Apple tree Krupnoe Rtischeva

History of creation

Apple tree Large Rtishcheva is an autumn variety, it was bred at a research station in the city of Saratov. This station is dedicated to the great scientist of breeding Vavilov. Thanks to the fact that the authors: G. Kondratyev, I. Fomin crossed the artificially bred hybrid and the Renet variety, the new variety became more popular than Renet. The apple variety Big Rtischeva was included in the State Register, after which it became widespread in regions with a normal and cold climate.

Apple tree Large Rtishcheva: variety description

Apple tree Large Rtishcheva: photo of fruits

Apple tree Large Rtishcheva is of medium size, about 3-4 meters in height. The crown of the apple tree is spreading and begins to form an oval shape at an older age. The branches of the tree are located at a decent distance from each other, so they do not need regular pruning. The foliage of the tree is of medium density. Branches and trunk are gray-brown in color. Strong peeling is observed on the surface of the bark of the tree, gardeners sometimes remove them and disinfect them with garden pitch.

The apple tree shoot of Krpunoe Rtishchev is thick, long, with slight curvatures, burgundy in color. On the shoots, lentils are located in small quantities. They are small in size, white in color. The leaves are triangular in shape with rounded edges. The base of the leaf is wide, and one of the ends is strongly elongated and pointed.

During the flowering period, a large number of flowers appear on the Krupnoye Rtischeva apple tree, which completely cover the tree. The flowers are dense, as the petals are at close range, of a pale yellow hue.

Apple fruit characteristics

Apples of the Krupnoe Rtischeva apple variety are large, reaching from 190 grams to 300 grams in weight. They are round in shape with a slightly elongated top and compressed sides. The surface of the fruit is smooth, without irregularities. They are green-yellow in color, sometimes there are crimson parts in the form of stripes or dots. Fruits have very few subcutaneous points, they are completely invisible. The fruits are located on strong, thick stalks that are well attached to the base of the apple. The apple cups are closed, the hearts are large, onions, and the chambers are open and large.

The fruit of the Krupnoye Rtischeva apple tree is very sweet, tender, juicy, and has a pleasant, mild aroma reminiscent of vanilla. Gardeners and tasters rate the appearance and taste of the fruit with 9 points out of 10 points.

When to Harvest?

Harvesting from the Big Rtischeva apple tree begins after the full ripeness of the fruits, around the beginning of September. After harvesting, it is recommended to store the crop for no more than 3 months.

The first fruiting is carried out 4 years after planting. For 5-6 years, the harvest becomes regular, stable, so the gardener should not worry about this.

Apple tree Krupnoe Rtischeva: reviews of gardeners about the variety

• Tamara Vasilievna Leningrad Region: “I have been growing an apple tree of the Large Rtishcheva variety in my garden for many years. The undoubted advantages include high-quality fruits that stay on the tree until the very end of the season, keeping their appearance; pleasant taste and aroma of apples; high resistance of apple-tree variety Krupnoe Rtischeva to frost ”.
• Veronika Mikhailovna, Samara region: “It was only during the cultivation of the apple tree that Krupnoye Rtischeva appreciated what the right choice I made in due time. It turned out that the Big Rtischeva apple variety is resistant to scab and fungal diseases. The tree almost never gets sick, it has a strong immune system.Also, the fruits of the Big Rtischeva apple tree perfectly tolerate long-term transportation, which allows transporting crops over long distances. The only drawback that I found is that the fruits of the Big Rtischeva apple tree are not very bright. "