Apple-tree Bessemyanka Michurinskaya

If you liked the Bessemyanka Michurinskaya apple tree, and you are going to grow it in your garden, then it will give you wonderful and large fruits suitable for further storage, consumption in an unprocessed form and for processing.

Apple-tree Bessemyanka Michurinskaya: variety description and characteristics

Apple-tree Bessemyanka Michurinskaya: photo of the variety

The apple variety Bessemyanka Michurinskaya appeared thanks to the works of the scientist-breeder I.V. Michurina, by crossing Skryzapalya and Bessemyanka Komsinskaya. This subspecies was zoned in several regions, these are: Central, East Siberian, North-West and Central Black Earth. The apple variety Bessemyanka Michurinskaya quickly gained popularity, and even today it is not inferior to its leading position. Thanks to this subspecies, such varieties as Skala, Uspenskoe, Orlik were born. It should be noted right away that this subspecies and the Bessemyanka Barantseva variety should not be confused, since these are two completely different subspecies.

Apple-tree Bessemyanka Michurinskaya like all other varieties of apple-tree has its advantages and disadvantages. The variety includes the following strengths: excellent commercial characteristics of the fruit; a high level of productivity, moreover, annually; environmentally resistant subspecies. As for the shortcomings, it is possible to single out only the crumbling of apples, which can sufficiently complicate the harvesting of fruits and their further storage.

The apple tree Bessemyanka Michurinskaya is considered to be quite tall, strong and sturdy, as well as with a fairly powerful crown, which has a round shape, which consists of a small number of large branches, on which the main crop is formed. Shoots are small, thickened, with no pubescence. The leaves are emerald, wrinkled and large in size, with the edges curled up. The fruits of this variety are quite large, in their mass they can have up to 175 grams each. They have a round shape with a small flattening in the middle, and are also endowed with a slight ribbing and covered with a rather dense skin that has a yellow-green tint, and this, in turn, is covered with a raspberry tint almost throughout the apple. The inside is very delicate and pleasant, juicy and with a rich aroma, has a creamy shade and a sweet dessert aftertaste with a little acidity, and with a wine aftertaste. The sugar content in Bessemyanka Michurinskaya apple is approximately 11.2 percent.

Apple tree Bessemyanka Michurinskaya characterizes itself as a high-yielding variety, the average of which is about 220 kilograms per tree. After this plant enters its productive age, it will be able to produce a crop every year, but with proper and high-quality care.

This fruit is endowed with a rich and pleasant aroma, as well as excellent taste characteristics. The tasting score is therefore quite high for this variety.

The apple variety Bessemyanka Michurinskaya has good immunity to such a dangerous disease as scab, as well as other diseases of a fungal nature. It is also worth noting its high level of frost tolerance, it can perfectly overwinter even in harsh conditions, and it can also perfectly endure sudden temperature drops at night and daytime.

Apple-tree Bessemyanka Michurinskaya: planting and care

Apple-tree Bessemyanka Michurinskaya: photo of the variety

Planting an apple-tree seedling of the Bessemyanka Michurinskaya variety can be done in the autumn period of the year, starting from the last week of September, but taking into account that the young tree has enough time to adapt and take root before the first severe cold weather. You can also plant this seedling in the spring period of the year, approximately in the month of April, when there is no longer the likelihood of frost.

Before starting planting, you should correctly and in advance choose a place for the future growth of this plant. The best option would be a southern sunny place with a rather distant location of groundwater, so that the rhizome of the tree could develop normally and have good growth.

After that, about a few weeks before planting, a planting pit is prepared for this seedling. It should have a diameter of about one meter and go 80 centimeters deep. The preparation of the landing pit is as follows:

• The fertile top layer of soil is removed, after which it is mixed with humus or rotted manure.
• A small peg is driven into the center of the hole, which will serve as a support for this tree in the future, and the seedling itself is placed. Carefully pour the soil mixture prepared in advance into the hole, after which this layer is tamped and watered well with water.
• A small soil roller is made along the outer perimeter of the planting hole, so that when watering, water cannot come out of the near-trunk circle.

Experienced gardeners advise mulching the topsoil with straw or sawdust in order to maintain the necessary soil moisture and in order to avoid the development of weeds.

Caring for the apple variety Bessemyanka Michurinskaya includes such basic activities as: watering, loosening, feeding, weeding from weeds.

Apple Bessemyanka Michurinskaya: photo of the variety

The watering procedure is performed in the root zone of the tree, in the period from spring to autumn, you should start from the budding period, but be sure to take into account the weather conditions. The amount and amount of watering depends entirely on how old the tree is. For such a plant in adulthood, it takes about 15 liters of water, and such a tree is watered once every 6-7 days.

