Content
- Good to know: A profile for sour cherry
- The most important features at a glance
- Flexible in the growth picture
- From bottom to top
- Location claims and care needs
- Tips & Tricks
Good to know: A profile for sour cherry
Sour cherries taste fresh from the tree as well as cooked. But how much do you know about the tree? How tall is he? Where does he come from originally? Learn in the following profile.
The most important features at a glance
Plant family and genus: Rose Family, Prunus
Origin: Western Asia
Growth: up to 10 m high, upright, moderately branched
Foliage: deciduous, deep green, ovate to elliptic
Flowering: April to May, white, hermaphrodite
Fruits: drupes, July to August
Location: sunny to partially shaded
Soil: profound, nutritious, moist
Care: Finishing or cutting back once a year
Use: Canned fruit, juice and wine production, fresh consumption
Flexible in the growth picture
The sour cherry represents a meanwhile native plant. It is also known under the name Vistula. Whether as a tree, shrub or bush - the sour cherry is flexible in its growth. As a tree she receives a loose and plump crown. Their branches like to hang over a little.
From bottom to top
The roots of the sour cherry extend deep into the soil. It likes to form large side roots, which are closer to the surface and sporadically create foothills. The tribe or tribes are spanned by a characteristic Ringelborke. The branches have a reddish glossy bark.
The changeable leaves of the sour cherry are, in contrast to the leaves of the sweet cherry, harder and glandless. They are ovate and pointed. Their length is between 5 and 12 cm and their width between 4 and 6 cm. While they are dark green and shiny in summer, they are dropped in a yellow in autumn.
The flowering period begins between April and May. The hermaphrodite, fünfzähligen and white flowers are sitting together in pairs to four in umbels. They appear together with the leaves. From the bell-shaped flower cup, the up to 2 cm large and spherical fruits are formed in midsummer. Harvest these best in the almost black colored state.
Location claims and care needs
The sour cherry needs a sunny to partially shaded location. It prefers to grow in a loose, light, humus-rich and nutrient-rich and slightly calcareous soil. In nursing she is undemanding. Only a regular back and Auslichtungsschnitt are required.
Tips & Tricks
The ripening fruits of sour cherry between July and August are not only tasty and extremely juicy, but also powerful. They contain high levels of iron and polyphenol and have a laxative, purifying and diuretic action.
KKF