Apple tree remains a popular fruit tree, new varieties and hybrids of which are displayed regularly by selectors. One of the relatively recently derived can be called apple variety Kandil Orlovsky.
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Description of the variety
Thanks to the versatile work of the plant breeders of the Scientific Research Institute of Fruit Crops, an apple variety was bred, called Kandil Orlovsky. The dream was obtained through the free pollination of hybrid seedlings of varieties Wesley and Jonathan.
The authors who worked on breeding a new variety were Sedova E.N., Serovu Z.M., Zhdanova V.V., Dolmatova E.A.. This variety was accepted for state tests in 1997, and was registered in the State Register in 2002.
Apple tree varieties Kandil Orlovsky average, low, crown small, rounded, not thickened. The main shoots are rarely located, curves, but depart from the trunk almost at right angles. Intensive trimming and crown formation is not required.
By the tree well developed root system. This variety loves light, places with loamy and sandy moist soil. Reacts positively to fertilizing and fertilizer.
The shoots of this apple are of medium thickness, rounded, articulated in cross section. The bark on the trunk, the main branches and shoots are brown-brown and smooth.
The leaves are small, in the form of a constricted oval, the tip is pointed and twisted spirally, a bright dark green color, shiny. Differ in rough venation, wrinkled with a finely curved and wavy edge.
Sheet plate of medium thickness and length. They have small acicular stipules at the base of the leaf. Chechevichek on the escape is located a little, they are small.
This variety is small, pressed tightly to the shoots, pubescent cone-shaped buds. White-pink flat inflorescences of medium size, rounded, on long stalks.
Bring the harvest Kandil Orlovsky begins quite early, already 3-5 years after planting a tree. Differs in high productivity. With young trees, you can shoot an average of 160 kg of apples from one tree.
This variety of apples fruits regularly, almost annually. Over time, however, the yield decreases, and the taste quality of the fruit deteriorates.
The fruits of this variety are juicy, light green flesh, possessing a pleasant sweet-sour taste, good aroma. Fruits are rich in vitamin C, small, weighing about 150 grams.
They have an attractive appearance in the shape of an elongated cone, yellow-green with a bright red blush,with smooth and shiny skin.
Kandil Orlovsky different winter hardinessresistant to many fungal diseases, scab. Being a self-fertile variety, it nevertheless needs pollen from other apple varieties for better fruit set and higher yields.
Due to climatic stability, it is possible to grow in almost any region.
The advantages and disadvantages of an apple tree
The main advantages of apple varieties of this variety are the resistance of scab leaves and fruits., high commodity and taste, a unique attractive shape of the fruit, high yield, rapidity.
Resistant to cold climates, tolerates temperatures up to -35 degrees, has a natural immunity to fungal diseases.
Is a record holder in keeping quality of fruits. It is used as fresh. So well suited for various types of fruit processing.
This variety does not tolerate shading, needs in the most lighted place.
Top dressing
Like any plant, to increase the yield of apple Kandil Orlovsky needs feeding, root and foliar.
In the first year, the seedling is not fertilized, but it is watered regularly and abundantly., especially in the dry season, loosen the soil, at the same time getting rid of weeds.
Further in the spring they produce a nitrogen fertilizing of the tree, in the summer period, sprayed with liquid fertilizer. The following season, the spring sub-feed is repeated, and the autumn one is produced by fertilizers with phosphorus and potassium.
After the tree starts fruiting, their number is brought up to four times a year.
Natural growth region and adaptation in other regions
Initially variety bred to grow in the Central, North Caucasus and Black Earth regions. But being winter-hardy and resistant to all sorts of diseases, including fungal, can grow everywhere.
The quality of the fruit and the yield of the region does not affect the growth.
Tips for planting seedlings Kandil Orlovsky
First of all, it is necessary to determine the place of planting a young plant. Choose a well-lit placeto avoid falling yields.
It needs a drained place, on loam, sandy-moisture loamy soils. It can be grown on chernozem with weak acidity, as well as on sandy soil, provided regular feeding and fertilizer.
Apple tree does not tolerate stagnant water. In this case, probably a weak development of the tree and its possible death.
Prepare holes for planting in advance about 80 cm wide and about 1 meter deep. This is necessary in order for the earth to settle. Beat in the landing peg.
If you chose a site where there is a possibility of flooding, make a drainage. At the lowest part of the dug hole for planting an apple tree, drill a canal up to 1.5 meters deep, fill it with rubble or broken bricks.
Properly fertilize the soil using harvested top dressing from peat, humus and mineral fertilizers. When the ground settles, and this may take up to two weeks, start planting a young plant.
Do not dug too much apple seedling when planting, the place where the root passes into the tree trunk must be 5 cm above the soil level.
Tie a treethus forming the correct direction of its growth.Roots well with earth and water abundantly.
In order for the crown of the tree to develop faster, it is necessary to cut the sapling branches by a third when planting.
By purchasing the apple seedling Kandil Orlovsky spring, immediately cut the branches, but the roots can not be touched. From the number of roots depends on the term of his survival.
If you get a seedling with a weak root system, get rid of almost all the leaves on it, leaving only 10% of the total.
Care
Due to its shape, the tree of the selected grade does not require pruning to form a crown. Damaged and dry shoots are pruned only in mature apple trees in order to rejuvenate the plant. This should be done in early spring, until the buds have blossomed.
Experts recommend cutting off up to 80% of color in the first year after disembarkation, it will help to settle down better and faster tree.
The following years it is worthwhile to carry out the procedure for rationing the harvest: cutting off the extra “greenfinchs”, that is, small, recently formed, several centimeters in diameter fruits.
If you do not perform this operation, the tree itself will later throw off the excess, but the remaining fruits after ripening will be smaller and less sweet.
By normalizing the harvest in this way, you can try get rid of the fruiting tree year - in a year.
Diseases and pests of apples
With rare exceptions may be attacked by aphids, apple blooms and sawflies.
To fight pests, burn dry branches, leaves, and wood with insecticides.
Choosing for the garden this extremely unpretentious variety that does not require serious care, you can get maximum results with minimum effort, having received a high yield of fruits with excellent taste and presentation.