Apple tree Chosen

Today, a large number of different varieties with dissimilar characteristics are known and the Chosen apple tree is considered the best autumn variety. In order not to confuse this variety with other varieties of apples, you need to get to know it more closely.

Where did the variety come from?

Apple tree Chosen: photo of the variety

The Chosen apple variety is a representative of the autumn harvest ripening group. This fruit tree was obtained at the Moscow State University. MV Lomonosov after the Great Patriotic War.

The Chosen apple variety was obtained thanks to the work of a group of selection specialists G.E. Limberg, S.I. Isaev and V.V. Vartanetyan in 1951 with the help of free pollination of such apple varieties as "ordinary Antonovka" , the result is this variety.

The Apple tree Chosen, when combined, acquired all the advantages of the above varieties, because of this, it acquired a high level of resistance to cold and frost, as well as the commercial properties of the crop.

Apple tree Chosen: advantages and disadvantages

The advantages of the Apple tree Chosen include:

• strong crown.
• large amount of harvest.
• annual fruit offering.
• large harvest size.

Of the disadvantages of the Chosen Apple tree, it is worth noting the short time of keeping the crop.

Apple tree Chosen: description of the variety and characteristics

Apple tree Chosen: photo of the variety

• Dimensions of the apple tree at the age

The apple tree Chosen One grows of ordinary size, does not exceed six hundred to seven hundred centimeters in height, the crown is in the form of a regular circle, quite wide. Skeletal branches are powerful, rather rare, located not vertically in relation to the trunk.

• Harvest amount

This variety of apples bears a fairly large number of fruits. Each adult apple tree produces up to ninety kilograms of apples.

Its useful to note! There are cases when each fruit tree brought more than one hundred and thirty kilograms of apples.

• The opinion of the tasters

Fruits weighing from one hundred and eighty to three hundred and ten grams have a color consisting of three flowers. The yellowish skin has green spots and reddish stripes.

The pulp is white in color, fine granular in structure, with a pleasant smell, sour and sweet at the same time to taste, the combination of sucrose and acid is harmonious.

Tasters rated the taste of the fresh crop at four point seven points.

• Frost resistance level

The Chosen Apple tree has a high level of resistance to cold and frost, withstands well the cold from September to November and from March to May. Another fruit tree rarely freezes at low temperatures, for example, up to minus thirty-five degrees.

• The level of resistance to various diseases

The Apple Tree Chosen One has a pretty good immune system to some diseases. But the fruit tree can also be sick with some of them, for example, powdery mildew, fruit rot, bacterial burns.

Apple tree Chosen: planting varieties

Apple tree Chosen: photo of the variety

Just before disembarking, select a site that meets the following requirements:

• the required amount of sunlight.
• deep bedding of groundwater.
• rich soil.

Boarding time

The optimal time for planting planting material is considered to be the period from March to May, but it is recommended to do this before bud break.

Recommendation! When purchasing planting material from September to November, it is worth digging in a seedling before the spring season.

Layout

The landing hole is made sixty centimeters deep and eighty centimeters in diameter. The following components are placed on the bottom of the landing pit:

• peat.
• humus.
• wood ash.

Then planting material is placed in the planting hole, the root system is straightened and the earth is poured.

At the end of the above procedures, the planting material is moistened with two containers of liquid and a layer of mulch is made.

Apple tree Chosen: care

Apple tree Chosen: photo of the variety

For the normal development of the Chosen apple tree and the further annual process of harvesting, it is necessary to possess information on the distinctive features in cultivation. Proper agricultural technology for an apple tree consists of the following procedures:

• Constant hydration on hot and dry days.
• Apple tree treatment for parasites.
• Whitewashing of standard bark from direct sunlight.
• Burning dead leaves and dry twigs to avoid fungal diseases.
• Fertilize with dressings.

The Apple tree Chosen one has a good level of resistance to cold and frost, however, to protect it from cold weather, in the autumn season, the soil near the trunk is covered with a layer of compost mulch, and the apple tree is covered with burlap.

• Pruning and shaping the crown

Due to the powerful growth of branches, the fruit tree requires regular pruning. Every year in the spring and autumn seasons, thin, weak, old branches are removed. Thanks to this procedure, the rejuvenation of the apple tree begins, and this contributes to a large amount of harvest and an annual harvesting process.

• Varieties that pollinate your tree

The Chosen apple variety is self-fertile. For the formation of a crop, cross-pollination with other varieties of apples with the same flowering time is necessary.