In the autumn period of the year, before the very arrival of winter, organic fertilizing is applied for this variety, and these fertilizers are slightly deepened, and mineral fertilizing is introduced from the spring period of the year:

• on frozen-thawed soil fertilizers containing nitrogen,
• potash-phosphorus fertilizers - following the scheme, it is necessary to start from the budding period with an interval of 20 days before the apple pouring phase.

If necessary, you can carry out top dressing with microelements by spraying on the crown of the tree.

It is worth saying that in order to prevent infection with diseases and attack of pests, it is worth introducing periodic spraying procedures into agricultural technology with such preparations as Inta-Vir, Fufanon and a solution of copper sulfate. Also, to increase the immunity and vitality of the apple tree, such means will perfectly serve: Epin, Zircon.

The measures for the care of the tree trunk circle include timely weeding from weeds and loosening of the top layer of soil for better air and moisture supply to the roots of the tree. The loosening procedure is carried out the next day after the watering procedure.

For this tree, a pruning procedure should be carried out. They perform it in the autumn and spring periods. In the autumn season, this procedure is required in order to remove weakened and damaged stems that can cause the spread of bacterial and fungal diseases in winter. In the spring season, forming pruning is carried out. It should start about three years after planting the seedling.In this case, remove: already obsolete, old stems; those shoots damaged during wintering by a snow cover; branches in which growth occurs inside the crown and which do not yield a crop; the rest of the branches that form below the main skeletal branches.

The apple variety Bessemyanka Michurinskaya is not considered a self-fertile variety, it is because of this that, in order to get a good harvest, it is required to plant pollinating varieties near this apple tree, for example, Melba, Anis, Mantet, Ottawa.

Features of the variety

Apple-tree Bessemyanka Michurinskaya: photo of the variety

Features of fruiting and ripening

After you have planted a seedling of the apple-tree variety Bessemyanka Michurinskaya, the first harvest can be expected in five years, although flowers may appear on such plants even before that time. It will be better to remove such flowers so that the tree can grow and develop much faster and more intensively.

The flowering period for this variety, when this apple tree is covered with pinkish-white flowers, begins in the last days of May, or at the very beginning of June.

Apple-tree Bessemyanka Michurinskaya is a representative of apple-trees of the autumn type of ripening. Harvesting can begin in the second half of September.

It is worth saying that an important task is to very accurately determine the period when apples are ready for harvest, because these apples have a peculiarity to fall off, as a result of which the fruits are damaged and cease to be suitable for storage and transportation.

Storage

Apple trees of the Bessemyanka Michurinskaya variety produce a crop every year, are endowed with excellent commercial characteristics of the fruit and have a storage juice, on average, from 100 to 109 days from the date of harvest.

This apple variety on a semi-dwarf rootstock

Cultivating this variety on a semi-dwarf rootstock gives its some advantages:

• This plant begins its fruiting period about two years faster.
• The tree has the most compact size, as a result of which it survives the winter period better, and also tolerates the presence of cold and strong winds better.
• Compared with the classical form of the subspecies, in this variant, the yield indicators are higher in quantitative and qualitative terms.

Apple-tree Bessemyanka Michurinskaya: reviews of gardeners

Apples Bessemyanka Michurinskaya: photo of the variety

Having considered the characteristics and features of the Bessemyanka Michurinskaya apple variety, as well as the basics of cultivation and care, the apple tree of this variety is one of the most successful works of the scientist, thanks to which this subspecies appeared. This crop rightfully occupies one of the leading places among high-yielding varieties with an autumn ripening period. Therefore, feel free to grow this apple variety, while not forgetting about its care and prevention, then this tree will delight you with a beautiful, good and tasty harvest!

There is a huge number of reviews on the Internet about the Bessemyanka Michurinskaya apple variety. Here are some of them:

• Exactly a year ago, Bessemyanka Michurinskaya planted an apple variety on her plot. Well, what can I say, I took root and adapted well, there were even several flowers, although I had to cut them off so that the plant's strength would not be pulled out. The wintering was quite successful, no problems arose. Now I'm waiting, in a couple of years, for the first harvest!

Oksana, Ivanovo

• The apple variety Bessemyanka Michurinskaya was planted by my father on the site, 6 years ago. I don't really like her, but he is delighted. The apples themselves, of course, are not bad, they are beautiful, I just love the taste of honey, sugar fruits of apple trees, and this variety has a sour taste and a wine taste. There is no need to care for this big and special apple tree, everything is pretty standard. Therefore, here it is who has what taste.

Irina, Kazan

• I have been growing an apple tree of the Bessemyanka Michurinskaya variety in my garden for about 12 years. I like everything and everyone is happy! This subspecies met my expectations, it bears a lot of fruits.The apples are pretty beautiful and taste great and the aroma is amazing! They are also stored perfectly, they can lie practically until the new year. The departure did not bring any difficulties, however, my apple-tree Bessemyanka Michurinskaya froze over in one frosty winter, but nothing was cast. But in general, the main thing is preventive measures and feeding.

Alexander, Moscow region