Apple tree Columnar currency

For many years, in private gardens and for industrial purposes, an apple tree of this variety has been grown. Apple tree Columnar currency was bred by Russian breeders, more than 15 years ago, Morozova and Kichin. A distinctive and very important feature is a very strong immunity to such a dangerous and widespread disease of apple trees as scab. Plus, the variety is awarded a fairly compact tree, which makes this apple tree excellent for growing in small areas.

Apple tree Columnar currency: variety description and characteristics

Apple-tree Currency: photo of the variety

Apple tree Columnar currency is distinguished by its compactness, since it can grow on average only up to two meters, and they are not large in width, on the contrary, rather narrow, about 20 centimeters on average. For this variety, it is not customary to carry out a dwarf rootstock, since its apple trees are already small in size. Apple tree Columnar currency, from spring to late autumn, has a decorative appearance. Their foliage is bright green, and even during the period of leaf fall, they do not lose their color. And the fruits have an excellent appearance, without traces of rot and wormholes, and this is due to their very good resistance to many common diseases of apple trees, including scab.

The fruits of the columnar apple variety Currency have a rather large round shape. The weight of one ripe fruit varies from 100 to 260 grams. Apples have a thin, but rather dense skin, with a glossy sheen, as well as a yellow surface with a reddish tint on the sides. Compared to such well-known and beloved varieties as President and Vasyugan, this variety is distinguished by its taste characteristics in a larger and better way. They have a very sweet, slightly sour taste.

Apple variety. Columnar currency is winter. Harvesting takes place in early October. You can take your time with harvesting the fruits of this variety, since they rarely fall off when ripe. Apple harvest The columnar currency has the ability to long-term storage, the fruits can be stored in a cool room until February, without any loss of taste. But when grown on an industrial scale, the fruits of this variety are stored in refrigerators. Also, apples can be used for drying and preservation. Annual young trees, planted in autumn or early spring, begin to give color in the first year of life. And at the age of four, they give out a full harvest of delicious apples, about 5 kilograms from each apple tree. If you feed the plant in a timely and correct manner, you can double the yield.

After 15 years of life, the plant begins to decline in yield. This happens due to the drying out of the ringlets located at the bottom of the tree trunk. Therefore, rather old apple trees are often harvested. And to prevent a decrease in yield, young trees are planted in advance to replace old ones, whose age at that time is 10 years. But such apple trees can live long enough, about 50 years. In terms of frost tolerance, this apple variety is compared with such varieties as Melba and Antonovka. There were times when these apple trees could easily endure frosts down to -38 degrees.

Columnar apple trees Currency can tolerate winter well in the middle zone of our country, but there they can suffer from a number of diseases, including scab, as well as from pests.

Apple tree Columnar currency: planting and care

Apple tree Columnar currency: photo of the variety

Before planting Currency apple tree, examine it very carefully. It should be annual, not dry, it should not be damaged, leaves, signs of disease and pests. Next, a place is prepared for disembarkation. It should be of such a size that when planting several seedlings at once, there is a distance of one meter between the rows, and the planting step in a row should be 50 centimeters. It is better to select a site for planting a seedling from the south side, so that a sufficient amount of sunlight falls on it. Partial shade during the day is quite possible, but only light and in small quantities.

If there is a lot of free space on your site, then seedlings are planted less often. Moreover, the holes with a discharged landing method are dug out of a larger size. There are advantages from such a planting - the yield of fruits increases significantly, and the apple trees themselves develop faster, due to the greater receipt of nutrients.

In the aisle during spring planting, sowing with cereals should be done immediately, or a layer of mulch should be covered. This will protect against damage to the root system, which is located very close to the surface. The best base for mulch is straw. It can lie for a long time and prevent the soil from drying out quickly, it keeps the moisture level in it. And in order to scare off small pests, such as mice, from the plant, you should sow fragrant plants, such as mint, dill, lemon balm, between the rows.

If, when planting a columnar apple tree, Currency is added to the hole with humus or compost, then the process of formation and development of the fruit tree can be accelerated. For one such apple tree, 3 kilograms of organic fertilizers will be quite enough, but mineral fertilizers should not be added. If the soil level is too acidic, you can sprinkle dolomite flour into the hole, about 100 grams per square meter. It takes the soil deoxidation procedure at least once every four years. Lime is considered another additive for soil deoxidation, but it will take about 200 grams per square meter. The seedling planting period is spring or autumn. If you are going to plant in the fall, then you should do it after the first night frosts. If the seedling is chosen correctly and has a good, developed root system, then it will quickly take root and adapt. The hole is dug out in size, depending on the size of the tree's root system.

An important enough task in the first year of a plant's life is to organize well the watering system of the tree. The apple tree Columnar requires regular moist soil. In a dry and hot summer period, water the apple tree at least twice a week, and watering should be abundant. The soil between the rows should also be fairly moist. I stop doing watering procedures in the month of August. At this time, the trees begin to prepare for wintering and shed their leaves. Before the very first frosts, you should do sub-winter watering. This means that for each adult apple tree, you need to pour up to 200 liters of water in several approaches.

