Peach Cardinal - Sweet Guest from America

From spring to late autumn, all amateur gardeners and professional summer residents reap the fruits of their labor: they harvest delicious apples, pears, cherries or peaches. As for the latter, the most popular variety on personal plots is the Cardinal peach. The early fruits of this variety have a wonderful and rich taste, and the pulp is aromatic.

Description of the variety

All fruit trees growing in any garden have not one variety, but several. It happens that the number of varieties of one subspecies reaches several dozen. And, which is typical, each of them has its own differences, nuances and features. Peach Cardinal was no exception to this rule either.

External characteristic

Like any cultivated fruit tree, the Cardinal variety has a thickened crown, round in shape (pictured).

The growth vigor of this peach is average, in contrast to its other congeners. This feature is more than beneficial for summer residents during the annual harvest. Since the low height will allow you to collect all the fruits to one and without special devices and huge stairs.

Fruit

The Cardinal fruits are also slightly different from the usual varieties: they are also rounded, but slightly flattened on the sides. They reach medium sizes - no more than 150 grams. As for the color of peaches, it is standard - mostly yellow with orange and almost red, carmine, blotches. According to the description, the yellow, fibrous pulp, as in the photo, has a rich, bright aroma and juiciness, and the taste, experts say, will satisfy any taste. Indeed, in these peaches, the balance of sweetness and acidity is perfectly observed.

Maturation

Usually, peach trees are harvested in late summer - early autumn, but this variety is distinguished by early ripening. You can enjoy juicy and ripe fruits already at the end of July, which cannot but rejoice - after all, many other fruits ripen by this very moment. This will allow you to have a full range of vitamins and minerals on your table and in your diet. In addition, the yield of the Cardinal is characterized as high. So, all households will not only have the opportunity to taste the delicious fruit, but there will also be a lot left for preservation for the winter. The Cardinal begins to bear fruit in the second or third year after planting the seedling.

Sustainability

All pets of any garden are sooner or later endangered - attacked by insects or bacteria. But, some of them are more susceptible to "ailments", and some are less. This peach variety belongs to the latter. For example, its resistance to powdery mildew is high. The probability of getting sick is minimal. There is only one small drawback - this tree is afraid of frost, which is very bad in our cold climate.

Growing features

There are no cultivation features that differ from other varieties of peaches. However, based on the description of the variety itself brought to us from the USA, we can conclude - The cardinal needs not only standard fruit care - pruning, watering and fertilization, but also good preparation for wintering.

In addition to proper pruning and crown formation in the fall, the tree should be slightly "insulated" before the cold weather. Many gardeners use a special insulation for this, which is sold in stores. However, you can go an easier way. The root system from freezing can be covered with dry leaves mixed with earth and ash.This will allow the roots to breathe and, at the same time, be protected.

The stem part from the root can be insulated using ordinary burlap. Such "wealth" can be found in any area, therefore, there are no difficulties in this procedure. Bags need to be wrapped in several layers of the trunk, tied with twine or any other rope. Now the peach is not afraid of even severe frosts. The main thing is to have time to open them in early spring so that the "evil" sun rays do not help harmful bacteria to form under the burlap.

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