Apple variety Uralets long known to amateur gardeners.
It is successfully grown both on its own plots and on an industrial scale.
This grade is famous high frost resistance and immunity to major diseases apple trees.
Due to its unique properties, Uralets has become widespread in most of the post-Soviet space.
To what kind of it attributed? Read the description below.
What kind is it?
Uralets is early autumn variety.
Apples ripen in beginning or middle of September.
Zoned in Volgo-Vyatka regionsuitable for cultivation in the Urals, in Siberia and in all the northern regions of Russia.
Unfortunately, apples of this variety are stored for a short time, maximum - 1-1.5 months.
It is good to use them for processing on jam, compotes, jam and juice.
With proper storage, apples can be eaten fresh.
Keep apples better in a cool place with high humidity: in the basement, cellar, on the balcony or in the refrigerator.
For storage, you can use boxes lined with a layer of batting. Apples are sprinkled with dry shavings or wrapped each separately in paper or a napkin.
Apples of the Uralets variety can be stored in plastic bags.
To do this, in a tight package lay out 2-3 kg chilled fruits, loosely tied and placed in a cold place.
It is necessary to store at t from +1 to -2 C and air humidity - 90%.
Check out other autumn apple varieties: Aelita, Gala, Cinnamon Striped.
Pollination
This is another important point in the cultivation of apple trees. Independently grade Uralets not pollinated.
Nearby you definitely need to plant pollinating varieties.
The best varieties of pollinators: for Uralts will be Ural bulk and Gorno-Altai.
Description varieties Uralets
Tree very high, durableWith a neat narrow, high and strong crown.
The bark on the main branches is dark brown.
The branches are arranged horizontally relative to the trunk, then bend almost vertically.
Shoots brown, dark, straight and very pubescent.
The leaves are medium in size, dull, with jagged edges.
The flowers are small, white, appear from small pink buds.
Fruit one-dimensional, smooth, very beautiful, but small. The shape of the apples are cone-shaped, with a truncated tip.
The skin color is creamy yellow with a dashed crimson blush. The flesh is light yellow, very juicy, with original spicy sweet taste.
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Breeding history
The variety Uralets was bred in the nineteenth century, in Sverdlovsk.
To get it crossed apple varieties China Wax with varieties Anise and Ukrainian Saratovskaya.
As a result of many years of hard work, the apple variety Uralets was obtained, suitable for cultivation in northern latitudes.
Natural growth region
The grade Uralets was obtained for use in Siberia, in the Urals and the northern regions of Russia, in areas with poor soils and harsh climate.
Thanks to its unpretentiousness, frost resistance and resistance to almost all apple diseases, this variety can be grown in any region of the CIS and beyond.
For all its merits, the Uralets apple variety has high yields.
Learn about apple varieties suitable for planting in the specified region: Gornist, Altynai, Lyubava, Kitayk Belfleur, Phoenix of Altai, Daughter Pepinchik.
Yield
Fruiting in varieties Uralets early enough at 4-5 year after landing.
Fruits annually, abundantly. With age, yields may decrease.
Apples ripen in mid-September. They can be removed for storage, and can be consumed directly from the tree, i.e. the removable maturity of apples coincides with the consumer one.
From one tree you can get about 70-80 kg of fruit. Like all northern varieties, apples have Uralets variety small but very tasty.
To ensure regular high yields, it is necessary to properly plant an apple tree and provide it with good care.
Check out the other varieties of apple trees for the Urals.
Planting and care
Any apple variety needs proper planting and competent care, even for such an unpretentious as Uralets.
Planted seedlings can Ural in late April or early October.
Do not forget about varieties of pollinators.
They must be located at a short distanceso as not to obscure each other.
The soil for the apple must be chosen on loess-like light and medium loam or sandy loam.
Groundwater when planting strong-grown Uralts should be located deeper than 3 meters from the surface.
The relief of the soil should be wavy, with gentle smooth slopes.
For 2-3 years before planting, the soil is regularly plowed and free from weeds.
Pit digging in 2-3 weeks before landing and by 1/3 fill with prepared mixture from the top layer of earth and humus.
The diameter of the pit - about a meter, depth - 60-70 cm. If the soil is sandy, a small layer of clay is placed at the bottom of the pit.
In the center of the pit establish a peg for garter sapling, and then dosyut 5-15 kg of humus.
Fresh manure is not used during planting. Mineral fertilizers are not applied on fertile soils.
If the soil is poor, before landing you can add a little potassium phosphate fertilizers.
The seedling is placed in a prepared pit, leaving 4-5 cm root neck on the surface, and loosely tied to a peg.
After planting - abundant watering.
Caring for an apple tree involves watering, loosening, fertilizing, trimming the crown, whitewashing and shelter the trunk for the winter.
Pristol circle regularly weed and mulch after watering.
In the first year after planting, they do not fertilize the apple tree.
Post-harvest pruning is carried out and watered regularly.
In winter, the seedling is wrapped in frost, and the near-stem circle is mulched with humus.
From the second year of life spend spring and autumn dressings.
In the spring, they focus on nitrogen fertilizers, and in the fall - on organic and potassium phosphate fertilizers.
Feed do root and foliar. In the summer you can also spend a few nitrogen supplements, especially in extreme heat.
Tall Ural resident needs regular formative pruning to prevent crown thickening.
As the tree ages, spend rejuvenating pruning. Pruning can be done both in winter and in summer, at the end of July.
But even with the right care, there remains the danger of the tree damaging diseases and pests.
Watch a video on how to care for an apple tree in the fall.
Disease and pest
Apple variety Uralets resistant to scab and fruit rot.
Practically not affected by other common diseases.
Undemanding to the soil and unpretentious in the care.
There is a danger of attack. moths.
The remaining pests Uralets affected very rarely.
In the fight with moths it is important: collect falling apples in time, rake and burn dry leaves and branches, clean the trunk of the old bark, dig up and process the tree trunk.
Be sure to spray insecticides three times per season.
The variety of apple trees Uralets has many advantages. Of the shortcomings of the variety can be noted small shelf life and small size of the fruit.
Otherwise, this variety can be called the ideal autumn variety for any garden.
