A Detailed Guide to the Price, Varieties, Yield Per Mu and Number of Trees Planted Per Mu for Five-Year-Old Cherry Saplings
The cherry tree is a deciduous small tree of the order Rosales, family Rosaceae and genus Prunus, and can reach a height of 8 m. It blooms in March, with the flowers opening before the leaves; the fruit ripens from May to June.So how much does a five-year-old cherry sapling cost per tree? Which varieties are good? How many jin is the yield per mu? How many are planted per mu?According to Master Wang, a cherry grower in Shandong, large cherries can generally reach a yield of 3000 jin per mu under relatively good management. Moreover, traditional Chinese medicine holds that large cherries have the function of regulating the middle burner and tonifying qi, and of dispelling wind-damp. Agricultural experts say: actively developing large cherry production has broad prospects.
How much does a five-year-old cherry sapling cost per tree?
The market price of cherry saplings varies according to cherry variety, sapling quality, place of sale and purchase quantity, so when buying, please base your decision on the actual situation.
Cherry sapling: 0.8 cm / 3.0 yuan
Cherry sapling: 1.0 cm / 3.5 yuan
Cherry sapling: 1.5 cm / 5 yuan
Cherry sapling: 2.0 cm / 8.0 yuan
Cherry sapling: 3.0 cm / 30 yuan
Cherry sapling: 4.0 cm / 80 yuan
Which cherry tree varieties are good?
1. Large Red Light: Yantai Red Light cherry is known as the “diamond among fruits”. It is the earliest-ripening among the many cherry varieties and is a new large-fruited cherry variety. The fruit stalk is short and thick, about 2.5 cm long. The skin is dark red and turns purplish red when fully ripe. The fruit is kidney-shaped, with relatively soft flesh that is thick and juicy, and a sweet-and-sour flavor that is pleasant to the taste. It has exceptional nutritional value and is a top-grade fruit.
2. Meizao: The fruit is large, broadly heart-shaped, uniform in size, with a slightly flat top. The fruit stalk is especially short and thick. The skin is entirely purplish red, glossy, bright and attractive, and turns purple when fully ripe. The fruit is slightly larger than Red Light and tastes better than Red Light. The fruit shape is broadly heart-shaped, uniform in size, with a slightly flat top and a relatively thick, short stalk.
3. Lapins: The tree is relatively vigorous with a relatively open growth habit. In the early fruiting stage it mainly bears fruit on long branches, while in the full fruiting stage it mainly bears fruit on medium and short branches, and it has strong self-fruitfulness. The fruit is nearly round or oval; the skin and flesh are red, firm and crisp, with a rich sweet flavor. Testing shows: soluble solids 15-23.3%. It is resistant to fruit cracking and highly adaptable. It ripens from late May to early-to-mid June.
4. Summit: The fruit is heart-shaped, slightly elongated; the skin is thin but tough, purplish red, and purplish black with a glossy sheen when fully ripe; the flesh is firm, with little acidity, a rich flavor and excellent quality. It ripens in mid-to-late June. Summit has large fruit. It is purplish red, firm-fleshed, of excellent quality and extremely productive.
5. Crystal: The skin is thin and soft, easy to peel, with a translucent look; it is milky yellow and turns deep yellow when ripe, and the sun-facing side of the fruit has a bright red blush. The fruit dots are fine and numerous, and light red. The flesh is light yellow and soft, with relatively abundant juice and an extremely sweet taste.
6. Van: Its fruit surface is purplish red, glossy, bright and attractive. The fruit stalk is short and thick, and it belongs to the large-fruited type. Look carefully and its shape is somewhat similar to a human heart (kidney). The flesh is plump and thick, juicy to eat, sweet-and-sour and tasty. Another prominent feature is that the skin is thick and has toughness.
How many cherry trees are planted per mu?
The planting density of cherries should differ according to variety, rootstock and soil conditions. On fertile flat land, Chinese cherries trained in the Y-shape and planted densely can be spaced at 1×3 m, planting 220 trees per mu; if trained in the natural clump shape or the natural open-center shape, they can be spaced at 2-3 m×3-4 m. In the juvenile stage the density can be appropriately increased further, and after the orchard is established, thinning measures can be taken.
In addition, cherries cultivated in China can be divided into four major categories, namely Chinese cherry, sweet cherry, sour cherry and downy cherry, with Chinese cherry and sweet cherry as the main cultivation targets. There are more than fifty varieties of Chinese cherry, and the main excellent varieties include “Duanbing Cherry” from Zhuji, Zhejiang; “Huangyu Cherry” from Longkou, Shandong; “Jinhong Cherry” from Taihe, Anhui; “Chuisi Cherry” from Nanjing, Jiangsu; and “Hanyuan Cherry” from Sichuan, among others.