Apple "Wonderful": the advantages and disadvantages of the variety, tips on agricultural technology

Apparently, apples can be called the most common fruit in the horticultural plots.These juicy fruits - both sweet and sour, are used to prepare various dishes, winter preparations and regular snacks. The preference is often given to the “Wonderful” variety - such an apple tree copes with low temperatures without any particular problems, has wonderful taste characteristics and looks gracefully on the site.

Dwarf apple tree "Wonderful" in height reaches no more than one and a half meters. The size of an adult tree on a strong-growing stock differs slightly - its height is about two meters, although in some cases it is found two and a half. The crown of a tree is rather sprawling, but not looking up, but rather down. Heavy branches with leaves of a dark shade are almost stacked on the ground.

An apple reaches a maximum weight of 400 grams, but, on average, it weighs about 150 or 200 grams. The shape of the fruit is round, but not flattened. The color is a combination of green and yellow. Often on a thin skin red hatching or ribbed marks are found. The taste of apples is sweet, but with a slight sourness. After use, a pleasant aftertaste is noted. The white flesh is rather juicy and seems to consist of small grains.

Among the main characteristics of the apple "Wonderful" celebrate it frost resistance. Trees do not even need to wrap before the coming frosts. The tree is grown in all regions, even with complex climatic characteristics. In addition, apple trees are not afraid of the winds, which means, unlike many other varieties, they are allowed to be planted in open, unprotected areas. However, the abundance of light and heat, they still require. It is very easy and pleasant to look after apple-tree - the small size and standard agricultural technique greatly simplify this process.

Fruits appear in the third year after planting, from year to year their number increases until it reaches a peak. Usually, gardeners harvest about eighty kilograms of apples from one tree, which makes this variety high-yielding. Fruits lie well, if you follow the temperature requirements and store them in cold rooms, for example, in the cellar. Summer apples, the collection of which starts in August, will live almost until October and will not change in taste at all.

Every 100 grams of the product contains 18 grams of vitamin C. In addition, experts say about 10% sugar, 1.5% pectin and 0.3% of various acids - all this explains the obvious usefulness of apples. The product is consumed fresh, in the form of a filling for pies, jams, jelly, compote and other varieties of apple dishes.

In the Wonderful apple variety, there is only one minus - they are often attacked by insects.

But the advantages they have a huge number:

• fruits ripen rich in nutrients, including pectin;
• apples have multifunctional use - from mousses and compotes to vinegar and wine;
• in proper conditions, apples can be stored for more than a month;
• they carry freight well;
• this variety can be a pollinator for other apple trees;
• the culture is resistant to numerous common diseases, including fungal;
• the grade is not afraid of low temperatures and plentiful winds;
• The trees themselves look very nice and fit perfectly into any existing landscape.

The variety does not have special requirements for the condition of the soil, but preference is still given to nutritious sandy and loamy soils. In addition, normal should be acidity. This variety will feel quite good even if groundwater is located close to the surface. "Wonderful" landed either in autumn or spring. In autumn, you need to catch up to mid-October, and in spring - until mid-April. In the case when the soil does not thaw for a long time, of course, the landing period will have to be slightly moved.The place should be bright, breathable and well absorb moisture.

Heavy soil is pre-dug up to the depth of a spade, if necessary peat and lime are added to it, and the acidity level is normalized with a lime mortar. If the condition of the beds leaves much to be desired, then immediately you can make peat or sand. The distance between apple trees reaches three meters, the depth of the grooves should be 50 centimeters, and the diameter - 70 centimeters. In each hole poured a bucket of water. Then the excavated earth is mixed with settled manure and, if necessary, with a complex mineral solution, and returns to the place in the form of a hill.

The resulting bed to slap, re-irrigate with water and form bumpers. The vaccination site should remain at two or three centimeters from the ground. If the seedling is planted in the autumn months, then the leaves will have to be eliminated - after all, all the nutrients will go to the roots, which will improve the process of adaptation to the new place.

Only those seedlings are planted in which the roots are fresh and not dried, so when transporting them it is important to wrap them with a damp cloth. The presence of live buds or leaflets on the branches is considered a good sign. In general, you should know that a grafted seedling at the age of two years should have a stem in half a meter and from four to six branches with fresh buds. Before planting, the roots of another five hours are soaked in warm water, after which they are immersed in a clay-based talker. Immediately after planting, the apple trees need to be watered every week, as well as loosened so that the air can flow to the root system.

As already mentioned, the “Wonderful” apple tree feels great both on a strong-growing and semi-dwarf rootstock. A prerequisite is the implementation of regular watering. Irrigate the soil can be weekly, because apples do not suffer because of excess and stagnant fluid. For one tree there is one bucket of water.

Although the wind “Wonderful” is not afraid, this atmospheric phenomenon can dry the top layer of the earth, so this moment must be controlled. The roots of dwarf trees are located at a depth of 80 to 120 centimeters. This suggests that the liquid must be able to fall to a specified level, otherwise the system will not receive a sufficient amount of moisture.

In the case when the culture does not receive enough moisture, the ovaries begin to dry out and fall off, and this, of course, leads to a decrease in yield. It should be mentioned that “Wonderful”, being a self-fruitful variety, requires neighbors-apple trees, which will work as pollinators. Usually for this purpose, landed varieties of "landed" or the same "Bratchud."

Twice a season fertilizer is applied, as a rule, it is organic. Feed apples need diluted droppings or manure. When in the life of a sapling will be two years, it is allowed to make mineral fertilizers, but before fruiting. Culture prefers potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus. Each tree requires 30 grams of substance.

After planting, the crown is also formed, and in subsequent years, extra branches are removed from the tree - those that are damaged, become old or begin to break the correct shape. Such treatment additionally helps to prevent the arrival of pests. It also allows the apple tree to receive a sufficient amount of light that will not make its way through the dense, overgrown crown. Cut-off areas are coated with garden pitch sold in specialty stores. Before the cold, the apple tree will only have to be watered.

Although this variety is not afraid of scab, insects often attack it. For example, it is aphid, caterpillars and beetles.The first deprives the plant of juices, and the rest eats everything - from the buds and leaflets to the ovaries. The bark can be damaged by the impact of shield insects and bark beetles so that the entire tree will die completely. Usually visible pests are collected and destroyed, and then the trees are treated with chemistry: copper sulfate or urea solution.

With regards to aphids, this insect will be destroyed if the sheets are treated with a solution of tobacco, weeds and soap chips. Alternatively, you can run into the garden and beneficial insects - ladybirds. They quickly restore order on the site.

Bark beetles are destroyed if a special agent is injected into the passages formed by them. Twice a year, apple trees should be whitened with lime mixed with Bordeaux liquor. This is usually done in March and September.

The owners of garden plots for the most part give positive ratings to this variety. All of them mark the juiciness and bright taste of fruits, as well as their attractive appearance and quality characteristics. There is information that saplings quickly take root and in the third year please the owners with apples. The crop is eaten fresh or processed for jam, marmalade and other blanks. Some gardeners plant the Wonderful variety exclusively for aesthetic purposes. Since the flowering is very attractive, the leaves are always painted in a beautiful greenish tint, and the fruits themselves also look great, the picture is worthy.

There is also such an indicator as size. Since apple trees belong to dwarfs, they do not take up much space and are ideally placed in areas with a limited free area. It is worth noting the shelf life - it also pleases users. By the way This variety does not fear a difficult climate and does not require any specific care, so even novice gardeners successfully plant and agrotechnical.

Detect negative feedback is almost impossible. Basically they are associated with the need to carry out frequent preventive work on protection from insects.

You will learn more about the variety "Wonderful" in the following video.