Apple tree Renet Chernenko
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This article will consider the apple tree by Renet Chernenko. This variety is included in the calendar created by Semyon Fedorovich Chernenko, placing apple varieties there according to their ripening dates.
Apple tree Renet Chernenko: variety description and characteristics
Apple tree Renet Chernenko: photo of the variety
The apple tree Renet Chernenko belongs to the late winter industrial varieties. Under the right storage conditions, the crop can lay for more than 230 days, retaining its properties. In order for apples to be stored longer, the temperature level should be controlled from 0 to 2 degrees and a certain level of humidity, not exceeding 90% and not lower than 85%.
The Renet Chernenko apple tree is partially self-fertile, therefore, for better fruiting, other pollinating varieties should be grown on the site. The best option for pollination will be the Osennee striped, Welsey, Antonovka ordinary and other apple varieties blooming in the same period.
Description of the apple tree Renet Chernenko
The tree has a very high vigor and can reach almost 5 meters 15 years after planting. Moreover, the crown diameter is 5.5 meters. The crown has a rounded shape. The branches grow rarely enough, so the crown is not thickened. The branches are located at a large angle in relation to the trunk. The bark has a gray-green hue. Shoots are characterized by a brown tint of the bark and greenish closer to the trunk. New branches grow from the apical buds of the previous year, as well as from the next three buds. In this case, the lower kidneys remain at rest. Then, during the year, several more branches grow, from which a leaf rosette and a shortened shoot are formed. In addition, other branches grow in the crown, which are called ringlets, twigs and spears. The fruits here are mainly formed on last year's shoots and on fruit twigs. The branches have a fairly large diameter and rare large lenticles.
The leaf plates here are quite large in size and differ in a dark green pronounced shade. The leaf resembles an oval in shape, and at the tip the leaves are slightly pointed. There are jagged edges along the edge of the plate. And also veins are clearly visible on it. On the reverse side of the sheet, you can see the villi, and on top of the sheet plate has a smooth surface. Each leaf is attached with a medium-sized petiole, which has a slight pubescence and small stipules.
The flowers here are small in size and resemble the shape of a saucer. The shade of the petals is white, the anthers are located slightly lower than the stigma of the pistil. After flowering, in place of the flowers, fruits are formed that are quite large in size. Each fruit weighs about 150 g.
Renet Chernenko's apples have a rounded flattened shape. They are almost all the same size. Sometimes you can observe ribbing in the region of the stalk. The skin has a light green color and a small part of the surface is covered with a garnet blush, on the side where the sun shines more. The rind here is quite thin, tender, but at the same time dense. Also, very small subcutaneous points are visible on the fruits. Renet Chernenko's apples are attached with a small curved stalk. Also, Renet Chernenko's apples are characterized by a wide funnel. The calyx is large and slightly ribbed. There are seed chambers inside each fruit. The seeds are small enough, have a brown tint. On the palate, apples have a large amount of juice, are sweet and are characterized by a pronounced pleasant aroma.Each fruit contains a large amount of nutrients, including vitamin C.
History of apple variety Renet Chernenko
The author of this variety is S.F. Chernenko. The plant was bred at the I.V. Michurin. The variety was obtained by free pollination of the Reneta Pepenova variety. The second name of the variety is Renet Kichunova. The plant was officially registered in 1986.
Growing regions
Yabloyan of the Renet Chernenko variety was bred with a recommendation for cultivation in the Central region, Ural, North-West, Sredne-Volzhsky and others. However, the variety became most popular precisely in the Central Black Earth Zone, in the European part of Russia, as well as in Bashkiria.
Fruiting and productivity
The apple tree Renet Chernenko begins to bear the first fruits in the eighth or ninth year after planting. An adult tree can bear more than 60 kg of fruit. However, there are specimens that bear more than 100 kg of fruit.
The crop can be harvested in early autumn. At the same time, the harvested apples finally ripen and retain their properties well. In order to grow a rich and tasty harvest, you should follow the simple rules of planting and care.
Apple tree Renet Chernenko: planting
Apple Renet Chernenko: photo of the variety
Apple tree Renet Chernenko bears fruit very well and abundantly for several years, if planted correctly.
