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Papiroyantarnoe is a selectively bred summer variety by crossing the apple varieties Yantar and Papirovka. Hence the name - derived from two words Papira Amber Apple tree. The variety was bred for the Ural region with its long and strong frosts, gusty winds, summer drought and short summer. This variety fell in love with gardeners for its unpretentiousness, easy care, palatability of fruits and rich harvest.
Characteristics and features of the variety
The main advantage among other apple varieties is frost resistance, and their feature is excellent adaptation to any soil. The cigarette apple tree has the following description.
Apple tree Cigarette
Characteristics and description of the variety
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Pollination group | Self-fertile apple cultivar - self-pollinated, no additional pollinators required |
| Description of the tree | A tree with a spherical dense crown of stanza structure, medium height (2.5-3 m), the branches of the skeleton grow from the trunk almost perpendicularly, thanks to the apical buds, the growth of branches per year is 10-12 cm.The bark of the trunk is gray-brown in color, and the branches - gray-brown. Leaves are dark green, glossy, with pointed, curved tips |
| Sustainability | High resistance to disease. In a rainy summer, it can be scab. This fungus appears on leaves and fruits with gray and / or black spots with light rims. If the tree fell ill in early spring, then the ovaries on the apple tree crumble |
| to disease | |
| Bloom | Mid may |
| Fruiting | Fruiting begins at the age of 6. The variety has an average early maturity, as the Papirovka amber apple tree is a late summer variety. Fruit ripening is simultaneous, begins in August, the harvest is carried out in the third decade of August |
| Yield | Rapid increase in productivity from 7 years. There is no drop in the harvest year after year |
| Description of fruits | Ripe apples are one-sized, rounded, with slight ribbing, weighing up to 100-130 grams. The skin is dry, thin, smooth with a glossy sheen. The color is pale yellowish when harvested and takes on a bright amber hue when stored. The apple has a shallow funnel and a wide shallow saucer. The taste is sweet and sour, crunchy and juicy, with a bright aroma. Score on the tasting scale - 4.4 |
Varieties of varieties
There are two types of Papiroyantarnoe variety:
- On a dwarf rootstock. Tree height - up to 1.8 m, compact crown, easy and convenient maintenance. The advantages of the species are characterized by the following indicators:
- increased early maturity;
- bountiful harvest;
- ease of picking apples;
- regular fruiting;
- excellent survival of seedlings in soils with a close location of groundwater;
- the root system is superficial.
- Variety Letnaya - grafted to standard varieties for an earlier ripening period. The apple tree has a strong columnar stem with sparse short branches. This promotes the supply of nutrients not to the growth of the tree, but to accelerate fruiting. Variety advantages:
- early ripening (early August);
- high yield of fruits;
- scab resistance;
- compact and decorative crown decorates the garden;
- saving the area of the garden in favor of other fruit crops.
Cultivation
Apple Cigarette Summer
The main task facing gardeners is to increase the early maturity and productivity of apple trees, which largely depend on the shapes, designs and sizes of crowns, methods of their formation and methods of pruning, as well as compliance with the timing of the calendar care during cultivation.
The best time for planting a seedling is spring. In the fall, the need for preparatory work falls: to dig a hole to a depth of 70 cm with a diameter of ½ meter. Then prepare the soil: fill up the compost, peat, humus, rotted manure and then carefully dig everything up with the soil inside the pit.
With the onset of spring and the soil warming up to 15 ° C, 3-4 days before planting, dig the soil in a hole and cover it with foil. This speeds up the process of warming up the soil and promotes better survival. Plant the seedling with the roots spreading in different directions. Cover with fertile soil to the root collar. Tamp the soil around the seedling and water it abundantly (2 buckets of water). Apply complex fertilizers along with watering.
For autumn planting:
- time - after leaf fall,
- dig a hole a month before the expected landing date in order for the soil to settle,
- do not fertilize the planting, as the buds can wake up, and on the eve of winter this is a disaster - the seedling will freeze.
Apple tree care includes:
- Watering - the first two years weekly. Starting from the third year, watering should be carried out as needed, depending on weather conditions;
- The construction of supports during fruiting to support the branches in order to avoid breaking them - the apples ripen at the same time, and it is difficult for the branches to hold them;
- To protect against pests and diseases, whitewash the trunk with lime with the addition of copper sulfate. During flowering, for prevention, sprinkle the green mass with solutions of hot pepper and / or bitter wormwood. Fumigate the garden with the smoke of lighted tobacco while setting the fruit;
- Warming for the winter - sprinkle the apple tree trunk circle with compost, wrap the crown with a covering material. For covering, you can use agricultural canvas, roofing felt, roofing felt, straw mats, sunflower and corn trunks;
- Top dressing: starting to make top dressing in the third year will help to improve the early maturity and abundance of the harvest in the future. Use nitrogenous fertilizers, applying them to the trunk circle along with watering.
Summer pruning of fruit trees
Pruning and shaping the crown is necessary to enhance frost resistance. From the first year, the formation of the crown is carried out in the form of a stanza, that is, by bending the branches and securing them. Start pruning 3 years after planting by removing weak, crooked and damaged branches. Cut off side shoots.
Advantages and disadvantages
The apple tree Papiroyantarnoye has the following advantages over other varieties grown in the Ural region:
- good frost resistance;
- great taste of fresh apples;
- high yields from year to year, starting from the sixth year of fruiting;
- versatility of fruit use.
There are disadvantages, but not critical:
- low keeping quality;
- not transportable fruits due to thin skin;
- ripening of the crop is simultaneous, which makes it difficult to quickly use
According to gardeners, the variety is also promising for Siberia and for the western regions of Russia.
