Apple-tree Pepinka Altai

Apple-tree Pepinka Altai: variety description and characteristics

Apple-tree Pepinka Altai: photo of the variety

The Pepinka Altai apple tree belongs to the autumn types of crops. They worked on the breeding of this variety at the Scientific Research Institute for Horticulture in Siberia. M. A. Lisavenko. By crossing the variety Ranetka purple and Pepin Shafranny, a new apple variety Pepinka Altayskaya was obtained in 1937. The copyright was shared by scientists: I. A. Kukharsky, M. A. Lisavenko, M. A. Sizemov and V. A. Sirotkina. The variety is widely distributed in industrial cultivation, also on private farmsteads in the West and East of Siberia. Extensive zoning took place in 1959 in the West Siberian region.

Pepinka Altai fruit apple trees are distinguished by weakened growth force. The crown is formed in rounded shapes, creating an average thickening. In direct fruiting, mainly ringed and fruit twigs of the 1-3rd increment are involved.

The shoot of the tree is colored grayish-green. There is pronounced pubescence. Lentils are smallish in size, lightened in tone. Leaf plates grow medium in size with a rounded shape. The tip of the leaves is very small, painted in a slightly dark green color. The surface of the leaf is shiny, slightly bubbly. The pubescence is most pronounced on the lower part of the leaves. The edges are framed by a double-crested serration. Elongated petioles are also covered with pubescence. The stipule is small.

As for the size of the fruits of the Pepinka Altayskaya apple tree, in this case they are much smaller in relation to the genetic material, with the use of which this variety was bred. In total, apples can grow up to 50 grams, forming a rounded, slightly conical shape. There is a slight ribbing on the surface. The main color of the fruit is integumentary yellow with a bright red blush, almost solid type. The stalks are medium-sized in growth, a narrowish funnel of the fruit, but rather deep in size. In the presence of a pronounced rustiness. Small calyx, slightly half-open shape. All this is surrounded by pearls. The saucers are relatively small, slightly ribbed.
The yellow flesh of the fruit is quite dense in structure. Juicy apple of good quality. Taste qualities are mediocre, sweetish, with pronounced sourness.

According to the chemical composition of the apple-tree Pepinka Altai, the following indicators were revealed:

• part of the sugars is 12.7%;
• titratable acids are 1.75%;
• tannin is 217 mg for every 100 grams of product;
• the composition of ascorbic acid is 29.9 mg for every 100 grams of the product;
• P-active compounds are 514 mg per 100 grams;
• pectin substance 5.84% based on dry weight.

Maturity at the time of harvest occurs in mid-September, the keeping quality of the crop is relatively low, does not exceed one month. The fruits of the Pepinka Altayskaya apple variety are predominantly of technical characteristics in their intended purpose. Large-scale use in the field of winemaking.

Full-fledged fruiting of apple trees of the Pepinka Altayskaya variety occurs in the 4th year after the direct planting of the seedling in a permanent place of growth. Increased yields, fruiting takes place regularly, every season. Distinctive resistance to cold weather. Freezing in a particularly harsh winter climate to an insignificant extent.However, there is a small problem with immunity to diseases, especially scab, as opposed to their genetic predecessors. It reacts very sensitively to the manifestations of this disease. Therefore, it is necessary to increase vigilance in the care and, with increased regularity, systematically conduct high-quality inspections of trees to identify signs of the disease. Mandatory preventive measures to prevent the appearance of scab.

Advantages and disadvantages

To the merits apple trees Pepinka Altai include the following features:

• increased productivity and resistance to cold winters.

Flaws apple varieties Pepinka Altai are expressed:

• in small fruit sizes;
• mediocrity in the taste of an apple;
• hypersensitivity to scab disease.