Popular varieties of apple trees for Siberia
When choosing varieties of apple trees for Siberia, gardeners pay attention to the period of ripening and storage of fruits, the growing region, as well as the degree of resistance to frost and disease. Thanks to the work of breeders, many varieties of fruit crops have been bred for this zone.
- Summer
- Ranetka Ermolaeva
- Gornoe Ermakovskoe
- Altai Bagryanoe
- Gornoaltaiskoe
- Zhebrovskoe
- Melba
- Minusinskoe red
- Alyonushka
- Autumn
- Surkhurai
- Darling
- White filling
- Tolunay
- Ural bulk
- Anise purple
- Lungwort
- Bayan
- Altai souvenir
- Cherished
- Mountain synap
- North synap
- Winter
- Snowdrop
- Good news
- Danila
- Beauty of Sverdlovsk
- Isetskoe later
- Ainur
- For eastern Siberia
- For western
- Altai beauty
- Altai amber
- Bow to Shukshin
- Shushenskoe
- Columnar
- Dwarf
- Altai ruddy
- Candy
- Wonderful
- Stamp
- The sweetest
- Perin Saffron
- Mironchik
- Korobovka
- Classification by shape
- Ranetki
- Semi-cultivated
- Creeping large-fruited
Summer
This group includes varieties with an early maturity of the crop. The fruits of these crops are not stored for long and must be processed immediately after harvest.
Ranetka Ermolaeva
The tree is not tall, the fruits are small, the shelf life is 4 weeks.
The plant does not have a good yield, but it is appreciated for its excellent taste. Fruits are thin-skinned, red-yellow, they are eaten fresh and used for processing.
The apple tree gives the first harvest in the fourth year. Saplings are weakly resistant to fungal diseases.
Gornoe Ermakovskoe
Medium-sized hybrid (about 5 m) with a slightly branched crown of a rounded shape.
The first fruits ripen in the fourth or fifth year of cultivation. The yield is average, the fruits are stored for no more than a month.
The apples are small, thin-skinned, green in color with a reddish barrel.
Altai Bagryanoe
A fast-growing, winter-hardy variety that can quickly recover after severe frosts.
Up to 50 kg of fruit can be removed from one tree. The fruit is oval-conical, burgundy, juicy and sweet in taste. Stored for about 2 months.
Gornoaltaiskoe
Description of this culture:
- high resistance to severe frosts;
- good immunity against scab;
- the yield is stable, but moderate;
- apple with a crimson blush;
- the harvest is stored no more than 3 weeks after picking.
Ripe fruits must be removed on time, because in rainy weather, their skin deteriorates and cracks.
Zhebrovskoe
A medium-sized hybrid with an oval, weakly branched crown. Fruits are small, conical, light green with a red barrel.
The fruit tastes very sweet, with a slight sourness and rich aroma.
This variety is considered the earliest among all Siberian varieties.
Melba
One of the oldest species. The variety does not have good winter hardiness, but with good cover it can withstand the most severe frosts.
The main advantages of culture include early maturity, early maturity, versatility (planted in both private and industrial gardens).
The Melba apple tree does not differ in its large size - the height is 3-4 m, but the fruits are large - about 150 g. They taste very sweet with a slight sourness. The pulp is grainy and juicy.
Minusinskoe red
The plant grows slowly - the annual growth is 15-20 cm, the crown is spreading, round. The apples are small, fiery, thin-skinned, sweet and aromatic in taste.
The shelf life of the crop is no more than three weeks.
Alyonushka
Semi-dwarf, rapidly growing hybrid, stops its growth in the fruiting phase.
The apples are small, dark yellow in color with a reddish blush. The pulp is sweet, has a spicy aroma, very juicy.
The seedlings form the first fruit ovaries for 3-4 years. The plant is winter-hardy, but has weak immunity against fungal infections.
Autumn
Plants of this group are distinguished by increased winter hardiness and good maturity, which has a positive effect on the taste of the crop.
Surkhurai
This hybrid is one of the best breeding achievements and is ideal for a harsh area:
- medium-sized plant - up to 4 m;
- average fruit weight - 100 g;
- the skin is thin, golden, with reddish stripes;
- possesses excellent taste and commercial qualities.
Darling
The harvest ripens in mid-September. The tree is self-fertile, therefore it needs the neighborhood of pollinating plants.
