Cherry Zhivitsa

Cherry Zhivitsa was obtained in Belarus; it quickly gained popularity in Russia and the CIS countries. Entering new territories, the hybrid begins to acquire new names.

Sometimes cherries are referred to as simply "a hybrid of cherry and sweet cherry culture", Belarusian gardeners often call the plant as "Cherry".

A brief excursion into history

Authors of the Zhivitsa cherry variety: E. P. Syubarova, R. M. Sulimova, M. I. Vyshinskaya from the Belarusian Research Institute of Horticulture.

The parents are old varieties from Europe: “Griot Ostheim"(Cherry variety from Spain, early ripening)," Denisena Zheltaya "(cherry variety from Germany).

From the first parent to the Zhivitsa cherry variety, early ripening and a large size of berries were inherited, from the second - frost resistance, sweet taste, stable fruiting.

Cherry variety Zhivitsa was included in the state register in 2002, zoned in the Belarusian center, in 2005 the cherry was recommended for cultivation throughout Belarus. Nowadays, Zhivitsa cherry is successfully cultivated in Ukrainian gardens and in the middle Russian latitudes.

Cherry Zhivitsa: variety description and characteristics

Cherry Zhivitsa: photo of the variety

Wood.

Cherry variety Zhivitsa is represented by a tree of medium height, an adult cherry reaches a height of up to three meters. The crown is round, moderately dense, the branches are raised and hanging.

Fruit.

• Fruits are medium in size or slightly larger than medium, cherry color, round.
• The average weight of a berry is 3.7 grams.
• The inner content is dark red, very juicy, medium dense.
• Taste qualities of Zhivitsa cherries are pleasant, harmonious, slightly sour. Tasting score - 4.8 points.
• The stone is small, round, and can be easily separated from the pulp.

Excellent taste is also observed in "Chernokorka", "Fairy", "Vyanka».

• Berries contain: sugars (8.7%), titratable acids (no more than 0.81%), ascorbic acid (0.42%), pectin substances (0.15%).

Cherry Zhivitsa: features of the variety

• The ripening period of the Zhivitsa cherry variety is early. The onset of consumer ripeness occurs in the last days of June or early July.
• The tree begins to bear fruit early - the first berries appear already in the planting season.
• Stable cherry variety Zhivitsa begins to bear fruit in the third or fourth year. In the future, fruiting is regular, every year the cherry gives a generous yield.
• With a planting scheme of five by three meters, the yield indicator is ten to fourteen tons per hectare.
• Flowering begins early in the spring. Cherries are self-fertile.

Self-infertile varieties: "Zhukovskaya"," Malinovka "," Podbelskaya ". They also need helpers for pollination.

Cherry Zhivitsa: photo of the variety

• The best helpers for pollination for the variety "Zhivitsa" are different cherry varieties or cherry varieties "Novodvorskaya", "Vianok"," Seedling number one ".
• Fruiting occurs on the bouquet branches of the last year.
• The resistance to the winter season is good. In the Belarusian climate, trees did not freeze even in the most severe frosts.

Winter resistance is also noted in varieties: “Volochaevka», «Chocolate girl"," Lebedyanskaya ".

Cherry Zhivitsa: planting and care

Cherry Zhivitsa perfectly adapts if the tree is planted both in autumn and spring. It is important to observe the optimal planting time of the plant.

• In two situations, it is advisable to plant the seedling a little earlier than to be late in planting.
• Before planting, pruning of damaged branches and roots is carried out.
• The landing pit is prepared in advance. In depth, it should be forty-forty-five cm, the diameter should be fifty cm or more. To sprinkle the root system, a fertile soil is prepared.
• After the roots are covered with soil, it compresses well.
• A small roller is built around the edges of the planting pit, which will retain water when watering.
• Abundant watering is carried out immediately after planting in several passes with water settled in the sun. The volume of the liquid is two to three buckets.
• If, after extreme watering, the earth subsides, and the root collar is exposed, then the soil is poured more. Next, the root circle is mulched.
• Minerals and manure fertilization are not applied during planting, because they can harm young roots, this will provoke a deterioration in the adaptation of the plant.
• It is necessary to feed cherries from the third or fourth year of development, that is, when it begins to bear fruit. Organic matter (rotted manure, compost fertilizer, sapropel) is applied once every two to three years.
• Phosphorus and potassium are applied at the end of the growing season, and nitrogen at the beginning of the growing season.
• Then, after the tree has faded, it is fed with a highly soluble fertilizer complex that includes trace elements.

Cherry Zhivitsa: video about the variety

• The Zhivitsa cherries are irrigated regularly, especially during drought. Most of all, the plant needs water when the fruits are poured.
• When watering, you should pay attention to the penetration of the liquid into the depth of forty to fifty cm.
• It is almost not required to prune the variety, because the growth of the crown is slow, the branches, as a rule, do not thicken. Only old, very drooping branches, as well as very bare branches are cut off.
• The root shoots of the Zhivitsa cherry tree are practically not formed. This is both an advantage and a disadvantage. Plus - it is easy to care for cherries, minus - reproduction by this method cannot be carried out.
• You can propagate cherries of the Zhivitsa variety by sowing seeds, but the percentage of seedlings is very small, in addition, the seedlings will not always correspond to the characteristics of the variety.
• To increase the germination rate, the seeds are sown immediately after they have been harvested.

Cherry Zhivitsa: reviews of gardeners about diseases and pests of the variety

Many gardeners leave positive reviews about Zhivitsa cherry. Gardeners note that diseases and harmful insects of the Zhivitsa cherry variety affect to a small extent, like most of the hybrids.

• This cherry culture is not affected by either coccomycosis or moniliosis. It is from these diseases that cherries have recently been suffering.

There are also varieties that are immune to coccomycosis: “Princess"," Minx ","Ashinskaya», «Fairy».

• In very rare cases, aphids attack the tree. And birds do little harm to this variety compared to other cherry varieties.
• High marketability, excellent taste and unpretentious care of the Zhivitsa cherry variety allow it to be widespread in private garden plots and on an industrial scale.
• Due to its frost resistance, Zhivitsa cherry can be grown to the north.

Also undemanding varieties are: "Griot of Moscow», «Toy», «Lyubskaya»