Sweet cherry Zaranka

Variety from the Belarusian Institute of Horticulture (Novodvorskaia x Vladimirskaya). Breeders: P.M. Sulimova, M.I. Vysinskaya, N.V. Kukharchik. Under state variety testing since 2004.

Medium-sized tree with a pyramidal, slightly raised crown of moderate density.

Fruits of medium size (4.5 g), round, dark red. Stone of medium size, easily separates from flesh. Flesh dark red, medium density, juicy, pleasant sour-sweet taste, tasting score 4.2 points. Juice dark red. Chemical composition of flesh: dry matter content — 11.9%, titratable acids — 1.29%, sugars — 6.6%, ascorbic acid — 14.3 mg/100g.

Early maturing variety, harvest period: beginning of July, productive (10 t/ha at planting scheme 5 x 3 m on seedling rootstock wild cherry). Begins fruiting in 3 years after planting in orchard on seedling rootstock. Partially self-fertile. Best pollinators: Pamiati Vavilova, Seyanets No. 1, Novodvorskaia, Vyanok, cherry varieties Narodnaya, Zhurba, Syubarovskaya. Winter-hardy. Moderately resistant to coccomyces and monilial burn.