Sweet cherry is one of the most beloved berries among modern people, especially gardeners with their plots. Ripe berries are rich in vitamins, as well as excellent taste. Cherry also attracts many with its early ripening, because it is this berry that opens the vitamin season in the country, giving the first tasty berries to their owners. To choose the right variety, it is important to know when different varieties of cherries ripen in different regions.

On a note. The cherry season in Russia for different regions differs significantly. The difference in the onset of ripening of berries can reach up to a month.

Plant features

At its core, the tree belongs to the southern plants. But today, breeders have bred varieties that will grow well in the northern part of central Russia. You can pick up certain varieties that will not freeze during the winter.

Each region differs in certain periods of cherry ripening. This period depends on the climatic characteristics of a particular area, weather conditions and the year. Also, the ripening time of cherries depends on the variety.

Cherries

In total, all plants of this species can be divided into:

  • ultra-early and early;
  • medium;
  • with an average ripening period.

Important! Ripe cherries are a healthy product that contains a large number of vitamins necessary for a weakened human body in winter. How many nutrients are contained in a berry depends on the variety.

When cherries ripen in Russia

Cherry leaves curl

For each strip, the plant is selected, depending on the ripening period. If the winters in the area are cold, when choosing, you should stop at frost-resistant options.

The best varieties of cherries for the Moscow region and Moscow

Sweet cherry is considered a southern plant, so for a long time few people managed to grow it in the Moscow region and the middle lane. But, thanks to the successful work of breeders, at the end of the last century, gardeners of this region had a similar opportunity. Not only were the early winter-hardy varieties created, the climate also underwent changes: winters became less severe, and summers were hotter and warmer.

The most ultra-early varieties include the excellent Valery Chkalov.

Variety Valery Chkalov

The ripening period of cherries depends on the variety. At the beginning of summer (mid and late June) such varieties as Priusadebnaya yellow, Iput, Ovstuzhenka ripen.

The middle-late varieties, which in the Moscow region give a ripe harvest in early July, include the Fatezh cherry.

Interesting! There are several rather late varieties of cherries, the berries of which ripen in mid-July. This is Bryansk pink, Revna, Tyutchevka.

As you can see, the cherry season in the Moscow region and Moscow depends not only on the climate of this area, but also on the selected variety. If you plant trees of different ripening periods in the garden, you can extend the collection of tasty and healthy berries from early July to mid or late July.

Cherry season in Voronezh

The city of Voronezh and the region belong to the Central Black Earth Region. This should also include the Belgorod, Lipetsk, Tambov, Orel and Kursk regions.The peculiarities of this area imply the cultivation of not all varieties of sweet cherries, as well as their selection according to the ripening period. In order for the crop to ripen, it is important to know when different varieties of sweet cherries ripen in Voronezh.

Sweet cherry Amber

The cherry season in this region begins in the first decade of June. The following varieties are spiced during this period: Ariadna, Iput, June. Mid-season varieties that yield from late June to mid-July include Adelina, Malysh, Strawberry Shortcake, Radost, Yantarnaya. They can be successfully grown in the gardens of Voronezh.

The later varieties, which yield at the end of July, include the Poetzia variety.

Cherry season in Sochi

The city of Sochi belongs to the southern region of the country, where the fruits of almost all plants ripen much faster than in other colder climatic zones. Sweet cherry is an ideal option for this area, as there are many fruits and vegetables growing in such cities, which are exotic for the rest of Russia.

The berry season starts in May. Sweet cherries, strawberries and cherries will delight their owners with delicious juicy fruits from mid-May.

On a note! Those varieties of cherries that will ripen in the Moscow region only in July, in Sochi, Anapa, Volgograd, Krasnodar and other southern cities will be ripe in mid-late June.

When cherries ripen in other regions of Russia

It is possible to understand in which city of Russia and when cherries ripen, based on which part of the country the area belongs to.

If the cities are located in the southern part of the Russian Federation (Astrakhan and Volgograd regions, Krasnodar Territory, Rostov Region, Crimea and others), then you can start harvesting early varieties of sweet cherries in gardens from mid-May.

Harvesting

If you move to the colder side, then the ripening period is postponed, and the cherry picking season comes later. In the coldest regions, for example, in Siberia and the Urals, where the plant can still germinate, the first berries will appear only by the end of June, and the later varieties will give a tasty ripe harvest only by mid-August.

Cherry season in different countries

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A tree like sweet cherry grows not only in Russia. Many gardeners in other countries also successfully grow this plant. The ripening time in different countries will differ, accordingly, berries from certain countries should be sold on the market, in accordance with the season.

