, two mm thick, the glands are greenish-yellow in color, one or two are located on the petioles at the base of the leaf plate, the stipules are small, in the form of an awl, fall off. The inflorescence of the Kent cherry variety contains two to four flowers, twenty six to twenty eight mm in size, in the form of saucers, the petals are nine by seven mm, wide, in the form of an oval, the top bifurcates, the petals go behind each other. The pistil is six mm, the stigma is below the anthers, the stamens reach seven to ten mm, the cup is in the form of a glass, green coloration, with anthocyanin on the side illuminated by the sun, the flower stem grows to twenty three to thirty two mm. The tree bears fruit in a mixed manner, for the most part the fruits are formed on bouquet branches.

Description of Kent cherry fruits

Cherry Kent: photo of the variety

Cherry fruits of the Kent variety of medium size, dimensional scheme: 19.3x19.5x17 mm, weigh two and a half to three grams, round, slightly shrink in height, dark red in color, the top is round and not wide, the funnel is small, the inner contents are tender, dark red color, sweet and sour, good taste, red juice. In the climate of Krasnodar, fruits contain: dry matter (sixteen and a half percent), sugars (11.8%), free acids (1.4%), ascorbic acid (4.8 mg per hundred grams of wet weight). The size of the stone in Kent cherry is eight by six by five mm, weighs 0.2 grams, its percentage of the berry weight is 8.4%, light brown in color, wide, in the form of an oval, the tip is pointed, the dorsal suture is sharp, and the abdominal suture is poorly developed, the stone can be easily separated from the pulp. The fruit stem is forty-forty-five mm, reaches one mm in thickness, is firmly attached to the berry. Cherries are universal in purpose; very good jam is made from berries.

Features of Kent cherry

The beginning of fruiting in the Kontskaya cherry variety is later - from the fifth or sixth year after planting. Flowering and ripening early, fruit ripening occurs twenty days earlier than the berries of the cherry variety "Lyubskaya". The variety is distinguished by partial self-fertility, the best helpers for pollination: “Vladimirskaya" and "Griot Ostheim".The yield indicator is average, at eight to ten years the tree gives fifteen to eighteen kg, in some good seasons, when the cherry is already fully bearing fruit, the productivity is thirty to forty kg. The Kent cherry is highly resistant to the winter season; in severe frosts (minus twenty-seven degrees), shoots can freeze by 1.4 points, generative buds - up to thirty percent. The immunity to coccomycosis is average, in some years the disease can affect the variety up to four points.

The Kent cherry variety is interesting for the most part to amateur gardeners living in the center and in the south.

Cherry Kent: reviews of gardeners about the variety

• Ekaterina Vadimovna, Kaliningrad region: “Cherry Kent has excellent taste - I can say with confidence. It's just a pity that you can't enjoy the berries right away, the variety begins to bear fruit late. "

• Margarita Ivanovna, Sverdlovsk region: “The Kent cherry variety is not very frost-resistant; in the fall it needs to be prepared and covered, preparing for the winter cold. The berries are very tasty, rich cherry taste and aroma. "

• Alexandra Viktorovna, Samara region: “The dark red berries of the Kent cherry variety are pleasant both in appearance and in taste. It is not difficult to grow a Kent cherry tree, the main thing is to follow all care recommendations, and then a big harvest will be ensured. "