Apple Venyaminovskoe

A novelty winter apple variety that has immunity to diseases, called the Venyaminovskoye apple tree or by mistake “Velyaminovskaya”, is well suited for garden plots in Russia, because it is quite possible to cultivate it in areas where frost and snow reign in the winter season.
The apple-tree Venyaminovskoye is abundant and bears fruit every year, is fast-growing, the fruits have excellent taste. To get a rich and generous harvest, you need to properly care for the apple tree and take into account its characteristic features.

Apple-tree Venyaminovskoe: variety description

Apple-tree Venyaminovskoe: photo of the variety

The apple variety Venyaminovskoye was received in 1980. The breeders conducted free pollination of the immune species "814", this species was obtained by crossing the varieties "Golden Delicious"And" F2 Malus floribunda ".
In 1995-1997. the variety is included in the list of elite varieties. Since 2001, the variety has been listed in the state. the register for the Central Black Earth Region.

An adult apple-tree of the Venyaminovskoye variety is large in size. The crown is medium dense, rounded. The central shoot and powerful skeletal branches are smooth and gray in color. They are located almost horizontally to the soil surface, raised up at the tips. The shoots are moderately thickened, have pubescence, are painted in a brown shade, geniculate, if cut along, then you can see the edges there.

The leaves are planted on short petioles with pubescence. The leaf plates are egg-shaped, have a rich green color, shine, wrinkles, edges with jagged edges in the form of large waves. The formation of most fruits occurs on the ringlets. Buds and small flowers are white-pink in color. In young apple trees, the inflorescences contain 6 flowers, in matured ones - four.

The fruits of the apple variety Venyaminovskoe are conical in shape, slightly flat and skewed, have a clearly visible wide ribbing. The average weight is 130-140 g, sometimes 240-300 g.

The peel of technically ripe fruits is light green in color, fully ripe apples are yellowish, in addition, a decorative red-raspberry blush appears. The saturation and size of the blush depend on the apple's illumination by the sun's rays. There are a large number of well-visible gray dots under the skin.

The inner content of the fruits of the apple variety Venyaminovskoe is colored white with light green, coarse-grained, firm, juicy. The variety perfectly tolerates the winter season, dessert fruits, universal in purpose.

Apple-tree Venyaminovskoe: characteristics of the variety, pros and cons

pros apple varieties Venyaminovskoe:

• The cultivar has an immune defense against scab.
• Produces abundantly and regularly.
• The taste is excellent, the fruits are well transported.
• The variety is resistant to the winter season, capable of quickly regenerating after freezing.

Minuses:

• Small size of apples,
• Ripening is extended.
• The apple tree needs pollinators to get the harvest.

Apple tree growth Venyaminovskoe

In the official characteristic, the maximum growth of an adult apple tree on a seed stock is 5 m, on a low-growth stock - 3.5 m.But gardeners have different figures: on a strong-growing stock - 7 m, on a dwarf stock - 5 m.
The annual growth is 50 cm, the decrease in the indicator does not occur even after the poor transfer of the winter season.
Yield indicator. In the early years, one tree produces 30-50 kg of fruit. Already 100 kg of apples have been harvested from a tree for 12 years, this is 15 t / ha.

Assessment by tasters

Apple-tree Venyaminovskoe: photo of the variety

The taste qualities of the Venyaminovskoe apple variety are harmonious, dessert, sweet and sour. A pleasant aroma comes from the fruits, and they are also very juicy. Assessment of tasters - 4.5 pts / 5 pts. The variety is used in dietary and baby food.

Resistant to the winter season.

When the apple variety Venyaminovskoye was tested in low temperature conditions, the wood was slightly damaged. The apple variety we are considering can withstand frost periods up to minus forty degrees.

In the winter season, when the temperature conditions dropped to -40-45 degrees for 3-4 days, the fruit part of the wood was frozen. Subsequently, the damaged apple trees regenerated well, the annual growth was by 50 cm, the tree began to bear fruit after 2-3 years.

Disease immunity

The tree has immune defenses against scab. Because during selection, the Vf gene was laid in it.

Variety lifespan

Apple-tree Venyaminovskoe is a young variety. A tree on a seed stock lives for 50-70 years, on a low-growth one - 30 years.

Apple tree Venyaminovskoe: planting and care

Apple-tree Venyaminovskoe: photo of the variety

To obtain a healthy and decorative Venyaminovskoye apple tree and for the annual collection of a generous harvest, it is necessary to correctly plant the tree and competently care for it.

Planting time.
It is recommended to plant Venyaminovskoe apple trees in the autumn season, 21-28 days before the onset of the frosty period. It can also be planted early in the spring, at which time the apple tree is usually planted in areas where long winters reign, for example, in the Siberian and Ural regions.

Algorithm.
When planting the Venyaminovskoye apple tree, follow these principles: choose an area that is protected from the cold wind; groundwater should be located above the soil surface layer at a height of 3.5 m; the soil must be loamy and fertile; make a good drainage system.

Do not plant apple trees in low-lying areas, because this is where the accumulation of cold air and melt or rainwater occurs.

For planting the Venyaminovskoye apple tree, a planting pit is being prepared, organics and minerals are introduced into it, a strong stake is driven in the center.
The seedling is set in the middle of the hole, the root system is straightened, covered with soil, the roots are slightly shaken to compact the soil so that there are no voids. The grafting site should rise 15-20 cm above the surface soil layer.
The soil is compacted, the seedling is tied to the stake, a board is formed around the circumference of the trunk circle. Abundant watering is carried out.

