A rich cherry harvest depends not only on weather conditions and timely application of fertilizers.
In order for the tree to grow healthy and bear fruit abundantly, it is necessary to select suitable plants for planting nearby. It will be easier to remember which crops should be kept away from the cherry tree.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication BelNovosti, an agronomist and landscape designer, named five bad neighboring plants for cherries.
Apple
Both trees are susceptible to the fungal disease moniliosis. The disease can destroy the harvest of both crops if the trees grow next to each other.
Conifers
All coniferous crops like acidic soil. In their vicinity, the cherry may face a calcium deficiency, as it will not be able to absorb it effectively.
Trees with dense crowns
Cherry does not like to grow in the shade. In such conditions, the tree's development stops, and the harvest in the shade decreases.
Stone fruits and nuts
In particular, apricot, peach and walnut can ruin the life of the cherry, as they release toxic substances into the soil.
Vegetables and berries
Of the garden crops, you should keep strawberries and members of the nightshade family away from cherries.
Potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and strawberries can all be affected by verticillium wilt.
It will be difficult to cure the cultures.
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Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
