Apple tree Marat Busurin
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The apple tree Marat Busurin was bred by the breeders of VSTISIP not so long ago by hybridization of the donor SR0523 from America and the apple variety "Autumn joy».
It is not surprising that the apple tree was instantly liked by gardeners. The apple variety Marat Busurin was a real gift of autumn, because it has excellent taste, it is easy to care for the tree, the fruits are stored for a long time.
Apple tree Marat Busurin: variety description and characteristics
Apple tree Marat Busurin: photo of the variety
Apple variety Marat Busurin is an autumn variety of standard apple trees. The crown is neat, slightly thickened, rounded, so the tree looks outwardly attractive. Young shoots look lighter on the background of a dark gray bark.
- Branches not as thickened, have many annular rings. Due to the density of the crown, the branches extend perpendicularly from the trunk.
- Leaflet bends along the main vein. Leaves are light green in color with a slight yellow tinge. The surface of the plate is shiny, the underside has a slight pubescence. The leaves are elongated, the edges are in the form of cloves. The petioles lack stipules.
- Blooms apple-tree Marat Busurin with large buds in the form of saucers of white-pink colors. After planting the seedling, do not allow flowering in the first two years, so that the root system develops, and the tree will bear fruit abundantly in the future.
- Fruit not large enough in size, the average weight is approximately one hundred seventy five or two hundred grams. The apples are round, slightly flattened.
- Peel smooth, shiny, with a pronounced bluish color. At the time of removal, the staining is green-yellow with blurred red stripes. Consumer ripeness is observed when the color turns almost white, it resembles marble, and the stripes become bright red.
Apple tree Marat Busurin: variety features
Apple tree Marat Busurin: photo of the variety
Pros and cons.
Dessert taste, marketability, resistance to winter are higher than those of the variety "Antonovka"- these are the main advantages of the Marat Busurin apple variety. Another advantage is the crown, the main branches of which extend perpendicularly from the trunk, thus creating a kind of habit. Minuses have not been noticed yet.
The size of an adult apple tree.
The tree is not above average size in relation to fruit vegetation. It is a natural semi-dwarf plant. An adult apple tree is three meters high.
Increase every year.
The crown and branches grow medium. As a rule, semi-dwarf trees with perpendicularly placed main branches grow on average twenty-five cm per year.
Fruiting.
The apple tree Marat Busurin bears fruit abundantly and regularly. The tree does not rest to produce regular high yields.
Yield indicator.
According to experts and gardeners, the yield is at a high level. In gardening nurseries, 1 centner of fruit is removed from each apple tree, and about thirty-three to thirty-seven tons per hectare from the garden plot.
Tasting evaluation.
The inner content of the fruit is pure white color, sweet and sour taste. Dessert taste. The variety is used in a variety of ways. The tasting score was 4.34 points.
Winter resistance.
The winter hardiness of the Marat Busurin apple tree is at a high level, however, according to gardeners, the apple tree withstands winter well if it is protected from harsh winds and grows in elevated places.
To the south of the Moscow region, there are no problems with winter resistance.
Disease immunity.
On small garden plots, the tree does not affect scab, since it has a high immunity to it. However, on large plantations, due to the saturation of the disease, apple trees should be treated with certain chemicals.
Apple tree Marat Busurin: reviews
Inna G. “The apple variety Marat Busurin has been growing for several years in a summer cottage in the Moscow region. I have no complaints. It tolerates wintering well, almost did not get sick. Once there was aphid, but after the tree was treated, it did not appear anymore. I liked the apple tree for its yield and fruit taste. "
Marina: “We have been cultivating the apple variety Marat Busurin for 5 years. We never saw a good promised yield. They did not know that it was necessary to cut off the peduncles in the first 2 years, in the end it turned out that there were few fruits. A taste for an amateur. We didn't like the plump rind. "
Eldar: “A good variety of apple-tree Marat Busurin! We go to the dacha only on weekends, in this regard, we do not take care of productively, there is no time. But we take care of the minimum, while the apple tree bears fruit and does not get sick. My respect and thanks to the development scientists. "
Apple tree Marat Busurin: planting and care
Apple tree Marat Busurin: photo varietybut
Care and agricultural technology for half-dwarf apple trees are simple and convenient. Comfortable planting, tree shaping and fruit harvesting.
Landing time.
- Apple tree seedlings are planted by Marat Busurin as standard. It is advisable to plant one-year-old plants.
- In the autumn or spring season, planting will be carried out - it does not matter.
- The main thing is the early preparation of the pit for planting and timely planting.
- In the spring season - after the snow has melted, in the autumn - before the frost sets in.
Planting progress.
- It is not required to plant an apple tree Marat Busurin in a completely windless area. It is important to avoid landing where there are through winds with frequent and very strong gusts. The soil should be fairly loose in structure, and also have good air and moisture permeability.
- There are some rules for semi-dwarfs, including the Marat Busurin apple variety.
- It is required to plant the plant on a hill, illuminated by the sun, and protection from the wind must also be created.
- Groundwater should be located below two meters from the surface soil layer so that roots do not penetrate there.
