Apple-tree Blush sverdlovsk

Apple Rumyanka Sverdlovskaya belongs to the autumn varieties of apple trees and is a product of the selection of the Sverdlovsk OSS. The authorship belongs to L.A. Kotov, and the “parent” varieties are “Aport” and “Vydubetskaya Plakuchaya”. In the Urals and Siberia, a significant part of apple trees are descendants of the Siberian berry apple, such trees are highly frost-resistant, but cannot boast of large apples. That is why the variety "Rumyanka Sverdlovskaya" quickly gained popularity and spread not only in the Sverdlovsk region, but also in Udmurtia, Chuvashia, Perm region, Kirov region and many other regions.

Apple Blush Sverdlovskaya: variety description and characteristics

Apple Rumyanka Sverdlovskaya: photo of fruits

A medium-sized apple tree of the Rumyanka Sverdlovskaya variety grows up to 3-3.5 meters, its crown has a rounded shape. The bark on the trunk and main branches that make up the "skeleton" of the tree is gray with a greenish tint, and the thick and heavily pubescent shoots are colored in a dark shade of brown. A matte large leaf plate is covered with the smallest wrinkles.

Despite the fact that the buds of the Sverdlovskaya Blush apple are pink, the flowers bloom are snow-white. The fruits are tied on ringlets and fruit twigs. The first harvest is harvested in the fourth to fifth year after planting the seedling.

The size of the fruits can be described as "above average", their weight is 150-170 grams. The skin, covered with a waxy bloom, is colored yellowish-green, and part of the fruit has a fuzzy orange-red integumentary color. The creamy flesh has a medium-grained texture and a good sweet-sour taste.

Growing features

Apple Rumyanka Sverdlovskaya feels most comfortable on nutritious and light soils, the best option for it would be loam, chernozem or sod-podzolic soil.

It is recommended to choose a place for planting seedlings on a hill or on a slope. This variety demonstrates high frost resistance, but nevertheless, if you plant an apple tree in a lowland, then there is a possibility of freezing of the "skeletal" part of the tree, as well as damage to flower buds during recurrent frosts. In addition, before planting, you should make sure that the groundwater is deep enough, since the apple tree does not tolerate waterlogging, this can lead to diseases, and in the future to the death of the tree.

Apple Blush Sverdlovskaya is resistant to scab, but besides this there are other diseases, such as gray rot, powdery mildew and spotting, and therefore preventive treatments in the spring before the beginning of flowering and in the fall after leaf fall should not be neglected.

In addition to diseases, the Rumyanka Sverdlovskaya apple tree can be threatened by harmful insects, therefore, before the apple tree blooms, it is necessary to treat the crown with an insecticide. In case of detection of pests in the summer period, it is not recommended to use chemical preparations, it is necessary to wait for the harvest to ripen and only after harvesting the apples to re-process the crown.

Apple Rumyanka Sverdlovskaya is popular in the Urals due to its large size, good taste and marketability of fruits, as well as regular yield and lack of periodicity in fruiting.