What cherry varieties are there? How should you choose the right one?

The cherry variety determines the value of cherry cultivation. Chinese cherry varieties can be divided by fruit color into red types and yellow types, and by fruit shape into the round-fruited group and the heart-shaped group. Below, the Tudou editor will teach you What cherry varieties are there? How do you choose a cherry variety? Take a look together

1. How to choose a variety

The main considerations are the variety's adaptability, high yield and commercial value. Generally, large fruit, good coloring, excellent quality, good storage tolerance and resistance to fruit cracking are required. In the past, Chinese cherries were mostly cultivated; in recent years the trend has been to cultivate sweet cherries, which have higher quality and value.

Chinese cherries and a very few sweet cherry varieties such as Stella and Lapins have strong self-fertility and can set fruit normally without a pollinizer variety, but most sweet cherry varieties have a very low self-fertility rate and must be provided with pollinizer trees. The pollinizer tree should be a variety with strong pollination compatibility with the main variety, an overlapping flowering period, strong adaptability and high yield, and high economic value; it is best if it is self-fertile and can also pollinate other varieties, such as Stella. If the main varieties are generally Dazi, Hongdeng, Rainier, Bing and Xianfeng, then the pollinizer varieties that can be selected include Nahong, Hongmi, Stella, Shuijing and Lambert. The ratio of main variety to pollinizer variety is best at 1:1 or 2:1.

2. Variety introductions

1. Xuchi

87-04 was selected in Xushui County, Sichuan. The tree vigor is moderate and the tree posture is spreading. At the place of origin it flowers in mid-March and the fruit ripens in mid-May. The fruit is somewhat round, the suture line is not obvious, the stem cavity is deep and wide, and the average fruit weight is 3.1 g. The skin is red and the flesh is pale yellowish. The flesh is fine, dense and juicy. It is sweet and sour. The soluble solids content is 12.8%; the stone is free, and the edible rate is 02.8%. It is relatively storage- and transport-tolerant.

2. Dongtang Cherry

Originally from the Yangtze River basin, it is distributed in fairly large numbers around Nanjing. The tree vigor is strong and the branches are straight. At the place of origin it flowers in mid-March and the fruit ripens in early May. The fruit is somewhat round, the stem cavity is shallow, and the fruit stem is thick and short. The single fruit weight is 2-2.5 g. The skin is light red and the flesh is yellow-white. It is very juicy, sweet and sour and tasty.

3. Short-stemmed Cherry

Produced in Zhuji, Zhejiang. The tree is tall and the branches are spreading. At the place of origin the fruit ripens at the end of April. The fruit stem is relatively short, averaging 1.7 cm. The fruit is flat-round, and the single fruit weight is 2.8 g. The skin is purplish red and the flesh is yellow. It is juicy, sweet with a slight sourness, and the soluble solids content is 12.1%.

4. Short-stemmed Large-fruited Cherry

Produced in Zhuji, Zhejiang. The tree vigor is moderate and the branch posture is spreading. At the place of origin the fruit ripens in late April. The fruit stem is relatively short, averaging 1.6 cm; the fruit is nearly round, and the single fruit weight is 3.1 g. The skin is orange-red and the flesh is yellow-white, juicy and soft. It contains 11.85% soluble solids, and the edible rate is 90.24%.

5. Da Wo Lou Ye

Produced in Zaozhuang City, Shandong. The tree vigor is strong and the branches are relatively upright; the leaf surface is wrinkled and uneven and curls backward. At the place of origin it flowers in mid-March and the fruit ripens in early May. The fruit is round or flat-round, and the single fruit weight is 2-2.5 g. The skin is purplish red and relatively thick. The flesh is pale yellowish with a slight red tinge, dense in texture and moderately juicy, with a sweet, fragrant taste; it contains 17.3% soluble solids and has a free stone. It is relatively storage- and transport-tolerant.

6. Laoshan Short-stalked Red Cherry

Produced in Laoshan County, Shandong Province. The tree vigor is strong and the canopy is semi-spreading. At the place of origin the fruit ripens in mid-May. The fruit is round, and the single fruit weight is 2 g. The skin is dark red and the flesh is yellow, juicy and sweet, with a clingstone. It contains 20.8% soluble solids and has excellent quality.

7. Pingdu Long-stalked Red Cherry

Produced in the Dazeshan area of Pingdu City, Shandong Province. The tree vigor is moderate and the branches are spreading. At the place of origin it matures in mid-to-late May. The fruit is nearly round, and the single fruit weight is 2 g. The skin is dark red and the flesh is yellow-white. The juice is abundant, sweet and fragrant. It is semi-clingstone and of top quality.

8. Luoyang Golden Red Cherry

Produced in Xin'an County, Henan Province. The tree vigor is strong and the branches are relatively upright. At the place of origin it flowers in mid-March and the fruit ripens in early May. The fruit is round, with an average single fruit weight of 1.2 g. The skin is bright red and the flesh is yellow-white, juicy and sweet. The soluble solids content is 15.4%. It is semi-clingstone.