Apple variety Kutuzovets widely known throughout Europe.
He gained his popularity for long storage of fruits.
But this is not all its advantages.
Grade Kutuzovets will give you a good taste and pleasant aroma.
Description of the variety and photos further in the article.
What kind is it?
Apple trees Kutuzovets belong to the autumn species of apples.
The harvest period falls on end of September.
By this time, the apple accumulates in itself all the necessary useful elements.
Ripe fruit don't fall off.
Harvested apples long stored.
When stored in a dark, cold place, they will delight you with their taste. until April.
Learn about the fall varieties of apple trees: Bellefleur Kitayka, Lyubava, Welsey, Sunny, Scala, Freshness, Pepin Saffron, Prima, Delight, Ouspensky, Gift to gardeners, Amber.
Pollination
Apple trees of this variety are pollinated by insects.
Tip: plant apple trees in groups. This will improve the process of pollination.
Varieties of pollinators: Northern synapse, Spartak, Kuibyshev, Antonovka ordinary.
Description variety Kutuzovets
The taste of the apple is very important, but the appearance of the apple and the fruit itself plays an equally important role.
Apple trees Kutuzovets undersized
Their crown is thick, rounded.
The branches are mainly located at right angles.
The shoots of this variety are medium gray.
The leaves are small, oval-shaped, dark green.
Leaf plate is smooth, heavily pubescent below.
The edges of the plate are jagged.
Fruits are held on thin fruit twigs. Basically apples are large, round shape.
Weight of ripe fruit on average - 160 grams. Ribling is not expressed.
The color of the fruit is green. The skin is smooth, medium thickness. Saucer - not expressed.
The funnel is shallow, slightly brown around the edges. To taste the fruit is sweet and sour.
The flesh is dense, juicy, white. Seeds are small, seed chambers tightly closed.
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Breeding history
The variety was obtained on the basis of the Samara horticultural station. Engaged in the development of varieties S.P. Kedrin.
Final grade test passed in 1935. Grade Kutuzovets was received by hybridization.
The basis was taken apple varieties Simirenko and Everlasting plainer.
Maternal grade made Simirenko. For the experience were selected 10 trees.
Pollination was carried out in two stages. First, the maternal variety acted as a pollinator, in the second stage - the father variety.
During the experiment, scientists managed to get the seeds of a new variety.
Before planting, the seeds were stratified for 4 months.
Further planting of seeds was successful. When raising a new variety was used mentor method.
Hardening grade was held in very cold conditions.
This allowed for a good resistance to frost and disease.
Natural growth region
Variety Kutuzovets feels good in mid-latitudes. This type of apple is ideal temperate climate.
The variety is widespread throughout Samara region.
With high-quality watering and proper care, the yield of a tree will not take long.
For quick adaptation of the variety to dry conditions, watering is necessary.
Watering this variety should be at least 2 times a week.
From overdried soil, the tree cannot absorb the required amount of nutrients, since apples absorb all the beneficial substances through the root system in a dissolved form.
Without the receipt of the required minimum of trace elements, the apple tree will be depleted.
The apple variety Kutuzovets is frost-resistant. Therefore, the level of adaptation of this variety in conditions of severe frost is quite good.
However, any fundamental change in conditions is stress for the tree.
Help him out of a stressful state can top dressing in the spring.
After winter, the soil is depleted, so it is very important to feed.
Yield
Yield varieties Kutuzovets - high. Bring fruit tree begins for 4 years after landing.
Harvest is worth collecting at the end of September. By this time, the fruits gain optimal weight.
But, despite its weight, ripe fruits do not fall.
This feature of fruiting allows you to optimally calculate the time for harvesting.
The trees of this variety bear fruit once a year. The amount of harvest will pleasantly surprise you.
From one tree can be collected up to 35 kilograms of apples.
Learn about high-yielding varieties of apple trees: Gala, Antonovka dessert, Augustus, Winter pear, Papirovka, Lyubava, Apple Spas, Stroyevskoe, Sokolovskoye, White Pouring, Lobo, Daughter of Pepinchik.
Planting and care
Proper planting and care plays an important role in the life of the tree. Only comprehensively caring for the apple, you can achieve good yields.
First of all, you need to decide on the place and time of landing.
Preparations for planting should begin a week before the desired date.
Apple trees of Kutuzovets variety will grow well next to other apple trees.
The best for them will be well lit place.
It is impossible to alternate apple trees with other fruit trees.
Apple trees should be planted in the distance 4-5 meters from each other.
For their landing you need to prepare the pits no more than 1 meter in depth.
The ground at the bottom of the pits must be fertilized.
The optimal time for planting Kutuzovets variety seedlings - from late March to mid-April.
During the spring and summer, the tree will be able to take root, and accumulate a sufficient amount of nutrients.
Caring for an apple tree should be comprehensive.
In the spring it should include: primary inspection of the tree, treatment of visible wounds, pruning of dry branches, feeding of the tree.
In the summer, the main measures of care: regular watering, spraying against pests.
For spraying pests better to use biological products.
In the autumn Proper care includes: tree fertilizer, whitewashing an apple tree, preventive wood treatment.
Only competent care will ensure your apple's health and beauty.
Pests and diseases
Most diseases in apple trees are caused by man’s fault. Only timely detection of diseases and regular care will help preserve the health of the apple tree.
Mealy dew. To destroy the causative agent of this disease, it is necessary to spray the apple tree with a solution of colloidal sulfur.
Monilioz (fruit rot). First you need to remove the damaged fruit. In autumn, the tree should be treated Bordeaux liquid.
Scab. Defeating the scab will be able to spray a solution of urea.
Black cancer The only measure of struggle - the introduction of nitrogen fertilizers.
Milky shine. The most basic measures: removing the damaged bark and disinfecting treatment.
Bacterial burn. The main forms of struggle: cutting of damaged branches and further treatment of wounds.
Pests cause great damage to the apple tree. The invasion of a pest such as an apple filer can destroy a crop. Let's understand the pest control measures.
Green aphid. Help in the destruction of aphids will spraying the tree infusion of dandelion or celandine and the introduction of potash fertilizers.
Apple Blossom. The fight with him must begin before the dissolution of the kidneys. Good spraying will help Arrivo.
Apple moth. Chlorophos solution will help to get rid of it.
Listovertka. To help get rid of it will only help a solution of nitrofen.
Summing up, we can say that the Kutuzovets variety is very widespread. He was loved by industrial gardeners for its unpretentiousness and good shelf life. These apple trees are also well suited for growing in house farms and will delight you with fresh fruits or delicious preservation.
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