Today there are a huge number of different varieties of apples, which differ from each other not only in color and shape, but also in aroma and taste.
Someone prefers sweet varieties, someone prefers apples with sourness, and there are those who love sour fruit.
Among the vast diversity can deservedly be distinguished. apple variety Bogatyr, description and photos of the tree and fruits, as well as a useful video on the subject - later in the article.
What kind is it?
This variety belongs to the representatives of the apple home and is late winter varieties, that is, ripe apples can be perfectly preserved until the middle of spring.
Bogatyr apples can be stored for 8-9 months, while maintaining marketability in 90-91% (60-62% - attributed to first and highest grades).
Consumption is possible both fresh and processed (jams, juices).
The winter apple varieties also include: Bryansk Golden, Vityaz, Isetskoe later, Present Grafsky and Spartan.
Description variety Bogatyr
Consider separately the appearance of the apple and fruit.
Apple Tree Bogatyr tall, with a crown rare and sprawling. The rarity of the crown allows the sun's rays to light up the apples inside.
On the branches are the leaves of oval-shaped dark green color.
The lower branches are incredibly powerful with a bark of a brownish-red hue. The location of these branches is almost perpendicular to the trunk of the apple tree.
The branches, which are located slightly higher, are 45 degrees relative to the trunk.
Flowering occurs small flat flowers of pale pink color, the edge of which has a rare dissection. The stigmas of flowers are located about 3 mm above the anthers.
Apples flat circular shape with a wide base, have pronounced edges and a smooth surface. They are the same type.
On removal, they are light green in color but change color to yellow during storage.
On the fruits growing on the sunny side of the apple tree, there is a red blush with stripes.
The flesh of apples is weak, dense, crunchy with small grains.
Taste sweet and sour, gentle aroma. The weight of the average fetus reaches 200 g, the largest - 400 g
The following varieties have a similar taste: Malt Bagaevsky, Nastya, Molodezhny, Orlovskoye Polesye and Yantar.
Chemical composition:
| Composition | amount |
|---|---|
| Sakharov | 10-10,2% |
| Acidity | 55% |
| Vitamin C | 12.9 mg / 100 g |
| Dry matter | 13% |
| Reactive Kakhetins | 134.5 mg / 100 g |
A photo
Breeding history
The bogatyr is an apple tree (the photo of which you have just seen) is hybrid, and was obtained in the process of crossing two varieties: Ranetta Landsberg and Antonovka Ordinary.
The “birth” of this variety occurred in the All-Russian Research Institute of Genetics and Breeding of Fruit Plants named after I. V. Michurin, and SF Chernenko is considered the Bogatyr’s “father”.
Natural growth region
The variety of apple trees Bogatyr is very popular in Central regions and North-West regions of Russia.
It should be noted that Bogatyr is a variety of apples subject to cold weatherthat's why he poorly suited for cultivation in the Urals and the Far East.
Also in the middle lane in winter, it is necessary to carry out the crown trim, providing this also protect the trunk from rodents.
For planting in these regions are excellent varieties: Melba, Idared, Antonovka dessert, Gala and Golden Delicious.
Yield
The bogatyr is distinguished by abundant, annual fruiting, which starts in 6-7 years after budding. With one tree age 9-13 years yield reaches 55-60 kgfrom age 11-16 years - 75-80 kg.
Observing all agrotechnical techniques, yield can give maximum results - 130 kg from one tree. Harvest from the apple tree can be every year.
Consumer maturity occurs in mid-December. At this point, you need to pay special attention, because the Bogatyr variety apples, shot early, are stored much worse.
In addition, it should be borne in mind that the fruits are firmly attached to the pads immediately prior to removal, which increases the importance of harvesting in time.
Excellent yields are demonstrated by the following apple varieties: Shtriepel, Aloe Vera, Veteran, Kuibyshev and Winter Beauty.
Planting and care
Like all apple trees, the Bogatyr variety has requirements for soil and fertilizers; you will find a description of them below.
Planting a tree can be carried out both in spring and autumn, until the onset of cold weather.
When digging a hole for a seedling, it is worth remembering that its bottom will be loaded with a mixture of fertilizers.
This means that the depth of the excavated hole must reach 75-85 cm, and the width exceeds 100 cm.
If planting is planned for the fall, then the pit must be prepared for 30-60 days before the expected date, if planted in the spring, the pit should be ready in the fall.