- The best soil mixture is black soil mixed with peat and humus.
- The size of the pit for planting is sixty by sixty by sixty cm, depending on the qualitative composition and structure of the soil.
- When planting plants, a nutrient substrate consisting of peat and humus is first laid on the bottom of the planting pit (one bucket). About 500 grams of wood ash is added, all the components are mixed well, and a bucket of water is also added.
- A safety stake must be driven in to tie up the plant.
- The nutrient-rich surface soil layer contains a large number of beneficial trace elements. In this regard, it is recommended to lay it on the bottom of the planting pit along with organic matter.
Agrotechnical measures.
Agricultural technology contains traditional standard procedures that are inherent in caring for fruit vegetation, namely, it will be necessary to water, feed the tree, prepare it for wintering, and fight harmful insects.
A young apple tree needs to be watered, like any other crop, especially in the heat. Adequate dosage is fifteen to twenty liters in seven days for each plant.
A young tree must be fed with minerals only three years after planting in a well-prepared soil. In the autumn season, in order to preserve the apple tree in winter, humus or peat are introduced into the trunk circle. Thanks to this, the tree will not only feed, but also a layer of mulch will cover the root system and protect it from frosty temperatures.
It is important in the care to save apple trees from various kinds of harmful insects that spoil fruits, reduce productivity and destroy the apple tree.
Pests.
Green aphid. The parasite is dangerous, and also multiplies at a rapid pace. Very quickly, it can destroy almost all the foliage, because of this, the tree is deprived of nutrients and photosynthesis. The pest feeds on the juices of young shoots, because of this, their death occurs. Protection will be prevention in the spring season, when the buds bloom, trees should be treated with products containing copper. In addition, if you spray the apple trees, then they will be saved from fungal infections. If the aphid has spread on a large scale, stronger agents are used (Karbofos, Nitrofen). There are also folk methods to fight this parasite. For example, run ladybugs on an apple tree or spray it with a tobacco solution. Artificially created obstacles and traps on the trunk proved to be good.
Apple moth. As dangerous as aphids. The pest itself is not as dangerous as its caterpillars, which hibernate in the bark, when warm days come, the caterpillars pupate, and they begin to destroy the apple tree. Preventive measures are carried out after the tree has bloomed, before the leaves bloom. Apple trees are treated with Karbofos or Chlorophos.
Apple tree Marat Busurov is immune to scab and slightly resistant to powdery mildew. With prolonged wet weather conditions, immunity can weaken, and the plant can get sick.
Gardeners are advised to spray the apple tree with a solution of copper sulfate for prophylaxis, thanks to which the tree will be saved from an unexpected illness.
Cutting and shaping the crown.
In order for nutrition and strength to be properly distributed, the tree must be regularly shaped and pruned. These manipulations are carried out when the spring season comes before the buds bloom.
One-year-old seedlings of the Marat Busurin apple variety are cut to half a meter. Subsequently, with growth, branches are removed that extend from the trunk at a low angle and grow into the crown.
In addition, diseased and damaged branches are pruned.
Pollination varieties.
The apple tree is a dioecious crop. The flowers have both male and female parts - pistil and stamens. Therefore, pollination takes place with the help of its variety.
Ripening and fruiting
Apple tree Marat Busurin: photo of the variety
The fruiting period of the apple variety Marat Busurin is autumn.
- The apple tree Marat Busurin begins to bear fruit, as a rule, from the fourth year after planting. However, on a clonal rootstock, fruiting can begin from the third year. 2 years after the tree begins to bear fruit, the yield rate increases significantly.
- The yield indicator can be increased. The variety likes it when growing shoots are bent down in summer and cut off.
- The moment of picking up the fruits falls on the days of August and lasts until September 15. When the first month of autumn arrives, the harvest begins.
- Since the peel of the Marat Busurin apple variety is plump, the apples can retain their marketability when transported, and also thanks to this, the fruits can be stored for a long time. If the crop is properly stored, then it can be stored almost until the New Year holidays.
Dwarf rootstock variety
- Rootstock "Mark" - has shown itself well in the Moscow region for twenty years.
- The stock 62-396 is a good indicator for the middle Russian latitudes.
- Rootstock ММ106 - the harvest comes in 3 years.
Regional cultivation
The main features when cultivating this variety are to preserve the apple tree in winter.
Moscow, Leningrad regions, the Volga region.
At the moment, the apple variety Marat Busurin is recommended for cultivation and is widespread in the Moscow region. Professionals and amateur gardeners say that the variety is promising for cultivation in areas located north of the Moscow Region and the Russian Center, that is, the Leningrad Region and the Volga Region are covered.
Summary
Apple tree Marat Busurin: video about the variety
The apple tree Marat Busurin arouses interest, and it is also noted that it is promising for cultivation on a mass and full scale. If you properly and fully take care of the apple tree, then you can harvest generous harvests of fruits with a dessert taste every year. In this regard, look at the photos and study the characteristics of the Marat Busurin apple tree variety, and without any doubt plant it on your garden plot.