Cherry plum: varieties blue, yellow, pink, black, white for the middle strip
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Cherry plum is considered one of the most common forms of home plum. That is why many gardeners grow it on their plots. Before planting a plum, you need to understand the types of cherry plums and their characteristic features.
Classification depending on the timing of ripening
Cherry plum - plum with juicy and very tasty fruits
Plum cherry plum varieties may differ from each other in terms of fruit ripening.
Early ripe
Some prefer low-growing, early-maturing plums. Most of these plants begin to bear fruit only 3-4 years after planting in open ground.
Many are interested in when the early ripe cherry plum ripens in Russia. Most often, ripe fruits appear on trees in the second half of June. At the same time, ripe fruits are not very large. On average, they weigh 30-35 grams.
Mid-season
People who want to enjoy sweet fruits in mid-July should plant mid-season cherry plum varieties. Such plants are distinguished by good yields and resistance to low temperature indicators.
The Chinese plum is ideal as a pollinator for mid-ripening cherry plum. Mid-season varieties are unpretentious in care and therefore easy to grow.
Late ripening
To harvest at the end of summer every year, varieties with late ripening are taken for planting on the site. Late-ripening fruits ripen in the twenties of August.
The fruits are not very large, weighing 20-25 grams. These varieties are suitable for cultivation in the southern regions. In Siberia and the Urals, it is better to plant other varieties of cherry plum.
Color classification of ripe fruits
Blue varieties - popular with gardeners
Some gardeners, when choosing suitable varieties for planting, pay attention to the color of the fruit.
Blue
Blue cherry plum differs from other varieties of plums in the size of its fruits. They are quite large and heavy. On average, one ripe plum weighs about 60-70 grams. The surface of the ripe fruit is covered with a dark blue skin. At the same time, the pulp is colored bright yellow. The dense blue cherry plum has excellent transportability and keeping quality.
Yellow
Yellow cherry plum varieties are known for their high fertility. The first harvest is obtained the next year after planting in the ground. Each plant ripens a huge number of large yellow fruits. On average, it is possible to harvest about 60-70 kilograms of crops from a tree.
Pink
Large-fruited pink cherry plum is much less common than other varieties of fruit. A distinctive feature of such varieties is the color of ripe fruits. Their surface is painted pink. Also, small burgundy spots can be seen on the skin.
Other selection criteria
Some gardeners, when choosing cherry plum, use a classification by fruit size
There are other criteria for the classification of plums. Some gardeners divide them according to the size of the fruit.
- Particularly popular is the large cherry plum, in which the fruits after ripening weigh 50-55 grams.
- Medium-fruited plums are not so large, their weight does not exceed 40 grams.
- Gardeners are less likely to grow small plums, since their weight is only 15-30 grams.
The best varieties for the Middle Strip
People living in the regions of Central Russia should familiarize themselves with the list of the best varieties that are ideal for growing cherry plum in such climatic conditions.
Comet
This is a Far Eastern variety that is suitable for planting in the Middle Lane. The tree is not very tall, it grows up to two and a half meters. The fruits are red with small white blotches on the surface. The plant is frost resistant and tolerates winter well.
Gold of the Scythians
Medium-sized Kuban plum, which grows up to two meters in height. The tree has a rounded shape and a spreading crown. Shoots are large and thickened. The leaves are elongated and large. It is impossible to call the fruits of such cherry plum dark, since they are painted in a bright yellow color. They weigh 30-35 grams.
Among the main advantages of the Zlato Scythian plums are:
- frost resistance;
- yield;
- good taste.
Gift to Primorye
This is the Leningrad calibrated cherry plum, which is suitable not only for the Middle Belt, but also for the regions in the northwest. With proper care, the tree can grow up to four meters. The branches are long and strong, covered with large green leaves.
Huck
Huck is a popular large-fruited variety
Self-fertile cherry plum, which, when grown in open ground, grows up to one and a half meters. Despite the fact that the tree is small, its branches are large. The leaves are also large, up to 7-8 centimeters long. Huck's fruits are very healthy and tasty. They begin to ripen in mid-August.
Monomakh
This is an early ripe Leningrad variety, the harvest of which begins to ripen in early July. The trees are short and do not grow more than two meters in height. The plant is frost-resistant, easily tolerates winter. Monomakh bears fruit annually. Ripe cherry plum is dark and purple.
Tent
An early ripe steppe variety for the Moscow region. The tent does not begin to bear fruit immediately, but only four years after planting in the ground. The harvest ripens in June. Plums have a purple hue. They weigh 40-45 grams.
Cleopatra
Self-fertile variety that does not need additional pollination. The trees are medium-sized, growing up to four meters in height. Fruiting one year after planting in the first half of July. Plums are large, with a reddish tint.
Ruby
Ruby cherry plum is one of the most productive varieties
It is imperative that you familiarize yourself with the description of the Ruby cherry plum before growing it. It is a frost-resistant plum that has good immunity. The tree is medium-sized, 2-3 meters in height. In the middle of summer, fruits begin to form on it. They are painted dark red.
Among the advantages of the variety are:
- frost resistance;
- yield;
- immunity to most diseases.
Traveler
Early maturing mountain plum, which is often used by gardeners as a pollinator. The Traveler's tree is medium-sized, 2-3 meters high. Fruiting begins three years after planting. Plums are colored yellow.
Mara
This is a late-ripening variety that looks like Pavlovskaya yellow cherry plum. Fruiting begins at the end of August and ends until mid-September. Ripe plums are yellowish with a slight purple tint.
Llama
Some call this plant black cherry plum, because the fruit has a dark purple color.Fruiting in Lama begins a year after planting in the ground. Plums are large and juicy; they begin to ripen in early July.
Early
Plum with unique frost-resistant properties. It can withstand winter temperature drops of up to forty degrees below zero. The fruits ripen in early summer. Their skin is yellowish with a red tint. The yield per tree is about 30 kilograms.
Nesmeyana
Nesmeyana is a variety with beautiful pink plums
A tall plum that grows up to six meters in the open field. Nesmeyana bears fruit in the middle of summer. Ripe plums are light pink. They weigh 30-40 grams.
Tsarskaya
Medium-sized plums, in which fruiting begins one year after planting. Fruits are small, with yellow skin.
Flame of Autumn
According to the description of cherry plum, Flame of Autumn, this is a frost-hardy mid-season variety for the Middle Strip. Flame, like the Premium plum, has very bright yellow fruits with an orange tint. They weigh a little, only 15 grams. They begin to ripen at the end of June.
Cherry plum has a huge number of different varieties, each of which has characteristic features. Before you start growing such a plum, you need to familiarize yourself with the description of its main varieties.
