How to Grow Dwarf-Density-Planted Cherries? Latest Technical Method Tutorial

Cherries are not a native fruit tree of our country; they are a new type of fruit variety that our country has introduced. At present, they are grown in many places in our country, such as Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaodong, Henan, Zhejiang, and other places. But at present, the cultivation technology for cherries is not yet complete, so the yield of cherries is not high. So if we want to increase the yield of cherries, then first of all we need to carry out dwarf-density planting of cherries. Let's learn about it together below.

1. Ridge soil and seed selection

Before planting, the work of ridging the soil is the most basic condition for dwarf-density planting. First, we need to loosen the soil, then pour in an appropriate amount of river sand, and mix it evenly with the soil to make ridge-shaped mounds of soil. In this way, nutrients and moisture can be maintained for subsequent planting. At the same time, adding river sand to the soil is also only for reducing the plant's pests and diseases and enhancing the plant's resistance. The second thing is to select rootstock seeds. Generally, mountain cherry is used as the mother tree, and after the seeds are stored at low temperature, they are soaked in warm water to promote germination.

2. Transplanting management

When the treated seeds show white sprouts, we can transplant them into the prepared ridge soil for planting. When planting, attention should be paid to the direction of the white sprouts to avoid putting the cart before the horse and affecting emergence. After planting, we should spread a layer of crushed medicinal residue on the ridge soil mound, which is beneficial for the seedlings to grow into saplings.

3. Grafting treatment

When the saplings reach a thick length of about two centimeters, then we can carry out grafting. The grafting method is similar to the grafting methods for other fruit trees, so the editor will not go into detail here. But after grafting, we need to dig a soil mound about 30 to 40 centimeters deep beside the ridge soil mound, which is beneficial for improving the survival rate of grafting.

4. Shaping and pruning

Shaping and pruning are key in the dwarf-density planting technology for cherries. Generally, after shaping, we all shape the cherry tree into a Y shape, so that the saplings can maintain good permeability and can promote the cherry saplings to bloom and bear fruit. The second thing is that during the young tree period, branches and leaves should be pruned reasonably to promote the formation of the crown and ensure the growth height of the saplings. After fruiting later, we need to control the number of fruiting mother branches, and at the same time grasp well the distance between the main trunk and each branch, and prune according to scientific pruning principles.

5. Protecting flowers and fruits

The work of protecting flowers and fruits is mainly to improve the yield and quality of cherries. And protecting cherry flowers and fruits requires management through various aspects such as fertility, water management, pollination configuration, artificial pollination, flower and fruit thinning, and plant hormones. Only when all aspects can be carried out correctly will the yield of cherries naturally be high. In particular, the work of flower and fruit thinning is a step that many growers will ignore, so everyone must reasonably carry out flower and fruit thinning, so as to reduce losses caused by physiological fruit drop.

The above methods can not only increase the yield of cherries, but also make full use of land resources. At present, due to incomplete cultivation technology, the utilization rate of land resources and the yield are not high, which has also caused a great impact on the economic returns of growers. If everyone is interested, you can discuss and learn together with us.