Vladimir Cherry: description and reviews of gardeners, photo

Vladimir Cherry is today considered by gardeners to be one of the best varieties. This remarkable culture can be seen on many suburban areas of the central strip of Russia.

The history of the Vladimir cherry

This sort can be attributed to one of the oldest in our country. Where he came from, is for certain unknown. Gardening in some areas of the Vladimir region began to develop since the beginning of the 12th century. The first cherry orchards began to breed monks of local monasteries, who came to this land from Greece and Kiev. In particular, this kind of agriculture was popular in Vladimir itself and in the town of Yaropolch (nowadays Vyazniki). Cherries were planted by ancient gardeners more often on trees and hills.

Presumably this sort was brought to Vladimir from the southern regions of Russia and the southern countries. The first seedlings were not particularly winter hardy, and the monks had to apply a huge amount of effort in their cultivation. Roshaya under the protection of the slopes and hills cherry winter was not bad. On the plain, the bushes had to be buried with snow.

Where can I grow it?

Variety of cherry Vladimir is included in the state register for several regions of Russia:

1. Volgo-Vyatsky.
2. North-Western.
3. Central.
4. Middle Volga.
5. Central Black Earth.

This cherry was regionalized in 1947. In particular, the variety is suitable for cultivation in the central part of Russia. Here it is often not only cultivated in private gardens, but also used for broad production plantations. Not bad proved this grade and the gardeners of the southern regions. In the northern regions, the Vladimir cherry can also be grown quite successfully, but its yield is much lower. For comparison: in favorable years in the middle belt from one bush you can collect up to 25 kg of berries, in the Leningrad region - no more than 5 kg.

Cherry Vladimirskaya. Description

This variety refers to the so-called griots - varieties, in which the flesh of berries differs dark-cherry saturated color. Fruits of small and medium sizes have a mass from 2.5 to 3.5 g. Berries are flattened, slightly compressed from the side of the abdominal suture. Their top is round, and the funnel is small and cramped. The skin has a black and red color and is covered with a large number of gray dots. The flesh of the berries is juicy, fairly dense and fibrous. The stone is very easily separated and can have both ovoid and oval shape. The length of the thin pedicel is 30-45 mm.

This variety belongs to the typical bushy and can reach a height of 2.5-5 m. There are specimens and higher. The plant is a root-like plant and is a bush with a multitude of trunks. One-stem trees this sort of cherry forms only when it is grafted.

Pollinators

This cherry is a sort of self-fruit. Only if the bushes of other varieties grow nearby, you can achieve high yields of such a crop as Cherry Vladimirskaya. Pollinators should be selected as carefully as possible. Not unsuitable for Vladimir cherry such varieties as Greeted Moskow, Amorel Pink, Fertile Michurina, Lubskaja, Lotova, Turgenevka, Rastunya, Vasilievskaya, Black consumer goods. Planting pollinators is best from the prevailing winds in a given locality. The most preferred varieties for the Vladimir cherry are the pink and pink shubinka.

Terms of maturation

Vladimir Cherry belongs to the middle-ripening varieties. From the beginning of flowering to the final ripening of the fruit takes about two months. In the central strip of Russia, the harvest can be harvested already in mid-July. Ripen berries are uneven. In the event that the owner of the site does not collect them on time, they can crumble, since the fruit stem from the fruit separates very easily.

Degree of winter hardiness and yield

This variety is considered to be winter hardy. However, in severe frosts, generative kidneys can be damaged. This leads to a significant decrease in crop yields. It is because of this that the Vladimir cherry in the northern regions is rarely grown. The yield of this variety, therefore, depends to a large extent on the cultivation region. In general, it is characterized as good and moderate.

Choice of a site for a cherry

Like most other varieties, Vladimir Cherry is best at high places. Acquired seedlings should be planted on a hill with a steepness of 8-15 g. Important is also the location of the slope on which the cherry will grow. The most successful for most regions of Russia are the north-western, western and south-western. The soil here is well warmed up and has moderate humidity. On the southern slopes there is too little moisture and, moreover, there are sharp fluctuations in winter temperatures, which leads to the freezing of the kidneys and to burns of the cortex. On the northern cherry, sunlight will not suffice. In such places the bushes bloom later, and therefore the flowers do not freeze, but the berries mature much longer, and their flesh becomes acidic.

Vladimir cherry can be grown on plains. But in this case it will develop a little worse. In addition, plants growing on level ground are more susceptible to freezing. It is not recommended to plant this variety in the basins, damp lowlands and forest glades, since such places are characterized by poor ventilation. Among other things, there is usually a high level of groundwater, which cherries do not like. In the event that the water in the area approaches the surface of the earth closer than 1.5 m, it is necessary to plant the seedlings on an elevated height of 2-3 m.

What should be the soil?

The composition of the soil Vladimir Cherry, like most other varieties, is quite demanding. In particular, this applies to nitrogen and potassium. To get a good harvest, you need to make sure that there are enough of these substances in the soil. On the deficit in the soil of phosphorus cherry reacts not so much. The recommended dose of humus on poor soils is about 10 kg per year, on medium-nutrient soils - 6 kg. As for mineral fertilizers, it will be sufficient to make about 18 g per 1 m ^{2 of} each substance.

When growing cherries on soils with acidity, close to neutral, you can achieve better results. Sour soil before liming lime.

Cherry Vladimirskaya. Planting and care

You can plant seedlings both in spring and in autumn. However, the spring period for this is considered preferable. Plant cherries should be immediately after the last snow melts, and the soil slightly dry.

Under the seedlings dig holes in the depth of half a meter and a width of 80 cm in the middle of the pit put a stake, after which the sapling is lowered into it. Sprinkle the hole with a fertile soil mixed with humus, so that there is no void left between the roots. The seedling should take a strictly vertical position. Around the hole form a roller height of 30 cm. After that, the seedling is tied to the cola. The latter must be sawed in such a way that its upper edge is slightly missed to the first side branch.

Water the cherries three times a season for 5-6 buckets per adult bush. It is also necessary to carry out regular pruning of the crown, removing diseased and dry shoots.

Reviews about the variety

Not a bad yield, excellent taste qualities of fruits, unpretentiousness in care - all this determines the popularity of such a culture as Cherry Vladimirskaya. Reviews about it in modern gardeners are mostly positive. Like many centuries ago, in our days this grade is highly valued.