How to grow red cherries

Red cherries are one of the fruits that spread in European countries and were a valuable food for kings and queens in ancient times, as they meant to them the fruit of luxury and happiness. After that, their cultivation spread in all countries until they reached the Arab countries. Cherry fruits need natural care like any other fruits and are within the average, you know. Cherry fruits are seasonal fruits that grow and flourish in the spring and ripen in the summer. To learn the details of planting and growing red cherry fruits, here is a simple overview of their life cycle.

Environmental requirements for cherry fruits

For successful cultivation, red cherries need very cold and very dry weather to prevent the formation of black mold. The appropriate weather for them to grow is the beginning of the wild season, where the weather is moderate and dry.
Red cherries are considered a family of almonds that do not need moisture, even though they grow in non-irrigated lands. This increases the tree’s bearing of fruits and clusters by a large percentage, and it is one of the trees most affected by frost.

The preferred soil for growing cherries

Loose, non-moist, fertile soil with little moisture. Cherry fruits do not tolerate heavy, high-humidity soil with poor water drainage. It kills the roots at a large rate and damages the roots at a high rate and over several distances. It is preferable to plant in high places away from valleys, where water does not collect in high places. In areas with annual rainfall, it is preferable that the soil for growing cherries be rich in fertilizer, especially lime.

For the success of the cherry tree, it is preferable to use

Planting seeds in Fayoum. The most important characteristic of these seeds is that they are:
Resistant to weather conditions, large in size, and grows properly and quickly.
Suitable for all soil types and conditions.
Resistant to frost and cold and adapts to temperature.
Fertilize the soil according to its need. It is preferable to analyze the soil used for agriculture to obtain the correct, ripe and good fruits.
The cherry tree is watered three to four times a day during the fruit and seed stage, then we water it once a day.

Pruning fruits

It is preferable to prune the fruits and the soil, and one of them can be chosen according to the need of the fruit, by cleaning the grass and weeds that grow around the cherry tree, as they absorb the nutrients present in the soil and reduce their penetration to the roots.