Pour cherry trees - tree portrait in the watering dictionary for trees

• Sweet cherry origin
• Sweet cherry care and location
• Cut sweet cherry
• Watering sweet cherries
• Fertilizing sweet cherries

Sweet cherry origin

The sweet cherry (Prunus aviumThe cherry tree (*Kirsche*) is a deciduous tree belonging to the rose family (Rosaceae). It originally comes from a wide area spanning Europe, West Asia, and North Africa; the ancient port city of Kerasus (modern-day Giresun in Turkey) is considered the historical origin of the cherry's trade and name. It was brought to Rome in 74 BC by the Roman general Lucius Licinius Lucullus, and from there it spread throughout much of Europe. The German word *Kirsche* (cherry) evolved from the Greek *kerasos* and the Latin *cerasus*.

In Japan, the beginning of spring has been celebrated with the cherry blossom festival for about a thousand years. In traditional Chinese medicine, cherries are considered "warm and sweet" and have an influence on the heart, stomach and spleen meridians. They strengthen the circulation and are used for "cold" disorders such as rheumatism and arthritis.

The hermaphrodite white to light pink flowers of the cherry appear in April to May and are 2,5 to 3,5 cm, five-petaled and with a double perianth.
The cherry tree's leaves appear at roughly the same time as the blossoms. They are elliptical to ovate with serrated edges. The leaves are arranged alternately, turn yellow in autumn, and fall off in winter. The two nectar glands on the leaf stalk, which secrete a sugar-rich nectar, are easily visible.
The fruits of the cherry tree are spherical to egg-shaped, up to 3 cm in diameter, and ready for harvest from June to July. The flesh is juicy, sweet, and dark red. The fruits should always be picked with the stem attached, as they rot very quickly at the stem end and do not store well. Furthermore, removing the stems from the branches encourages flowering for the next season.

Sweet cherry care and location

Planting a sweet cherry in an airy and sunny spot is ideal and the best time to plant is in autumn. The soil should be rather heavy, deep, moist and loamy with a high lime content. When planting, it makes sense to add mature compost to the planting hole. Due to the early flowering, locations that are endangered by late frost are not suitable, as the entire harvest can fail. For fertilization, another plant is needed close to the bees, as they cannot fertilize themselves.

Cut sweet cherry

In late summer, after the harvest, a maintenance pruning is recommended. This later pruning time slows down vigorous natural growth and promotes rapid wound healing. The crown is thinned by removing old and poorly positioned side branches. Regular pruning ensures a bountiful harvest.

Fertilizing sweet cherries

In the spring, it makes sense to work a layer of compost into the soil. With a green manure in summer, the quality of the soil is optimized.
Regular mulching will help keep the soil moist and provide the sweet cherry with nutrients.

Watering cherry trees

Climate change is causing temperatures to rise and leading to increasingly frequent and prolonged periods of drought. The effects on the environment, and especially on trees, are noticeable. They suffer under these extreme conditions. Drought stress. Depending on the location and the climate-related situation, more frequent watering than in previous years may be necessary.

Cherry trees have a high water requirement. Basically, you can expect about 30 liters of water per square meter of area under the tree.
While conventional watering methods result in a lot of water seeping away or evaporating before it can be absorbed by the roots, watering cherry trees with tree bath watering bags very efficient. Two small holes release the water evenly and over several hours as drip irrigation to the ground.

This achieves even moisture penetration and the water is better absorbed by the surrounding soil and the roots. The soil under the irrigation bag is protected from the sun and remains moist during the irrigation period. The moist soil is ideal for allowing the tree to absorb water and fill its water reservoirs throughout the watering period.

Attaching and filling the water bags is easy and uncomplicated.
The bag is placed around the tree trunk like a jacket, closed with the zipper and filled according to the instructions.