Cherry Daibera Black: description of the variety, photos, reviews, pollinators

Daiber Black Cherry refers to old proven varieties of crops with high yields. If you know some of the features of planting and caring for a plant, you can collect many juicy, sweet berries from it.

History of selection

The Daiber Black cherry is the result of an accidental pollination that occurred in Crimea in 1862. The name of the variety was derived from the name of the gardener by whom it was first described - A. Daiber. In 1947, the Daibera Black cherry was included in the State Register. Variety zoning: North Caucasus and Lower Volga regions.

Description of culture

Daibera Black cherry is a large-fruited variety and produces berries weighing 6-7 g. The shape is wide-heart-shaped, slightly tuberous. The seam is clearly visible. The skin color is dark red, almost black.The pulp of the fruit is dark, rich red in color, tender when ripe, and has an excellent dessert sweet taste with a light, barely noticeable sourness.

The pulp is characterized by medium juiciness, the juice is bright red in color. The fruit seed is large, difficult to separate from the pulp, weighs about 0.45 g and makes up 7% of the total mass of the berry. The stalk is 40 mm long, wide, and easily separated from the fruit.

The Daibera Black cherry tree is tall and growing vigorously. Its height can reach 6 m. Young shoots are straight, greenish-brown, form inflorescences of 2-3 flowers. The wide-rounded crown of this tree is distinguished by branching branches and strong foliage. The leaf is oval-elongated, with a sharp end.

Important! The southern regions of the country and areas with a warm, favorable climate and mild winters are suitable for growing Daibera Black cherries. In rainy and cold parts of the country, this cherry tree does not take root, is affected by diseases and bears little fruit.

Characteristics

Below are the characteristics of the Daibera Chernaya cherry variety as an assessment of the most important indicators of the crop.

Drought resistance, winter hardiness

Cherry is a moisture-loving crop, and the Daibera Black variety is no exception. During a sustained period of drought, it is necessary to increase the frequency of watering.

Daibera Black cherries do not have increased frost resistance - at temperatures below -30 ⁰With severe freezing of shoots, branches, trunk, and at -24 ⁰Almost all flower buds are damaged.

Pollination, flowering period and ripening time

Depending on the region in which the summer cottage is located, the shoots of the Daibera Black cherry are covered with large white flowers in late March - early April.During the flowering period, the plant looks very decorative. Daibera Black cherry is self-sterile, so to obtain a high yield it is necessary to plant one of the pollinating varieties.

Advice! The best pollinators of the variety are Jaboulet, Ramon Oliva, Hedelfinger. When planting the Black Eagle, Francis, and Zolotaya varieties, good yields of Daibera Black cherries are also observed.

In terms of ripening time, this variety is classified as mid-late - the fruits can be harvested in late June - early July.

Productivity, fruiting

The impressive size of the tree and the size of the berries ensure its high yield. This indicator depends on the growing region and the age of the plant. Adult specimens are the most productive - 70-90 kg of berries can be collected from one tree. The Daibera Black cherry begins to bear fruit in the fifth year after planting the seedling.

Area of application of berries

The berries of this variety of cherries are consumed mainly fresh. But they are also suitable for processing: you can make delicious compotes and jams from the fruits.

Resistance to diseases and pests

The Daibera Black cherry variety has average resistance to diseases, so it is important to carry out preventive measures annually for protection. Since this cherry belongs to quite old varieties, it is often affected by coccomycosis, moniliosis (fruit rot), and clasterosporia (hole spot). Especially great damage is caused to the Daiber Black cherry during rainy springs.

Advantages and disadvantages

Analyzing the above characteristics of Daibera Black cherries, we can highlight a number of its advantages and disadvantages.

The advantages of the variety include:

high and reliable yield indicator;
size and dessert taste of berries;
the benefits and versatility of eating fruits;
decorative flowering;
friendly return of the harvest.

Cons of Daibera Black cherries:

average winter hardiness, due to which the plant can be grown in regions with mild winters;
poor resistance to common crop diseases;
limited time for harvesting fruits; if harvested too late, they are affected by gray rot.

Landing Features

In order for a crop to produce high yields, it is necessary to plant it correctly, taking into account the timing, location, planting rules, and also choose the appropriate planting material.

Recommended timing

Cherry seedlings are planted in the spring, when the soil has thawed and warmed up sufficiently, and return frosts will be behind. If you purchase a tree in the fall, you can bury it at an angle of 45⁰, and plant it in a permanent place in the spring. In the southern regions, Daibera Black can be planted in the fall.

Choosing a suitable location

Sweet cherries grow well and bear fruit in rich, nutritious soils with a light structure, and the tree should be placed in a well-lit, sunny place where there are no strong cold winds. The roots of the tree reach a depth of 2 m, so it is not planted in a place with high groundwater levels.

What crops can and cannot be planted next to cherries?

Sweet cherries and cherries go well together and somewhat increase each other’s yield. In addition, the following types of crops can be planted near them:

grape;
hawthorn;
Rowan;
elderberry (protects against aphids);
honeysuckle.

It is not recommended to plant next to cherries:

nightshade crops;
some trees: linden, oaks, birches, maples;
some fruit bushes: raspberries, gooseberries, sea buckthorn, currants.

Advice! The trunk circle of the Daiber Black cherry can be decorated with flower ground cover crops or low shade-tolerant flowers.

