Cherry is a fruit tree , which we like to choose for our home garden or allotment. Usually, however,has to be planted at least two trees of different varieties of cherryas they are pollinated. However, not everyone has so much space andvarieties of self-pollinating cherries are in great demandWe advise whether there are self-pollinating varieties of cherries and whether growing such varieties in our climate makes sense!
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Most varieties of sweet cherries grown in Poland are non-pollinating Therefore, in order to bear fruit, they must be pollinated with pollen from a different type of sweet cherry. However, it is important to know that not every cherry variety pollinates the other.The selection of pollinators is difficult due to the presence of a dozen or so groups of infertility in cherries.Cultivars belonging to the same group do not pollinate each other. Additionally, when selecting the appropriate varieties of cherries, we must take into account the similar flowering date of the pollinators and the pollinated variety.
In the current register of the Central Research Center for Cultivar Testing, 20 cherry varieties are registered. And among themonly one cherry is a self-pollinating variety!
Thisonly self-pollinating cherry is the cherry 'Lapins'It grows strongly, forming a dense, spherical crown. Young trees are quite susceptible to frost, but no more than many other varieties of sweet cherries grown in Poland. Over time, 'Lapins' becomes more resistant to low temperatures.
Self-pollinating cherry 'Lapins' starts bearing fruit quite earlygiving a bountiful harvest at the end of the first decade of VII.This variety of self-pollinating cherries produces quite large, red fruits, spherical, slightly flattened or wide-hearted. Its flesh is light red, semi-cartilaginous, juicy and clearly sour.
Unfortunately, thedisadvantage of this self-pollinating cherry variety is the susceptibility to moniliosis , i.e. brown rot of stone trees. The upside is the fact that Lapinsa fruits are not very susceptible to cracking cherry fruits and appear reliably every year on the tree.
Summing up -we can try to grow the self-pollinating cherry 'Lapins'in regions of Poland with milder climates, remembering, however, that preventive spraying with fungicides against brown rot is a must for this variety.
MSc Eng. Joanna Białowąs