The optimal time for planting will be spring, before the start of sap flow. If you plant an apple tree in the fall, then this should be done when the trees have shed all their foliage, so that about 2 weeks remain until the first frost for better survival of the seedlings. In those regions that are characterized by cold autumn, you can plant a tree only in spring.
When buying planting material, it is necessary to transport it, keeping the earthen lump. You can place the apple tree seedling Renet Chernenko in the clay mixture, and cover it with a damp cloth on top. If you bought several seedlings, then you should place them in a container with peat or wet sawdust. After the Renet Chernenko apple tree sapling is delivered to the place, its roots should be cut a little in those places where there are signs of illness or lesions. If the roots are a little dry, then it is necessary to place the seedlings in water for a certain period.
If your site has clay soil or underground waters are shallow, then you should plant only in the spring, without leaving the hole dug for a certain period of time. In this case, you need to dig a hole, which will be about 50 cm deep. The seedlings should be placed there, covered with sand and watered thoroughly. After the first frost, the seedlings should be completely instilled, leaving only a small section of shoots on top. In this form, the seedlings are stored until spring.
A planting pit should be prepared in advance, which will be approximately 70 x 100 cm in size. It is imperative to organize a thick drainage layer. Wood trim or other material is suitable for drainage. Then rotted manure and soil mixed with complex fertilizers are poured into the pit. If the soil is sandy, then it is better to add a little clay there.
When half of the pit is full, you should immediately install a support peg, place an apple seedling Renet Chernenko on the mound, straighten the root system and cover it with the remaining layer of earth. It should be controlled that the root collar is 30 cm above the surface of the earth. Then, the apple tree seedling Renet Chernenko is immediately tied to a support peg.
The soil should be tamped, watered and a thick layer of mulch should be laid out, which is perfect for sawdust, straw or hay.
Apple tree Renet Chernenko: leaving
Apple tree Renet Chernenko: photo of the variety
The apple tree Renet Chernenko needs not only to be planted correctly, but also to take proper care of it, which comes down to standard manipulations.
Feeding should be done with liquid solutions, paying attention to the plant in early summer, when the trees are growing more actively.Fertilizers are applied here at the rate of 10 liters of manure per square meter. It is best to feed the plant after rainfall or before watering. The fertilizer solution is best poured into pre-prepared holes, the depth of which will be 15 cm.
When a tree is young, it especially needs regular watering. Therefore, after the apple tree is planted and until mid-summer, the tree should be watered at least 5 times, per tree three buckets of water. Adult plants are watered mainly in early summer. Then a month later and a third time - at the end of summer. In addition, the tree is watered even before the first frost in the fall.
Pruning. In order for the tree to bear fruit abundantly and hurt less, timely pruning should be done. It is best to cut off excess branches before fruiting and during the fruiting period. Pruning is carried out in order to form as many side shoots as possible.
Diseases and pests of the apple tree Renet Chernenko
Like any crop, the Renet Chernenko apple tree can be affected by various diseases, as well as pests, including insects and rodents. In order not to damage the tree by rodents, the trunk should be fenced off with a fine mesh, the height of which will be about 50 cm.
In addition, glass wool works well. She can wrap a tree trunk, also protecting against rodents and frost in winter. If the rodents nevertheless damaged the trunk, then it is necessary to lubricate the damaged areas with garden varnish, and also wrap with foil.
The apple variety Renet Chernenko has a fairly high immunity to scab, which is undoubtedly an advantage of the plant. However, if this disease occurs, the apple tree should be treated with a solution of copper sulfate. It is best to take timely preventive measures, which include annual digging and timely cleaning of fallen leaves and fruits, sanitary pruning of the crown, whitewashing the trunk and base of branches, protecting the trunk with the help of special structures and periodic processing of the apple tree with special preparations.
Conclusion
The Renet Chernenko apple tree is the best option for planting, since it has many advantages, which include high resistance to winter, uniform ripening of the crop, high plant immunity to scab, long shelf life of fruits, self-pollination of flowers, as well as high external and taste qualities of Renet apples. Chernenko