Today we will tell you about one of the popular varieties of apples, which is called the Sun.
It is appreciated by many gardeners for their beautiful decorative appearance, taste and easy maintenance.
Detailed description of the variety Sunny, photos of apples and many other useful information - hereinafter.
What kind is it?
The sun belongs to the late autumn variety. Harvest can be removed from 15 to 25 September.
Crop storage
If you want to preserve the consumer look of apples longer, follow the simple tips of experienced gardeners:
- Try to harvest in dry, warm weather.otherwise the apples will have to be dried.
- Need to be plucked from the tree. Wrap the apple with your whole palm, slightly rolling it on the branch. Do not remove the stem.
- Best for storage shallow wooden boxes fit. Before removing the apples, the boxes should be well washed and dried.
- Fruit fold in one layer. If the capacity is deep, then no more than 2-3 pieces on each other.
You can purchase special delimiters for the boxes, with the help of which each apple will lie separately. Each of them can be wrapped in paper.
- Keep the crop you need in a cool room with a temperature of 1 to 8 degrees (cool barn or cellar).
Pollination
The sun is a self-fruitless apple tree. For pollination, you can plant on the site Antonovka, Memory of the Warrior, Imrus, as well as the Orlik variety.
Description varieties Sunny
The sun is not difficult to learn among other apple trees. Consider the main characteristics of fruit trees.
- Apple trees are not tall, round and moderately dense crown.
- The bark on the trunk and the main branches are smooth, brown-red.
- The shoots are thickened, fleecy, brown, short internodes.
- Buds conical, fleecy, fairly large, tightly pressed.
- The leaves are egg-shaped, not large, the tip is pointed and twisted helically. The surface of the leaves is smooth and shiny. Scape thickened and short.
- Inflorescences consist of 4-6 flowers. Buds pale pink color.
In addition to the description of apple and apple varieties Sunny, below we attach a demonstrative photo.
- Apples of medium size - about 130-140 grams, oblong, slightly sloping, with wide ribs.
- The color of the apples at the time of removal is yellow-green. During laying, the color changes to light yellow. Apples are covered in a pleasant crimson blush. The skin is smooth.
- The stem is shortened, straight.
- Sunflower seeds are small, ovate-ovoid, brown, light.
- Apples appearance was given a score of 4.4 points, taste qualities of 4.3 points..
- Apples are suitable for consumption in unchanged form, for home canning and baking, sometimes they go into production or for sale.
A photo
Breeding history
The sun was obtained at the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Breeding and Fruit Crops. The work was carried out by domestic breeders: Z.M. Serova, V.V. Zhdanov, E.A. Dolmatov and Serov E.N.
To obtain it, scientists took the seeds from the free pollination of the harvest of the early eighties of the 20th century. The first fruits appeared in 1990. A few years later, the Sunny variety was attributed to the elite class due to its good consumer and commercial qualities.
Distribution region
At the end of the 20th century, Sunny was sent to a state test in the Central, Nizhnevolzhsky and Central Chernozem regions, where in the future it became widespread. Zoned in 2001.
Yield
The sun has a high yield. According to the breeders, young apples for four years (from 1994 to 1997) brought about 107 centners per hectare. This is almost two times higher than the variety Antonovka can bring.
Planting and care
If you go to grow on your site apple Sunny, carefully consider the recommendations for the care and planting.
- A young apple tree is planted in the spring.
- The optimal time is the beginning of May.when the night frosts are over and the snow is completely gone from the site. If the ground is still frozen, set aside the landing time for 1-2 weeks.. Can be planted in early autumn before the onset of cold weather.
- Suitable for landing open sunny place. Planted better on the South, South-West or South-Eastern part of the site.
In the shade trees grow not bad, but the quality of the harvest can be much lower.
- Apple tree grows well on different soils. The exception is heavy and clayey earth. In this case, it is recommended to add sand to it, so that the root system receives enough oxygen and does not stagnate moisture.
- Dig a wide and deep hole for planting (about 45 to 45 cm). In the center make an earth mound, apply fertilizer (peat, ash, humus).
Place the seedling vertically in the center, carefully spread the roots and bury. The root neck should remain above the top of the ground.
- After landing, you can make the first pruning. You can shorten the crown by about a third of the size of the seedling. After pruning, a young tree should quickly give new shoots and begin to grow well.
- Apple tree does not like moisture stagnation, waterlogging. Water regularly, but moderately.
If summer is hot, moisten the soil more often.. In rainy summer, do not overdo it with watering. To make outflow for excess moisture, gardeners often make special grooves near fruit trees.
- For apple trees, soil care is important. The ground next to a young apple tree needs to be weeded, weeds, plant roots removed, loosened. In rainy weather, loosening the earth will be useful for breathing the root system, and in dry summer for better soil moisture.
- Fertilize wood every spring. In the first year, fertilize only when planting.
From the second year you can fertilize nitrogenous, phosphoric, potash fertilizers, as well as simple organic (peat, ash, humus).
- To lay the correct crown, as well as prevention of diseases, regular spring cutting of old and unnecessary (unnecessary) branches and branches is necessary. Do not forget about the fruits.
When the first fruits begin to form, remove one by one from each bundle.. Same eliminate ill-formed, diseased fruits. This will contribute to good quality of the harvest, as well as save the tree from excessive overload.
- Sort Sunny has a good winter hardiness. Trees easily endure long cold winters. Even the spring bloom will not be afraid of a sudden return of cold. But, if you decide to protect young saplings and make mulching around the trunk, there will be no harm.
Diseases and pests
The sun has strong immunity and is endowed with a special gene that fully protects trees from scab damage.
Do not forget to regularly inspect the trees and carry out preventive measures to protect against unpleasant pests in time.
- Observe the correct care, conduct spring pruning, water carefully, apply fertilizer.
- Every spring, trees can be treated with insecticides before the appearance of the first buds, especially if there are stricken other trees in your (or neighboring) area.
- Pest-afflicted wood is treated in spring. Among the common can be distinguished: pinworm, aphid, red mite, tsvetoeda, medyanyu, leaf beetle. You can get rid of pests by spraying a solution of karbofos, zolone or chlorophos. Fumigating of an apple tree (especially from a sheet) and treatment with a solution of tomato counter help not bad.
The sun has long been considered a popular variety for cultivation in home gardens.
It is valued for its simple care, excellent taste and decorative qualities, annual abundant harvests. The variety is immune from scab damage, and also has good winter hardiness.