Ripening and fruiting

Apple tree Chosen: photo of the variety

The first crop formation in a fruit tree occurs when the tree reaches six to seven years immediately after planting. In the first twelve months, usually the amount of harvest is small, but the number of fruits increases annually.

Due to the fact that the trunk and crown of the Chosen apple variety grows strongly every year, and the number of branches also increases, a rejuvenating procedure with the help of pruning is required for the annual harvest. With this option, the awakening of the kidneys and the educational function are increased.

Apple tree Chosen one has a flowering process with elongated, large flowers in the third week of the last spring month.

Harvesting time depends on the areas of apple cultivation. Usually the crop ripens at the end of the summer season - the beginning of the fall season.

The fruits do not lose their dignity for thirty days. Then the apples begin to rapidly wither and change in shape.

Recommendation! To extend the time of consumption of fruits in their raw state, they should be kept in the refrigerator.

Apple tree Chosen: varieties

Dwarf rootstock

For the cultivation of this variety of apples in the northern regions of our country, summer residents use grafts on a dwarf rootstock. In this case, the apple tree does not exceed a height of three hundred centimeters, has a rather wide, spreading, but rare crown, this helps to protect the trunk and crown before the period from November to February.

The crop is medium in size, but tasters rated it no worse than other apple varieties. In order for a fruit tree on a dwarf rootstock to have a constant harvesting process, bare skeletal branches are pruned by one third.

Early

For earlier harvesting of fruits, the apple tree is grafted to standard plants.At the same time, the rootstock of a fruit tree has a strong stem, a crown in the form of a regular pyramid or circle. This species has a larger crop, weighing two hundred fifty - three hundred thirty grams, ripens in the second - third week of the last summer month.

I fell in love with this variety of the Chosen apple tree, thanks to the large amount of harvest, a good level of resistance to some diseases, and its presentation. Quite often, a standard tree is used as a decoration in a summer cottage.

Cultivation areas

Apple tree Chosen: photo of the variety

Initially, the Chosen apple tree was cultivated in the Nizhnevolzhsky region. In 1999, for state testing, this variety was cultivated in the North-West and Central regions of our country. Because of all the properties and qualities, this variety has proven itself well throughout the country, even in Siberia and the Urals. To date, the Chosen Apple tree is cultivated throughout Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

Apple tree Chosen: reviews of gardeners

Anastasia, city of Stavropol:
“The apple variety Chosen One has been growing in our summer cottage for about fourteen years. The tree does not require special agricultural technology, but I would not have been able to provide it to her due to lack of time. However, without paying attention to this, the apple tree brings a large amount of harvest every year. The apples are quite large, and sometimes weak branches break because of the weight. The fruits of the Chosen apple tree have good taste, there is granularity and a mild smell. I don't like to cook, so I can't say what the fruits taste like after heat treatment, I eat fresh fruits and bring them to my friends. A friend said that she didn’t make jam better from apples ”.

Vyacheslav, city of Smolensk:
“I can't say anything bad about the Chosen apple. This tree grows in the country, probably, for about nineteen years. Every year my wife and I prune branches. I also regularly and abundantly moisten the tree with clean water, weed and loosen the soil near the ground. I can't say for sure, but I think that thanks to this, the apple tree never hurt. An excellent advantage is the process of bringing the harvest every year and the large amount of harvest. The harvest is large in size, good taste. Ignoring the short time of keeping the fruits, apples do not stay with me for a long time. "

Daria, city of Chelyabinsk:
“Agrotechnology behind the Chosen apple tree is very difficult and dreary. It is necessary to prune the branches regularly, because the branches grow at a cosmic speed. Constant hydration and treatment against parasites. However, without paying attention to this, I cannot say that I do not like the fruit tree, just before purchasing a seedling in the nursery, I read the characteristics on the Internet and looked at the photos, so I knew what I was going on. The apple-tree variety Chosen, the process of bringing fruit takes place every year, the amount of harvest suits me, the apples are large, and the taste is dessert. "

Outcome

The Apple tree Chosen is considered a real find for summer residents who have no experience in gardening.

Having carried out the correct planting and following the recommendations of summer residents with experience, in particular, in terms of cultivation, the Chosen apple tree will calmly adapt in areas with an unfavorable climate and will begin to bring a large amount of tasty harvest every year.

With proper agricultural technology, the Chosen Apple tree brings a large amount of an amazing harvest.