Apricots grow in gardens quite badlythe territory of Russia, with the exception of its southern regions, where the climate is exceptionally mild. But the idea of growing delicious and fragrant fruit does not leave the head of gardeners. In fact, you have only two options. The first is to build a greenhouse in which the apricot will feel the best. The second option is to find a well-adapted to the local conditions of the stock and make a cultural inoculation for it. Today we will talk about the technical side of this issue. We will talk about what can be planted with apricot, and how to take care of the tree, so that it will please the sunny fruits.
Surely they are familiar to you.Buying ruddy apricots, you involuntarily think that it's a good idea to plant a stone. And suddenly it will germinate ... Some time passes, and a tiny sprout appears on the surface of the earth. This is the first victory, but it's too early to rejoice, because on your own roots it will not survive on your site. It must be said that it is also not suitable for growing as a houseplant. For this purpose, special grades are derived. but While the seedling is gaining strength, have time Think about what you can plant apricot.
If you are still for the reproduction of fruittrees used only ready-made seedlings, then it's time to study in detail what the graft and rootstock mean, and bravely tackle the secateur. What in this case gets a summer resident? He combines a tree with a beautiful root system, which is not afraid of frost and drought, and also displays a cultivar that is distinguished by high yield and quality of fruit. As a result, the root system of the "parent" ensures rapid growth and development of the scion. Let's look at the advantages of this.
Below we will look in detail at what apricots can be planted, but for now, let's talk about the benefits that a gardener who uses this technique.
An experienced gardener knows well that if hisThe site has a luxurious shoot, which is loved to give stone, then you should not get rid of it. Each of these plants within a few years will turn into a young tree, strong and strong. And now you can think about what you would like to see on your site. Large cherry, sweet prune, sunny apricots? Any of these cultures does not tolerate a cold climate and severe winters, and on foreign roots will feel very good.
So, which tree can you plant apricot? Let's consider all the options in order.
To ensure that your vaccinations are well established andquickly moved into growth, it is extremely important to choose the optimal season for the procedure. Choose a dry, not too hot and sunny weather, when it's cloudy, but rain is not expected. Experienced gardeners recommend newcomers to conduct their own experiments and thus understand when it is possible to plant apricot. In spring, the tree juice circulates as intensively as possible, which increases the likelihood of a splice of the scion and rootstock. There is one more argument that speaks for the early start of the vaccination season. In case of failure, you will have enough time until the end of the warm periodto try again.
On this basis, the first stage of vaccinationcan be designated as the end of April - the beginning of May. Of course, if it's warm outside. For some regions, this time can be shifted. Sometimes gardeners decide to perform vaccinations in the summer. This is also a good option. By the next year, the first fruits are already fastened on them, but they are removed so that the branch develops more strongly.
The last chance is given to you in the beginning of autumn, while there are warm fine dudes. But it's important not to be late, because if the temperature drops too early, cuttings will die, and not having time to settle down.
Beginners gardeners sometimes do not think too muchon the methodological platform and act as a scientific poke. Therefore, questions such as whether it is possible to plant apricot on a pear are common. These plants belong to different species, so the experiment will fail. In rare cases, the graft may move into growth, but with the beginning of fruiting it will be torn away. So do not waste time. Stone fruit crops, which include apricot, plum, cherry and the like, can be used as a graft and rootstock only relative to each other.
Experienced gardeners know many ways howvaccinate. However, not all are applicable to apricots. In addition to the type of wood, it is necessary to take into account its individual characteristics, size and age. There are two main options:
This is the last question that we would like toto consider. In fact, apricot can also be used as a rootstock, and it can be planted with plum, cherry plum, cherry, and much more. But you need to take into account that in a cold climate you can not expect that it will survive the next winter. Therefore, if you planted 30-40 sprouted apricots, and one of the trees still survived and is not wild, it is not recommended to perform vaccinations on it. Any winter, which will turn out to be more severe, will destroy both the stock and growing on it cultural branches.
Apricot can be grown even in harshClimate conditions, if a good stock is used. This can be any tree family stone. That is, cherry and plum, plum and the turn. If you have several trees with unsavory fruits, but adapted to anyconditions, then this is not an excuse for them to get rid of. It will be enough to replace the crown with a more cultured and powerful root system to preserve nutrients for the new tree. In just a couple of years, young branches will start to give beautiful fruits, and you yourself will forget that this plant was something different.
