Chereshnya Julia: description, photo, reviews

Cherry is one of the most common berry crops among gardeners. Promote this easy care and a large number of delicious fruits. Among a wide variety of varieties, it is difficult to choose the ideal for growing on the garden. Cherry Julia meets most of the requirements of gardeners, what their love deserved.

Variety description

Cherry variety Julia was bred at the Rossoshan Zonal experimental gardening station, and has since been popular with gardeners in the central regions of Russia. Garden culture has the following characteristics:

• Average fruit ripening period - end of June - beginning of July;
• The average weight of the fetus is 5-6 g;
• The shape of the berry is rounded, medium-flattened at the sides;
• The main color is cream-yellow with a pronounced pink blush;
• Pulp of peach color, juicy, elastic;
• Taste sweet with pleasant sourness;
• Berries normally carry transportation for long distances;
• A tree rapidly growing, in adulthood reaches 7-8 m;
• Fruiting begins on 4-5 years of growth;
• Good resistance to frost.

Thanks to a good set of cherry qualities, Julia is one of the most grown berry crops in warm regions.

Requirements to the place of growth

In order to obtain the maximum yield, it is necessary to study the requirements to the place of growth of the sweet cherry Julia:

1. The soil should be light, fertile, medium loamy with a neutral pH reaction.
2. The plant requires constant moderate humidity and does not tolerate stagnation of water and drying of the soil.
3. The tree prefers sunny areas, normally tolerates a light penumbra. Growth in the shade significantly slows its growth and makes it difficult to fructify.
4. Protection from winds also has a good effect on crop yields.

Cherries Julia, the description of which shows positive characteristics, is resistant to diseases and pests, which allows you to save the harvest until collection.

Useful properties of berries

Cherry Julia has a set of useful qualities, which makes her an indispensable product among all berry crops. It contains vitamins A, B, C, E, malic and nicotinic acids, pectin, carotene, iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, copper, manganese, nickel, fluorine, phosphorus, iodine. With such a rich set of cherries contains a very small amount of organic acids, so it is not contraindicated for people with diseases of the stomach and gastrointestinal tract.

Due to the presence of a large number of useful elements, berries can be considered a natural antioxidant. In addition, they are able to prevent the formation of blood clots in the vessels.

Relatively low calorie content - only 50 kcal per 100 g of product allows to consider the sweet cherry as a dietary treat. At the same time, because of the high content of carbohydrates and glucose, the saturation from the berries comes fairly quickly, so the cherry is a good snack for those who watch the weight.

Selection of seedlings

Properly selected seedling guarantees a good survival of the tree on the site, its proper development and good harvest.

When buying cuttings from the hands should pay attention to the following points:

• A full-fledged seedlings should have a well-developed root system, the length of the main roots should be at least 30 cm.
• The bark should be uniform, smooth, shiny. Shriveled says that the seedling has been overdried.
• In the area of formation of the crown there should be several kidneys from which new shoots will form.

Buy cuttings are in spring or autumn, before planting.

Planting of sweet cherry

Chereshnya Julia, whose description indicates the good survival of seedlings, is planted with the following recommendations:

1. The pit should be about 70 cm in depth and 1 m in diameter. The excavated soil is added to the common heap so that when it falls asleep, it mixes.
2. The prepared well is treated with organomineral fertilizers. You can use manure, compost, potash, phosphorus fertilizers, wood ash.
3. The center is clogged with a peg, which performs the function of supporting the seedling.
4. The stalk is fixed in the middle of the pit in an upright position, without tilting, and covered with earth.
5. After that, the soil is compacted a little, and the seedling becomes attached to the peg.
6. Then follows watering 2 buckets of water and composting mulching.

The most adapted to the transplant are saplings, the age of which has reached 1-2 years, more adults may not take root.

Care for cherries

Care for berry culture consists of standard activities:

Watering is moderate, as necessary. Avoid excessive wetting and over-drying of the soil. To maintain a constant moisture, mulching with compost, hay or mown grass is used.

1. Feeding is carried out in autumn, while both organic and mineral fertilizers are applied.
2. For winter, the tree is covered with several layers of dense burlap, especially at a young age, it reacts negatively to changes in temperature and frost.
3. Pruning is carried out from the moment of reaching the tree of 5 years of age. Pruning helps shape the shape of the crown, both for an attractive appearance, for easy harvesting, and for healing the plant.
4. At the first signs of infection by insects or diseases, spraying with suitable preparations should be carried out.

Photo of the sweet cherry Julia shows that, with proper care, she will give a plentiful harvest, which can be used in the preparation of jams, compotes, baked goods.