Selection and preparation of planting material

When purchasing a Daibera Black cherry seedling, you need to carefully evaluate its appearance. First of all, its height must correspond to its age: for one-year-old specimens - 70-80 cm, for two-year-old specimens - about 1 m. You should pay attention to the state of the grafting. It should be dense, without damage or leakage. The bark of the tree over its entire surface should look healthy; if traces of pests and diseases are noticed, it is better to refuse the purchase.

Important! Immediately before planting, the roots of the seedling are soaked in water for 2 hours. If the root system is dry, then for 10 hours.

You can learn more about choosing a cherry seedling from the video:

Landing algorithm

For planting, you need to dig a hole measuring 80 × 80 cm. A layer of sand is laid at the bottom for drainage if the soil in the area is heavy, and clay if it is light. It is necessary to immediately install a support for the cherry tree. Next, add a nutrient mixture, which includes: 2 buckets of soil, 3 kg of superphosphate, 1 liter of ash, 1 kg of potassium fertilizer, 35 kg of humus, 2 kg of ammonium sulfate.

In the center of the planting hole you need to make a low mound, place the cherry on it, carefully straighten its roots and tie it to a support peg. Then, when adding soil, it is lightly compacted so that no air cavities are formed. A seedling is planted correctly if its root collar is at least 3 cm from the surface of the ground.

Mulching the tree trunk circle is carried out after abundant watering. You can use humus, peat, old leaves or sawdust as mulch.

The scheme for planting several cherry trees for pollination requires maintaining a distance of 3-5 m between them.

Subsequent care of the crop

Daibera Black needs basic care throughout its entire life cycle.

In the spring, before the start of sap flow and swelling of the buds, the crown of the Daibera Black cherry is formed. This culture is formed in 2 tiers: about 8-9 skeletal branches are left on the first, 2-3 layers are left on the second. The central stem of the plant in adulthood is cut at a height of 3.5 m - this helps limit the growth of the tree. Also in the spring, sanitary pruning is carried out - removing all damaged and frozen branches to the ring.

Preparation for winter involves watering the tree in the fall and whitewashing its trunk and thick branches. Young Daibera Black cherries are wrapped in spruce branches.

Watering and fertilizing are inseparable when growing Daibera Black cherries. If the weather is favorable, this crop needs only 3-4 abundant waterings per season, so they are carried out simultaneously with root feeding. Slurry (proportion 1:8), complex fruit and berry fertilizers, and ash infusion (ratio with water 1:10) are applied as fertilizers. In the spring, Daibera Black cherries are fertilized with urea, scattering 60-80 g of dry granules.

Important! All fertilizing must be applied according to the diameter of the crown - this is where the bulk of the sucking roots lie underground. There are no such roots near the tree trunk.

There are different ways to protect fruit crops from rodents: wrapping trunks with nylon, mesh, roofing material, branches of coniferous plants, as well as trampling snow in winter.

Diseases and pests, methods of control and prevention

For clarity, possible diseases and pests of Daibera Black cherries are collected in tables indicating preventive and treatment measures.

Table 1 - Pests

Pest	Preventive measures	Control measures
Black cherry aphid	Ensuring proper care of cherries, timely application of fertilizers Correct pruning of affected shoots: it is necessary to capture at least another 10 cm of healthy tissue. Timely collection of all trimmed parts and their burning. Spring and autumn whitewashing of the trunk	Chemicals: Actellik, Intavir. Folk remedies are effective only when the pest population is small: repellent infusions of tobacco, dandelion, green onions
Moth		Spring spraying of the tree with Chlorophos, Karbofos, and other insecticides before buds open
Weevil		Chemicals: Intavir, Karbofos, Rovikurt

Table 2 - Common diseases

Disease	Signs of the disease	Control measures
Coccomycosis	The appearance of initially small, red-brown spots on the foliage that eventually increase in size, while a pinkish-gray coating develops on the underside of the leaves - fungal spores. The leaves curl and fall	Treatment with fungicides containing copper during swelling of the buds: Bordeaux mixture, Kuproksat, Abiga-pik, copper oxychloride solution 0.3%. During the flowering period - spraying with “Horus” (3 g per bucket of water). During fruiting - “Skorom” (ampoule in a bucket of water). After harvesting - treatment with Bordeaux mixture of 1% concentration
Moniliosis	Drying of leaves, drying of flowers, drying of unripe fruits, blackening of branches. The tree looks burnt - the places where the fungus has colonized turn black
Clusterosporiasis	The disease appears on the foliage, which becomes covered with reddish spots. Over time, they grow; in the center of each of them, the tissue becomes dead and falls out, forming holes with a red border. Over time, the disease spreads to the shoots and fruits, forming ulcers from which juice flows

Conclusion

Daibera Black cherries are recommended for growing in warm regions. If you know the characteristics of the variety, you can annually obtain huge yields of large sweet berries from the plants.

Reviews

Petrov Oleg Alexandrovich, 37 years old, Krasnodar

In my dacha there is a cherry variety, Daibera Black, which was planted by my father. Another cherry variety, Black Eagle, grows nearby. Every year I collect 75 kg of berries from the first one. Excellent yield with minimal care - I don’t come to the garden often, I don’t have time to care for the crops.

Yabloneva Olga Ivanovna, 31 years old, Saratov

My neighbor annually treats my family with her preparations. We are especially happy when he brings jams and cherry preserves - amazingly delicious. She grows Daibera Black cherries in her garden plot; she says she has never tasted this delicious variety of berries.

Dolgovyazova Galina Dmitrievna, 51 years old, Tver

I really wanted to have the Daibera Black cherry at my dacha, but in the first year of planting it did not take root and froze. I planted a one-year-old seedling in the fall. Next year I will try to plant this variety in the spring.

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