There are a lot of nuances when choosing a variety and planting fruit trees in your own garden. Young seedlings gradually take root, grow and soon begin to bloom and bear fruit. Unfortunately, it happens that several years pass and the tree still does not bloom, although it appears healthy in appearance. Let's find out what year after planting the cherry tree begins to bear fruit and what reasons can prevent flowering.
In what year after planting do cherries bear fruit?
On average, young cherries bear their first harvest 3-4 years after planting.In rare cases, this happens earlier - buds and ovaries appear already in the 2nd year. Depending on the variety and conditions in the garden, the tree bears fruit later, 5-6 years after planting. If this does not happen, you need to look for the reasons for the failure and try to eliminate them.
The time when a tree begins to bear fruit varies depending on the variety. When purchasing seedlings, especially hybrids, you need to study information about care and planting, find out what year they begin to bloom and bear fruit. In the first years the number of berries is small; cherries actively bear fruit in the 6th and subsequent years of life.
What do the deadlines depend on?
Factors influencing the appearance of the first flower stalks and berries:
- Cherry variety.
- Quality of planting material (seedlings).
- Planting conditions - choice of location, soil type, time, hole depth.
- Caring for a young tree.
- Correct pruning, crown formation.
- Weather (drought or frost uncharacteristic for the region).
- Presence of pollinators.
Landing rules
Seedlings should be purchased from reliable sellers, paying attention to the condition of the roots and upper bud. Before purchasing, study the information about the variety.
Cherries are planted in the spring, usually in April, when the ground is completely warm and the buds have not yet begun to bloom. Choose sunny, wind-free places. The soil should be loose and fertile. It is first enriched with mineral and organic fertilizers.
Cherries do not like acidic soil; it is better to choose areas with neutral or close to it. Clay soil from the hole is mixed with sand.
After planting, the area around the trunk is mulched with sawdust, humus crumbs or similar material to prevent drying out of the roots. During the entire warm period, the soil under the seedling should be loose and free of weeds.When loosening, you need to remember that the roots lie shallow and not damage them.
Cherry care
Cherries are fertilized using the fractional method, 2-3 years after the first planting enrichment of the soil. Watering is carried out 3-4 times a year depending on weather conditions. The first year of life is watered more often.
Many varieties have a dense crown and grow quickly. There are different pruning patterns for bushy and tall varieties. Cut shoots more than half a meter long. Otherwise, the tree will not stop bearing fruit, but the berries will become small and may lose their taste.
It is necessary to monitor the health of the bark and leaves, and eliminate diseases and pests in a timely manner.
Neighboring plants also influence the growth and fruiting of cherries. She is friends with cherries, elderberries, honeysuckles, plums, and grapes. Peach and apricot, apple, raspberry, pear, wild trees with a powerful root system interfere with its development.
How to make it bear fruit
A property of cherries that you need to know is that flowers on the same tree often do not pollinate from each other, and in hybrid varieties - in isolated cases. Therefore, if it is already blooming, but the berries are not setting, you need to plant a pollinator tree nearby. Different pollinators are suitable for different varieties; for non-hybrid varieties it can be a specimen of the same variety; cherry is also suitable.
