Apple tree varieties "Zhigulevskoe": description, planting and care

Many gardeners prefer early fruit yields. But, as for the apple tree, later varieties are considered more valuable. This crop has a lot of healthy qualities, is stored for a long time and is characterized by excellent taste.Despite the many advantages, planting a tree should be correct, and care - regular.

Apple "Zhigulevskoe" - a tree with a properly formed solid structure. It has a large leaf, a fruit and a flower. You can learn this variety by the following features:

• round fruit;
• wide and deep saucer;
• thick stem with medium length.

"Zhigulevskoe" gives the fruit of green-yellow color, which can reach a weight of up to 200 grams. These fruits are characterized by the presence of intense red blush and oily deposits. Many gardeners prefer this variety because of high yields and precociousness. Apples have excellent product and consumer characteristics, so they have become favorite for many citizens.

The taste of the fruit "Zhigulevsky" deserves special attention. Its composition is about 90 percent of the water, the pulp of apples has a unique aroma, coarse grain, cream color and dense skin. By consuming such a fruit, you can appreciate its sweetness, juiciness and at the same time refined sourness. This product is classified as low-calorie and is often used in canning.

This sort of apple is not considered self-fertile, so it needs cross pollination. In addition to it, the garden should contain some more apple trees with late and early maturation. To collect maximum yields as pollinators, you should choose "Anis", "Antonovka" or "Spartak". Pollination will be possible if the distance between the trees does not exceed fifty meters.

This apple tree belongs to middle-class varieties, its height is about three meters. The life span of the plant is approximately 40 years. By yield, the tree is inferior to tall varieties, but due to the thick planting, this deficiency can be compensated.

The plant of this variety has a non-crown, its rare branches are directed upwards. Thanks to these characteristics, the sun's rays can penetrate directly to each ripening fruit. Such a crown provides ease of care and cutting wood. The development of the root system of apple is good, but does not tolerate waterlogging.

Apple "Zhigulevskoe" is characterized by medium frost resistance. The tree may experience stress during a sharp temperature drop and a long thaw. If the plant is provided with proper care and wrapping in cold weather, then it may well exist in any corner of the country.

The period of flowering varieties falls on the second half of May: then on the tree you can see a lot of large flowers of white color. The variety begins to bear fruit at the age of 4-5. "Zhigulevskoe" refers to the autumn type, therefore the term of its maturation is considered August - September. Fruits ripen at the same time. The crop does not fall off and finally ripens after two weeks at the end of their removal.

Proper fruit picking includes simple rules:

• apple removal should be carried out in dry weather;
• the stem should not be injured;
• do not remove the matt plaque from the fruit.

According to the advice of experienced gardeners, it is necessary to plant the Zhigulevskoe apple in spring, the second half of April is best for this. Pit billet is worth doing in the fall, thus it is better enriched with oxygen.

This plant variety prefers fertile soil with low-lying groundwater and good drainage. The best option would be the choice of loamy soil. In order for the growth of the tree to take place normally, and the crop was abundant, it needs to provide good solar lighting.

The amount of preliminary work on the territory will depend entirely on how fertile the soil is. With well-fed soil, you can do without fertilizer. The pit is dug out with parameters 0, 6 * 0, 6 * 0, 6 meters. Loosen the soil to twenty centimeters in depth and leave it for some time to air.

Poor soils need fertilizer. Hole is to dig with a depth of one meter. The first layer, which is extracted from the hole, is mixed with two buckets of peat, 0, 3 kg of superphosphate, 0, 04 kg of potassium chloride and 0, 3 kg of ash. It is necessary to refrain from adding nitrogen-containing fertilizers, as they can harm the root system.

Before planting the seedling it is necessary to carry out the process of preparing the planting material. A young plant with open roots needs to be soaked with water for a period of up to twelve hours. If the seedling has a damaged or cracked root, then it should be carefully cut off, and the place should be greased with a clay mash. If the seedling is purchased with an earthy ball, then it is enough to release it from the packaging.

