Apple-tree Phoenix Altai

Since the apple tree produces tasty and healthy fruits, it is the most demanded plant for gardening. Every year scientists receive new varieties and improve old apple varieties. Thus, the Phoenix Altai apple tree was bred in Altai. If you consider all the advantages and disadvantages, read the rules of experienced gardeners, then you definitely will not make a lot of mistakes if you choose this variety for your garden.

Apple-tree Phoenix Altai: variety description

Apple-tree Phoenix Altai: photo of the variety

• The apple variety Phoenix Altai is a winter variety; it was bred by I. P. Kalinina, L. Yu. Zherbovskaya, N. V. Ermakova, M. A. Lisavenko in the Siberian Research Institute.
• The Phoenix Altai apple tree was obtained by free pollination of the "Belfer-Phoenix" variety.
• At first, the Phoenix Altai apple tree was zoned throughout Altai, however, its advantages allowed the apple tree to become very popular outside the Altai Territory, especially in Western Siberia.

Apple-tree Phoenix Altai: cultural features

Advantages and disadvantages.

• Pluses: good resistance to winter; taste and quality composition of fruits; yield indicator; storage time of the crop.
• Cons: no resistance to harsh climates; the variety can infect scab.

The best development of the variety is observed in low mountainous areas than in the steppe zones.

The size of an adult apple tree.

Apple-tree Phoenix Altai of medium vigor. Its crown is round, in the form of a ball, formed by its rare main branches. The apple tree grows five to seven cm a year. An adult apple tree reaches eight meters in height, no more.

Yield indicator.

Fruits are small, the average weight is one hundred to one hundred and fifty grams. Although the fruits are medium-sized, this is compensated for by high yields, up to twenty-three tons per hectare are removed from the site or more than forty-three kg from one apple tree.

Tasting evaluation.

The taste of the fruit is sweet and sour, the tasting score is 4.3 points. The inner content of apples is fine grain, white in color and very juicy.

What the fruits contain.

The apple variety Phoenix Altai is valuable not only for the dessert taste of fruits, but also for the huge amount of useful elements in them. One hundred grams of one fruit contains: titratable substances (0.98%), pectin substances (4.16%), sucrose (10.6%), P-active compounds (one hundred twenty two mg), tannins (eighty three mg), ascorbic acid (16.8% ).

From apples containing a large amount of pectin substances, jam, mousse, and jam are prepared.

Resistant to the winter season.

When choosing a seedling, consider its adaptation to different zones. In winter, in low mountainous areas, the apple tree is more resistant to negative temperature conditions than in the steppe zones. Usually, the tree can withstand a low temperature regime of thirty-five degrees.

Disease immunity.

The variety has no immune defense against fungal diseases. Often it is struck by: powdery mildew, tinder fungus, scab. Fruit rot and moths are rarely affected by the tree.

To protect the Phoenix Altai apple tree from various diseases, gardeners are advised to properly plant a seedling and subsequently care for it appropriately.

Apple-tree Phoenix Altai: planting and care

Apple-tree Phoenix Altai: photo of the variety

A seedling is planted no more than two years early in the spring before the buds bloom. The seedling is planted in autumn for more than two years.

Planting progress.

In order for the Phoenix Altai apple tree to take root better and develop well in the future, a site with loam or sandy loam is selected for planting. If the soil is not the same, then sand, peat chips and compost fertilizer should be added to the dug hole measuring seventy by eighty cm.

A seedling is installed in the prepared hole and buried in the ground. Then the plant is watered with one bucket of water and the trunk circle is mulched.

Agrotechnical techniques.

For the good development of the tree and against its freezing in winter, agricultural technology begins in the first spring season after planting.

• Form a crown - thanks to this, a decrease in the yield indicator in the future will be prevented.
• Mulch the trunk circle - the roots of the tree are saturated with oxygen.
• Treating with chemicals - this will help prevent harmful insects from attacking the tree.

In order for the Phoenix Altai apple tree to start bearing fruit earlier, top dressing is introduced in the form of urea, nitrogen-containing fertilizers and minerals.

Cutting and shaping the crown.

There is no need to form a crown in a special way. When the apple tree grows, damaged shoots and branches with a small number of fruits are removed.

Pollination varieties.

Apple variety Phoenix Altai self-fruitless. The best pollinating varieties: Pepinka Altayskaya, Novosti Altai, Gornoaltayskoe.

Experienced gardeners assure that any apple variety blooming at the same time as "Altai Phoenix" will be an excellent helper for pollination.