Apple trees of the Currency variety need to be pruned annually, since otherwise, if you leave the side branches, the young apple tree will become an ordinary dwarf tree. To get a classic crown, you need to remove the side branches regularly every year, at the very beginning of the spring period. In the first summer after planting, absolutely all buds are pinched off from the plant. They can form all over the trunk. The stronger and healthier the apple tree, the more buds are formed.During the fruiting period, the apple tree of this variety has a very decorative appearance, because at this moment the bright fruits completely stick around the tree. There are different pruning methods, and each farmer will choose the one that is more convenient for himself. Let's consider one of these methods.

For the first time, it is carried out in the second year of the plant's life. With the correct planting of the seedling, its crown will grow by about 30-40 centimeters over the summer, and the tree will form side shoots. The most central column is not required for pruning, only side branches are removed.

• In the first year after planting, all branches are removed, only two buds remain. It is from these buds that new shoots are formed next year.
• In the second year, from each pair of shoots, one remains, which grows upward. Fruits will form on it in the future. And the shoot that departs from the column at a large angle should be cut to 30 centimeters. Do not touch the column itself.
• In the third year, branches are cut on which fruits appeared last year. And the rest of the shoots should be cut in the same way as in the second year of the plant's life.

In order for the crown of the columnar apple tree Currency to be thick and regular in shape every year, weak and thin shoots, as well as shoots growing downward or inward, should be regularly cut off. And in the following years, branches are cut that have borne fruit for three years. If the main column grows above 2.5 meters, then it is limited in growth. Most often this occurs in the sixth year of the plant's life. But before this period, the crown kidney should not be touched. Sometimes it happens that frost damage occurs to the apical bud, and then, in the spring, not one, but several shoots are formed from it at once. In this case, the strongest and most powerful is chosen, and the rest are removed.

It is a known fact that regular and frequent watering, as well as fairly dense plantings, significantly deplete the soil.

Therefore, to maintain the nutrients in the norm, constant feeding should be carried out. It is not worth applying mineral fertilizers for planting, there will still be no effect from this, the roots are not yet able to assimilate them. In the very first summer, top dressing is carried out on the leaves three times. For such foliar feeding, a solution of 0.2 percent urea is used. Apple trees are sprayed with this solution in the evening and dry, calm weather. You don't have to worry, there will be no burn in this case for sure. Also, during the summer period, the tree can be fed about three times with slurry, in a ratio of one to ten.

When using chicken manure as a fertilizer, prepare a solution, one part dry manure and 30 parts water. If organic matter is not available, then fertilizing with urea or saltpeter can be performed. But at the same time, remember that fertilizers containing nitrogen can only be used until the end of June. One bucket of water takes about one tablespoon of such fertilizer.

Very young apple trees must be prepared for wintering without fail. Moreover, they need protection not only from frost, but also from small pests, rodents. You can scare them off with coniferous branches, which are wrapped around the trunks of the apple tree and wrapped around x with a thick rope. In the absence of coniferous branches, roofing paper can be used, which is also tied around the tree trunk, or rather its lower part.

The root system of the columnar apple variety Currency is close enough to the surface, so mulch is used so that they do not freeze. Sawdust or old leaves are used as mulch. Moreover, the layer of mulch should be at least 10 centimeters. The upper part of the apple tree protects from frost any kind of covering material, with a very high density, since such a material is strong enough and can protect the plant from wind, gusty and cold, as well as from severe frosts. For the winter, the landings are covered with snow.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Apple Currency

Columnar apple currency: video about the variety

Columnar apple variety Currency is not at all in vain in leading positions in popularity and popularity among gardeners, since it has a huge number of advantages, with a very small number of disadvantages. Here are some of the most important dignity:

• The variety feels great when grown in the middle lane of our country.
• High frost resistance.
• Absolute immunity to scab disease.
• In general, it very rarely gets sick and practically does not suffer from pest attacks.
• Insecticide treatment is completely unnecessary.
• Apples have excellent taste characteristics.
• The fruits are endowed with a high level of transportability and are capable of long storage.
• Good yield.
• The trees of the variety are quite compact in size and do not take up much space.
• Caring for these plants is very convenient.
• Sufficiently quick onset of fruiting.

Apple-tree Currency columnar: reviews of the variety

If you own a small garden, in which a large apple tree simply does not fit, we advise you to purchase and grow an apple tree of this variety. She not only will not give you trouble with her size and care for her, but also provide and delight you with her very tasty harvest.

On the Internet, you often come across rather negative reviews about columnar varieties. This happens most often due to ignorance about these varieties and the rules for their cultivation and care. Reviews of this apple variety in most cases are characterized by a positive assessment, probably due to the fact that gardeners grow these apples for sale. Although amateurs also give a good assessment.

- I live in the suburbs. I have been growing the apple variety Currency in my garden for quite a long time, more than ten years. I think it is quite fruitful and promising. And the fruits of this variety are very decorative and look great both in summer and autumn. I really like the fact that they can be stored for a long time and have a very tasty aftertaste. All the neighbors were jealous.
Anton

About three years ago, Currency bought a sapling of a columnar apple tree and planted two in her garden. So far, I can’t say anything about the harvest with electricity, although in the third year after planting I removed about 7 kilograms of fruit from two trees. I heard that now the harvest will increase every year. We will see. Quite the size of the apple tree currency, does not take up much space and is easy to harvest.
Svetlana