The chosen one is characterized by medium growth vigor, has a compact crown.
Large-fruited culture: fruit weight from 190 to 300 g.
The yield is high - you can get about 80 kg from one tree per season.
White filling
It belongs to the oldest and most proven varieties of domestic selection - it is valued for its delicate and juicy, wine-sour pulp taste. Fruits are yellow, thin-skinned.
A tree of medium growth - 3-4 m high. The apples are small, round in shape.
Tolunay
The tree is frost-resistant, but in conditions of a long and harsh winter, it needs good shelter.
The apples are golden yellow with longitudinal red stripes. Their weight is from 90 to 140 g. Shelf life is about 1.5 months.
Ural bulk
Small-fruited culture that begins to bear fruit - in the second or third year after planting. The apples are yellow, smooth, juicy and very sweet.
The variety is prized for its abundant and annual yield.
Anise purple
The apple tree of this variety is excellent for the Siberian area. She has a massive, densely leafy crown and regularly high yields. Up to 35 kg of fruit can be removed from one adult plant.
Apples have a deep raspberry color, weigh from 60 to 80 g, have a wine-sweet taste and good keeping quality.
Lungwort
A tall hybrid with a densely branching crown that needs annual pruning.
The trees are large-fruited, the weight of apples is from 100 to 150 g. The peels are yellow-green in color with red blotches and stripes.
This is one of the few frost-resistant varieties that has good immunity against scab, powdery mildew and various types of rot.
Bayan
A good variety for Siberia with a small, compact aerial part - about 4 m high. The first fruiting begins at the 4th year of life.
Apples weigh from 70 to 90 g. With good care and timely normalization of inflorescences and ovaries, they are larger - up to 150 g.
The harvest is stored for about 4 months. The trees are winter-hardy, slight freezing is observed only in severe and prolonged winters.
Altai souvenir
The Altai souvenir forms a small and not too dense crown with erect shoots.
Apples weigh from 80 to 125 g.
The plant is winter-hardy, with good immunity against fungal sores. The harvest is stored for about four months.
Cherished
Disease-resistant apple trees attract gardeners with their early maturity.
Winter hardiness is weak, but with good shelter, the tree can be preserved.
The fruits are tasty, sweet, and have a long shelf life. They are green in color with a red blush. The pulp has a strawberry aroma.
Mountain synap
Medium-sized plant with a rounded crown, densely covered with emerald leaves.
The apples are large - weighing from 100 to 170 g. The skin is golden with a reddish blush. The pulp is juicy, sweet, with a rich aroma.
Main advantages:
- annual yield;
- self-fertility;
- early maturity;
- long keeping quality - after harvesting, the crop can lie until April without loss of taste and marketability.
North synap
The crown has a wide pyramidal shape up to 6 m high.The apple is greenish, with a red blush, weighs about 110 g.
For full ripening, the fruit requires a warm and long summer. The shelf life is 3-4 months.
Among the disadvantages are:
- large dimensions, so the tree requires a lot of space on the site;
- in fruitful years, apples are small and different in size.
Winter
This group includes varieties, the harvest of which is suitable for long-term storage and ripening in winter.
You can choose seedlings in any gardening nursery.
Snowdrop
Dwarf subspecies (maximum height 2 m).
It has increased winter hardiness and is practically not affected by fungal infection.
Small apples - 60-70 g, light yellow, sweet and sour taste. Shelf life is about 4 months. The yield is high - up to 80 kg of fruit can be removed from one adult tree.
Good news
Good News winter trees are highly resistant to scab and other fungal sores.
The apples are tasty and juicy, weighing about 100 g. The crop has good keeping quality - it lasts until April without losing taste and marketability.
Danila
One of the largest hybrids - fruit weight varies from 150 to 170 g. Shelf life is long - 5-6 months. The plant is resistant to scab and powdery mildew.
Beauty of Sverdlovsk
Winter-hardy culture with good resistance to fungal diseases. Gives tasty, juicy and very sweet fruits, the weight of which is 100-120 g.
The tree is resistant to fungal and bacterial infections.
Isetskoe later
The trees are winter-hardy, medium-sized and weakly branched. Shoots are erect, densely covered with emerald leaves.
Apples weigh about 100 g, juicy, tasty, thin-skinned with a sweet and sour taste.
The crop has good resistance to various diseases and is valued for its stable, albeit low yield.
