Cherry roots in China are vertically distributed, mostly concentrated in the soil layer about 20 cm deep, which requires loose soil and good irrigation and drainage conditions. Heavy clay is not suitable for planting cherries.
Planting density should vary according to varieties, rootstocks and soil conditions. On the fertile and flat land, China cherries are planted in a Y-shape.
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Cherry in China is weak in cold resistance, and likes warm and humid climate, so it is suitable for cultivation in the place with annual average temperature 15 ~ 16℃. Sweet cherries like to be cold and dry. The natural sleep period of cherry is about 80 ~ 100 days.
The chilling requirement for complete dormancy of sweet cherry is below 7.3℃ 1 100 ~ 1300 hours. Sour cherry needs 1200 ~ 2500 hours. China cherry has a short dormancy period, and it is easy to germinate when the temperature warms up in late winter and early spring. In case of "late spring cold" (frost or snowfall), the flower organs are frozen, which seriously affects the yield and even fails to harvest the granules.
Therefore, in the development, we must pay attention to whether the time when the local low-temperature cold wave strikes in spring coincides with the flowering period, and we can't plant cherry in places where adverse weather occurs all the year round.