What Varieties of Cherry Saplings Are There? Recommended Popular Varieties
When it comes to cherries, most people think of their sweet-and-sour taste. They are not only good in flavor and full of juice, but eating cherries also has quite a few benefits. At present, China has many cherry-growing regions, such as Zhejiang, Gansu, Sichuan and other places, and there is no need to say much about the varieties, which are as numerous as the hairs on an ox. So in recent years, which cherry sapling varieties have been popular in China? Let's take a look.
1. Meizao cherry sapling
The Meizao cherry sapling is an American variety, introduced and planted from the United States by the Dalian Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 1996. Its main characteristics are large fruit, high quality, firm flesh and good storage and transport tolerance; the flesh is crisp rather than soft, thick and juicy, with a sweet-and-sour, delicious flavor. It usually ripens in late May to early June.
2. Hongmi cherry sapling
The Hongmi cherry sapling was bred by the Dalian Academy of Agricultural Sciences through hybridization of Napoleon (Naweng) x Yellow Jade. Because it has the characteristics of early maturity, high yield and suitability as a pollinator tree, it has developed considerably over the past decade or so. Hongmi is a medium-fruit, early-maturing, soft-fleshed variety with a yellow base and red color. The fruit is round and regular, with smooth yellow skin; the flesh is light red, relatively soft and juicy, mainly sweet, and of superior quality. The ripening period is generally from late May to early June.
3. Daihong cherry sapling
The Daihong cherry sapling is a rare early-bearing, early-high-yielding, large-fruited early-maturing variety, and is also one of the preferred varieties for protected cultivation at present. The fruit is round-heart-shaped, with a regular shape, neat and attractive; the flesh is pink, purplish red near the pit, semi-firm, and sweet and palatable. It ripens in mid-to-late May in the Yantai area, 3-5 days earlier than Hongdeng.
4. Black Pearl cherry sapling
The Black Pearl cherry sapling gets its name because its skin is purplish black and shiny when ripe, and its appearance is bright like a pearl. It is a superior bud-sport selection of Chinese cherry, selected in 1993 by the Chongqing Southern Fruit Tree Research Institute. The fruit is large, with an average fruit weight of 14.5 grams. It generally blooms in mid-to-late February, and the fruit ripens in mid-to-late April.
5. Zao Daguo cherry sapling
The Zao Daguo cherry sapling is a Ukrainian variety, introduced to Tongchuan from Yantai, Shandong in 2002. The fruit is round to wide-heart-shaped, a large-fruited type, with purplish red skin full of luster and abundant juice, sweet-and-sour and delicious. It ripens in early May in the Tongchuan area, tolerates storage and transport well, and is of good quality.
6. Rainier cherry sapling
The Rainier cherry sapling is likewise an American variety. In 1983, the Zhengzhou Fruit Tree Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences introduced it into China from the United States, and after 1984 it was trial-planted in Shandong with good performance. This variety has a large number of flowers and is also a very good pollinating variety. The fruit is large, and the base color of the skin has a bright red blush; in well-lit areas it can be entirely red, very brilliant and attractive. It ripens in mid-June in the Yantai area.
The above are some recommended popular cherry sapling varieties in China. Of course, as mentioned earlier, China's cherry-growing regions are quite widely distributed, and the varieties are not limited to these 6; there are also some Canadian varieties that are very popular in China. But no matter which variety, growers must understand its growth habits and choose the most suitable variety according to local growing conditions.
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