Ainur
The Ainur variety is a winter-hardy late-ripening crop that can withstand temperatures as low as -25 °.
The shape of the crown is round, medium in size. Apples reach 150 g, they are yellow, tasty, endowed with a pleasant, rich aroma.
The tree is resistant to fungal infections and adapted to growing in any climatic conditions.
For eastern Siberia
For the eastern zone with harsh climatic conditions, several hybrid forms and varieties are suitable:
- Lydia. One of the new winter hybrids, which has high winter hardiness, drought resistance and the ability to withstand extreme heat. A variety for technical purposes with high yield rates, ripens in summer. The fruits have a sweet and sour taste.
- Parent. This semi-culture variety has small fruits - weight 20-30 g. Crimson skin, contains subcutaneous inclusions of white. The tree is winter-hardy and high-yielding.
- Red Melba. The tree is large-fruited - apples weigh from 120 to 200 g. Their skin is greenish-white with a burgundy blush. It tastes sweet and sour and very juicy.
- Krasnoyarsk sweet. Shoots are erect, covered with smooth, green bark. The first fruiting begins at 2-3 years. The apples are small - their weight is from 60 to 70 g, some specimens are larger - up to 120 g. The cover color is burgundy. This crop has good immunity against scab and is poorly resistant to drought. The shelf life of fruits is 5-6 months.
- Shevchenko's favorite. A good variety for eastern Siberia, has a low growth and compactness - height 3-3.3 m.Apples of the same size - weighing 25-30 g, yellow with juicy, sweet, creamy pulp. High winter hardiness, has good immunity against scab. The apple tree is appreciated for its early maturity and good consumer qualities.
For western
This group includes Siberian varieties. They have excellent taste, marketability and good fertility.
Altai beauty
Medium-sized tree with erect brownish-brown shoots. Fruits are small - their weight varies from 80 to 110 g. The color is green with a reddish coating. The pulp is juicy, pink in color, very sweet.
Fruits with a thick skin, so they can easily be transported over long distances.
Benefits of Altai beauties:
- good immunity against scab;
- large-fruited;
- high productivity;
- excellent dessert taste.
The disadvantage of the variety is the freezing of shoots and flower buds during a fierce and prolonged winter. This problem can be eliminated if the tree is provided with good cover.
Altai amber
A small apple tree with a spreading, rounded crown of medium density, excellent for western Siberia, has several important qualities:
- early enters the fruiting phase - in the second or third year;
- is self-fertile;
- fertility is high and stable;
- is resistant to fungal infections.
The harvest ripens at the end of July or the beginning of August. Fruits are small in size (weight - 70-80 g), yellow-green in color. It tastes sweet and sour and very juicy.
Bow to Shukshin
This culture is very popular in western Siberia due to its high immunity to fungal sores and its excellent ability to quickly recover after wintering.
Fruits of medium weight - about 90 g, round, green with a reddish or crimson cover. The taste is sweet, with a slight sourness, very juicy.
The yield of the tree is average - up to 170 kg / ha.
Shushenskoe
Early culture (ripens in the middle of summer). Forms the first fruit ovaries in the fourth or fifth year. The yield is high - up to 35 t / ha.
On the territory of western Siberia, the tree gives a good yield of fruits of medium weight - from 90 to 110 g.
The apples are round, green-white with a reddish blush. Shelf life is about 4 weeks.
The plant has a weak winter hardiness, but a good ability to recover after freezing. Scab resistance is high.
Columnar
Columnar crops that can withstand temperatures as low as -25 ° and below are suitable for this zone.
- Iksha. A plant with large orange-red fruits (weight 180-190 g), has a good yield, winter hardiness and keeping quality - up to 9 months.
- Nectar. Gives sweet with honey taste and excellent commercial qualities, large fruits - up to 250 g, white-yellow color. Can be stored for up to 9 months.
- Vasyugan. Red-fruited, tasty and juicy variety with a long shelf life - up to 10 months. Fruit weight varies from 180 to 200 g.
- The president. Apples are white and yellow in color, weigh about 250 g, can be stored for 9-10 months.
- Ostankino. One of the largest hybrids - an apple weighs about 300 g. The skin is thin, yellow with a reddish cover. In cool conditions, fruits keep well for ten months.
- Moscow necklace. Apples are green with a red tint, weigh about 250 g, shelf life - up to a year.
