Apple-tree Rossoshanskoe crimson

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Apple tree Rossoshanskoe crimson was bred on the basis of the Rossoshansk zonal experimental gardening station. Received it M. M. Ulyanishchev by hybridization of varieties "Welsey" and "Renet Simirenko". The culture is poorly distributed, mainly in the Voronezh region. The apple-tree of the variety Rossoshanskoe crimson was sent for test work in 1986.

Apple-tree Rossoshanskoe crimson: description of the variety

Apple-tree Rossosh crimson photo

Apple-tree Rossoshanskoe crimson: photo of the variety

Apple tree Rossoshanskoe crimson from medium vigor to large size. The crown at a young age is narrow, in the form of a pyramid, in an adult - in the form of a wide pyramid, sparse, leafy in an average degree. The bark covering the trunk is grayish-brown in color, the branches are greenish-brown in color. The main branches are located straight and at an angle, over the years they move to a horizontal position. Shoots are poorly formed, fruits are formed mainly on the ringlets of branches two to three years old and older (spur type).

Shoots of the Rossoshanskoye apple-tree variety are reddish-brown in color, vertical, medium in length and thickness, round in cross section, there is a weak edge. Lentils are of medium size, barely noticeable. The buds are compressed, in the shape of a triangle, the covering scales are covered with pubescence. The leaves grow at an acute angle to the shoot, medium or large in size, wide, almost round, their base is rounded and shortened, the top is slightly curled. The edges are serrated, in the form of a large denticle, the foliage is green. The plate is weakly folded upward, slightly bent downward along the central vein, leathery, the edges are sometimes slightly wavy. The surface is smooth, matte, the bottom has a slight pubescence, the top is bare. The petiole is medium in length and thickness. Flowers are collected in an umbrella inflorescence, medium-sized, in the form of a bowl, pinkish in color, emit a pleasant aroma, are contained in an average amount. Egg-shaped petals, anthers are located at the same height with stigmas of pistils.

Apple-tree Rossosh crimson: characteristics

Apple-tree Rossoshanskoe crimson: photo of the variety

Apples of the variety Rossoshanskoye crimson are above average, weighing on average one hundred and sixty grams, the record weight is two hundred and forty grams, in the form of a cone, regular, have a wide ribbing. With consumer ripeness, the main color is greenish-yellow, the integumentary color occupies almost the entire surface, it is saturated, blurred, striped, red in color. The dots under the skin are numerous, of medium size, gray in color, pronounced. The fruit stem is shortened, medium in thickness. The funnel is medium in depth and in breadth, the saucer is deep, narrow, has grooves. The cup is half open. The core is large, in the form of an onion. The chambers are open, the tube under the cup is shortened, in the form of a cone. The grains are large, round, light brown in color. The inner content of the fruit is creamy, medium dense, fine grain, prickly, tender, juicy, sweet-sour, medium aromatic properties. The appearance of the apple is decorative, estimated at 4.7 points, the taste is excellent, the tasting score was four and a half points. Apple fruits of the Rossoshanskaya scarlet variety contain: dry matter (14.8%), sugars (11.7%), titratable acids (0.45%), ascorbic acid (8.9 mg per hundred grams).

Features of culture

Apple variety Rossoshanskoe crimson mid-season early winter. Fruits are stored for a maximum of one hundred and twenty days. The fruits do not crumble.Apples are well transported, their commercial properties are good. Dessert fruits.

The apple tree begins to bear fruit from the sixth to seventh year after budding in a nursery. The yield indicator is high, similar to the productivity of the varieties "Rossoshanskoe striped" and "North synap". Resistance to the winter season is at a high level. In very severe frosts 1978-79. at a temperature of minus thirty-two degrees, the tree did not freeze. In 1999, when the temperature was lowered to minus six degrees, when the apple tree bloomed en masse (May 6-7), there was a massive death of flowers. There were no fruits this year. In 1982, there was a massive incidence of scab, the variety endured this time very well, without losses.