12 best varieties of cherries

A good cherry variety with early fruit ripening. Trees 3 — 4 m high, with a dense, raised, spherical crown. The short stature of the trees facilitates harvesting and protects the fruits from starlings. The fruits are round, rich burgundy, weigh 4-7 g, the flesh is dark red. They are easily separated from the stalk, with a dry separation, the separation of the stone from the pulp is good, they do not crack. The taste is juicy and sweet, without astringency. The yield of one tree with good care and without damage is 50 — 60 kg, in the first years of fruiting — 10 — 15 kg. Partially self-fertile, therefore, even without a pollinator, it sets a small (about 5%) number of fruits. Pollinating varieties: Revna, Bryanskaya pink, Iput, Tyutchevka, Raditsa. Differs in high winter hardiness and frost resistance, including flower buds and ovaries. Shows high resistance to coccomycosis and moniliosis, moderately affected by clasterosporiosis. The variety is zoned in the Central region. There is a good experience of cultivation in Chelyabinsk and in the Middle lane.

Yellow-fruited cherry with early ripening. A tree 4.5 — 5 m high. The crown is spherical, raised, not thickened. The fruits are one-dimensional, even, rounded, weighing 4-4.5 g on average, pale yellow, with a thin and dense skin. The taste is dessert, sweet with a slight sourness. The pulp is juicy and tender, yellow in color, the separation of the stone is good. Unfriendly maturation is observed. The average yield of an adult tree is 15-20 kg. The variety is absolutely self-infertile, that is, without a pollinator, it will not tie a single fruit. For cross-pollination, they plant Fatezh, Raditza or Bryansk pink. Differs in precocity: fruiting begins 3-4 years after planting. Winter hardiness of wood is average, flower buds can be damaged by spring frosts. Recommended for cultivation in the Black Earth region. There is a positive experience of growing in the Moscow region, however, after harsh winters, gardeners note the appearance of frost holes on the bark.

Our review of the best varieties of cherries Skazka (Ukraine, not included in the register) continues. Large-fruited variety of early ripening. A tree 3.5 — 4 m high. The crown is wide-spreading, pyramidal, dense. Fruits are oblong-rounded, weighing 10 — 12 g, black-red, with a small stone. The pulp is juicy, dense, crispy. Honey taste with pleasant sourness. Fruiting begins 3-4 years after planting a seedling on an antipka as a rootstock. The variety exhibits medium drought tolerance. Good pollinators are Iput and Ovstuzhenka. Cherry Skazka is actively grown in the southern regions of Russia and has shown itself well in the Nizhny Novgorod and Voronezh regions.

A new mid-late sweet cherry variety of the Bryansk selection. Tree 4 — 5 m high, with a pyramidal, sparse crown. The fruits are rich red or burgundy, weighing 3.5 — 4.5 g, aligned, obtuse-shaped, with dark red, juicy, cartilaginous pulp and delicate skin. The taste is dessert, it is estimated at 4.9 — 5 points. The stalk comes off easily, the stone separates well. In the description of this cherry variety, good resistance to major diseases and high winter hardiness are declared. In the State Register since 2015, zoned for the Central Region. Gardeners also grow this cherry variety in Nizhny Novgorod and Chelyabinsk.

A good variety of sweet cherries of the Rossoshanskaya selection of medium-early ripening. The tree is vigorous, 4 — 4.5 m high, forms a wide-oval spreading crown of medium density. The fruits are heart-shaped, weighing from 7 to 9 g, dark red or blackening, with a dry or semi-dry separation. The pulp is dark, medium density, with light streaks, medium juiciness, with the taste of Krasnodar cherries. The bone is large. In unfavorable years, the fruits do not get sugars, and sourness prevails in the taste. Seedlings on antipka begin to bear fruit from 4 to 5 years. Resistance to sunburn, winter hardiness and frost resistance of flower buds are characterized as average or satisfactory. The variety is undergoing variety testing in the Central Chernozem region, has proven itself well in the Voronezh and Belgorod regions.

Amateur (on variety testing since 2001) sweet cherry variety of medium ripening. Tree 3 — 3.5 m high, forms a raised, spreading crown of medium density. Mixed fruiting: on bouquet twigs and last year’s growths. The fruits are heart-shaped, with a wide and shallow funnel, weighing 5.5 — 6 g, red, with a good separation. The bone is small, separated freely. The pulp is medium density, crispy, sweetness prevails in taste. This cherry variety has already shown itself well in the Voronezh, Tambov, Lipetsk, Belgorod, Oryol, Kursk and Moscow regions. As a pollinator, any variety with an average flowering period is suitable.

Our review of the best varieties of sweet cherries continues with a medium-late variety of Bryansk selection. The tree is medium-sized, 3-4 m high. The crown is of medium density, pyramidal. The fruits are rounded, weighing 5.4 — 7.5 g, at the top with a pronounced white dot, dark red, with dense pulp, on a short stalk with a good separation. The stone is ovoid, well separated from the pulp. The taste is sweet. The first fruiting gives for 5 years. The main fruiting on bouquet branches. Ovstuzhenka and Revna are suitable as a pollinator. Differs in good resistance of flower buds to frost 3 — 5 ºС Zoned in the Central region. Late flowering increases the chance to «get away» from return frosts.