Grape variety called "Crystal" very popular among winegrowers. is he interesting extraordinary sweet taste of berries, good frost resistance and precociousness.
To get a great harvest of this variety, you first need to understand its features and requirements for care.
What kind is it?
Grape variety "Crystal" is a technicalHowever, this does not mean that he is somewhat inferior to others.
The variety is great for growing in gardens, does not create any problems and has excellent taste. Many professionals consider "Crystal" one of the best varieties. Technical varieties also include Levokumsky, Bianca, Augusta.
For most regions, Crystal is an unopened variety.. In the middle lane, he demands shelter for the winter.
The grapes of this variety are used fresh, used in wines such as sherry, compotes, juices and other preparations. When transporting, the appearance may deteriorate, but the taste is unchanged.
Description of the grape variety Crystal
The grapes "Crystal" is different juicy and sweet pulp of the berries, but its appearance may not seem the most spectacular. It does not matter - it more than pays off a wonderful taste.
"Crystal" berries are very juicy, and the flesh is tender, so it seems that they are full of juice. There are seeds in the fruit that are very useful - they contain valuable essential oils of grapes. When processing berries give a lot of juice - up to 70%. The same can boast varieties Bogatyanovskiy and Vodogray.
The color of the fruit "Crystal" yellowish-green or golden-green, medium size. The shape is round or slightly elongated.
The whitish color of the berries is given by the prune, also called waxy, coating, which protects the grapes from harmful bacteria.
Each berry of this variety weighs up to 2 g, the sugar content is from 17 to 18%, and the acidity is from 6 to 7 g / l.
The juice of ripe berries is sweet and therefore very sticky. The peel of the fruit does not crack when ripe. The clusters are distinguished by an almost conical shape of a standard size. The weight of each bunch can reach to 180 or even 200 g. Most of the clusters are dense and only a few are slightly friable.
Reference: ripe grapes of "Crystal" are not showered from branches for a long time. Long-term keeping of grapes on the vine adds sweetness to the berries, but the lower berries are slightly dried up. It is best not to delay the collection or to use the lower fruits as soon as possible.
The "Crystal" bush has an average height, a dark green leaf of medium size with strong dissection and no pubescence. Fresh shoots have a reddish tint, and the load is 60 eyes on one bush when pruning the vine into 3 or 4 eyes. The number of clusters per shoot is 1.3, and the ripening of shoots is excellent - from 85 to 90%. The berries are kept on the bushes all season.
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Breeding history and breeding region
Grape variety "Crystal" is the work of the Hungarian selection. Parental plants - flabout a hybrid of "Amur" and "Challotsi Loiosh", as well as the variety "Villars Blanc" from Hungary.
The result is a grape with "European-Amur" pedigree. It is especially valuable that The new variety turned out to be sweet and at the same time very winter hardythat can withstand frost down to -29 ° C. With its frost resistance, it can compete with such proven varieties as Super Extra, Beauty of the North and Alex.
Flowers "Crystal" bisexual, which allows its use as a pollinator for different varieties. Amirkhan and Angelica are also distinguished by double cavity.
Important: for obtaining excellent yield, a regular sanitary inspection of the "Crystal" is required. It is best to combine this procedure with the thinning of the crown. It doesn’t hurt to “brush” the clusters with a brush when berries are formed on them.
A pleasant feature and a noticeable advantage of the Kristall variety is its high winter hardiness. It is successfully grown not only in the south, but also in the middle lane and even in the Moscow region. The main condition for successful wintering in mid-latitudes is a warm shelter for the winter.
Specifications
"Crystal" is considered a very early variety with a maturity of berries from 110 to 115 days. Crop is usually harvested from August 16 to 30.
The average yield is 160 kg / haand a maximum of 200 kg / ha. "Crystal" is characterized by high cold resistance and can withstand up to -29 ° C, is very resistant to diseases caused by fungi.
Also, the variety boasts high affinity for rootstock varieties (good compatibility), consistently rich harvest and excellent quality of natural wine.
Important: for the winter, the variety does not bury itself, but is only trimmed and well covered. If the vines are not very many, you can do without pruning.
Diseases and pests
The grape variety "Crystal" is resistant to many fungal diseases: 2 points for mildew and 2.5 for oidium. Winegrowers will be pleased with the fact that "Crystal" possesses genetic protection from gray rot. And if you spray the bushes with a fungicide twice a season, they will not get sick even in summer with rainy weather. In general, the variety is considered to be complex-resistant.
Such a sweet grape like "Crystal" can attract wasps who like to feast on fruit juice. To protect against them, traps with sweet water, grids on clusters and regular elimination of wasp nests are used. Against birds, which can also encroach on ripe and juicy crops, it is better not to use scarecrows, but nets of nylon or metal, mirror balls or rattles.
Like any grape, Crystal can suffer from pests. Prophylactic treatments with complex insecticides will help to cope with them.
Besides, it is important to remove weeds in time, loosen the ground around the bushes, clean the shoots from the old bark and dig the soil annually. For the health of the vineyard it is also necessary to uproot and burn diseased plants. We also recommend that you familiarize yourself with the signs and measures of prevention of diseases such as bacterial cancer, anthracnose and chlorosis.
As you can see, the grape variety "Crystal" has many excellent qualities. A variety that is not afraid of frosts, is a high-yielding variety and does not require unnecessary hassle, can become the favorite of any grower.
