Apple "Rock": a description of the variety and characteristics of planting

"The Rock" is an autumn table variety of apple trees, obtained by crossing the varieties "Prima" and "Bessemyanka Michurinskaya."From the very beginning, the apple-tree was zoned in Tambov, but soon became extremely popular throughout Russia, as it has many positive characteristics. This variety is unique, because if you grow it on a variety of stocks, it will not lose its merits, but only improve them.

Among gardeners, this variety is extremely popular, as it has good taste and unpretentious care, so you should take a closer look at its description. Apple has many advantages. She can calmly survive the winter, is resistant to many diseases, regularly bears fruit. This variety has a high yield. But there is also a small minus - the fruits are not stored for too long.

The crown of the tree is not too spreading. Adult plant reaches 7–8 meters in height. There is no periodicity of fruiting. If the culture is frozen in winter, the yield will be low. The fruits are large, weighing 200-250 grams. If you properly care for the fruit crop, its yield will be extremely high. From one hectare a gardener will be able to collect about two hundred and eighty apples.

The main advantage of the variety is good winter hardiness. When spring frosts occur, the fruit buds will not freeze, which allows the plant to bear fruit in time.

The variety "Scala" has a high resistance to various diseases and parasites. He has the Vf gene, which determines the plant's immunity to scab. It is important to ensure that the culture does not become infected with fruit rot or bitter pitting, as these diseases most often affect the “Rock”. Fruit rot is a fungal disease that penetrates the center of the fruit if there are any wounds or cracks on it. They can be created by animals, hail or other ways. If the tree is affected by the disease, you can see a brown spot on the skin of the fruit, which will eventually become larger. As a result, the apple begins to rot.

If the earth lacks calcium or it is applied too much nitrogen fertilizer, bitter pit may develop on the grade. And also the disease appears when there is a high humidity or the gardener keeps fruit incorrectly. Late harvest is another cause of the disease. The symptom is dark brown depressed spots. There are several methods of destruction: in the trees and during storage of apples.

To avoid problems and not to suffer, trying to get rid of diseases, you must use the following recommendations that will help prevent their occurrence.

• you must regularly pollinate the plant with colloidal sulfur or copper compounds;
• if affected areas appear on the tree, they should be destroyed;
• potash and phosphate fertilizers should be applied to the soil in order to enhance plant immunity;
• the land is fertilized with ashes;
• it is important to regularly form the crown of the plant;
• during the growing season it is better to process trees with calcium chloride;
• timely harvest;
• properly stored fruit.

In order for the yield of the plant to be good, it is necessary to properly care for it. Only then "The Rock" will be able to give the gardener many tasty and healthy fruits. When planting an apple tree, a standard set of fertilizers should be used. It is extremely easy to care for her, which does not require a large amount of financial costs and effort. If you choose a seedling incorrectly, the plant will not be strong, beautiful and healthy, so it is important to pay attention to the following facts:

• root system sapling should be well developed;
• the plant must be purchased in the climatic zone where the gardener will plant it;
• if the seedling is old, it will not be able to quickly adapt to the new landing site, so young plants should be chosen.

Apple trees should be planted in spring, autumn or summer.If you acquire a sprout with an open root system, it is better to plant it in the spring. After the seedling is purchased, you must find the right place. It should be sunny, without a through wind. Before planting, the soil needs to be drained. It would be better if the ground is porous, loamy or sandy. It is necessary to refuse places near which ground waters settle down.

Once the correct place is chosen, you need to prepare the landing pit. This is extremely important, because it is from this process that the yield and the health of the tree depend. “Scala” is a medium grade, therefore a hole should be dug, the size of which should be 0.7 x 0.6 m. If the hole is not one, it is necessary to make so that the distance between them is three meters.

The top layer of soil is mixed with the lower one, then twenty kilograms of horse rotted humus, two hundred sixty grams of ash, two hundred fifty grams of phosphate and one hundred grams of potassium sulfate are added. The pit is filled with the received agent (2: 3). The soil is placed on top without any fertilizers. The seedling should be carefully planted in the prepared pit, tied it to the pegs prepared in advance from the tree.

There are several conditions of care that it is important to adhere to in order to maintain a healthy and strong plant. Do not get rid of the pegs for at least two years. When a year passes after the landing, it is necessary to make a crown. Pruning is a process that is needed to form a crown, which is extremely important for fruiting. In the first years, the formation is carried out as follows: in March, only those branches that grow at an acute angle are cut, while the rest are tied up so that they grow horizontally. It is necessary to trim the end of each branch.

Until the tree is five years old, it is better to get rid of all the flowers so that fruit does not occur. This is necessary so that the plant uses its strength for proper development. When the apple tree becomes more mature, it is necessary to tie it up with the help of a spruce branch or parchment so that the rodents cannot damage it. It is mandatory to mulch. Experienced gardeners use humus and spud twenty centimeters of soil.

On the Internet there are many positive and neutral reviews, from which you can find out that this variety is really unpretentious and high-yielding. Fruits are sweet, elastic, from them tasty jam and compotes turn out. Some say that the “Rocks” fruits are not stored for too long, but with proper storage they do not lose their presentation and please the owners with a fragrant smell and pleasant taste.

You will learn more about how to care for an apple tree in the following video.