Sweet Julia is one of the most popular varieties among gardeners in our country. This can be explained by the tallness of this cherry, as well as its unique ability to withstand winter. We will share this description with the description of the Julia cherry variety, as well as with photos and reviews.
Sweet cherry "Julia": what is it
One of the most outstanding characteristics of the Julia cherry variety is its growth. A tree can reach a height of up to 8 meters, and its thick oval crown can be seen from afar, moreover, thanks to it, a cool shade is created under the tree, in which you can hide from the heat on a summer day. Most tree branches grow at right angles upward, and only the lower branches lean toward the ground.
Other outstanding characteristics of the described variety include the growth rate of this plant. Already in the first year, the cherry is extended by one meter. But, unfortunately, this does not affect the speed of harvest. Fruits “Julia” begins only after 4 years from the time of planting.
The ripening period is average. Under warm climatic conditions, the first ripe berries on a tree appear in mid-July, and when growing this variety in the middle lane, the harvest dates shift to the end of August. On this inflorescence, up to 4 fruits are formed.
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As for the size of one ripe berry, it is about 23 millimeters in diameter. The cherries of the Julia variety, as stated in the description of the variety on the package, have juicy pulp and a small bone, which makes up only 8% of the total weight of the berry. The color of the fruit is delicate, it can be red-yellow, or pure red or pure yellow.
Important! Sweet cherry "Julia" is self-fertile, and this means that pollinating trees of other varieties must necessarily grow nearby to ensure cross-pollination.
When describing the Julia sweet cherry variety (photo), many reviews highlight the taste of berries. By themselves, they are very sweet, but the aftertaste is sour. The flesh of this cherry is crisp, dense, juicy.
As for the yield of Julia cherries, the number of harvested fruits will increase with the age of the tree. So, the first years of fruiting a tree, it turns out to collect a modest harvest. But, already for 8 years it is possible to collect up to 25 kilos of berries, after 10 years this figure rises to 35 kilos. Very old trees give gardeners up to 100 kilograms of berries, of course, if you take care of the tree every season.
And also, you can try to grow Cherry "Revna" which visually looks like cherries but has an exceptional taste.
Reviews about the variety of cherries "Julia"
You can find out how the description of the variety of sweet cherry Julia and the photo correspond to reality, from the reviews of those who grow this unusually beautiful tree on their site.
Alla: “I planted Julia cherries three years ago, so I have not had the chance to try out its fruits. But, before, I always bought the Julia variety on the market, and this prompted me to grow my Julia. Now my tree is about three meters tall, it looks like an adult, in the first year of planting it so quickly pulled upward, now it is happening more slowly. Next year I plan to harvest my first crop! ”
Oksana: “The Julia sweet cherry is simply unusually tasty, so sweet that it is impossible to stop eating it. My grandmother in the country is growing. Of course, it’s difficult that the tree is so tall, for example, the grandmother can’t cope with pruning herself. We are going to help her, using a stepladder for trimming for this.For picking berries, we also use the stairs, since the most delicious berries are at the top, they are closer to the sun. “Julia” tolerates even cold winters, there has never been such a thing that we were left without a crop in the summer. Therefore, I recommend you try! "
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