At the beginning of the twentieth century, breedersa new sort of winter apples Rossoshanskoe striped, which was widely used in industry and private property. This is due to high quality indicators of the variety, which will be discussed later.
Apple Rossoshanskoe striped is distinguished by mediumgrowth, oval shape of the crown. The branches have a greenish-brown color of the bark. They rush up, then, as they grow up, they go to the sides and look down. The buds are cone-shaped with gray-brown scales.
The leaves are large in size, dark green, the plate is slightly embossed, wrinkled. Flowers are white, with entire petals. The apple-tree blooms in the early-middle period.
Apple Rossoshan Striped brings largeround-conical fruits. When they mature, they acquire a greenish-yellow color with dark red stripes that merge into a single blush from the sunny side. The fruit is covered with a matt or slightly glossy skin.
Pulp of fruits - light green, sourish-sweet to taste, high juiciness and medium aroma. The fruits are very beautiful in appearance, have an amazing taste.
The apple-tree variety Rossoshansky striped refers tomiddle or late-ripening, considered to be early winter. Fruits do not fall off the tree. The shelf life of apples reaches 150 days. Fruits are well transported and have high commodity characteristics.
Fruiting of trees begins with 4-5 years,characterized by high volumes. In the first fruiting from the apple tree, 150-170 kg of apples are obtained. This is considered a very good indicator. This variety, by its yield, surpassed all the others at the Rossoshanskaya horticultural station. The tree brings the harvest regularly and begins to bear fruit periodically with age.
The variety perfectly hibernates.No freezing of trees has been recorded. Although the flowers in the spring can be destroyed by frost, which leads to a decrease in the number of crops. Of diseases apple-tree is susceptible to scab, showing high sensitivity to it.
Breeders and gardeners call the following advantages of apple-tree Rossoshanskoe striped:
Description of the apple Rossoshanskoe striped calls and minus the varieties - this susceptibility to scab. But this defect is easily overcome by timely treatment of the disease.
Planting of apple seedlings can be done inautumn or spring period. Trees prefer loam. Sand, peat, and compost are mixed in the clay. To the sandy lands add clay, humus, peat. The soil must be well saturated with air and moisture.
Apple Rossoshanskoe striped, the photo of which is presented in the article, is planted in several stages:
Intervals between trees should be 2.5 m.
Regular pruning of apple trees is carried out in the spring.First, the central branch is reduced by 2-3 kidneys, the skeletal branches should be lower. In the following years, formative scraps are carried out: shorten young shoots, and growing inside completely remove, skeletal branches pruned.
Prestovalny circle weeded, mulched.Watering is carried out about once a month with three buckets of water, in droughty periods watered more often. Calculating the amount of water is simple - how many years the apple tree, so many buckets for it and pour.
Trees that bear fruit are watered according to the scheme:
At the time of harvest, Rossoshanskoe strips do not water the apple, otherwise the shelf life will decrease.
New plantings in spring are fertilized with urea, in May-June they are sprayed with sodium humate. In autumn the roots are fed by phosphorus-potassium compounds.
Adult trees are fertilized 4 times:
Top dressing is combined with treatment for diseases andparasites. As already mentioned, the Rossoshan striped variety is the worst scab. The disease causes fungal damage to the apple tree. The scab is dangerous for the tree as a whole and for apples in particular.
To prevent the development of the disease, gardeners use Bordeaux liquid. Effective also:
Bordeaux liquid is used in early spring,The remaining compositions can be used later. When working with chemicals, it is important to take care and use protective equipment. As a rule, timely treatments make it possible to avoid defeat of the disease.
Apple Rossoshan striped, by reviewsgardeners, is a high-yielding tree that gives tasty and beautiful fruits. Everyone who grows an apple tree of this variety, notes its high susceptibility to scab. However, as already mentioned, this feature of the variety requires regular careful care, and then the beautiful Rossoshan striped apples for a long time will please their owners.
