How many years does it take for black pearl cherries to bear fruit?

Introduction to planting black pearl cherry fruit

Black Pearl Cherry is suitable for planting in soil with good permeability. When the soil is clay soil or the soil is poorly managed, the root distribution becomes significantly shallower and the above-ground part will age prematurely.

Black Pearl Cherry trees can be planted in spring and autumn, and the best time is usually from October to November. Transplanting should be done in mid-March of the following spring. After planting, keep the spacing at about 20-30 cm. The lifespan is 30-50 years. Black Pearl Cherry varieties include Early Ruby and Red Light.

Black Pearl Cherry Planting Results

Black Pearl begins to bear fruit three years after planting, with an average yield of about 15 kilograms per plant. In the fourth year, the yield is about 30 kilograms per plant, and in the fifth year, the yield per mu reaches 10,000 kilograms. It usually blooms in March every year and the fruits mature in May and June.

Grafted black pearl cherry blossoms and bears fruit

It takes about 3-6 years for grafted Black Pearl Cherries to bear fruit. To achieve the results of grafted planting, excellent Black Pearl scion is introduced, local sour pomelo seedlings are selected as rootstocks, and the single bud grafting method is adopted.

Why don't black pearl cherries bear fruit?

The failure of potted black pearl cherries to bear fruit is caused by improper management, mainly due to untimely control of diseases and pests in summer and autumn, leaf falling, insufficient nutrients stored in the body, poor or undifferentiated flower buds, and therefore no flowering. If fruit trees are to produce a high yield, leaf protection is the key.

Black Pearl Cherry Planting Tips

1. Site selection: Black Pearl Cherry prefers an environment with plenty of sunlight. It is not resistant to waterlogging or drought. It is suitable to build a garden on a slope with sufficient sunlight, good drainage and deep soil. Sandy loam with a pH value of 6 to 7 is the best.

2. Planting of seedlings: They can be planted from September to February of the following year, but October to November is the best time. They can be dwarfed and densely planted to produce fruit earlier. The row and plant spacing is 1.5×3.0 meters (150 plants per mu). Black Pearl Cherries can bear fruit on their own without the need for pollination trees.

3. Shaping: Black Pearl Cherry is a light-loving tree species, which takes 2 to 3 years to form. In the year of transplanting, leave a 40-60 cm fixed trunk. Select an upright branch with good growth as the central trunk, select another 4 branches as the first layer of main branches, and select 2 to 4 branches as auxiliary branches. Pinch and pull the vigorous branches in summer, and mainly let them grow long during winter pruning to allow them to sprout more fruiting branches.