Sweet cherry Rodina

Sweet cherry is very popular with gardeners. Sweet cherry Rodina is very hardy and bears juicy berries. You will learn about it from this article.

A brief excursion into history

Sweet cherry Rodina was bred in 1994 in a rather unusual way - with the help of irradiation with electromagnetic waves. The original variety is "Slava Zhukova", originators are scientists of the IV Michurin Research Institute. Currently, the culture is still undergoing a state variety test.

Sweet cherry Rodina: variety description and characteristics

Sweet cherry Rodina: photo of the variety

Cherry tree Homeland of medium height, reaches a height of no more than three to four meters, has a lush crown in the form of a pyramid. The shoots are elongated, medium thickened, vertical, covered with a smooth red-brown bark. The leaves are green in color, relatively small in size, serrated along the edge. Cuttings are shortened, flowers are large, white in color, appear on branches in May days in large numbers.

Cherry berries Rodina are large enough, weigh about five grams, they are covered with a peel of a dark, almost black, burgundy color. The fruits are round, in the form of a heart, with a small depression in the center. Taste qualities are sweet, noticeably sour, the tasting score is four and a half points out of five points. Sweet cherry Rodina is a berry of universal purpose, the berries can be eaten fresh directly from the tree, and they can also be transported.

The best conditions for growing the variety are the middle Russian latitudes, the Central Black Earth Region. But the sweet cherry variety Rodina was bred as frost-resistant, in this regard, it can be planted in the north. Sweet cherry perfectly withstands low temperature conditions and various weather “moods”, it endures unexpected cold snaps in spring.

Sweet cherry "Rodina": features of the variety

• Frost resistance of sweet cherry Rodina

Sweet cherry Rodina is highly resistant to low temperature conditions. Among the recommended regions for cultivation there is both the Siberian region and the Scandinavian countries - the culture can withstand frosts below minus thirty degrees without problems. Another cherry variety Rodina perfectly tolerates unexpected cold snaps in the spring, which are especially dangerous for fruit crops. Return frosts do not affect the yield and fruiting of sweet cherries.

• Pollination of the sweet cherry variety Rodina

The sweet cherry variety Rodina is not self-fertile, does not give a generous harvest on its own, it needs neighbors for pollination. To get berries, you need to plant nearby other cherries that are blooming at the same time, then the sweet cherry variety Rodina. Suitable for this role: "Fairy Tale" - a winter-resistant variety, blooms in the first days of May, the fruits ripen in the last days of May and the first days of June, brings large red-burgundy berries; "Yaroslavna"- flowering simultaneously with the sweet cherry" Rodina ", the berries ripen in the first summer days, among the advantages are not only delicious dark red berries weighing up to seven grams, but also high frost resistance, resistance to dry periods and immunity to diseases; "Valery Chkalov"- a frost-resistant variety, begins to bloom in the last days of April and the first days of May, the fruits ripen until June 15, yields sweet dark-red berries weighing up to eight grams.

Other cherry varieties are also good for pollination of the Rodina cherry variety.But on an equal footing with them, cherry trees blooming at the same time can come up for this role.

• Indicator of productivity and fruiting.

Sweet cherries Rodina ripen early. If you take proper care of the sweet cherry, then it will develop normally, and, therefore, the harvest can be expected already in the last May-first June days. The yield indicator of the variety is high - up to thirty kg of fruits from one sweet cherry. The tree begins to bear fruit from the fourth or fifth year after planting in a garden plot, and then brings abundant harvests every year.

• Where the fruits are used.

Cherry variety Homeland of universal purpose, as mentioned earlier. Berries can be eaten fresh, prepared for compotes and preserves, they can also be added to pies and desserts. The fruits are very transportable, so you can sell them if you like.

• Disease immunity and resistance to harmful insects.

Sweet cherry Rodina is endowed with good immune protection and is practically not exposed to major diseases. The variety has excellent immunity to coccomycosis. This fungal disease often affects the foliage of fruit crops, leaves ugly brown spots on it, which causes the leaves to curl and dry out.

Cherry variety Rodina is susceptible to attacks of harmful insects. The danger is carried by a cherry fly or aphid. Therefore, watch the cherries very carefully, do not forget to take preventive measures.

• Pros and cons.

Advantages.

• High yield rate, excellent crop transportation. Thanks to this, the berries are used for themselves and are put up for sale.
• Excellent resistance to low temperature conditions. The culture is successfully grown in harsh climates.
• Excellent immune defense to fight diseases that often affect fruit crops.

Minus - the sweet cherry variety Rodina is self-fertile, so nearby it is necessary to grow helpers for pollination. But if there are other cherry trees on the garden plot that bloom early, then this defect will not be noticeable.