Ripening and fruiting

An apple-tree of the Phoenix Altai variety begins to bear fruit from the third or fourth year after planting. But professional gardeners advise not to allow the fruits to form earlier than from the fifth year. Then the fruit will be larger and with better marketability and taste.

Apples ripen in the last days of September, however, thanks to a fairly strong hold on the fruit branches, fruit can be harvested until October 15th.

The harvest is stored for a long time. Under average temperature conditions and humidity, the fruits can be stored for up to five months without losing their qualities.

Regional cultivation

Apple-tree Phoenix Altai: photo of the variety

Moscow region.

Apple variety Phoenix Altayskiy showed itself excellently in the middle Russian latitudes, including in the Moscow region. In this area, there is a good development of the tree and its regular fruiting.

What you need to do when cultivating this apple tree in this area: water regularly in summer; inspect the apple tree for damage; whitewash the barrel from burns with the sun's rays.

There is no need to take care of the tree additionally.

Siberian region.

In the north of the Siberian region, when choosing a seedling of the Altai Phoenix variety, take into account its average level of resistance to the winter season. At sufficiently low temperature conditions, the plant freezes, because of this, its development stops, and fruiting becomes periodic. To avoid this, pay attention to the apple planting site. The place is chosen on snowy areas, so the frosting of the crown will be several times less. The variety is planted from the south of other trees, so there is less damage to the tree from strong winds.

In the north of the Siberian region, trees are required to take cover before winter.

Ural region.

The best place in the Ural region for the growth of this variety is in the foothills. In the foothills, the tree bears fruit regularly, there is no periodicity, and the apple tree is not damaged by severe frosts.

The only nuance that should be paid attention to in agricultural engineering is fungal diseases, namely, scab and powdery mildew.

Altai region.

Apple variety Phoenix Altai is the most demanded variety in Altai. In this area, the apple tree grows in low mountainous areas, in forest belts and in steppe zones.

The most common zone is mountains, here the tree does not freeze, there is no periodicity in its fruiting. In the steppe zones, the culture's resistance to frost is weaker; here it is required to cover the apple tree before wintering.

Answers to frequently asked questions

Readers often have a large number of different questions about the "Altai Phoenix". Frequently asked questions will be discussed below and will be answered with the help of experienced gardeners.

Apple or semi-cultivated tree?

Apple variety Phoenix Altai is semi-cultivated, because it was bred with the help of the Ranetka variety and the large-fruited apple variety.

How to make a shelter for the winter?

It is quite easy to build a shelter before wintering. You can cover the apple tree with burlap or nylon. The crown is selected to the trunk, everything is wrapped with material for shelter and fixed with tape or fabric tapes.

It is forbidden to use wire fastening material, otherwise the trunk and branches will be severely damaged.

Apple-tree Phoenix Altai: reviews

Apple-tree Phoenix Altai: video about the variety

• Inna, Tomsk: “Good day to all readers. Since I read a large number of reviews, I managed to avoid many mistakes when choosing a variety. Perhaps my review of the Phoenix Altai apple tree will be able to dissuade you from choosing this variety. A couple of years ago I was in Altai, where I bought this seedling. As a result, I did not like my choice, despite the fact that I studied the characteristics, photographs, before purchasing. An apple-tree of the Phoenix Altayskiy variety always freezes, it is amazed by scab, and I did not wait for the promised regular yield. "
• Alexey, Chelyabinsk region: “I like the Phoenix Altai apple variety as a fruit plant. I cannot say that this is the best apple tree in my garden, however, due to its advantages, it is not so bad. Fruiting regularly, you need to take care of it a little in time, the taste is five points. The main disadvantage of the variety is that it is always affected by scab and pests. And so, the apple tree is very tolerable. "
• Yulia Aleksandrovna, Vologda: “It has been a long time since I was looking for an apple variety with a high level of frost resistance and stable productivity. I bought a sapling of the Phoenix Altai apple-tree variety and it became clear that I needed it. The plant can withstand the very harsh temperatures that are common in our area, as well as drought in summer. The fruit taste is very sweet and juicy. Since the harvest is stored for a long time, we eat fresh apples for quite a long time. It happens that the apple tree is affected by scab, but after we treat it, it recovers at a rapid pace. I recommend the Phoenix Altai apple tree to everyone. If you take good care of her, you will definitely not regret choosing her. "

Summary

Having studied the description of the Phoenix Altai apple variety, we can confidently state that scientists from Siberia received this variety for their conditions.

The Phoenix Altai apple tree develops well in this area, and also regularly produces healthy apples with a very pleasant taste.

And if you follow the recommendations and advice of experienced gardeners, then you can grow the Phoenix Altai apple tree outside the Altai, and the quality of fruiting will not be lost.