Planting scheme.
The plants are planted according to the 4x6 m scheme, taking into account the actual growth of an adult tree on a vigorous rootstock.
On a semi-dwarf rootstock, you can plant a tree according to a 4x2 m scheme, on dwarf rootstocks - according to a 4x2.5 m scheme.
There will be a lot of quality apples if you provide the whole crown with good lighting.

When cultivating the Venyaminovskoye apple tree variety, there is no need to take care of it in a special way, because the apple tree is resistant to the winter season, therefore, it is not necessary to cover it; also, the tree is immune to disease, which means that it does not need enhanced protection against diseases and harmful insects.

Basic agricultural technology. It is necessary to water the plants regularly, 4 times / season, more often during dry periods; an adult apple tree requires 30-50 liters every 7-10 days, or 100 liters before the tree begins to bloom and when it blooms, as well as at the moment when apples are tied and formed. It is necessary to remove weeds and loosen the soil. Perform formative and sanitary circumcision every year. Protect from rodents. Feed with organics and minerals in a timely manner.

The procedure for cutting and shaping the crown.
Every year, early in the spring, before the onset of sap flow, a formative circumcision is performed. Unnecessary shoots are removed, annual growth is shortened by 1/3. Branches are cut that grow inside the crown, on the same parallel with the trunk, and that interfere with the rest of the branches.

At the same time as formative circumcision and in the autumn season, as well as in the summer, if necessary, sanitary circumcision is performed. Shoots are cut off, which thickens the crown, thin, damaged, diseased, broken branches.
Plots of cuts are processed with garden pitch.

Apple pollinators Venyaminovskoe

The apple variety Venyaminovskoye is not self-fertile. He needs pollinators. The best assistants in the Venyaminovskoe apple-tree pollination: Vyaznikovka (Mironchik, Myron Sugar), Sharopay, Arkad Leto.

Ripening and fruiting

Apple-tree Venyaminovskoe: photo of the variety

The Venyaminovskoe apple tree has a fast maturity, the first fruits are harvested 5-6 years after planting the plant. The tree brings a significant harvest in 10-11 years.

The tree blooms on the 15th of May.
The technical ripeness of apples occurs from September 1-15, full ripening - from October 15 to the third winter month.

There are times when the fruits can be eaten at technical ripeness.
The fruits remain tasty, beautiful and healthy from October days until the third winter month. When the shelf life ends, especially under low temperature conditions, the fruit may begin to wilt.

Apple variety Venyaminovskoe on a dwarf rootstock

The variety on a dwarf rootstock is distinguished by the following features: smaller growth of an adult apple tree; compactness of the crown; by finding the root system at the surface, which means that the roots may freeze slightly, and the plant may not withstand dry periods; accelerated fruiting; increasing the yield indicator; shortening the lifespan of the tree; the convenience of forming a crown and removing apples.

Regional cultivation

The apple variety Venyaminovskoye is recommended for cultivation in the Central Black Earth Region, in the North Caucasus, in the Center of Russia. The Moscow region is the best territory for the cultivation of the variety we are considering. But the time for technical ripeness is shrinking.
At the moment, there is no truthful information about the cultivation of the variety in the Ural and Siberian regions. But the forecasts about this predict favorable, because the tree is resistant to winter and has immunity to diseases.

Apple-tree Venyaminovskoe: photo of the variety

After looking at the photos and reading the characteristics of the Venyaminovskoye apple variety, we understand that this is a promising variety for cultivation in domestic garden plots.
Excellent fruit taste, resistance to winter and diseases, early fruiting, high yield - these are the features that make the variety recognized as the leader among winter ripening varieties.

Apple-tree Venyaminovskoe: reviews of gardeners

Although the Venyaminovskoe apple variety is young, it already has fans who are happy to share their feedback.

• Lilia Mikhailovna, Tomsk region: “Before purchasing an apple tree sapling of the Venyaminovskoye variety, we studied the characteristics, photos of the apple tree for a long time, and now we decided to take it. They took off the first apples. They understood from the faces of the grandchildren that they are very happy, because children's emotions are the most sincere. More than 10 varieties grow on our garden plot. All fruits are delicious, pleasant, decorative. "
• Nikolay Stepanovich, Bryansk: “The Venyaminovskoye apple tree is growing at an active pace. The diameter is greater than the height. But maybe it seems. The tree is spreading and decorative. The first fruits were harvested this season. With fruits, the apple tree looks even more beautiful, the branches bent downward, the apple tree began to resemble a weeping willow. The fruit is red in color, small, hanging firmly. Have tried it.Delicious apples! They won't have time to finish the winter season, we'll grab it! "
• Vladimir Viktorovich, Khabarovsk: “The Venyaminovskoe apple tree has been growing here for 12 years. It tolerates winter well, in this winter season it was -40 degrees, it was not frozen. The tree is decorative, tall, smooth. Abundant flowering, white-pink flowers. The tree has been bearing fruit for 6 or 7 years, the ripening of apples occurs by the 15th of September. We store in the basement, they are stored until the last days of January. In February, the fruits of the Venyaminovskoye apple tree wither slightly, but do not lose their taste. "