Cherry Ob

Cherry Ob: description of the variety and characteristics

Research Institute of Horticulture. M.A.Lisavenko, it was here that the Ob felt cherry variety was bred, by means of free pollination of the variety between the seedlings Cherries Stepnaya, copyright belongs to M. A. Lisavenko, I. P. Kalinina, G. I. Subbotin. Introduction to the list of cultures of the State Register for the region of Orenburg.

Cherry Ob has a distinctive feature in the formation of a multi-stem bush that grows no more than 1.5 meters. The crown is formed by a rounded formation up to 160 centimeters in diameter, with increased thickening. The main participants in the fruiting process are one-year-old increments. Thin shoots of the Ob cherry variety of direct growth, slightly drooping in shape, are painted in gray, where yellow lentils are formed, slightly lightened in tone. Elongated and medium-sized leaf plates are slightly sharpened towards the top. They are painted mainly in green tones of light shades, along the edges they are framed in a two-claw type. Short stalks.

The average size of the fruits of the Ob felt cherry, colored in dark red shades, a round-heart-shaped shape of the berry. The stalk is of medium size, relatively thin. Light red flesh of the Ob felt cherry and correspondingly colored berry juice. Good taste, sweet and sour content. Chemical composition of fruits: dry matter content - almost 16%, sugar - up to 12.1%, 1.4% - acid content, vitamin C is up to 33 mg for every 100 grams of product, P-active substance is up to 200 mg per 100 grams of fruit, there is little the tannin content is only up to 0.3%.

When tasting fresh fruits, a score of 3.8 points was made. Ob cherry products, preserves and compotes are rated at 4.5 points on a scale of taste ratings. The stone of the fruit is small, only up to 0.2 grams. Felt cherry Ob is perfectly separated from the stalk, and the stone, in turn, from the pulp of the berry.

Features of the variety

Felt cherry Ob: photo of the variety

The third decade of July is the main mass ripening of the Ob cherry variety. Differs in increased results of winter hardiness, it will perfectly endure even the dry season. But practically not endowed with natural protection from such a disease as coccomycosis. The average amount of the harvest, no more than 3.8 kilograms from each bush. Cherry Ob belongs to varieties with partial self-fertility.

Cherry Ob: reviews of gardeners

• Svetlana Alexandrovna, Sverdlovsk region: “The Ob felt cherry variety has been growing on my garden plot for a long time, so I can confidently tell about its advantages and disadvantages. The advantages include high indicators of resistance even to severe frosts. However, at the same time, in the presence of large snowdrifts in winter, there is a risk of the beginning of the process of diaper rash of the root system ”.
• Margarita Stepanovna, Chelyabinsk region: “Berries of the Ob cherry variety cannot be called the most delicious of those cherry varieties that grow on my site. However, they make excellent compotes. Also, the Ob felt cherry has a very weak immunity to the disease of coccomycosis. But with proper care, the Ob cherry variety will not hurt. "