Crop Category
Description
The United states is second-largest producer of cherries in the world.Michigan being the leading tart cherry producing state accounting for 74% of total production. "Traverse City" is known nationally as "Cherry Capital of the World", with 40% of total production.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Rosales
- Family: Rosaceae
- Genus: Prunus
- Species: cerasus
Economically Important Part of Apple
Fruit is the most economically important part of Tart Cherry.
Conditions for Cultivation
Tart cherry is grown in cooler climate and need about two months of winter temperatures below 45˚F.
Sour cherry trees tolerate a variety of soil types, but produce best in rich, well-drained soil in full sun.
The ideal planting location is a raised bed to facilitate drainage.
Plant trees 14 to 20 feet apart with the knobby graft union 2 inches above the soil line.
Organic mulch applied around the base of the tree to within 6 inches of the trunk keeps roots moist.
Major Challenges
- Biotic causes
- Major pest: Caterpillars, Leaf rollers, Beetles, Stink bugs and Western cherry fruit fly.
- Major Diseases: Brown rot, Powdery mildew, Bacterial canker, Leaf spot and Scorch.
- Major pest: Caterpillars, Leaf rollers, Beetles, Stink bugs and Western cherry fruit fly.
- Abiotic Causes - Winter Injury
PROCUCT RECOMMENDATION
| Stage | Product | Recommended dose |
|---|---|---|
| Flower bud initiation | Calfuze | 300 g per acre |
| Fruit setting | Profuze | 500 ml per acre |
| Fruit development (green stage) | Calfuze | 300 g per acre |
| Fruit development (green to pink stage) | Profuze | 500 ml per acre |
| Fruit development (pink stage) | Calfuze | 300 g per acre |
| Ripening (pink to purple) | Profuze | 500 ml per acre |
