Crown shaping and pruning of sweet cherry trees which optimize the ratio between growth and fructification

BALAN, Valerian; ȘARBAN, Vasile; IVANOV, Igor; VĂMĂȘESCU, Sergiu; BUZA, Corneliu; TALPALARU, Dumitru

dc.contributor.author	BALAN, Valerian
dc.contributor.author	ȘARBAN, Vasile
dc.contributor.author	IVANOV, Igor
dc.contributor.author	VĂMĂȘESCU, Sergiu
dc.contributor.author	BUZA, Corneliu
dc.contributor.author	TALPALARU, Dumitru
dc.date.accessioned	2025-11-21T12:59:01Z
dc.date.available	2025-11-21T12:59:01Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.citation	BALAN, Valerian; Vasile ȘARBAN; Igor IVANOV; Sergiu VAMASESCU; Corneliu BUZA and Dumitru TALPALARU. Crown shaping and pruning of sweet cherry trees which optimize the ratio between growth and fructification. In: Scientific Papers. Series B. Horticulture, UASVM of Bucharest. 2023. vol 67, no. 1, pp. 29-38. ISSN 2285-5653.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2285-5653
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.utm.md/handle/5014/33727
dc.description.sponsorship	The vigour of the variety-rootstock association, the crown shape, the planting distance, the age of the trees, and the tree pruning pattern have been examined. The studies regarding the establishment of sweet cherry orchards, as well as the growth and fruiting of the ‘Valerii Cikalov’, ‘Record’, ‘Ferrovia’, ‘Kordia’, ‘Regina’, ‘Stella’, ‘Skeena’, ‘Bigarreau Burlat’, ‘Lapins’, ‘Early Star’, ‘Samba’, ‘Black Star’ sweet cherry trees grafted on the Prunus mahaleb L., ‘MaxMa 14’ and ‘Gisela 6’ rootstocks, in different combinations and planting distances, have been carried out in the Southern and Central fruit-growing area of the Republic of Moldova. High vigorous trees are used on non-irrigated soils in association with self-fertile varieties at optimal planting distances that ensure high yields. The sweet cherry trees, grafted on the semi vigorous rootstocks (‘Gisela 6’) and the moderate vigour rootstocks (‘MaxMa 14’) are used on fertile soils and irrigated at high densities. They can provide medium vigour of trees, which can be handled completely from the ground level, produce early average yields, with low pruning and fruit harvesting costs due to increased labour productivity. The pruning done during the growing period resulted in the vegetative growth of the trees and the formation of fruiting branches that produced better flower buds compared to the pruning done during the dormant period. The rootstock-variety association should be chosen in accordance with the direct task, the growing system and the applied technology.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.subject	prunus avium	en_US
dc.subject	variety	en_US
dc.subject	rootstock	en_US
dc.subject	crown shape	en_US
dc.subject	density	en_US
dc.subject	cultivation system	en_US
dc.title	Crown shaping and pruning of sweet cherry trees which optimize the ratio between growth and fructification	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US