What are the latest places to buy cherry tree saplings?
Cherries and Chinese cherries are the same plant, just different varieties; in fact, the word comes from the English word cherries, and the fruit is somewhat larger than the Chinese cherry. The fruit has a bright, beautiful, translucent skin, red as agate, and its cultivation value is very high. In China it is produced in Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Henan, Gansu, Shaanxi and other places. Now let us take a look together at where cherry tree saplings can be bought!
Where can cherry tree saplings be bought?
Cherries are produced in the United States, Canada, Chile and other places. They are planted more in northern China, but the scale is not yet very large, and cherries are not easy to fruit after being planted south of the Yangtze River, so only Chinese cherries can be grown south of the Yangtze River in China. At present, saplings have been introduced and successfully cultivated in the Shandong area of China, but the fruit color and taste of cherries still lag a little behind those produced in the United States. If you want to buy cherry tree saplings, you can purchase them in Beijing, Shandong and other places.
How much does one cherry tree sapling cost?
The market price of cherry tree saplings is about 5 to 10 yuan each, but because sapling specifications and varieties differ, the price difference is also very large. For example, Black Tartarian cherry saplings with a height of 1 to 1.5 m, ground diameter of 1 cm and survival rate of 95% cost about 15 yuan each; dwarf cherry saplings with a height of 2.5 m, ground diameter of 3 cm and survival rate of 99% cost about 30 to 35 yuan each; Brooks cherry saplings with a height of 0.8 to 1.2 m, ground diameter of 1 to 2 cm and survival rate of 95% cost about 4 to 5 yuan each.
What conditions are needed for growing cherries?
1. Temperature: Cherries like warmth and are not cold-tolerant. They adapt to a relatively cool and dry climate and are better suited to cultivation in North China, Northwest China and southern Northeast China, but high summer temperatures and dryness are unfavorable for growth. The lowest winter temperature must not fall below -20; excessively low temperatures can cause vertical cracking of large branches and gummosis. If the temperature drops below -3°C during the flowering period, the flowers suffer frost damage, so cherry development should not be carried out in excessively cold areas.
2. Water: Cherries are very sensitive to moisture conditions; they are neither drought-tolerant nor waterlogging-tolerant. Like other stone fruits, the root system requires relatively high oxygen. If there is too much soil moisture and insufficient oxygen, normal root respiration will be affected, the tree cannot grow and develop normally, root rot and gummosis will occur, and in severe cases the tree will die.
3. Light: Cherries are a light-loving tree species. When light conditions are good, the tree is robust, fruit branches live long, flower buds are plump, the fruit-setting rate is high, fruit ripens early, coloration is good, sugar content is high, and acidity is low. When light conditions are poor, the tree tends to grow excessively, branches inside the canopy weaken, fruiting branches have short lives, the fruiting zone moves outward, flower buds develop poorly, the fruit-setting rate is low, fruit coloration is poor, ripening is late, and quality is poor.
4. Soil: Cherries are suitable for cultivation in sandy loam or gravelly loam with deep soil layers, loose texture, good aeration and relatively strong water retention. When cultivated in heavy clay soil, the root system is shallow, drought-resistant, waterlogging-tolerant and wind-resistant. It is very sensitive to the degree of salinization; the suitable soil pH is 5.6 to 7, so cherries should not be planted in saline-alkali areas.
5. Wind: The root system of cherries is generally relatively shallow, and wind resistance is poor. Strong winds in severe winter and early spring can easily cause branch desiccation and flower bud freezing. Strong winds during the flowering period can easily dry the stigma mucus and affect insect pollination. Typhoons in summer and autumn can cause branch breakage and tree collapse, resulting in even greater losses. Therefore, in areas invaded by strong winds, windbreak forests must be established or orchard sites with a good microclimate must be chosen.