Cherry sandy, landing and care

Cherry is a favorite culture for self-cultivation of many gardeners. This tree, with proper care, brings an excellent harvest of valuable berries, which are in fresh form, frozen, canned, used in baking. Among the great diversity of species and forms of Cherry special attention deserves the cherry sandy. In a different way, this tree is called the cherry of sandwiches. In this article, we will consider the peculiarities of growing sand cherries on the plot, we learn about the difficulties that you can encounter, get acquainted with the intricacies of the care of this tree.

Sandy Cherry - Description

• Cherry Besteche - a low shrub, rarely exceeding 150 cm in height.
• Motherland Cherry Besteche - North America, where shrub is famous for its endurance, frost resistance and unpretentiousness.
• Cherry Beste is a shrub with a rather spreaded crown. Depending on the age, the grade of the plant shoots can be both represented and fluttering.
• The bark of the young shoots of Cherry Bescue is painted in a reddish color, and the bark of old shoots has a light gray.
• Cherry Beste - Shrub not only fruit, but also decorative. The grace of the plant give green and silvery leaves, densely covering the shoots of Cherry. They have an elongated lanceal shape and resemble the leaves of willow. With the arrival of the autumn, the sand cherry crown is changing the color to a spectacular red.
• The flowering period of sand cherries begins later than the cherry ordinary. Gentle white or pinkish flowers begin densely cover shoots from late May until the beginning of June. Obroya Flowers Cherry Besche reaches in diameter of approximately 1.5 cm.
• You can collect the first harvest of sand cherries already next summer after landing. Dark-red, greenish or even yellow berries have a tart flavor, like black currant. The mass of mature berries in may vary from 1.5 grams to 2.5 gr. The huge advantage of sandy cherry is that ripe berries can long hang on the shoots, waiting for the hour of their collection. The older becomes a bush of Cherry, the less fruiting it will become. Modern varieties of sand cherries with proper care and favorable conditions are able to give more than 10 kg of valuable harvest from one bush.
• The advantage of the sandy cherry is that the plant does not form the root row, that is, it does not "absorb" the plot that is expelled by other plants. Also, Cherry Beste has high resistance to fungal diseases, it is frost-resistant and straightened.

Sand cherry varieties

Sand cherry "Catskipp"

This grade sand cherry is very popular among gardeners. Spreading shrub has a miniature size - up to 100 cm in height. In the period from late April to early May, the shoots begin to appear showy white flowers, and already be ready for harvesting in late July. During the period of fruiting cherry varieties of sand enters the second year after planting. The berries are quite large and have a dark red color, tart sweet taste sour. When «Catskipp» proper care and favorable growth conditions sand cherry varieties will bear fruit abundantly for 10 years or more.

Sand Cherry "Schadrinskaya"

Sort cherries "Schadrinskaya" has an average winter hardiness, tolerates drought. Numerous cherry shoots even without cropping image of a beautiful spherical crown. A mature plant can reach up to 2 meters in height. Flowering occurs in late spring, and fruit ripening - the end of summer. Gardeners note that the ripe fruit perfectly kept and well tolerated in transportation. In addition, the pulp of cherries "Schadrinskaya" has virtually no astringent taste that makes this cultivar even more attractive for cultivation. Since this is the cherry samobesplodnoy, the garden must grow other varieties of pollinators.

Sand Cherry "Subbotinskaya"

Grade sand cherry "Subbotinskaya" is a winter-hardy varieties that are resistant to the majority of fungal diseases, to damping off. It should refrain from planting cherries at a portion where the water flow is too close to the surface, since the root system is quite sensitive to excess moisture. Snow white flowers begin to appear on elegant cherry shoots in late May. You can harvest only the third year after planting. The fruit pulp is juicy, though, but has a dense consistency, which allows long-term storage of cherries and transport them. One mature fruit can be up to 4 weight c. Adult plant reaches 2-meters high, prefer to grow at a slightly acid or neutral soil.

