Varietal characteristics of the apple Pamyat Michurin
Apple-tree Memory Michurin is popular with gardeners. Fragrant fruits of the correct rounded shape cannot fail to attract the attention of lovers of this fruit. This is the most suitable variety for transportation, because it will not lose its presentation and good taste even during long-term transportation.
Varietal characteristics of the apple Pamyat Michurin
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of this variety are:
- the ability to easily tolerate a lack of moisture;
- average tree height;
- transportability;
- scab resistance;
- regularity of the harvest;
- high tasting rates.
Disadvantages:
- spreading crown with branches hanging downward;
- reduced winter hardiness.
Characteristics of the variety
A tree of medium height, it can reach a maximum height of 4 m. However, crown formation can reduce its growth to 3 m.
Another way to shorten the tree is by grafting onto a dwarf rootstock. Then the height of the apple tree will not be more than 170 cm. Such a low growth is necessary to make the fruits easier to pick. Due to its low height, the apple tree develops slowly.
The tree has a wide crown, long branches fall down to the ground, which often complicates the care of the apple tree and the garden as a whole. Leaves are medium in size.
Apples Memory Michurin have a beautiful round shape. Ripe fruit of medium size, its weight is 140 g. The color of apples is usually red, but they often stand out with a green or yellow tint. The rind is very dense. It is covered with a small layer of wax that is hardly felt.
Taste
The flesh of the fruit is fine-grained, white or creamy. Its appearance does not change even during long-term storage, as well as its taste. The pulp is not cloying, it stands out with a slight sourness, which pleasantly sets off the sweetness. Such apples are great for refreshing and are considered dessert.
Apples are suitable for transportation, retain their presentation for a long time. They can be subjected to a variety of processing: they can be used to make jam, dried fruit, canning, etc.
Yield
The variety has a good yield.
The trees bear fruit above average. A young tree bears about 60 kg of fruit stably. With an additional agrotechnical approach, this figure can be increased by one and a half times.
A decrease in this indicator can be observed after severe frosty winters, but only for a short time. The tree quickly recovers and returns to its previous level.
The apple tree is usually harvested in late September or early October. The tree bears fruit only in the 4th year after planting.
Pollinators
It is very easy to choose a pollinator for the Pamyat Michurin apple variety. Any kind of apples that bloom in the same period, and there are a lot of them, will do in its place.
Winter hardiness
The apple tree is poorly adapted to winter. Severe cold weather significantly reduces its yield.
Disease resistance
The tree hardly gets sick due to its high resistance to scab. Experienced gardeners, even in the most unfavorable years, observed only healthy shoots. The apple tree tolerates a disease such as powdery mildew a little worse.
Growing regions
The best areas for the cultivation of apple trees Pamyat Michurin are the Central Black Earth Region and the Lower Volga Region. In these places, the variety is most popular: it is found in almost every horticultural complex.
Breeding this species in the Moscow region is possible only if winter-hardy trees are grafted into the crown.
In the Urals, the cultivation of the Pamyat Michurin variety is too difficult and unprofitable, but in reality, if it is grafted onto a dwarf rootstock and must be insulated for the winter, otherwise the tree will disappear.
Landing
Memory Michurin is not a demanding variety in relation to planting. It is carried out in a standard way.
Timing
In regions where this variety is most common and takes root ideally, it is necessary to plant a tree in spring, or rather, in early May. But September can also be considered as a landing date, the main thing is to be in time before the onset of severe cold weather.
Technology
It is important to land correctly
Planting should be taken seriously, the further fruiting of the apple tree depends on it. This procedure is carried out in this way:
- prepare a landing pit. It is important to dig it to the correct size, given the condition of the soil. The best size is 80x80x60 cm;
- when planting, you need to carefully monitor the position of the root system. The root collar should be about 5 cm above the ground level, and the roots should be directed either downward or to the sides;
- on one side you need to drive a stake to which a tree is tied. The distance should not exceed 60 cm;
- water the apple tree with 3 buckets of water;
- if several trees are planted at once, you need to correctly determine the distance between them. Apple trees have a wide crown that can interfere with the growth of other trees. The distance between them must be at least 4 m.
Care
Best of all, the Pamyat Michurin apple variety grows in a sunny place, but even with excellent illumination, drafts can greatly interfere with it. Strong winds will not do him good, especially during the cold season.
The tree needs to be fed from time to time. Both organic and inorganic fertilizers added in early summer are suitable for him.
It is resistant to most diseases, but insects and other pests often attack the tree. To ensure safe flowering and ripening of fruits, you need to take care of special processing of the shoots. Whitewashing will protect the wood from sunburn, cracking and winter frost.
There is a lot of work near the apple tree in autumn. It is necessary to free it from ripe fruits and remove the fallen leaves. Mulching is necessary, because the slightest freezing of the root system will lead to irreversible consequences. Because pests are not only insects, but also rodents, then protection must be made against them.
Crown pruning
Experienced gardeners advise pruning a tree from the first years of its life. This will provide him with an earlier yield. This is due to the softness of the shoots.
It is necessary to form the crown using thinning, because it thickens very quickly. Pruning skeletal branches will not be superfluous.
Dry and damaged branches should be removed only in autumn or summer. It is better not to carry out sanitary work in spring, because at this time, the formation of kidneys occurs, which can be easily damaged.
Ripening and fruiting
An annual tree only begins to bear fruit when it is 4 or 5 years old. The apple tree bears a harvest every year, the frequency can come when the fruiting changes to the ringed type. Initially, it occurs on twigs.
The apple tree in Memory of Michurin matures at the end of September - beginning of October, and consumer ripeness begins at the end of October.
Harvesting and storage
If your goal is to keep apples as long as possible, you need to follow certain rules. This requires a temperature of 0 ° C, not lower. For storage, it is worth allocating a cool room, best of all is a basement that is well ventilated. Plastic or wood boxes will do. Cardboard boxes can also be used.
The apples must not be wiped before being placed in the basement; their light waxy coating will provide the fruit with natural protection. Fruit should be hand-picked. Spoiled or broken fruits cannot be stored, they must be consumed immediately.
Testimonials
Experienced gardeners, in whose gardens the apple tree variety has been growing and yielding for more than 30 years, are satisfied with it. The tree bears fruit with the same success, sometimes takes a break, but this is normal for any variety.
Gardeners give a flattering description of the tree's resistance to disease. The apple tree also tolerates temperature changes well.