When planting a seedling, it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the soil and the depth of the groundwater. So, for example, if water can get close to the roots, it can destroy the plant.
In order to avoid this trouble, it is recommended to dig a groove into which excess volumes of water will go. You can choose a seat on a hill or a hill.
Choosing a seat, it is necessary to consider that loamy soils are suitable for the Athlete. Therefore, choosing the ideal option, in the early years of growth of the tree need to fertilize the soil.
If the soil is too rich in clay, you need to add a mixture of compost, river sand and peat. This “cocktail” will provide the roots of the seedling with oxygen.
An increased amount of compost, humus and peat is used when choosing sandy soil.
Due to the tallness of the variety the distance between the trees should reach 4.5-5 mthat will give branches free to grow, not clinging to the branches of neighboring trees.
In the meantime, the trees are very small, the free space between them can be planted with vegetables that have shallow roots (radishes, cabbage, legumes).
It is not recommended, however, planting sunflower or corn, as they come to grips with apple trees for nutrients.
A small ditch, 1 meter in diameter, should be dug around each apple tree.
Care typical for early spring is in trimming branches. Here we are talking about old and damaged branches. In addition, it is necessary to shorten all other branches.
Spraying recommended in the second half of spring, the number of which should not exceed two.
To achieve maximum positive results in pest control, the first spraying should be carried out more before bud break or during bud break.
It is important here that the air temperature is not below zero degrees. The second time you need to spray during the formation of buds.
Don't forget about feeding the apple tree. For this you can use saltpeter and urea.
For good tree growth, use is necessary. solution of boric acid and copper sulphate.
Ripe apple tree Bogatyr needs fertilizer with nitrogen.
Important! In summer, a ditch dug around the tree serves as a regular watering site.
In September-October, the lower part of the trunk should be whitewashed.that will protect the apple from diseases and pests.
At the end of autumn (with the first frost), the soil should be fertilized. around the apple tree. It is necessary to do this during this period, so as not to cause the growth of the tree, which can be damaged by cold.
Late autumn fertilizer also contributes to the winter hardiness of apple roots.
For late fertilizer you can use:
- potassium chloride;
- compost;
- salt;
- superphosphate mixtures with potassium;
- ash.
Spreading fertilizer is made in a circle bounded by a watering moat.
In winter, it is possible to rake snow under a tree trunk, but carefully monitor that with the arrival of spring its surface is not covered with crust.
Diseases and pests
Variety Bogatyr - Applehighly resistant to scabbut prone to a disease like powdery mildew. The mycelium of its off-white shade with spores that resemble flour grains.
Flowers, ovaries and leaves are susceptible to infection - they fall off when infected. Also, infection leads to twisting of shoots.
You can identify the pest by the kidneys - their scales fit tightly.
Varieties are resistant to scab: Daughter Pepinchik, Uralets, Rennet Chernenko, Bryansk and Bolotovskoe.
Description of methods of dealing with this disease of the apple variety Bogatyr further:
- fallen leaves from a diseased tree should be instilled or processed into compost;
- cut and burn infected branches;
- spray tree with manganese solution (7%) or CaCl2 solution (10%). After a week, repeat the spraying, only 5% solution. The final spraying is done after harvesting.
The main pests are: moth, aphid, hawthorn, mining moth and fruit sapwood.
If time does not take action, the spread of pests will lead to the death of the plant.
Aphid eats buds from the inside, and then sucks the juice from the buds, leaves, flowers.
Rapid reproduction - in the season up to 14-16 generations.
Methods of struggle:
- burning out damaged parts of the apple tree;
- treatment of damaged parts with a solution: 40 g of soap mixed with garlic, tobacco, chamomile decoction or decoction of yarrow.
- processing by special means.
Hawthorn - caterpillar gray-brown color with longitudinal dark stripes on the back. They attack an apple tree in the period of early spring, eating leaves and buds.
Methods of struggle:
- the attraction of birds eating pests;
- spraying with special products;
- treatment with wormwood decoction, decoction of tomato tops, yarrow.
Peduncle eats buds and leaves, as well as leads to worminess of fruits.
Methods of struggle:
- burning damaged apple parts, digging up the soil surrounding the tree, protecting the bark;
- hanging on the branches of containers with mothballs or wormwood, the smell of which frightens off the pest;
- processing with special biopreparations.
Love your apple trees, and then they will delight you with a truly heroic harvest!
In the video you can see a young apple variety Bogatyr.
