Apple is the world's oldest fruit crop. It is difficult to find a garden in which at least a few of these trees would not grow.
Constantly emerging new varieties and hybrids of apple. One of the last cultivated varieties can be attributed to the Kandil Orlovsky apple tree.
What kind is it?
“Kandil Orlovsky” is a winter variety of apple trees. Regions of cultivation: Central and Central black earth.
Apples of this variety are stored for a very long time, until the end of February. Due to the high content of pectin, they make excellent jam and jam. This variety is champion in vitamins. To keep the crop fresh, not losing its properties, it is necessary to observe a certain storage mode.
The winter varieties also include Molodezhnaya, Moscow Late, Orlovskoe Polesye, Winter Beauty and Nastya.
Apples for storage harvested in late September. Choose one-dimensional, smooth and whole fruit and gently placed in cardboard or wooden boxes. Each layer is poured with dry sawdust, straw or sifted sand. Store better in the cellar, with t from - 2 to +3. Air humidity is from 80 to 95%.
"Kandil Orlovsky" is partially self-bearing. The best varieties of pollinators for him are: Antonovka ordinary, Aphrodite, Orlik, Freshness and Venyaminovskoe. To get a good harvest, it is better to place these varieties nearby.
Description variety Kandil Orlovsky
Description of the appearance of the apple tree "Kandil Orlovsky":
The tree is low, medium size. Crohn medium medium dense, with curves, drooping branches, growing almost at right angles to the trunk. The bark is smooth, dark brown.
Shoots rounded, long, brownish. Buds small, pubescent. The leaves are dark green, curved, oblong, with wavy edges. Inflorescence of 4-5 flowers, bright, pink.
Fruits are ribbed, one-dimensional, rather large. Mass about 110-160 gr. Conical, elongated apples with a shiny, smooth, bright crimson peel. The flesh is yellow, with a slight green tint, delicate sour-sweet taste, juicy, with a pleasant delicate aroma.
Contains a large amount of vitamin C.
The high content of nutrients can also boast: Gruszka early, Chosen, Rennet Chernenko, Quinti and Krasa of Sverdlovsk.
A photo
A small gallery of photos of the apple tree "Kandil Orlovsky":
Breeding history
This variety was obtained in 1997 using free pollination. Works on breeding varieties were carried out by E. N. Sedov, V. V. Zhdanov, E. A. Dolmatov and Z. M. Serova. In the process of breeding used seedlings of hybrid varieties Wesley and Jonathan. In 2002, "Kandil Orlovsky" was introduced into the State Register.
A few words about the regions suitable for growing this variety.
Growing region
Zoned "Kandil Orlovsky" in the Central, North Caucasus and Chernozem regions.
Due to its winter hardiness and resistance to most fungal diseases, it can be grown everywhere.
The grade keeps high productivity irrespective of the place of growth.
High yields are also demonstrated by the Orlovskaya Beloritsa varieties, Melba's Daughter, Antey, Autumn Low-growing and Winter Belar.
Yield
As early as 3-5 years after planting, the tree begins to bear fruit. At a young age, the yield can be up to 160 kg. from one tree. Fruiting year. Over time, the yield decreases slightly. The removable maturity of apples begins in the second half of September and coincides with the consumer one.
Fruits have good keeping quality and transportability. To get a decent harvest you need to properly care for the apple tree.
Good keeping quality and transportability are also usually demonstrated by the following varieties: Malt Bagaevsky, Young Naturalist, Welsey, Chudny and Orlovskoye Polesye.
Planting and care
The apple tree well maintains frosts to -35 C. But, in order to grow a healthy and strong tree, it must be properly planted.
Seedlings are planted, usually in the spring, in the prepared and fertilized pits. Choose for planting sunny, well-ventilated gentle slopes, south or south-west.
If it is not possible to plant on a slope, then any small elevation will do. Light and medium sandy loam and loam will be good soil for it.
Kandil Orlovsky does not like shading, he needs maximum illumination. It is resistant to scab and very winter-hardy.
Pits for planting make 70-80 cm wide and a little more than a meter deep. Be sure to drive a planting peg. Mineral fertilizers and peat mixed with humus are added to the prepared pit. After 1-2 weeks, when the earth settles, you can plant a seedling.
A sapling is tied to a peg by a loosely tightened "eight". The space between them is laid soft cloth or batting. Roots tightly covered with earth and well watered. After 3-4 weeks you can feed any growth stimulant.
In the first year after planting, the apple tree requires special care. Be sure to spend a few root and foliar dressings.
The first, nitrogen - in the spring, and in the summer - spraying liquid fertilizers.
The following year, the spring dressing is retained and the autumn root dressing is added with potash-phosphate fertilizers.
“Kandil Orlovsky” is a rather low-growing variety, so you shouldn’t plant tall plants near it, it can interfere with the development of the tree.
When the apple tree begins to bear fruit, fertilizing is carried out up to 4 times a year. For root dressings it is better to use organic fertilizers, and for foliar fertilizers - mineral ones. Before feeding and after - the tree must be well watered.
In this class, branches strongly bend under the weight of the fruit and can break. To avoid this, it is necessary to put props under them. After harvesting, they are harvested.
"Kandil Orlovsky" due to its structure does not need formative pruning of the crown. Pruning is carried out only rejuvenating, for adult trees: remove dry and damaged branches. What and how can they be damaged?
Diseases and pests
"Kandil Orlovsky" absolutely resistant to scab and not susceptible to fungal diseases. Sometimes it can suffer from the attack of pests: the apple tree beetle, sawfly and aphids.
Do not forget also about the prevention of the appearance of such pests as the fruit sapwood, hawthorn, codling moth and miner moth, silkworms.
Methods of struggle is burning dry leaves and twigs and spraying with insecticides.
Apple variety "Kandil Orlovsky" extremely unpretentious and does not require special care. The maximum yield can be obtained with minimal effort.
Due to its qualities, this variety is quickly gaining popularity among gardeners.