- Barguzin. The apple is red-yellow, weighs about 140-150 g, they do not deteriorate for nine months.
- Baby. Small-fruited columnar apple tree with good winter hardiness, gives tasty, juicy apples of yellow-green coloring with a reddish coating. The shelf life of the crop is 7-8 months.
- Legend. New hybrid plants, the parents of which are the lingonberry and Fuji apple trees. The tree is medium-sized - up to 3 m high, with a densely leafy trunk. The main advantages of the variety include high winter hardiness, resistance to pathogenic microflora. The apples are large (170-200 g), yellow-green with a reddish barrel.They have a sweet caramel taste and rich aroma.
Dwarf
These are hybrid forms that are highly resistant to severe winters. The trees are compact, therefore they do not require a lot of space and give stable yields.
Altai ruddy
A dwarf variety with good immunity to various diseases. Harvesting takes place in summer.
The apple weighs about 90 g. The skin is creamy, densely covered with burgundy stripes. The taste is sweet and sour. Shelf life is 3 months.
Candy
An early ripening culture with excellent taste.
Ripens in early August, subject to warm and rainy summers. Apples of medium weight - about 120 g, dark green, dense and juicy inside.
Wonderful
One of the best late-ripening varieties with good winter hardiness. The first fruits ripen in 4 years.
Due to its high and annual fertility - up to 75 kg per tree, this plant is in great demand among gardeners.
Apples of medium weight - 140-150 g, yellow-green color with a reddish blush.
Stamp
Several stamped crops are suitable for this zone:
- Memory of Zhavoronkov. The trees have an unusual pyramidal crown, they are distinguished by good fertility - from 20 to 80 kg of apples can be removed from one tree. Fruits are slightly flattened, greenish with a blurred burgundy side. Average weight - 100-115 g. The plant is winter-hardy, resistant to scab, with good keeping quality - up to 3 months.
- Hope. One of the best varieties of domestic selection, which grows and bears fruit successfully in any climatic conditions. The crown is spreading, weakly branched - reaches 4 m in height. It bears fruit with juicy, thin-skinned rounded apples. The color is light green with reddish stripes. Stored for about 3 months without loss of taste and marketability.
- Miasskoe. Winter-hardy culture with a pyramidal-rounded crown. Gives good yields - from 25 to 60 kg of fruits from one tree. The apples are yellow, sweet, with a slight sourness. Shelf life - up to 2 months. The tree rarely gets sick and only on condition of illiterate care.
- High. It is characterized by intensive growth, frost resistance and immunity against fungal infections. Small fruits - weight up to 50 g. Productivity is high - up to 70 kg per tree.
The sweetest
Breeders have bred several of the sweetest apple varieties for Siberia with increased sugar content - 10-11%.
Perin Saffron
The yield is small. The apples are small but very sweet. The tree has good winter hardiness and durability.
Mironchik
The tree is tall, small-fruited. The harvest ripens in the second decade of August.
The apples are yellow with red blotches, very sweet, and have a spicy aroma.
The culture is winter-hardy, with good care it can live up to a hundred years.
Korobovka
Late-ripening hybrid - enters the fruiting phase at the seventh or eighth year of life
Possesses winter hardiness and good immunity to scab. The apples are small - average weight about 40 g, greenish in color.
Classification by shape
Apple trees in Siberia are divided into three groups, which differ in shape and size.
Ranetki
These are the most frost-resistant trees with high yields. They bear small fruits. Mostly the crop is processed and used for canning.
Popular varieties:
- Ranetka Ermolaev;
- Change;
- Long;
- Dobrynya;
- Barnaulochka.
Semi-cultivated
Half-crop apple trees are valued for their excellent fruit taste and versatility - they are eaten fresh and processed.
The degree of keeping quality and ripening period can be different, almost all varieties are early-growing.
Varieties:
- Altai souvenir;
- Gornoaltaiskoe;
- Ermakovskoe Gornoye;
- semi-culture Alyonushka;
- Cherished;
- Bayan.
Creeping large-fruited
The second name is stanitsa.Creeping low-growing apple trees have excellent taste, but weak winter hardiness. Therefore, all varieties of this group require a good shelter for the winter.
The most popular varieties:
- Borovinka;
- Welsey;
- North Sinap;
- White filling;
- some hybrid forms of Antonovka;
- Melba;
- Lungwort.