Characteristics of the variety
The apple tree Rudolph looks attractive, tolerates the influence of adverse external factors normally, and is unpretentious in care. The consumer qualities of the fruits are average. Adult apple trees rarely grow more than 6 m, the crown diameter is usually no more than 4 m.This article will tell you how apples are useful.
The culture is fast-growing, reaching its maximum size at 6-7 years of planting.
All the features of the variety:
- Pollinating varieties and self-fertility. To improve growth and yield, the cultivar is grown close to pollinators. The main varieties are Carpet, Bratchud, Wonderful, Autumn striped, etc.
- Trees of the Rudolph variety have an average height of no more than 5-6 m. In some cases, they can look like multi-stem shrubs. The branches are arranged vertically, do not deviate from the main trunk. The culture has a decorative appearance for most of the year - all thanks to the rounded lush crown with three- and five-lobed leaves of a dark green hue. Flowering is long, abundant, spherical fruits, can be stored for a long time on the branches. There are so many flowers that the crown looks like a solid pink shock. The buds open into simple flowers 3 cm in diameter.
- Trunk. Rudolph apple trees have an average height and a trunk of 40-60 cm in diameter.
- The fruits of the variety are very beautiful, have a honey-yellow color and average taste characteristics. Low juiciness, high viscosity, tart taste. Rudolph apples are usually not consumed fresh, but they are ideal for canning, adding to tea, making "dryers" (dried fruits from apples).
- Each Rudolph tree has an effective life cycle of about 15 years, after which a garden renovation is required. Fruits set well, even in unfavorable weather conditions and in the absence of bees.
- Winter hardiness - zone 3, which allows you to grow apple trees even in severe winters. Under unfavorable climatic conditions, freezing of one-year unripe shoots is possible, which quickly recover after pruning. The fruits begin to fall off only if the temperature drops below -2 degrees.
- Features of the root system. The root shaft, like all fruit trees, is developed, the root system is branched and large.
- Rudolph's yield is average - it is about 5 kg per tree. Crops bear fruit steadily, harvest volumes depend on the year. A small number of fruits are set in the second year after planting.
- Disease resistance is average. The Rudolph hybrid has good resistance to scab, powdery mildew; in cold, damp years, it needs additional spraying (they retain the decorative qualities of the plant).
Varieties of Rudolph apple trees are standard and decorative. Decorative is a hybrid variety that looks beautiful on its own and as part of various compositions. The stem apple tree is obtained by grafting and forming a decorative one. The variety is grafted onto an upright, even rootstock without lateral shoots. The graft is given the required shape by trimming. The result is a nice straight column with a thick head at the top.
Pros and cons of the variety
The advantages of "Arcadia" are called: large fruits with an excellent nutmeg taste, high yield, early maturity and the ability to maintain an excellent presentation during long-distance transportation. Experts note a weak lesion with black spot.
The variety does not differ in high frost resistance, but it has good regenerative abilities of vegetative organs.
The popularity of the variety was ensured by the high marketability and excellent taste of the fruit.
The disadvantages are susceptibility to powdery mildew, as well as average resistance to mildew and gray rot. You can learn in detail about the causes and symptoms of these fungal diseases, as well as various ways to combat them, from the articles on the grape varieties "Laura" and "Transformation" on our website.
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Humus - rotted manure or bird droppings. It is prepared like this: manure is piled in a heap or pile, sandwiched with sawdust, peat and garden soil. The collar is covered with a film to stabilize the temperature and humidity (this is necessary to increase the activity of microorganisms). The fertilizer "ripens" within 2-5 years - depending on external conditions and the composition of the feedstock. The output is a loose homogeneous mass with a pleasant smell of fresh earth.