Sand Cherry "Seliverstovskaya"

This sand cherry variety belongs to the chermen, "large-arm", as it reaches up to 2 meters in height. This species has a lot of advantages. First, the cherry takes the harsh winter conditions perfectly and does not have a leaning. Secondly, the grade is well tolerates a long lack of moisture, resistant to most fungal diseases. The flesh of mature fruits has a pleasant sour-sweet taste, but due to excessive juiciness makes a variety not too suitable for transportation and storage. With proper care from an adult shrub, you can collect up to 9 kg of harvest.

Sand Cherry "Christina"

The variety of cherries of the dwarf sandy "Christina" enjoys incredible popularity among gardeners. Its feature is lowness in combination with high yield. The shrub rarely exceeds 80 cm in height, has a beautiful splashing crown of a spherical shape. With adult cherry, you can collect up to 4 kg of harvest! Berries have a juicy pulp sour and sweet taste. We use cherries in fresh form and in recycled (frozen, canned).

Sand cherry "Kasmalinka"

If you are looking for a mid-grade sand cherry variety, distinguished by high yield, then pay attention to the "Kasmalinka" grade. As the cherry ripens, a rich wine shade is acquired. The pulp is very juicy, has a pleasant dessert taste. The bone is separated from the pulp with a little effort. The advantages of the variety is its winter hardiness, resistance to peating, to most fungal diseases, to adverse climatic conditions. In order for the cherry fruit, "Flammers" must grow on the plot.

Sand cherry "Golden Boy"

For regions with severe winters, the sand cherries of American selection - "Golden Boy" is perfect. Gardeners often prefer this cherry not only as fruit culture, but also as a decorative plant. Cherry grows up to 150 cm, has an empty crown. Leaves elongated, lanceathoid. The main advantage of the variety consider its winter hardiness, as well as rapid growth rates. Mature fruits have a pleasant taste with tart notch. The cherry of this species is unpretentious, can grow in open areas, resistant to difficult weather conditions.

Sand cherry "Rubin South Dakota"

This variety of Cherry Beste is also perfect for growing in the area, where frosts can reach a minus 50 degrees. The cherry grows with a spreaded shrub of medium sizes. During the flowering period, the plant comes from the end of April to May. Small white flowers look incredibly effectively on reddish shoots. An even greater decorativeness of the cherry acquires with the advent of autumn - the green foliage acquires crimson shades. Fruits, though small, but rather tasty, have almost black painting. This variety is universal, as it can grow almost any soil, easily tolerates cold, wind and even drought.

Sand cherry "Sonechko"

This Veshnye variety has been bred by Ukrainian breeders and has long earned recognition among gardeners. Cherry received the name "Sonechko" in honor of the bright yellow fruit. Shrub blooms with snow-white flowers with a barely caught pink tint. Green leaves have a smooth shiny surface. To admire the cherry "Sonechko" is pleasant not only at the moment of flowering, but also during the ripening of fruits. Gudders loved the variety of unpretentiousness and simplicity of care.

Sand cherry "Chuna"

Cherry grade "Chuna" is a popular fruit tree for growing on the plot. Snow-white flowers going to miniature inflorescences, start covering shoots for 1-2 weeks later than the cherry ordinary. A feature of this species is that the flowers exude an attractive aroma that resembles the aroma of the cherry. Mature fruit of dark purple or dark burgundy color can reach in weight of 20 grams. You can collect harvests for the second year after landing. With proper care and comfortable conditions, the growth of the cherry will be incredibly yield.

Sand cherry "Altai Swallow"

If you are looking for a yield and frost-resistant variety, then look at the variety "Altai Swallow". Adult cherry reaches 150-160 cm in height. Krone shrub, though stretched, but has the right spherical shape. With ripening, the fruits acquire an intense red shade. The pulp juicy, easily separated from the bone. One cherry usually has a lot of 2.5-2.7 gr. The grade is suitable for cultivation even on depleted soils, in regions with harsh climatic conditions. Cherry has good resistance to most fungal diseases.

