The most beautiful variety of apples is considered Red early.
This apple tree, due to its tiny size, will be an excellent center for garden composition.
And his little red apples look like toy
Apples of this variety are especially fond of children. Description of the apple and photo further in the article.
What kind is it?
This variety refers for summer.
Harvest period accounts at the end of July - the beginning of August.
Ripe apples not very large.
The main disadvantage of this variety fruit fall when ripe.
Harvesting is best done in several stages, so that all the fruits had time to ripen.
Apples of this variety stored not very well. When stored in a dark, cool place, they will retain their characteristics. within 1 month.
Also apples poorly tolerated transportation.
Summer varieties of apple trees include: Southern, Glory, Solntsedar, Siyanets, Silver Hoof, Terentyevka, Wonderful, Hero of the Day, Yandykovskoye, Bely Pour, Apple Spas, Robin, Papirovka, Gornist, Gorno-Altai, Melba, Summer Striped.
It is pollinated exclusively by insects.
Description varieties Red early
Apple trees, due to their appearance, can be an excellent center for garden composition. They are low, their crown is round and dense.
The branches are located next to each other and depart from the trunk about at an angle of 90 degrees. The bark is brown. The shoots are medium-sized, low-pubescent.
The leaves are green-yellow, oval-shaped, small in size. Leaf plate - smooth, edges slightly jagged.
The inflorescence is medium in size, white.
The fruits of the red variety are earlier similar to toy apples. The color of the fruit is bright red.
The apple itself is small, rounded in shape.
The weight of a ripe fruit is about 100 grams.
The skin is medium thick, smooth and slippery to the touch.
The funnel is quite deep, narrow.
The saucer is wide, shallow. The seeds of this variety are medium in size, brown in color.
Seed chambers semi-open type. The flesh is light yellow, loose, sweet-sour to the taste.
A photo
Breeding history
This variety was developed based on VNIIS them. I. V. Michurin in 1965. Breeding this variety engaged G. A. Lobanov and Z. I. Ivanova.
Variety was obtained by crossing varieties Melba and Spring.
In the role of the mother variety was made Melba. When crossing these varieties, the mother tree played the role of the pollinator.
Of the 15 experimental trees, pollen for further pollination was taken from only 10. Pollination was successful and breeders managed to get the seeds of a new variety. After stratification, the seeds were sown in the ground.
Subsequently, in the care of the hybrid variety was used educator (mentor) method. Initially, the new variety was grown in harsh conditions in order to develop frost resistanceHowever, this did not bring the expected results.
Natural growth region
In nature, the variety is common in Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir and Voronezh regions.
A moderate continental climate is preferred for this variety.
However, this variety is quite resistant to drought, so it feels good in hot conditions.
In order to help the variety get acclimatized in conditions of extreme heat, it is necessary to ensure its regular watering.
Watering apple varieties of this variety is better to produce 2 times per week, as the best for the apple is a loose and moist soil.
Apple trees are not very cold resistant. therefore in conditions of extreme cold, they take root rather badly.
Important: You can not give the tree to freeze.
For winter, the ground around the apple tree should be densely folded with foliage, this will help avoid frost freezing.
Also, to facilitate adaptation to cold conditions, the tree should be fed regularly.
Learn about apple varieties suitable for planting in the specified region: Augustus, Antonovka dessert, Aelita, Anis striped, Cinnamon striped, Antey, Lobo, Moscow Jubilee, Sunny.
Yield
The grade will start to bring first fruits for 5 year after disembarkation.
This variety is not very productive, on average from one tree can be collected up to 27 kilograms of apples.
Ripe apple weight - 100g, but with the age of the tree, this figure decreases.
Apple trees of this variety are bearing fruit. Once a year.
Harvest period falls at the end of July - the beginning of August.
As apples ripen prone to abscission. Harvest retains its characteristics to 1 month.
Planting and care
Proper care of apples will bring you a good harvest and ensure the health of your apple.
Apple trees of this variety are unpretentious to the landing conditions, but their weakness is bad frost resistance. Preparation for planting is to begin this week.
Initially, you need to choose a place for an apple tree. Better if it is good lit, open space.
Tip: Apple trees should not alternate with other fruit trees.
For apple trees need to prepare pits depth of not more than 90 centimeters.
The ground at the bottom of the pits needs to be slightly loosened and fertilized.
After planting, the apple tree should be watered well with water (at least 20 liters) so that the earth envelopes the roots more closely.
Important: when planting, the root collar must remain at ground level.
Caring for apple trees is not very difficult. It is worth starting in March and ending in November. The main measures of care, depending on the season, you can divided into 3 types:
Spring season: inspection of the tree, pruning of dry branches, feeding the tree, treatment of wounds.
Summer season: regular watering, treatment of pests, cleaning the soil around the apple.
Autumn season: whitewashing the trunk, warming the apple tree.
Diseases and pests
The variety is not very disease resistant.
Enough diseases like it are dangerous: scab, powdery mildew, apple crayfish, fruit rot.
The main measures to combat them:
Scab. In the spring before the dissolution of the kidneys, you need to spray the apple tree with a solution of the drug "Chom"; the second treatment should be carried out before flowering - copper sulphate.
Fruit rot. The main measure to combat this disease is regular cleaning and destruction of diseased fruits.
Mealy dew. To combat this disease, it is necessary to treat the apple tree with "Skor" or "Topaz".
Apple crayfish. The main event can be considered pruning affected parts of the tree. After pruning, the apple tree should be treated with a solution of Bordeaux liquid.
Pests can turn a beautiful and healthy apple into a withering tree. The most dangerous of them are: green aphid, leaf-worm, apple moth, moth.
The main measures to combat them:
Green aphids. To defeat the green aphids, you need to process the tree 2 times a week with a solution of tobacco and soap.
Apple moth. Chlorophos solution will help remove the mole.
Leaf wrench. This pest will destroy the treatment of apple trees with a solution of nitrophene.
Summarizing, we can say that these apples are not suitable for industrial cultivation.
Their poor resistance to transportation and short shelf life make this variety of little interest for the industry.
But these apples were not paid attention to summer residents and are happy to grow them all over the country in house farms.
And apple trees, in turn, delight gardeners with beautiful and tasty fruits.
