What soil is suitable for growing cherry trees?

Introduction to Cherry Tree

Cherry is a plant species in the subgenus Prunus of the genus Prunus in the family Rosaceae. Generally, it has a shrub-like crown or medium or small trees. Moreover, the germination rate of Chinese cherry is higher than that of sweet cherry, and almost all buds of the former can germinate during germination.

What soil should be used to grow cherry trees?

1. When planting cherries, it is best to use sandy loam with good ventilation, loose soil and deep soil layer. If planted on heavy, poorly drained and compacted soil, it will cause shallow root distribution and weak tree growth. It will be neither drought-resistant nor wind-resistant. The suitable soil pH is best between 5.6-7.0.

2. Sandy soil is soil with a higher sand content in the soil particle composition. It has good air permeability and is easy to cultivate, but it has low nutrient content, poor water and fertilizer retention capacity, and the soil temperature changes quickly.

Preparation of nutrient soil for cherry trees

The root respiration of cherries is relatively vigorous and the oxygen consumption is large, so when planting, its soil requires high permeability, and the nutrient soil configuration ratio used is sand: turf soil: fertilizer at 2:5:3.