Stages of planting a young apple tree with an open root system:

• the bottom of the hole is laid out by drainage in the form of brick debris or coarse sand;
• two thirds of the pit must be filled with the prepared fertilized mixture;
• in the center of the pit to build a stake to which the seedling should be tied, the plant's neck should protrude approximately seven centimeters above the ground;

• the root system must be flattened, covered with earth and compacted;
• dig a hole around a seedling and pour a bucket of water into it;
• make mulching with peat, straw and humus.

A seedling with a closed root system is planted much easier and faster. It is placed in a pit along with an earthy clod, sprinkled with soil and watered. Not far from the "Zhigulevsky" you can plant apricots, pears, plums and quinces, such a neighborhood will only be to her advantage.

Any tree needs proper care. It includes a set of measures for irrigation, fertilizer, pruning and protection from diseases and harmful parasites.

The fruit of this variety of apples is characterized by resistance to many diseases. The most commonly seen on the plant are such lesions:

• Powdery mildew To get rid of the disease, it is necessary to treat the foliage with Topaz or Early.
• Moth. As a preventive measure from this parasite, double treatment with wormwood solution is used. Do not forget about the regular cleaning of fallen leaves.

• Various pests and parasites. To protect the plant, it is necessary to carry out spring whitewashing of the trunk, as well as spraying with “Malophos”. This should be done after flowering processes.
• Sunburns. As a result of this effect, cracks form on the cortex, and a fungus or harmful insect can enter. The place that is burned is cut and treated with garden pitch. To avoid burns, it is necessary to whiten the trees or attach paper to open areas.
• Hares and mice, that gnaw the bark of an apple tree. In order for this not to happen in the autumn, you need to hold the closure of the trunks with ruberoid or spruce fir branches.

An important point in the care of fruit trees is watering regularity. The volume of water should be equal to two buckets per tree. The most suitable time for this is early morning or evening. The average frequency of irrigation is five, six times a month, but if the weather is rather dry, then it is worth doing it more often.

Do not forget about the regular loosening of the soil in the root circle. Through this procedure, air permeability is improved near the ground. The implementation of loosening should be before watering, as this contributes to the saturation of the roots with oxygen. Also, for the thorough penetration of oxygen into the ground, it is possible to pierce the earth to a depth of 0.4 meters across the territory of the apple crown with a crowbar.

The first few years a young apple tree does not need fertilizer. But in the fourth year it should be started to be carefully fed three times a year:

• in the middle of spring one individual needs half a kilogram of urea;
• in summer, when the plant is in bloom, Zhiguli needs nitrogen fertilizers. Also a good effect has the introduction of bird droppings in liquid form;
• when the flowering period ends it is worth fertilizing the tree with nitrophoska.

After the end of the first month of summer, it is worthwhile to stop fertilizing an apple tree. Be sure to take into account the degree of soil fertility. Rich soils do not need frequent feeding. But sandy soils and the poor especially need fertilizer.

The beginning of pruning is considered the first year of apple tree life. Before the process of planting branches should be done a little shorter. The best time for the procedure is spring. Work is performed using a sharp tool.

The place where the plant was cut, it is necessary to process the garden pitch. If the branch is old, it is smeared on the same day, if the branch is the next day. Due to the trimming of branches, the following shoots are eliminated:

• dry and sick;
• growing inward crown;
• growing down.

In order for a plant to easily survive the winter, it must be prepared:

• spud, loosen the soil and mulch the circle around the trunk;
• handle the stem of iron vitriol;
• wrap with ruberoid or foil.

Apple "Zhigulevskoe" - is a fruit tree, which is characterized by many positive qualities. Reviews of people who are engaged in growing a tree give a picture of the advantages of the variety:

• low calorie content;
• high content of vitamins in fruits;
• good yield;
• rapid growth;
• disease resistance;
• universality of use.

Responding to this variety, gardeners report that they prefer it, because this apple tree has for many years presented their families with high yields of fragrant apples, which are not only tasty, but also very useful. When you want a fortified fruit in the cold, apples of the autumn variety, which have a good ability to be stored, will fit perfectly. That is why "Zhigulevskoe" is considered a worthy fruit tree for each garden.

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