Apple tree "Rudolph": description, application and agricultural techniques

With the help of ornamental apple trees, you can decorate almost any garden, making a beautiful landscape composition with their help.The ornamental apple tree of the Rudolph variety is a real find for connoisseurs of wonders and everything unusual that can complement the home garden. Trees with bright fruits can perfectly complement both the rural and urban landscapes. A more detailed acquaintance with this variety will help novice gardeners and professionals to make a choice in favor of this particular plant.

Before planting, it is very important to study in detail the description of the variety, its actual use and, of course, it is equally important to familiarize yourself with the main points of agricultural engineering.

Rudolph apple trees are hybrid plants that have been bred from Germany. German trees are tall, vigorous, have a pyramidal crown. The bark of the trunk is gray. The leaves are dark green, oval, have cloves. The trees can reach six meters in height, and the highest specimens can be 10 meters.

Very often, trees of this variety are planted in parks, because in spring, during flowering, they are so beautiful that they look just as good as the famous cherry trees. The smell from the trees at this time is very gentle and pleasant. The flowering of the tree is so abundant for the first ten days that you might think that real roses are adorning it. The fruits of the apple tree “Rudolph” are miniature, not larger than ordinary apricots. Rip up, as a rule, in the autumn, approximately in the middle of September. They stay on trees for a very long time, do not fall off and do not deteriorate. Small apples can be consumed fresh or homemade jam and jam.

The variety of decorative apples is considered to be very resistant to very different climatic conditions; moreover, it is rarely attacked by any diseases and pests. It is suitable for planting in all regions of our country.

• Apple trees of Rudolph variety can enjoy their lush and colorful flowering for a long time, which is undoubtedly their advantage.
• By itself, the variety is considered very unpretentious, especially after several years after planting a tree.
• The plant tolerates the wintering well, however, it is recommended to cover it, especially if it is small. In very cold regions after the winter cold, dead shoots are very important to cut with a secateur.

Breeding types of ornamental apple trees are most often used to create beautiful landscape design in the garden, but, speaking of the Rudolph variety, it should be noted that its fruits are very tasty and quite suitable for use in the most different forms. Therefore, planting this variety, you can not only make the garden beautiful, but also enjoy a good harvest.

The apple-tree of a grade of "Rudolph" can be made a highlight of giving or a country house. You can plant one or give preference to several trees, they will get along perfectly with a variety of flowers and plants, suitable for planting in flower beds and next to coniferous trees.

Before buying plants, it is very important to find out how to choose the right quality seedlings.

• To buy decorative apples should be exclusively in proven places and nurseries that are not the first year engaged in the implementation of such products.
• When choosing a seedling, it is important to pay attention to its appearance. The tree must be healthy, without any damage and growths, the leaves must be whole.
• Annual plants have no branches on the crown, while biennial plants, as a rule, have several.
• Experts do not recommend purchasing trees of 2-3 years, since their survival almost always reduces to zero;
• The roots of the seedlings should always be slightly damp, but they should not come off the trunk if touched.

Experts always recommend checking the root system for the presence of rot. If the root has fallen off when touched, then this is a clear sign that the tree is sick.

Planting apple seedlings Rudolph is a responsible matter, but not too complicated, even for novice gardeners.

• It is best to plant the trees immediately to the place where they will grow all their lives, because after rooting, changing the place will be problematic and painful for the plant itself.
• For the Rudolph variety apple trees, a well-lit and dry place should be chosen, in which there are no strong drafts. The best choice would be chernozem loose soil.

After planting is very important to properly care for young seedlings, and later for the trees.

• It is very important to regularly mulch the soil near the roots of trees, it is best to use humus or peat for this. It is also possible to use dry grass or hay for mulching.
• Watering and weeding from weeds should be regular. However, it is not necessary to flood the trees, otherwise the roots may rot.
• As a preventive measure, trees can be treated with safe grass decoctions, for example, from chamomile with the addition of soap. Safe folk remedies, which can be done independently at home, will help to save the trees from diseases and scare away insects and pests from them. Strong insecticides should be used only if conventional home remedies for pests do not help.
• As feedings for the Rudolph apple tree, you can use regular ash, which is famous for its beneficial properties. Ash should be poured under the trunk shortly before watering, so that she has time to soak a little into the ground. For feeding mature plants that are more than 2 or 3 years old, you can use humus.

• In order to improve the fruiting and make the ornamental tree more attractive, it is very important to properly form its crown. The first 2 years on the apple is recommended to remove the color so that it grows as high as possible. To form the crown should be seasonal: in spring and autumn. Corrupted and unwintering branches are very important to cut off in the spring with a shears. All cuts should be treated with a special garden pitch to avoid the appearance of diseases on the apple tree. According to many experts, when pruning dried branches, they should be processed by the bar immediately after their removal, but when cutting off young shoots, treatment is recommended the next day.
• Up to 5 years of life behind the trunk of an apple tree is very important to care for. To do this, it should be treated with chalky solution, and after 5 years - with lime. Before the winter cold, apples should be deformed and mulched.

Despite the fact that the process of growing apple trees may seem a bit complicated, it will be very exciting for a real gardener and amateur. After the apple tree grows, it will delight with the luxurious flowering in the spring and sweet fruits in the autumn, and all the work will pay off.

You can see the blossoming apple trees "Rudolph" in the next video.