What is the half-stem of the sweet cherry?
Sweet cherries that have been grafted on a half-stem have a stem that protrudes between 1 and 1.20 m. Above it, the crown piles up in a spherical shape that becomes wider with age. There are many Sweet cherry varietiesthat have been refined on half-stem. As a rule, you will mainly find half-trunks in various online nursery shops.
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- Cherry tree as a half trunk for medium and large gardens
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In order to obtain a half-stemmed sweet cherry, it must be grafted on a weakly growing base such as, Gisela 3 ′,, Weirot ‘or, Colt‘. At the High trunk a strong base is used.
What are the advantages of a half-trunk?
Most gardeners these days plant half-trunks in their garden - they know why. A half-stem of sweet cherries has numerous advantages. Because of this, the High trunk largely displaced from the gardens ...
A half trunk has the following advantages over a high trunk:
- Crown is easier to reach e.g. B. for detecting diseases, for harvesting and for Cut
- less plant spacing is required (7 m is sufficient)
- Also suitable for smaller gardens (60 square meters is sufficient)
- lower risk of accidents
- first good Income after 5 years
What are the disadvantages of a half trunk?
But a half-stemmed sweet cherry does not only bring advantages. There are also disadvantages compared to the standard trunk. The half-stemmed sweet cherry is less persistent. It produces lower yields and there is not enough space under its crown to plant a bed of sunshine, bushes or perennials. There is also no space for seating under the sweet cherry on a half-stem.
Tips & Tricks
A sweet cherry on a half trunk can be raised to a high trunk. To do this, you need to remove all the lower branches every year. Over time, you will get a standard trunk.
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