Apple tree is a traditional garden tree, which is one of the most popular among modern gardeners. Fruit culture is distinguished by a variety of varieties and species., each of which in the gardening community has its fans and opponents. Below you can find a description and description of Shriepel apple.
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Description of the autumn variety of apples Shtrifel
The apple tree variety Shtriepel is known to most gardeners under the name Shtreyfling, Autumn Striped, Lifland, Gravenshteinskoe. It took its place in the hearts of gardeners due to its high fertility and distinctive fruit taste.
In what region grow and when ripen?
Apple trees Shtreyfling are widely distributed in central Russia and the CIS. Initially, the variety was bred in Holland, from where it was brought to the Baltic countries. Now Shtrepel is brought in the State registry of the following regions:
- Northern;
- Northwestern;
- Central;
- Volgo-Vyatka;
- Central Chernozem;
- Srednevolzhsky.
The variety is not skoroplodny. The dresser begins to ripen in the fall. Harvest recommended in early SeptemberThus it will be possible to preserve the freshness of the fruit longer.
Characteristic of trees and fruits of a grade Autumn striped
Variety Autumn striped is remarkable for its power. A tree in adulthood reaches 7–8 meters, characterized by high growth rates and wide-spreading crownresembling a dome that can reach 9 meters in diameter. Large, powerful branches in the crown wilted at the ends. Young shoots of the variety are thick, strongly pubescent. The bark is dark with heavily visible lentils on it, with a slight gloss. Buds are greyish, strongly elongated. The stem is long.
Apple leaves rounded krupnogorchatchatye along the edge, folded along the central vein. Lamina strongly twisted, wrinkled. The surface of the sheet is densely pubescent (felt). They are attached to the shoots almost at a right angle, densely located in the apical part.
Fruits and inflorescences are formed by mixed type.. The variety blooms profusely. The flowers are large, saucer-shaped, painted white. Buds have a light pink hue.
Apples large: their weight can reach 80 grams, and under the conditions of irrigation - 110 grams. Most often rounded, rarely slightly one-sided fruits. The peel of apples is durable and smooth, has a small layer of wax coating. Ripe apples have a greenish-yellow or yellow color.The characteristic blush is collected from vertical red stripes and covers about half of the fruit. On the cut, the flesh is yellowish, sometimes closer to the skin with a slight pinkish tinge. Ripe apple is very juicy, has a sweet taste with a slight sourness.
Known red-fruited varieties Shtreyflinga obtained as a result of mutations. The peel of these apples is painted a dark red tone.
Shtriepel Pollinators
Variety Shtreyfling is not self-pollinatedtherefore, before planting, it is necessary to select in advance the variety with which the pollination will be carried out. At the same time, the ratio of pollinating trees to the number of Shriepel apple trees is 1: 3.
Experienced to know that the best pollinators for Steifling are Rossoshansk striped varieties, Antonovka and Slavyanka. In addition, it is possible to use Paping and Welsey.
Advantages and disadvantages of the Variety Streifling
Advantages:
- Average frost resistance - inferior varieties Brown striped, Grushovka Moscow, Anis and Antonovka. However, it surpasses saffron in grade;
- High grade productivity - up to 300 - 430 kg of apples from one tree;
- Distinctive taste and decorative qualities fruits;
- Fruits easily transferred transportation;
- Preservation of taste in recycled form.
Disadvantages:
- The fruiting period is relatively late. - The apple tree begins to fructify in the eighth year (1-2 apples), in the fifteenth year the life of the tree increases;
- The trees are very largesprawling;
- Fruiting varieties may be periodic;
- Strong risk scab infection;
- Low drought tolerance - the tree can lose the leaves in the second half of the summer;
How to store
In order to increase the shelf life of the Shrebel the following measures are taken:
- Harvesting begins in early September. At this time, the fruits have a greenish tint;
- In a wooden box and in a dry, cool room, apples will retain their taste longer.
Fruits that can not be stored for a long time, it is better to immediately put on jams, juices and jams. In addition, approximately at the end of December, Streyfling significantly loses its juiciness and bright taste.
