There are many varieties of cherries, but more and more often summer residents are inclined to trees of low growth, which are convenient in "maintenance", that is, in harvesting. Such compact varieties include cherry "Chocolate Girl", derived in 1996 by Russian scientists. A new variety was obtained when crossing the "Lubskaja" cherry and the late "Black consumer goods" mutation.
Description of cherry variety "Chocolate Girl"
The tree has a height of 2 to 2.5 m with shoots of medium length. The trunk and branches are brownish with a gray bloom. The crown of a tree is like an inverted pyramid and compact enough. During the ripening period, the whole tree is dotted with black and red berries, because of which there is practically no visible foliage.
In the inflorescence there are three flowers, thanks to which cherry "Chocolate" gives an excellent harvest, even with such a small tree. Fruits have a mass of up to 3.5 grams, in shape they are round-flattened. In comparison with the size of the fetus, the stone has a low mass and is small enough. Cherry "Chocolate Girl" blooms in the middle of May, and harvest begins about two months later - July 15. The berry has a sourish-sweet taste with a pronounced bitterness, reminiscent of a sweet cherry. From the fruits of "Chocolate Girl" prepare compotes , jam, jams, pastille, and also freeze and dry for future use.
Planting the Cherry "Chocolate Girl"
Plant young plants in April or in autumn in October. For this, a hole is dug about 60 cm deep and a circle of 70 cm, at the bottom of which a mixture of humus, superphosphate, ash and potassium chloride is poured. After that, the seedling falls asleep to the root neck and watered.
When the landing is completed, care and care for the cherry "Chocolate Girl" are simple enough. The tree needs regular watering and loosening of the soil. To ensure that the roots close to the surface in the near-trunk circle are not injured by regular weeding, this place can be covered with humus or overripe sawdust. Thus, a favorable microclimate will be created for the development of the plant.
Features of cultivation of a cherry
Like any bushes and trees, Cherry "Chocolate Girl" loves sunny places, where there is no stagnation of water. The tree is not exacting to the nutrition of the soil, but it grows best on the drained site, and on clay soil feels uncomfortable.
Cherry "Chocolate Girl" does not tolerate excessive moisture and easily suffers drought. But this does not mean that you do not need to water it. At the time of bookmarking and budding, and also when the berry is poured, the tree once a week shows watering with warm water of 3-4 buckets per trunk.
During the ripening period, until the harvest is removed, watering should be stopped in order to avoid watery berries and the appearance of worms. From such misfortune, gardeners are not insured during rainy periods. In this case, before processing the removed cherries, they must be soaked for five minutes in a deep container with a weak saline solution.
In the early spring, about a month before the appearance of the kidneys,
Cherry blossom "Chocolate Girl"
As is known, pollinators are necessary for a tree to pollinate well and bring forth a rich harvest. For this kind of cherry, there is no such need - it is self-pollinating, but still if other varieties grow alongside, the horticulturist will notice the difference when the time comes to harvest.
So you can plant near the "Vladimirova" , which is an excellent pollinator and in itself is very prolific. That the plants were not crowded and the crowns did not close, obscuring each other, the distance between the main tree and the pollinator should be at least 5 meters.