Description of the variety and features of the apple tree Screen, frost resistance and yield
The hybrid apple tree Ekrannoe has gained fame due to its high yield, attractive appearance and noble taste of its apples. In addition, it is unpretentious, resistant to diseases, and apples can be stored for up to 5 months without problems and, at the same time, do not lose their properties.
Therefore, it is gaining more and more popularity not only in the Urals, especially for the inhabitants of which this variety was bred, but also beyond its borders.If you have chosen Screen apple trees for your garden, be sure to familiarize yourself with their main characteristics, recommendations for planting and further care.
Description and features
The Ekrannoe apple variety was bred in Sverdlovsk, at a selection station. Although this hybrid is self-fertile, it is perfectly pollinated with apple trees of other varieties growing nearby.
Apples of this variety can be processed in any way and are easily transported.
If apples are to be stored for a long time, they should be picked ripe. And then you can easily save them for up to 5 months without losing their taste, placing them in the cellar, refrigerator, or even on the balcony. They will last great. If packed and stored in a pit, the apples will start to rot from the inside.
In overripe Ekrannykh, the pulp is "starchy" in structure, and is not stored for a long time.
When describing a tree, you must mark it:
- fast growth;
- smooth bark;
- a spreading crown of a rounded shape;
- fruits of medium size.
Apple tree characteristics Screen
To get acquainted with this fruit crop in more detail, it is necessary to consider the characteristics of the variety.
Dimensions of the tree
The Ekrannoe apple tree is considered to be medium-sized and fast-growing. An adult tree grows up to 3 meters in height. Moreover, every year it becomes 12 centimeters higher, or even more.
Fruiting and productivity
In the 5th year after grafting with the bud, the tree begins to bear fruit. It blooms and bears fruit with enviable regularity. The yield of this apple tree is very high: the average figure for 6 years reaches 116 centners per hectare, the maximum is recorded in the amount of 200 centners per hectare.
Fruit tasting
Apples are below average size, no more than 60-80 grams in weight, have a shiny smooth surface. They are not very aromatic, they taste sweet and sour.
The taste qualities of the Ekrannoe variety are evaluated at 4.3-4.5 points on a 5-point scale.
Apple tree frost resistance
This fruit tree is quite winter hardy.It easily tolerates sudden temperature changes and feels great at -28 ℃.
Disease resistance
The apple tree has a good immunity to scab - and this will delight many gardeners. But this does not mean that the tree cannot get sick with infectious diseases. This happens quite rarely and, more often, when the year is characterized by high humidity.
So you still have to take precautions. In early spring, for the purpose of prevention, copper oxychloride, Bordeaux liquid or copper sulfate are used.
Treatment against fungal diseases and insects must be carried out. For these purposes, the drug Hom or a specialized solution is used.
The treatment must be carried out before the buds begin to bloom - the solution can burn them.
Prevention is also carried out in the fall, after the entire apple harvest has been harvested, but before the leaves fall. The trees are sprayed with a 5% urea solution.
What are the varieties?
Screen does not require special conditions. They are grafted onto other varieties, and apple-semi-crops are grown in a standard way, as separate trees.
Stamper
Sometimes, when there is not enough space on the site, the Ekrannoe apple tree can be grafted into columnar varieties. The tree should have a strong stem, like a column, overgrown with ringlets. The standard apple tree usually bears fruit in the first year after planting. Fruits in the first yield are few, but over the years the figure is growing.
Semi-culture
When the temperature in the region drops to -47 ℃, gardeners are looking for a way to grow this hybrid apple tree - this is a wild ranetka graft. As a result, the tree is much less affected by severe frosts, and begins to bear fruit in the 3rd year. True, the fruits are smaller - 50-70 grams. And the adult semi-culture itself is not higher than 2 meters.
Growing regions
Sverdlovsk breeders bred this hybrid with the aim of distributing it in the Ural region. Unpretentiousness and frost resistance allowed him to easily adapt in other regions. Many gardeners are happy to admit that this variety, specially bred for cultivation in the harsh climate of the Middle Urals, takes root even better in areas with a milder climate.
- In the Middle Lane.
Planting an apple tree seedling Screen in the last days of September allows the tree to successfully adapt in the Moscow region: to put down roots before the first frost.
- In Siberia.
Siberian winters have little snow. We'll have to take care that the apple tree does not freeze. Gardeners recommend preparing it for winter in the fall. This requires:
- whitewash the trunk;
- cover the soil near the tree with compost;
- cover the apple tree with material.
- In the Urals.
The apple tree was initially adapted to the climate of the Ural region. In order for it to grow rapidly from year to year, to form fruit branches, moisture and feeding in sufficient quantities are required. In the first year, the apple tree should be regularly watered, and after two years it can be fed.
The Ekrannoe apple tree is the best fruit crop for the Urals, besides, it takes root well in other Russian regions. A single seedling grown in the garden, with proper care, will delight the gardener with excellent yields. And what to say when there are several of them.
