Sweet Cherry - Prunus Avium

Information for cherry import analysis
I. Product information
1 Name
1.1 Scientific name: Prunus avium  (L.) L.
1.2 Common name Uzbek/English: Gilos / Cherry 
Cherry is appreciated for its high and healing qualities. Its main advantage is early and simultaneous ripening of fruits. 
Fruits of sweet cherries are used fresh and freezed, high-quality compotes, jam, and also dried fruits are prepared from them. Varieties with a dense consistency of pulp (bi-tarro group) are quite transportable and can be delivered to any countries in fresh form.
The fresh fruit of sweet cherries grown in Uzbekistan contains a rather high percentage (from 10 to 20) of sugar at a high (from 15 to 24) dry matter content. The content of titrated acid is low - 0.36-1.0%. The main part of sugars falls on glucose and fructose, the percentage of sucrose in most cases is low - from 0 to 2.36. 
In Uzbekistan, the main cherry plantations are concentrated in Andijan, Ferghana, Namangan, Samarkand and Tashkent regions, a little in Bukhara, Surkhandarya, Kashkadarya regions.
Biological features of sweet cherry. Varieties of sweet cherry in the consistency of fruit pulp are divided into ginistol with a juicy and delicate pulp and bigard-stems with a dense, elastic cartilaginous.
Sweet cherry less than other fruit trees is damaged by diseases and pests. And consequently, it requires less expenditure to combat them. Large damage (40-90% of the crop) is caused by birds.
According to long-term data, the most productive fruit-bearing varieties are Drogana Yellow, Napoleon Black, Revershon, Francis, Black Early Knight, Black Dyber, Sarah geles, Kara geles, Black Goshche, Swallow, Black Liqueur, Bagration and Simferopol Pink.
The average time for the beginning of vegetation in cherries is observed in late February - early March, flowering in the first half of April; fruits of early varieties ripen in early May, in other years - at the end of April, leaf fall is usually held from November 5 to 22. The ripening of fruits of different varieties lasts about two months. The vegetation period lasts 240-250 days. 
Cherry varieties.
Variety of Black geles – local high-quality industrial variety of folk selection, mid-early ripening, widespread in the Samarkand region. The tree is strong, durable, relatively frost-resistant, adapted to the conditions of Uzbekistan. Fruits from the third year, the annual yield, from 15 years yields 100-120 kg of fruit or 16 tons / ha. Ripens on May 5-15.
The fruits are medium (4g) stupid, with a slight tuberosity, almost black in color. Pulp is dark maroon, tender, juicy, sugary, excellent taste. Transparability and keeping quality are good. Bone small, well separated. Taste qualities are estimated at 4.5 points. Variety Kara geles is zoned for all garden areas of Uzbekistan.
Drogan Yellow - high-quality frost-resistant grade of universal use. The tree is a medium-sized, dense oval crown, comparatively drought-resistant, fructifies from the fourth year, the annual yield, to 10 years yields up to 100 kg.
The variety is partly self-fertilized, the best pollinators are Francis, Napoleon is pink. Maturation later - June 2025. The fruits are large (5 g), round, yellow. Flesh is light yellow, dense, juicy, good sweet taste, with bitter taste. The variety is zoned throughout the country.
Variety Revenchon – A high-quality variety of universal use of mid-late maturation. The tree is strongly-rooted with a wide oval crown, comparatively drought-resistant, adapted to the local climate, of medium frost resistance.
Fruits from the fifth year, to 10 years gives 60-65 kg of fruit from a tree. Maturation is on May 25-30. The fruits are large (7.5 g), broad-hearted, dark red, very beautiful. Flesh is languid red, dense, crispy, sweet, very good taste. Fruits are good in fresh form and for making compotes. The variety is zoned for all the garden areas of Uzbekistan. 
Variety Napoleon black – A high-quality, universal grade of the middle period of maturation. The tree is strong, with a thick broad-pyramidal crown, comparatively drought-resistant, adapted to the local climate, frost-resistant, resistant to diseases.
Fruits from the fifth year; with 10 gives 60-70 kg. With wood annually. Matures on the 25th of May. The fruits are large (7 g.), Heart-shaped, somewhat compressed laterally; at full maturity they become black, shiny. Pulp is dark red, medium-heavy, juicy, sweet with intensively colored juice, good taste.
Variety Wolves' Heart - high-quality table grade of medium-quality maturing. The tree is strong with a wide oval crown, medium frost resistance. Fruiting from the fifth year; to 10 years gives 60-65 kg of fruit from the tree annually. The fruits are large (6 g.), Heart-shaped, slightly compressed from the dorsal and ventral sides, dark red. Cream pulp, dense sweet, with pleasant acid, good taste. Transparability and keeping quality are good. Fruits are mostly consumed fresh.