Productivity of Four Sweet Cherry Varieties as Influenced by Summer and Winter Pruning

Roversí, A.; Ughini, V.; Monteforte, A.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2008.795.80

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“…The study analysed the effect of conventional whorl-wise pruning and selective pruning, on height growth, diameter growth and secondary shoot development of wild cherry. Four pruning treatments were applied on cherry trees in summer 2007, one group of cherries was left unpruned to serve as a control: treatment C1 (upper 5 whorls left, summer pruning effect on fruit productivity is either positive or neutral (Measham et al, 2017;Roversi, Ughini, & Monteforte, 2008)various combinations of winter and summer pruning treatments were imposed on eightyear-old trees of four sweet cherry varieties. For each variety, 5 different types of pruning strategies were imposed, combining winter pruning (made with 2 levels of pruning intensity.…”

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Fruit properties of sweet cherry (Prunus Avium L.) Suited for wood production

Celma¹,

Zuševica²,

Daugaviete³

et al. 2022

Research for Rural Development

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Sweet cherry Prunus avium L. cultivated for wood production is selected and bred mainly based on its growth rate and stem properties to maximize the valuable timber outcome. However, the fruit of sweet cherry has ecological value as food source for animals and can also serve as an income source prior felling. It could be beneficial to consider fruit properties in selection and breeding of cherries for wood production purpose. In this study, we compare the properties, such as volume and moisture content, of fruit collected from cherry orchard and two plantations, where sweet cherry is cultivated for wood production. Based on fruit and trunk properties we select genotypes from cherry orchard, that are promising for further studies and development of locally sourced planting material. Fruit of ten genotypes cultivated for fruit and nine genotypes cultivated for wood was collected in July, 2020. Fruit was then scanned to calculate volume, pitted, weighted and oven dried to obtain dry matter and moisture content. The results show that fruit cultivated in orchard have greater volume and weight, as well as have more pulp compared to genotypes selected for wood production. The relative moisture and dry matter content of the pulp does not follow the same trend, and is not directly associated with morphological properties. Based on fruit size, moisture content and trunk diameter ‘Kazdangas’, ‘Agrais Lielajiem Ķiršiem’, ‘Brjanskaja Rozovaja’ and ‘Muiža’ are the most promising genotypes for further studies aimed to develop planting material with good fruit yield and timber outcomes.

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confidence: 99%

Fruit properties of sweet cherry (Prunus Avium L.) Suited for wood production

Celma¹,

Zuševica²,

Daugaviete³

et al. 2022

Research for Rural Development

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“…In intensive plantations, summer pruning is necessary, occasionally instead of winter pruning. Comparing winter and summer pruning, it is obvious that the latter in more advantageous (Roversi et al, 2005). Summer pruning performed at the right time reduces the shoot growth and increases yield in vigorous trees (Gonda & Király, 2005;Gonda et al, 2007).…”

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Detemination of the time of pruning regarding the ability of developing flower buds and their frost tolerance in sweet cherry varieties

Vaszily

2010

Int. j. hortic. sci.

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In sweet cherry growing, intense technology is introduced as the up to date development. Among the elements of the technology are the choice of variety, planting design and pruning are the main elements. The methods, intensity and the timing of pruning are largely dependent from the growing habits of the varieties, the light demand of the parts of different age and their tendency of getting bald on the aging zones. One of the main limiting factors of production, the frost damages are outstanding. In choosing the site of plantation, we must avoid the places, where spring frosts used to occur, the next moment is the role of the variety and the technology applied. In Hungary, the late or spring frosts are considered, however, the winter frosts may also cause heavy losses, which depend also on the health and nutritional condition of the trees when being exposed to temperature minima. Our present study is based on a 9-year-old plantation trained to slender spindle as well as to free spindle crown. We observed the development of fruiting structures and their frost damage also in relation with the timing of the pruning operations during the winter or summer, and compared also the varieties with each other.

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“…The effect on fruit production is positive when summer pruning is applied alone in alternate years (Roversi et al 2008). According to Clements (2006) vigour and other performances of sweet cherry trees are mainly dependant on the rootstock used.…”

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Impact of pruning time on tree vigour and productivity of three sweet cherry cultivars grown on two semi-dwarf rootstocks

Blažková

Drahošová

2012

Hort. Sci. (Prague)

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Blažková J., Drahošová I., 2012. Impact of pruning time on tree vigour and productivity of three sweet cherry cultivars grown on two semi-dwarf rootstocks. Hort. Sci. (Prague), Tree pruning in two different terms (March and August) was applied in a sweet cherry orchard of Kordia, Těchlovan and Vanda cv. planted on Colt and P-HL-A rootstocks established in 1996 in the spacing 6 × 1.5 m. Tree vigour, yields and mean fruit weight were evaluated in this study in relation to the term of the pruning. The subject of this paper is the experimental orchard in the stage of full productivity and the study is a continuation of a previous publication focussed on its performance till 2005. The vigour of Kordia cv. trees on both rootstocks pruned in August was distinctly weaker. Trees of Těchlovan cv. on P-HL-A grew significantly stronger after pruning in August, whereas in the case of Vanda cv. this effect was found on the Colt rootstock. In comparison to the results from the first period of the study when specific productivity was mostly higher after tree pruning done in August, it is in the subsequent stage generally better to prune in the spring time. This change of tree response is evidently connected to a rate of tree ageing and the spring term of pruning probably compensates this development.

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Productivity of Four Sweet Cherry Varieties as Influenced by Summer and Winter Pruning

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Fruit properties of sweet cherry (Prunus Avium L.) Suited for wood production

Fruit properties of sweet cherry (Prunus Avium L.) Suited for wood production

Detemination of the time of pruning regarding the ability of developing flower buds and their frost tolerance in sweet cherry varieties

Impact of pruning time on tree vigour and productivity of three sweet cherry cultivars grown on two semi-dwarf rootstocks

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