To buy an early berry from abroad, it is important to know where the sweet cherry ripens in May:

  1. In Abkhazia, the cherry season begins at the end of May. The earliest varieties begin to bear fruit. Later varieties of the plant produce crops by the end of June.
  2. Sweet cherry, which grows in Azerbaijan, ripens very early. Early varieties can delight with berries in mid-May. Later species will finish yielding by the end of July. Azerbaijan cherry is one of the first to appear on the shelves of Russia.
  3. Many varieties of cherries, which are intended for cultivation in Azerbaijan, Russia, grow well on the territory of Ukraine. Here, the timing is a little more complicated. The part of the country that is located to the south offers delicious berries already from mid-May, in more northern regions they appear in two weeks.
  4. In Belarus, cherries ripen, as in Moscow and the Moscow region. A variety of frost-resistant species ripen in the first decade of June. The later ones will delight you with berries by the beginning of August.
  5. Armenia begins to harvest sweet cherries by the end of May. In total, the berry season lasts 3-4 weeks.
  6. At the very beginning of summer, Moldova attracts a large number of tourists, since it is at this time that a huge number of berries, including cherries, begin to ripen.
  7. In Uzbekistan, the cherry and cherry season begins in May and ends by the end of June. Even the latest varieties already delight their owners with delicious berries at the beginning of summer.
  8. In Turkey, the cherry season begins in May, but it should be noted that it is very short (no more than a month), since these berries cannot be stored for a long time.

Cherry season in Turkey

Knowing when cherries ripen in different countries, it will be easy to navigate the market. Indeed, many unscrupulous sellers are fraudulently trying to pass off the berries as imported from various countries. The more exotic the country is, the higher the price will be to sell the berry.

On a note. In early spring, everyone wants vitamins, and when the first berries appear, naturally, there is a desire to buy them. In order to understand where the products came from, it is important to know that cherries ripen in May, and where the berry season begins later.

Most common questions

Cherry varieties

People who want to grow a plant such as a sweet cherry in their gardens have a huge number of questions, not only when the sweet cherry is ripe. The answers to them will help preserve the tree in winter and get from it not only tasty, but also a rich harvest.

Cherry yield from one tree

Interesting! Sweet cherry belongs to unpretentious trees, which are distinguished by good immunity to many diseases and high yield rates. With good care, the yield from one cherry tree for 5 years can be up to 150 kg. But this is the maximum figure - as practice shows, in fact, on average, the yield reaches from 25 to 60 kg.

How to increase the yield of cherries

This moment is probably the most important for any gardener, since most fruit crops are planted to obtain a harvest: the higher the better. FROM

There are 4 basic conditions that must be met in order to increase the yield on your site:

  1. Choose the right cherry variety. It is very important not only to choose a variety suitable for the area in which the sweet cherry will grow, but also to choose the right neighbors. Since this culture is self-fertile, it will be necessary to plant at least two varieties at once on the site. It is important to take into account the ripening time. Nearby should grow either early with mid-ripening, or mid-ripening with late. But the early and late ones will not give the desired result, since due to the different flowering period, pollination will not occur. All three types can be planted.
  2. Deacidify the soil. A crop such as sweet cherry prefers soils with low acidity for germination. This requires adding lime to the soil. For light types of soil, 300-400 gr is taken for each square. For heavier options, you will need to add up to 800 gr. lime for each square.
  3. Choose the right site. The place where the tree will grow must be dry. If the groundwater is located closer than 1.5 meters, you can not wait for the harvest. Therefore, it is better to plant cherries on the hills. To protect the root system from excess melt moisture and snow, drainage holes should be dripped around the plantings, about 60-80 cm deep.
  4. Have a regular haircut. Sweet cherry at a young age very actively gives an increase of up to 120 cm. But often the tops of the tree freeze over in winter, and the berries do not have time to ripen in summer, especially in colder regions. In order not to cut off dry, frozen tops in the spring, you can pinch the ends of the shoots in the summer when the young tree reaches 70-80 cm. After this procedure, lateral shoots will begin to grow more actively, which will make the crown thicker.

Such simple activities will help you get the desired harvest every year.

Cherry pruning

Fertilizers to increase yields

To increase the yield of a fruit tree, fertilizers should be applied in late spring, in which nitrogen components prevail. After flowering, it is better not to use them so that the plant does not grow after active rains. During the formation of berries and their ripening, it is best to add potash and phosphorus compositions to the root zone.

Note. Biostimulants will help to strengthen the immunity of the tree, which will have a beneficial effect on the growth of the plant.

How to preserve crops and protect from birds

Often, having organized the proper care of the plant, it is impossible to enjoy ripe tasty berries, since there are more active berry pickers. These are starlings and blackbirds that can harvest from a tree in just a day.They notice much faster than the owner that the cherries are ripe.

Cherry starlings

On a note. To protect the berries from intensive collection by birds, deterrent structures should be placed on the tree in advance. They can be bright reflective tapes or CDs.

But it is best to use a net that covers a tree. It is preferable to choose a fishing net with small meshes. High stakes or pillars are dug around the cherries, and a wire is fixed to them. A network is pounced on her.

Sweet cherry is a very tasty berry, which by its nature belongs to southern plants. But today there are a huge number of varieties that grow well in regions with colder climates. True, when choosing the type of culture, one should take into account not only when the berry ripens, but also when the cherry leaves. If you follow the simplest rules of agricultural technology, it is very easy to get a good tasty harvest.