Characteristics of the Rossoshanskoye Polosatoye apple tree variety, description of subspecies and yield

At the beginning of the 20th century, breeding specialists developed a winter apple tree variety, Rossoshanskoe Polosatoe. Over time, this fruit crop has become widespread among enterprises, farmers and amateur gardeners. Such popularity proves the high performance of the Rossoshansky Striped.

Description and characteristics of the variety

The Rossoshanskaya Striped apple tree is distinguished by medium-sized growth, an oval crown, and greenish-brown bark. The branches are directed upward, but over time they grow and rush downward.

The buds are cone-shaped and have grey-brown scales. The leaves are large with a dark green tint, the plates have a slight relief with slight wrinkles.

These apples are worthy of a detailed description of the variety. The fruits are weighty, round-conical. When ripe, they are greenish-yellow in color with dark red stripes.

The fruits have light green flesh with a sweet and sour taste. They have high juiciness and medium aroma.

Pros and cons of the variety

According to numerous positive reviews about this apple tree, we can confidently highlight the following advantages of the Rossoshansky Striped variety:

• beautiful appearance of apples;
• decent yield;
• adaptability to cultivation in many regions.

The fruit crop has no serious disadvantages. Which undoubtedly speaks in favor of choosing this particular wonderful apple tree.

Characteristics

The Rossoshanskoe Striped variety has its own characteristics. All of them are discussed in detail below.

Dimensions of an adult tree

As a rule, it grows of medium height. The shoots bend slightly, they are quite long and light brown in color. The clonal dwarf rootstock reaches a height of no more than 3 meters.

Frequency of fruiting

There are no breaks in yield. The apple tree bears fruit very well every year. The only thing is that with increasing age, some problems may occur, but they are mainly associated with insufficient watering and rather weak agricultural technology.

Productivity

One tree's harvest weight usually reaches 150 kg.But the older the plant gets, the more the number of apples decreases. Mature trees on farmland produce up to 250 centners of fruit per hectare.

Tasting assessment

The sugar content in apples varies between 9.8% - 11.9%. The composition contains ascorbic acid and pectin. Fruits of different tastes are collected from one tree. The point is the sun: the longer they ripen under its rays, the richer and juicier the pulp. If the fruit is ripened in the shade under the leaves, it will be less sweet.

Winter hardiness

This quality is well developed in the Rossoshanskoye Polosatoye variety. Proper agricultural technology and pre-winter activities will help you survive the cold season without freezing.

Disease resistance

In general, most infections and diseases bypass the apple tree. But scab can quickly attack a tree, especially if much-needed prevention is not paid attention to. Most often the disease occurs during rainy seasons.

Features of ripening and fruiting, timing

The first fruits appear in the fourth year after planting. If you plant a 2-year-old seedling, you will be pleased with the harvest in the 3rd year. But the dwarf rootstock produces the first apples after 24 months.

Trees bloom in the early middle period. And in mid-September the harvest begins. The variety is considered an early winter variety, so apples begin to be consumed later, after short storage. This makes them taste better.

In terms of keeping quality, this variety compares favorably with others. The fruits do not lose their properties for 150 days.

Growing in regions

Apple trees of the Rossoshanskoye Polosatoye variety are zoned for planting in the Central Black Earth Region and the Lower Volga region.But many gardeners grow this crop in harsher climatic conditions. Trees can be found even in Siberia, but not often.

It is worth understanding that the characteristics of the apple tree appear in the areas where it was bred. The further south the planting is located, the sweeter and tastier the fruit.

Variety varieties

The Rossoshanskaya station has more than 80 years of experience. Breeders who have worked for many years have achieved significant results in breeding various types of this apple variety.

April's

At the German exhibition this variety was awarded a gold award. Despite the name, it belongs to winter varieties. Apples store well until May without any hassle. The weight of one fruit reaches 150 grams.

Spring

The characteristics are similar to the April variety. But this species has a brighter and more saturated color.

Winter

Breeder Ulyanishchev with his colleagues and followers developed a direction for growing winter varieties. And the place for work was determined around the station, and this is the territory of several regions. This is how this variety appeared.

Lezhkoe

These apples are amazing, because without special storage conditions in cellars they can not lose their quality for 2 years. The variety is little known in our country, but many have heard about it.

Bagryanoye

Belongs to early winter varieties. It is unknown outside the Voronezh region due to the long period of fruiting - 6-7 years.

Characteristics of apples at a high level:

• fruit weight is 150 g, but can reach 250 g;
• sugar content - 11.7%;
• attractive appearance;
• taste - 4.7 points;
• high yield.

Golden

The fruits are light yellow in color with a pinkish blush. But the crop is actually a cherry.

Delicious

These apples were included in the State Register in 1974. The fruits are small in size, elongated in shape. Each weight is 90-130 g.

It is important to know that this variety does not ripen until the end of September. Therefore, it is recommended to plant trees in the southern regions.

Rennet

The variety is planned for breeding by breeders from the Rossoshanskaya station.