Unlike fruits of ordinary cherry, berries of this plant are covered with small down thanks to what the bush and has received the name. Fruits of cherry felt — sweet with small sourness and very fragrant — ripen at the end of June, but the plant is most appreciated the decorative effect, bushes are very beautiful during blossoming.
Landing of cherry felt
It is more preferable to plant plant in the early spring before blooming of kidneys. But also landing in the fall, at the end of August - the beginning of September is possible, during this time the bush will enough take roots and will transfer winter frosts.
The saplings acquired later should be prikopat and planted in the spring. Pick up for them the solar place, without stagnation of water. If to land in shadow and even in half-shade, then at cherry escapes will begin to be extended, fructification will worsen and the period of maturing of berries will increase.
Cherry felt does not love the heavy rehumidified soils and peat bogs. Light loams or sandy soils are the most suitable for its cultivation. For landing dig out pole of 50х50 cm, lay drainage layer on bottom, mix the soil with small amount of sand and compost. Fill part of substrate in the prepared hole, put in it sapling and fill up with the remained soil so that the root neck was at ground level. After that water, you pritopchit soil around sapling of cherry and zamulchiruyta. It is necessary to take into account that cherry felt — samobesplodna. It means that it is necessary to land at least 2 grades of this plant for receiving harvest nearby, and they have to blossom at the same time.
Councils for care for cherry felt
The plant differs in very rapid growth, cherry felt begins to fructify for the third year after landing. However at such intensive development the bush is very quickly thickened therefore it is recommended to carry out cutting annually. In year of landing truncate escapes on third of their length, thus the main skeleton of bush of cherry will be stuffed up in 2 years. After that cut out all escapes thickening krone. On adult plant it is necessary to leave no more than 10 strongest branches. Cut out all old and damaged branches and also the escapes growing in krone in the fall, and in the spring prior to vegetation cut off everything frozen slightly. At this time it is possible to form bush, giving it the desirable form. Watering felt is required to cherry moderate, carry out it only to the most droughty periods of season. In the spring after the end of blossoming feed up bushes. To Prorykhlita the earth in pristvolny circle, do it superficially as roots at plant surface. Introduce nitrogen fertilizers and zamulchiruyta the soil compost, straw or mowed grass.