Sand cherry - Photo

Planting sand cherry

Stage 1. Selection of space and soil for planting sand cherry

To choose a place for putting Cherry Besche should be considered very carefully. From this will depend on the quality of the future harvest, as well as the decorativeness of the plant. Try to take into account the following recommendations:

• for sand cherry, the ideal will be a well-lit plot protected from drafts;
• if the groundwater on your site proceeds too close to the surface, then select the maximum sublime place for planting sand cherries. Excessive moisture content in the soil will provoke the reinforcement of the roots of the plant;
• when choosing a place for planting sand cherries, it is necessary to take into account the location of other plants. Most varieties of Cherry Besche have a rather sprawling crown. Between individual plants, a minimum distance of 1.5-2 meters must be respected;
• for the cherry of sandy soil, as for the cherry ordinary, there must be light and sandy. If the soil is clay, then it will have to mix with sand;
• for planting sand cherries, you should not choose areas with overly sour soil. How to independently determine the acidity of the soil? This question often puzzles novice gardeners. Of course, you can take a sample of the soil into a special laboratory, where the exact characteristics of the soil will be determined. But it is possible to identify the acidity of the Earth alone using an old method. Glasses boiling water Fill 5 sheets of black currant, let me imagine a brave of 10-15 minutes. Then remove the leaves from the glass and place there a handful of earth from the intended place to plant a sand cherry. If the water acquires a reddish tint, it means soil is sour, if blue, then neutral, and if red, then the sooth is a weakness. Plot with sour soil before planting Cherry Beste should be made.

Stage 2. Select time for landing sand cherry

Specific dates for sanding sand cherries depend not only on climatic conditions in your area, but also from whether you purchased a seedling with which root system. Modern plant nurseries most often offer to buy Cherry Besche with a closed root system. The advantage of such seedlings is that it is possible to plant them almost at any time of the growing period. But it is better to still land the cherry in the spring or early in autumn to give the plant the opportunity to root well before the onset of the winter period. If the sand cherry seedling has an root system of the open type, then the landing is produced most often in the spring.

Stage 3. Choose the right sand cherry seedling

Very much depends on the quality of the planting material. If you acquire a weak and sick plant, then no fertilizer "reanimate" it. Adhere to the following recommendations when choosing a sand cherry seedling:

• avoid purchasing Cherry Besche in the spontaneous markets, "from the hands", etc. It is better to acquire garden plants in specialized nurseries that guarantee the varietal characteristics of seedlings and their health;
• if the seedling grows in the container, then carefully inspect the earthen com. It should not be overnight. If you notice the roots of the plant, mapping through the pot, then this means that the cherry has little space, her roots could bloom into a dense tangle;
• a seedlove should not have visible signs of diseases, shoots should be flexible, not overhearshed, without traces of rot.

Stage 4. Preparing the landing pit and planting technology

It is not possible to engage in the preparation of the landing pit not only for the majority of other garden plants, best in advance. This is necessary in order for the earth as follows. Consider a brief algorithm for planting sand cherry, which is not much different from the planting technology of the cherry ordinary:

• drop the landing pit, getting rid of weeds, their roots, large stones and other garbage. The size of the landing pits depend on the magnitude of the root seedlock;
• at the bottom of the landing pit, we laid the drainage layer of rubble, pebbles or other similar material. If the groundwater proceeds close to the surface, the drainage layer must have an increased height;
• next, we will deal with the preparation of the soil to fill the landing pit. If it is too acidic, the gardeners advise add lime or dolomite flour to reduce acidity. In dense and clay ground, sand is added;
• in order to create a sand cherry as comfortable conditions on your site, the soil nutrition is better to increase. To do this, you can mix garden earth with superphosphate, ash and compost;
• build a small hilly from the prepared soil at the bottom of the landing pit;
• install the seedling on the earthen hill, gently straighten the roots of the plant. Holding the cherry with one hand, start filling the planting pit with a nutritious soil with a second hand. Periodically shake the seedlove to avoid the formation of air emptiness between the roots;
• after planting Cherry Besteche slightly construct the ground from above, plenty of the plant slightly warm water and inspired the surface of the earth around the cherry.

