Apple-tree Dagestan winter

The apple tree Dagestanskoe zimnee is a late winter variety, which was bred at the Dagestan selection experimental station of fruit crops, thanks to the work of a group of selection specialists, namely T.B. Alibekov and E.P. Matasova. The originators crossed apple varieties such as “champagne renet" and "moment-ints", He is" ice ".

Most often, the Dagestan winter apple variety is cultivated in the lowland and foothill regions of Dagestan, intended for cultivation in the foothill regions or the northern mountain-valley zone of Dagestan.

Dagestan winter apple tree: variety description

The Dagestan winter apple tree usually grows of ordinary size, grows quickly, the crown is in the form of a high regular circle in youth, in the process of fruit-bearing the crown is in the form of a regular wide circle, a little flat. Most often, the crop is formed on simple ringlets, complex ringlets, and sometimes on growth branches.

The branches of the Dagestanskoe winter apple variety are of ordinary size, rather thick, grow straight or slightly curved, round in cross section, brown or brown and brown at the same time. The leaf plates are large, rather wide, the shape resembles an egg, does not have any irregularities, the color is dark green, large-crenate at the edges, the upper part is curved. Petioles are of ordinary size, stipules are long.

• Yield characteristics

The harvest of the Dagestan winter apple tree is large, but sometimes the size can be smaller, all the fruits are similar, the shape of a regular circle or conical, and sometimes cylindrical, there is a narrowing to the upper part. There are no irregularities on the surface, no ribbing is observed, but sometimes fruits with a weakly pronounced ribbing are found.

Harvest with symmetrical true shape. The main color is golden or yellow, the integumentary color occupies almost the entire surface of the apple, it is pronounced, with a tint, bright red. The fruit stem is of an ordinary size. The calyx is also of ordinary size, completely closed. The tube under the bowl is small, narrow, and looks like a funnel. Seed chambers are of ordinary size, fully or half open. The seeds are large, rather wide, the shape resembles an egg, the upper part has a certain sharpening, sometimes the shape can be conical, the color is dark brownish with a red tint. The axial cavity has a certain sharpening, with an elliptical shape.

The pulp of the Dagestan winter apple tree has a light yellowish color, rather dense, prickly feels, with small grains, filled with juice, tastes sour and sweet at the same time, the smell is pronounced, for an amateur, amazing taste, tasters appreciated the taste at four point six and six tenths - seven tenths points on a five-point scale. The fruits contain:

• dry soluble substances - fifteen percent.
• sugar - eleven and a half percent.
• titratable acids - one percent.
• ascorbic acid - twelve milligrams per hundred grams of raw product.

• Characteristics of the fruit crop

In terms of ripening time, the Dagestanskoe apple variety is late winter, harvested approximately on the fifth - fifteenth days of the second autumn month, and has a unique dignity for long-term harvest content. In the usual storage facilities for the harvest, for example, cellars, but with good ventilation, the harvest is kept for up to six months and is used for consumption raw.

The Dagestan winter apple tree is partially self-fertile, it is recommended to plant nearby varieties that will pollinate your fruit tree:

• "Champagne rennet".
• "Golden pleasure".
• Welspur.
• «Jonathan».

The Dagestan winter apple tree is fast-growing, begins to bear crops when it reaches the age of five to six years on a vigorous rootstock, and on medium-sized rootstocks when it reaches the age of three to four years. The amount of the harvest is quite large, about two hundred thirty-three - five hundred and eighty-six centners per hectare and every year. The level of resistance to cold and frost is ordinary. This type of apple has good immunity to fungal diseases.

Dagestan winter apple tree: advantages and disadvantages

Advantages apple varieties Dagestan winter:

• this variety of apples has good immunity to fungal diseases.
• the variety is fast-growing.
• the fruit tree bears a harvest every year.
• large amount of harvest.
• large apples.
• apples of excellent presentation.
• amazing taste.
• long storage time of the crop.

Flaws apple trees Dagestan winter:

• low level of resistance to cold and frost.
• the vegetative process is late.

Outcome

The Dagestan winter apple variety is considered the best option for obtaining new early-growing varieties that bring a large amount of harvest, with high immunity to various diseases, excellent taste and marketability, as well as a long harvest time.