Rules for planting seedlings and tree care
The survival rate of a young tree is due to many factors: the right choice of soil, rational fertilization, compliance with agricultural practices.
The best survival rate of fruit trees is observed during the spring planting. A sapling planted in spring has more chances to take root and gain a foothold in the soil. In other cases, early autumn time is preferable. With an unprepared planting pit, it is recommended to plant a seedling until spring. However, in regions with a warm autumn (southern areas), planting can be carried out in late autumn.
The landing pit is prepared a week before landing:
- Dimensions it is from 1 to 1.2 meters in diameter, and the depth is up to 0.8 meters;
- The ground at the bottom of the pit is loosened to a depth of 0.3 meters;
- Before landing the third part of the pit is filled with the upper fertile soil layerAfter which fertilizers are applied:
- 10 tablespoons of wood ash;
- 4 tablespoons potassium sulphate;
- 250 grams of superphosphate;
- 3 buckets of rotted manure;
- Remaining soil up to half a hole. After that, the apple seedling is centered on the seat and a support (stake) is placed next to it;
- Landing is carried out so that a small soil mound rises above the soil surface, while the root neck of the apple is not buried, but is located a couple of centimeters above the ground level;
- Planting site compacted and sapling plentifully watered.. It is possible to create a small hillock around the perimeter of the planting fossa, which would not allow the outflow of water from the young tree.
Apple trees Shtreyfling in adult condition - very large trees with a crown, overlapping large areas, which is rare in fruit trees in the gardens.Because of what a young sapling should be planted taking into account the area that may take in the future. The minimum allowable distance between the trees is almost doubled so that the growing trees do not compete with each other.
In the hot season, additional water is required in the soil under the plant:
- Up to 50 liters under young trees;
- 80 to 100 liters per square meter pristvolnogo circle during fruiting.
Proceeding from the requirements of humidity, it is obvious that fertile land for Shtreyfling is preferable to clay, not permeable to moisture to the roots, and sandy, which easily pass moisture into the underlying soil layers.
Urea is recommended to feed the apple tree during the blooming period: half a glass on a bucket of water, per 1 meter of the circle of the trunk. Shtriepel will respond well if in June to make trace elements in the soil under the tree - copper sulphate, boric acid. Siderats planted in July under the crown (lupine, rapeseed, clover) and dug up with the soil in a month will become an excellent fertilizer.At the end of the summer, the plant needs a reserve of elements for a rest period, and superphosphate and calcium chloride are introduced.
The variety is frost resistant. It is also quite rare to freeze and flower buds. However, the probability of frostbite is rather high. With proper care, restoration of damaged branches is possible within two years. It is possible to protect the roots of a plant from freezing if the tree trunk is covered with dry compost to a height of 15 centimeters.
One of the most unpleasant features of the autumn variety is its susceptibility to mushroom diseases, including scab - a disease of the epithelial tissues of the leaf or fetus, in place of which cracked crusts form. For humans, this pathology does not pose a threat, but it strongly affects the decorative effect of the plant itself. In order to avoid damage, it is necessary to initially place the seedling in a well-ventilated sunny place.and also to carry out regular pruning and thinning of the crown.
How to trim
Streyfling's crown, formed by large skeletal branches, needs regular shaping and trimming. Pruning is recommended to start from the first years of the apple tree life. Harvesting and ornamental quality of the crown will improve significantly if in spring or autumn all old branches and dying shoots are cut from the crown. This measure will help rejuvenate the overgrown apple tree.
Gardeners reviews
Gardeners unanimously note the taste of the Steifling fruit and the large size of the apple itself. Fruit culture is valued by them primarily for winter hardiness and high decorative qualities of an adult tree.. Reviews of the owners of the variety are darkened only by a long wait for the first fruiting.
Late terms of the beginning of fruiting are more than overlapped by the longevity of the tree itself, which for more than a dozen years will delight the owners of the site with delicious apples and homemade ecologically clean, useful jams.