Apple trees of a grade "Autumn pleasure" are ideally suited for cultivation in house farms.
They retain their taste and aroma throughout the shelf life, and will bring you joy not only in the fall, but also in the winter.
What kind is it?
Apple trees of this grade belong to an autumn look. The harvest period falls on the beginning of September. By this time, the fruit is poured juice and fully ripen. The weight of a ripe fruit is about 120 grams. Fruits do not fall off and are well preserved. When stored in a dark, cold place, apples can lie for 2 months.
Apple varieties "Autumn joy" are among the varieties of apple trees that are pollinated solely by insects.
Thanks to the sweet aroma of the apple, it is possible to attract the necessary amount of insects for pollination.
Variety description Autumn joy
Apple tree varieties "Autumn joy" will be the pearl of your garden.
Trees high. Their crown is thick, spherical. Shoots dark brown, straight, strongly pubescent. Kidneys - large. The leaves are small, green, oval-shaped. The sheet plate is wrinkled, the edges of the plate are jagged. Petioles elongated, yellow.
Fruits are medium sized. The weight of a ripe fruit is about 120 grams. The shape of the apple is round. The funnel is shallow, along the edges of a brown color. The saucer is wide, shallow. Seeds are medium-sized, semi-closed seed chambers.
The skin is of medium thickness, smooth to the touch. The color of the apple is yellow-green, as it ripens, a red blush appears. The flesh is cream-colored, dense, juicy.
Breeding history
This variety was developed VNIIS them. I.V. Michurin outstanding breeder S.I. Isaev. To obtain a variety, the scientist used the method of hybridization. They were based on the Brown Striped and Welsey varieties. In the role of the mother variety was made by Welsey.
For mating, 15 maternal-grade trees were selected. Pollination was carried out in 2 stages. In the role of the pollinator, the father variety was first made - Brown striped, and later the mother variety - Welsey.
The pollination was successful and during the further experiment the breeder managed to get seeds of a hybrid variety. Before planting, the seeds were stratified for 4 months. The planting was successful, and later the mentor (educator) method was used in the care of the seedling.
Hardening variety was held in harsh conditions on depleted soils. This allowed him to work out colossal disease resistance.
Natural growth region
The variety "Autumn joy" was specially bred for cultivation in central Russia, but later it spread to the whole territory of Ukraine and Belarus.
This grade is enough unpretentious to growth conditionstherefore, some breeders recommended it for cultivation and in harsh climates.
To adapt the variety to hot, arid conditions requires abundant watering. Every spring, the apple tree needs to make a supply of nutrients that it absorbs from the soil in a dissolved form.
It is impossible to do this with overdried soil. Therefore, apple in such conditions requires abundant watering. The lack of watering can lead to depletion of apple trees.
When adapting in cold conditions, the variety does not need special measures. The only thing that can be done for an apple tree in order to speed up its adaptation is to conduct regular feeding. For young seedlings fertilizing should be carried out 2 times a year.
With the age of the tree, top dressing can be done 1 time per year. For this, organic fertilizers are best suited.
Yield
This grade will please you with the productivity. With growth in good conditions, the harvest from one tree can be up to 90 kilograms of apples. The average weight of ripe fruit 120 grams.
The tree begins to bear fruit for 4 years after planting. The harvest period falls on the beginning of September.
Ripe fruits fall, so do not stretch the harvest period.
When stored in the refrigerator, apples retain their characteristics for 2 months.
A photo
Vivid examples of apple fruits "Autumn joy" in the photo:
Planting and care
Apple varieties "Autumn joy" unpretentious to the conditions of landing. But since the apple trees of this variety are pollinated exclusively by insects, they should not be alternated with other fruit trees.
Tip: Choose an open, well-lit area for planting apple trees.
Preparations for planting apples should begin one week before the scheduled time. The optimum planting time for apple trees of this variety will be from late March to mid-April. For seedlings need to prepare pits no more than 60 centimeters in depth and 1 meter in width. Land in the pits need to fertilize. After planting the apple should be well watered. This will help them to take root faster.
Caring for an apple tree should begin in early spring and end in late autumn. All care measures must be comprehensive.
Spring care includes: tree inspection, wound healing, removal of dry and damaged branches. Summer care includes: regular watering, treatment of wood from pests. Autumn care includes: whitewashing the trunk, feeding the tree.
With proper care, the apple tree will be healthy and beautiful.
Pests and diseases
Apple trees of the “Autumn joy” variety are not very susceptible to diseases, however, there are also diseases that are caused by man’s fault.
Such diseases include: bacterial burn, black cancer, cytosporosis.
These diseases must be fought as follows:
Black cancer It is very important not to allow this disease to enter your site, since it is mainly transported on the roots of young saplings. Saplings with large growths must be thrown away. If small growths were found in the seedling, they should be removed and the apple tree disinfected. As a preventive approach, the application of potash fertilizers.
Cytosis. In the fight against this disease, you need to cut off the diseased branches and sanitize the tree.
Bacterial burn. When fighting a bacterial burn, remove damaged branches and disinfect the tree.
Invasion of pests can greatly worsen the condition of the apple tree.
In the role of the main pests are:
Green aphid. To combat green aphids need to spray tree Bordeaux liquid.
Hawthorn. To destroy these caterpillars you need to process an apple tree with an aktellik.
Apple moth. The first measure is cleaning the damaged ovary, later the tree should be treated with Enterobacterin.
Summarizing, we can say that the apple trees of this variety are well prepared for growing in households. Apples are very juicy and are well suited for fresh consumption or preservation. The main disadvantage of this variety is the short shelf life of apples, which makes it of little interest to industrial gardeners.
