The apple variety of Moscow's Jubilee is a completely new, rarely used on the household plots. An inexperienced gardener knows little about him.
This variety has absolute scab immunity and good frost resistance. Among the many, both new and time-tested varieties of apple trees, you should pay attention to the variety Jubilee of Moscow.
What kind refers
The anniversary of Moscow is a medium-winter apple variety. It is considered one of the best winter varieties of Oryol breeding.
Used for cultivation in the Lower Volga and Central Black Earth regions of Russia. It has a low winter hardiness, so it can be cultivated in regions with a fairly mild climate: Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova etc. Easy to tolerate frosts down to -20-30С, at lower temperatures, the bark and kidneys may be affected. Requires shelter.
Apples ripen in mid-September. You can harvest until the middle or end of October.
It is better to store in a cool basement or cellar at t from -2 to + 1C.
For long storage, you can use cardboard boxes or wooden boxes.where the apples are layered and sprinkled with well-dried sawdust or straw. You can additionally shift each layer with newspapers or paper. Under these conditions, the harvest may remain fresh until early March. Good for processing into juices and jams.
Anniversary of Moscow - samobesplodny grade. To obtain a good harvest, it is necessary to plant a variety of pollinating varieties. They are all varieties of apple trees of the autumn and winter period of ripening, for example, Stroyevsky, Utes, Aport, Antonovka ordinary and Kuibyshev.
Description varieties Anniversary of Moscow?
The tree grows quickly and with age reaches a height of 4-5 meters. Crohn round shape, not very thick.
The branches are strong, medium size, grow at right angles to the trunk. The bark is smooth, brownish-gray.
Shoots brown, curved, multi-folded. The buds are small, cone-shaped. The leaves are medium in size, shiny, pointed at the ends. Flowers are bright pink with white tips, collected in small inflorescences.
Fruits are medium, one-dimensional, oblong, ribbed. The skin is glossy, yellow with a reddish blush on most of the apple. Under the skin are clearly visible gray spots.
The pulp is sour-sweet, dense, white in color, crispy, grainy.
Excellent taste is also demonstrated by the following varieties: Anis, Medunitsa, Youth, Screen, and Orlik.
Breeding history
Variety of apple trees Anniversary of Moscow was obtained in 1981 as a result of sowing seeds. The first fruits appeared only after 10 years.
The scientists of the All-Russian Institute of Breeding were engaged in breeding this variety. E. N. Sedov, E. A. Dolmatov, Z. M. Serova, and V. V. Zhdanov. In 2002 the variety was zoned.
Natural growth region
The anniversary of Moscow was zoned for Central Russia, the Central Chernozem and Central regions. Low frost resistancetherefore, it is not suitable for cultivation in areas with harsh climatic conditions.
It can be cultivated in regions with a mild climate and average temperatures in the winter. When creating good conditions, this variety produces very high yields.
The warm and mild climate is also loved by the Chinese Bellefleur, the April, the Belarusian Crimson.
Yield
The tree begins to fructify quite late, for 6-8 years of life. Harvest brings annually from September to October. Small apples, even.
Productivity, with good care, can reach 200 kg from one tree. How to achieve such a crop on your site? Here it is important to plant an apple tree properly and provide it with proper care.
The high yields are distinguished by the Orlovsky Sinap, Kovrovy, Yuzhny, Shtripel and Aloe Early varieties.
Planting and care
Proper planting of an apple tree is a guarantee of a good harvest in the future.
Variety Anniversary of Moscow prefers well-lit, ventilated slopes.
In order to avoid the freezing of the seedling, it is better to choose elevated places, without through prevailing winds, with low groundwater storage.
The soil for the apple should be light, good to pass moisture and air.
Best suited sandy loam and loam. Since this variety is not resistant to frost, planting is best done in the spring. Pits are prepared in advance, 2-3 weeks before disembarkation. Standard sizes: 50-70 cm width and 1-2 m depth.
The top layer of earth is mixed with compost and a weak solution of urea. The mixture is filled pit 1/3 of the volume. In the prepared substrate planted tree.
Before planting install a peg for garters. After planting, the sapling is well spilled, best from above.
For optimal development of apple trees, a necessary condition is watering, feeding, loosening and weeding of the tree trunk circle. In the first year after planting, the seedlings are not fertilized. After landing, be sure to carry out a trimming pruning.. In the winter, seedlings are carefully tied with spruce leaves to protect against frost and rodents.
The following year, in the spring, the spruce branches are removed, the trunks are whitened, the tree trunks are dug up and fertilized. In the spring and summer, nitrogen fertilizers are applied, and in the summer and autumn - phosphorus-potassium fertilizers.
After each feeding and watering, the soil in the near-stem circle is mulched.. Before and after flowering, together with minerals, organic fertilizers can also be applied. With a dry summer, watering is carried out 2-3 times a month..
Formative pruning is carried out in the second year after planting, rejuvenating - as the tree ages. But, despite careful maintenance, the possibility of damaging the tree with diseases and pests remains. What to do with it?
Diseases and pests
The anniversary of Moscow is a variety of apple trees with absolute immunity to scab.
Weakly affected by fruit rot and cytosporosis.
Like most varieties of apple trees can be attacked by aphids, moths, sawflies and haws, mining moths, sapwood and silkworms.
You can fight them with the timely cleaning of dry grass and leaves, treatment of the tree near the trunk and spraying with insecticides.
Apple variety Moscow's anniversary is recognized by most scientists as the best winter variety.
Its undeniable merits are: resistance to scab, high yield, beautiful and tasty fruits. It is worth looking at this variety, it may be it that is not enough today in our gardens.
