The apple tree of the Memory of Ulyanischev variety produces beautiful and tasty fruits with high biological value.
Culture is not whimsical in care and refers to one of the most drought-resistant and frost-resistant varieties. This apple variety makes good homemade juices.
What kind is it?
Apple tree varieties Memory Ulyanischeva applies to winter varieties. The apple tree is considered to be very winter-hardy, it does not freeze even in the conditions of a severe winter. Average drought tolerance. Sort characterized by high consumer qualities and long shelf life.
Under the right conditions, apples can be stored for up to five months. Apples are stored in wooden containers or racks, it is also possible in cardboard and wooden boxes. Optimum temperature - 0 ° С.
Pollination
Apple tree refers to the self-fertile. This is one of the biggest advantages. Regardless of weather and climatic conditions, this variety will produce stable yields.
But It is worth noting that if you want to increase the yield to the maximum, it is necessary at a distance of five meters to plant any other variety.
Description varieties Memory Ulyanischeva
The appearance of an apple tree is characterized by an average height, a thick bright green crown and light white crimson fruit.
They grow very quickly, but reach a medium height. Tree type semi.
The variety has a round, compact crown of medium density.
The branches are close to each other, but not intertwined. The number of shoots is small, roundish with a brown tinge. The leaves are bright green, slightly curved. The bark is colored dark brownish gray.
Apples are considered large. 220 grams on average. Often reach weight up to 300 grams. Fruits are smooth, regular shape or flat-round.
The main color is white, smoothly turning into a raspberry coat color. Apple has sweet and sour dessert taste. Pulp with a loose texture, white, juicy, with a pleasant sweet-sour taste and a pronounced aroma.
Breeding history
The history of the appearance of the variety Memory of Ulyanischev is quite lyrical. Ulyanishev MM He was the founder of the Rossoshansky zonal experimental gardening station. He spent a lot of time cultivating an apple variety with these characteristics.
However, during his lifetime, the scientist did not have time to do this. The authors were his students and employees: A. Ulyanischeva, O. Kolodiy. and Polyakova N.A. The variety is named in honor of Ulyanischev MM and obtained by hybridization of Welsey and Kandil-Kitaiki in 2000.
Place of birth and distribution
The zone of natural variety growth Memory of Ulyanischev is its homeland. Often found in the southern part of the Voronezh region. There are optimal conditions for him.
Apple tree loves sunny areas and sprouts well on loamy soil. Under the right planting conditions and the necessary care, it will germinate in almost any other region.
Yield
Apple tree variety Memory Ulyanischeva refers to high-yielding and early ripening.
Fruiting occurs at 4-5 year after landing.
In practice, as a rule, it occurs earlier, but it is better not to allow this and to cut flowers during the first five years, then the apple tree, in the long run, will produce more yield.
On average, one apple is harvested up to 65 kilograms.
Yield index - 50 centners per hectare. Fruiting annual, regular and abundant. Fruits ripen in early September, ripen after removal in 1.5 weeks. Consumer period lasts until mid-February.
Planting and care
When planting a tree using classic fertilizer. In the care of apple varieties Memory Ulyanischeva unpretentious.
The apple-tree cultivar Memory Ulyanischeva is planted in two periods:
- autumn (late September - early October);
- spring (late April).
The memory of Ulyanischev is a winter apple variety, and therefore it is advised to choose the autumn period for planting. It is advisable to purchase seedlings with a developed root system. Select well-drained areas for planting this variety.. It is recommended to use loam soil so that the tree grows strong and brings maximum yield.
A month before planting an apple tree, it is necessary to prepare a planting pit. To do this, you need to dig a hole with a depth and diameter of one meter, fill it with sand, compost and peat chips. This will create the best conditions for the germination of seedlings. Be sure to water the tree plentifully immediately after planting.
To prevent the tree from rotting, avoid planting groundwater close to the surface when planting. Otherwise, the seedling will be in the water, which will lead to the death of the tree.
After planting, we tie a tree of eight to a wooden peg.
If the soil is fertile, then the memory apple tree of Ulyanischev practically does not need fertilizer.
The next year after planting, in the spring, it is important to form a deciduous apple crown. It is necessary to trim the ends of each branch. And during the first four or five years, do not give the apple to form fruits, pruning 80-100% of flowers. In April, it is necessary to irrigate trees with mixtures that protect against pests. This procedure should be performed twice:
The tree no longer needs to be fertilized for a year..
Diseases and pests
The apple-tree cultivar Memory Ulyanischeva is poorly resistant to various diseases.
But cases of scab and moth infestation are common..
It is important to conduct ongoing prevention.
To avoid damage, it is important to isolate the apple tree from other crops in the garden, carefully monitor the plant and constantly disinfect, fertilize the soil.
A feature of scab is that it primarily affects the leaves of the tree, and then moves to the fruit. The trunk remains perfectly healthy.
The cause of this fungus can be stagnation of air inside the crown of the tree or high humidity. The first signs of scab are the appearance of green-brown spots on the leaves, also in a large number of small brown, forming a crust, spots on the fruit.
To prevent this disease, it is important to carry out prevention, which consists of:
- soil ash;
- crown formation;
- potash fertilizers;
- feeding with compost.
If the disease still hit the tree, you should immediately begin its treatment. Treatment takes place by tilling the soil around the crop and spraying the tree with various mixtures. As a rule, this is a universal set of measures, which is the prevention and treatment of virtually all diseases of the garden tree.
The best treatments are: urea solution (on average, a tree needs 7-8 liters), copper oxychloridewhich must be used first before flowering, and then during the first fruits, and, Bordeaux liquid, which can easily be replaced with blue vitriol.
Most often, the memory tree of the Ulyanischev variety amazes the moth. These are butterflies of the night type, which lay eggs first on the leaves of the trees, and after the formation of ovaries, on the fruits.
This ultimately leads to the appearance of worms.. When a tree is already struck, it is necessary to spray it with insecticides. Best means:
- containing esfenvalerate;
- karbofos.
When the disease goes away for prevention, you can use a wormwood decoction. Also birds are a great pest killer. To do this, you can build a birdhouse on a suffering tree.
IMPORTANT to destroy (remove and burn) dead bark layer. Larvae can remain under it and form.
Moth always exposes fruit rot.
Fruit Rot - A disease of the fungal type, which penetrates into the middle of the fetus through cracks and wounds created earlier by animals, hail or any other way. The first sign is the appearance of a brown spot on the skin of the apple, which will grow until the apple is completely rotten.
Treatment takes place by tilling the soil around the crop and spraying the tree with various mixtures. As a rule, this is a universal set of measures, which is the prevention and treatment of virtually all diseases of the garden tree.
Apple tree Memory Ulyanischeva one of the most attractive in appearance and taste of the variety. Fruits are characterized by long shelf life, but poor transportability. The tree is easily affected by scab, apples like to feast on moth, but with simple prevention of these troubles can be avoided.