Cherry Motherland: planting

Sweet cherry Rodina: photo of the variety

Cherry varieties Rodina are planted in the same way as other cherry varieties. But let's remember the basic recommendations.

• Optimal time.

As a rule, planting of sweet cherries Rodina is carried out in the spring and autumn seasons. In autumn, plants are usually planted in the south, where there are no low temperatures. In the middle and northern latitudes, it is recommended to plant a cherry tree in the spring season, before bud break and after recurrent cold snaps, thanks to this, the seedling will not freeze.

• How to choose a site for planting.

Like all cherry varieties, Rodina cherries love open space, illuminated by the sun. Choose a light, well-ventilated soil. Loamy and sandy loam soil is ideal.

• What plants are allowed and prohibited to plant nearby.

In the neighborhood, you can plant cherries or other cherry trees that are able to pollinate the sweet cherry Motherland. It is forbidden to plant apple and pear trees near Rodina.

• How to choose and prepare seedlings.

Cherry seedling Motherland should have lush, disease-free and intact roots without any kind of damage. Before planting, the roots are soaked in water.

• Planting progress.

• The planting hole should be fairly free and spacious, about twice the volume of the root system.
• At the bottom of the planting pit, organic matter is compulsorily laid, which is mixed with the soil, thanks to this the tree will grow faster.
• The seedling is set in a hole, somewhere ½ filled with soil, then the hole is covered with soil to the brim, capturing the roots. After that, two or four buckets of water are immediately introduced under the trunk, then the trunk circle is mulched.
• The root collar of the seedling must necessarily rise slightly above the surface soil layer.

Cherry Motherland: leaving

The care of the variety is quite simple. Cherry Homeland requires a minimum of attention.

Pruning is carried out minimal - every year the shoots are shortened by ¼ after they have given up the fruits, dried, crooked and diseased branches are removed.

Water the tree, paying attention to weather conditions. Watering is mandatory: before the tree blooms, after flowering, before fruit setting and before the onset of the winter season - the water consumption for each watering is three to four buckets under the trunk. At other times, the tree has enough rainfall. It is important not to allow the soil to dry out completely or be too waterlogged.

During the first three years of development, the plant has enough dressings, which were laid in the hole for planting. After the fourth year, you can feed the tree every year: nitrogen-containing fertilizers in the spring, potassium in the summer and fluorine in the fall.

In the middle of the autumn season, the tree is watered for the last time, the trunk circle is mulched and the plant is treated with a solution containing fluorine. In order to avoid freezing of cherries during the winter and against the attacks of rodents, the snow around the trunk is tightly trampled down, and the trunk itself is covered with special material.

• Diseases and harmful insects.

Sweet cherry Rodina has sufficient disease resistance and resistance to harmful insects. However, some diseases can affect the cultivar. These are: clotterosporia, phyllostictosis, cherry cancer.

When these diseases are detected, all affected fragments are cut off urgently, and the cut sites are processed with copper sulfate. For preventive purposes, in the spring season, the crown and trunk are sprayed with a 1% solution of the Bordeaux mixture.

Cherry trees are also attacked by pests: weevil, cherry fly, aphid. To protect the tree, it is required to promptly remove all dried and decaying fragments, and clean the soil near the trunk. When insects appear on foliage or in berries, it is necessary to get rid of them with insecticides.

Outcome

The sweet cherry variety Rodina is undemanding to care for. If you just take care of it, then the tree will become an adornment of any garden plot and will consistently delight you with a very generous harvest.

Cherry Rodina: reviews

• Alevtina Valerievna, 47 years old, Tver region: “I planted the sweet cherry variety Rodina on my garden plot three years ago, I expect 1 harvest this autumn. While the cherry grows without hassle and worries, however, once I processed it from aphids, but everything is fine. The sweet cherry tree Rodina is fast-growing, it has endured three winters perfectly, and I observe very beautiful flowering in the spring. "
• Vladimir Igorevich, 57 years old, Kaluga region: “The cherry variety“ Valery Chkalov ”has been growing on my garden plot for a long time, so six years ago I bought another sweet cherry Rodina and planted it nearby. The harvest was already three years later, and since then every year the figure is twenty-five or thirty kg of large tasty berries. The fruits are delicious, slightly sour. I liked that the sweet cherry variety Rodina is unpretentious in its care and grows without unnecessary hassle. "
• Alena Alexandrovna, 43 years old, Nizhny Novgorod region: “Sweet cherry Rodina is one of my favorite varieties of sweet cherry, three such cherries grow on my garden plot at once. All were planted at the same time, five years ago, already twice the trees brought excellent harvests. There are enough fruits both for yourself and for treating friends. Caring for the sweet cherry variety Rodina is very simple, we only water the trees in a timely manner. "