Cherry Sandy - Care

Care for sandy cherries on the plot is quite simple. The plant is not at all inclined to form the root row, drought-resistant and frost-resistant, which is the main advantages of Cherry Besche. In order for sand cherries to feel comfortably in your garden, follow the following rules for her:

• sand cherry tolerates better short-term drought than the oversupply of moisture. If the shoots of the plant dried up, then just cut them. After a while you will see young twigs. Water the cherry as needed. Use for watering slightly warm water;
• to increase the decorative characteristics of the plant periodically it can feed. It is better to give preference to potash fertilizers, complex mineral fertilizers. If you notice the slowdown growth of sand cherries, then the reason for this lies in the lack of nitrogen fertilizers. Fertilizers for sand cherries can be both root and extraxnealing;
• trimming. Since most of the varieties of sand cherries are low-spirited or meduralized shrubs with a crown size, then in the formation of the crown, the plant practically does not need. Some varieties of Cherry Beste still have a small tendency of thickening. If you do not want losses of decorative characteristics, then each spring is removed from the part of the shoots that are growing inside the kusa interfering with other branches. Of course, the sand cherry needs both light sanitary trimming;
• some varieties of sand cherries of Besche have a rather spacious crown. If the shoots "fall" to Earth, you can build support for their support;
• preparation for winter. Sand cherry is a frost-resistant plant. If the plant just planted, then it is better to hide it for the winter. The branches of the plant bend to the ground, are covered with special materials to protect plants. If the winter was released snow, then the snow surplus can be removed from the bush, but it is not completely recommended to clean the snow;
• removal of weary grass - Mandatory element of care for all garden plants. Sand cherry is an incredibly decorative shrub, if you maintain "order" around it;
• protection against diseases and pests. All varieties of cherries Besseya have good resistance to fungal diseases and pests. But periodic inspection bushes cherries still worth spending. With timely detection of life signs of pests or "symptoms" of fungal diseases begin using insecticides or fungicides. For the prevention of gardeners are advised not to forget to handle the cut garden pitch, as well as to handle the roots before planting cherry disinfectants.

Harvesting and storage of sand cherry

Around the end of the summer begins to ripen the harvest cherries sand. The advantage of the variety of cherry is that the berries ripen gradually and can be a long time to hang on the branches. If the birds do not spoil the harvest, that his collection can not rush. How can gather ripe berries? Just break off and fold them into the container. There are several options for cherry storage:

• frozen berries - ideal for long term storage cherries. Rinse the berries, you can remove a bone dry them. Cherry then be spread out on a flat plate or cutting board so that they do not touch each other. Freeze cherries. After freeze berries, place them on a package or container for storage in the freezer;
• drying fruit also it allows you to store cherries for a long time. Wash and dry the berries. It is best to use an electric dryer. Store the dried cherries need in a glass container in a dark place;
• storage of fresh berries in the refrigerator. Cherries can be stored in the refrigerator for 10-14 days. They must be clean and stored in a container without a lid.

Cherry sand - reviews

• Irina S. "Sand cherries grow for a long time. Like the fact that this shrub and extremely decorative, and harvest. I grow several varieties on the site, which is minimal care. Watering the bushes have to rarely, especially if it rains. During the season, 3 times foliar spray the cherry complex fertilizers. "
• Marina P. "On my site a lot of sour cherry that is grown for a long time. But with cherry Besseya I met recently. I have conquered the appearance of a bush, beautiful shape of the crown and undemanding plant. Since the varieties chosen for planting cold-resistant as possible, in the winter shelter plants need only in the first years after planting. Cherry sand pollinators necessarily need, so once planted bushes of different varieties. "

If you love the cherry, then definitely think about landing the cherries of sandy, to buy seedlings of which you can practically in any nursery or a large store for gardeners. The fruits of cherry sandy black, dark red, burgundy possess a pleasant taste and aroma, sometimes resembling the tart taste of black currant.