Cherry Podbelskaya

Cherry Podbelskaya was obtained thanks to the work of the German breeding specialist K. Koch at the end of the nineteenth century from combining such varieties of cherries as "Griot Ostheim" and "lot cherry". This cherry variety has been designated for cultivation in certain areas since 1947. Cherry variety Podbelskaya was added to the state register for the North Caucasus region.

Cherry Podbelskaya: variety description

Cherry Podbelskaya: photo of the variety

The tree of the Podbelskaya cherry variety grows large, about five hundred centimeters or more, the crown forms into a regular circle, but over the years it becomes voluminous, estimated as strongly leafy. The stem bark does not have any irregularities, the cracks are quite elongated, the color is ashy and brown at the same time, the skeletal branches recede from the stem under a sharp corner, approximately sixty to seventy degrees, rather thick, the color is dark brown. The branches grow upward, the crop grows crooked and looks down. Large leaf plates, approximately one hundred and twelve millimeters by sixty-five millimeters, dark green color, not glossy, there is a slight sheen, the shape of a wide regular oval or slightly resembling an inverted egg, most often there is a sharpness on the upper part of the leaf plate, along the edges of the foliage serrated or double-serrate, petiole twenty millimeters in size, glands are not observed, but sometimes they are small in size, brown color, one or two specimens are placed at the base of the foliage. The flowers develop in three to four specimens in each inflorescence, large, approximately thirty-two millimeters, the shape resembles a saucer, the petals are in the form of a regular circle with slight corrugation, have inherent denticles near the base on each side and the upper part with the shape of a regular circle, does not occur pronounced notch. The stigma of the pistil is located in the same place as the anthers. The shape of the cup resembles a glass, the color is anthocyanin. The flower stem is twenty to twenty-five millimeters in size, about two millimeters thick. Cherry Podbelskaya with a mixed type of fruit offering, twenty percent of the fruits appear near the base of annual branches, eighty percent of the harvest is formed on bunchy shoots of two, three or four years old.

Cherry Podbelskaya: characteristic of the variety

The harvest of the Podbelskaya cherry variety is most often laid in inflorescences one at a time - two fruits, large, approximately twenty-two millimeters by eighteen millimeters by nineteen millimeters, most often the mass of one fruit reaches five grams, and sometimes more, but more often there are specimens weighing four - five grams, dark red color, practical black color, glossy, flat regular circle shape, upper part of the same shape, namely regular round, small funnel, ventral seam of a curve at the upper part. The pulp is dark red, veins are light, many fibers, rather delicate, tastes sour and sweet at the same time, good taste, homogeneous, delicate cherry smell, red juice. The fruits of Podbelskaya cherries grown in the Krasnodar Territory contain:

• dry soluble substances - fifteen point and two tenths of a percent.
• sugar - ten point and seven tenths of a percent.
• free acids - one whole and two tenths of a percent.
• ascorbic acid - nine point and seven tenths of a milligram per hundred grams of raw product.

The fruits grown in the Lower Volga region contain:

• dry soluble substances - nineteen point six percent.
• sugar - ten point and one tenth of a percent.
• free acids - one whole and six tenths of a percent.
• ascorbic acid - seventeen milligrams per hundred grams of raw product.

The kernel of the Podbelskaya cherry variety is of ordinary dimensions, approximately nine point and four tenths of a millimeter by nine millimeters by seven point and eight tenths of a millimeter, the mass reaches twenty four hundredths of a gram, and this is eight to ten percent of the total mass of one fruit, the color is light brown, the shape is correct a wide circle, symmetry is absent due to the coracoid base and abdominal suture, the lateral sides are strongly convex, it can be easily removed from the pulp. The fruit stem is twenty-eight to thirty-seven millimeters in size, rather thick, usually attached to a ripe fruit or not firmly, it comes off practically without juice, some fruits secrete juice.

Features of the variety

Cherry Podbelskaya: photo of the variety

Cherry Podbelskaya begins to produce crops when they reach the age of three to four years, the amount of harvest does not increase quickly. By the time of the flowering process, it is ranked among the early varieties, by the time of the ripening process, it belongs to the early - middle varieties. On the territory of the North Caucasus, the harvest usually ripens on the sixteenth day of the first summer month, on the territory of the Lower Volga region, the fruits ripen in the first week of the first summer month. The harvest ripens at different times. This variety of cherries is self-fertile, it is recommended to plant nearby pollinating varieties of such varieties of cherries as "early English", "May duke", "lotovaya", "griot ostheim"," Anadolskaya "and others. This variety of cherries is productive. On the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, it is possible to collect twelve kilograms five hundred grams from each fruit tree, sometimes it is possible to get up to forty kilograms from each fruit tree. This variety shows the best productivity indicators on the territory of Crimea, it is possible to collect seventy-six kilograms from each fruit tree, sometimes in the best years it is possible to get one hundred and forty-five kilograms and three hundred grams from each fruit tree. Over the years, the fruit crop shifts the harvesting process to the periphery of the crown.

Cherry Podbelskaya has a low level of resistance to cold, in cold seasons, generative buds often die out, and in warmer seasons, buds and flowers experience discomfort. This cherry variety has an average level of resistance to various fungal diseases, the maximum damage score is two to three points. This cherry variety has a low level of heat and drought tolerance. Some diseases do not attack this fruit crop at all.

The Podbelskaya cherry variety is considered good for the southern parts of our country, due to its large yield and amazing taste, as well as a low level of cold resistance. In colder parts of our country, the plant may die, at best it will receive a couple of cold burns and frozen shoots. This variety of cherries is considered a selection from cherries and cherries, but more cherry qualities prevail in the variety. Due to its amazing taste, presentation, this variety is considered universal, its harvest is used for making desserts and juice, there is the possibility of transporting fruits over long distances.

Areas where Podbelskaya cherry grows well:

• Republic of Crimea.
• Krasnodar region.
• Rostov region.
• Stavropol region.
• Karachay-Cherkessia.
• Adygea.
• Kabardino-Balkaria.
• North Ossetia.
• Chechnya.
• Dagestan.

Cherry Podbelskaya: advantages and disadvantages

Cherry Podbelskaya: photo of the variety

Advantages cherry varieties Podbelskaya:

• Amazing taste.
• Dessert taste.
• Technical application.
• The usual level of resistance to various fungal diseases.
• Greater productivity.
• Large amount of harvest.

Flaws cherry varieties Podbelskaya:

• Low level of cold resistance.
• Large dimensions of the fruit tree.