All about the Actinidia variety Doctor Shimanovsky
There are more than a dozen varieties of actinidia, among which Doctor Shimanovsky actinidia has become very popular. The description of the variety will tell you how to plant the plant correctly, take care of it in order to get a rich harvest.
Description
Actinidia kolomikta Doktor Szymanowski - the decoration of any area due to its decorative foliage. This is a tall plant that takes the form of a shrub, the vines of which reach at least 2 m in length (under favorable growing conditions, their length can reach 5-20 m). The main distinguishing features of the variety are frost resistance (down to -40 ° C), variegation, female type of plant, self-pollinating (nevertheless, for a rich harvest, male specimens should still be planted).
Growing
Due to its decorativeness actinidia Dr. Shimanovsky self-fertile is most often planted along the walls of houses, arbors, having previously installed supports in the form of grape trellises. During planting, the distance to the fences and walls of the building should be observed (it should be 1.5 m and 2 m, respectively). The distance between plants is 1.0-1.5 m.
According to the description of the Actinidia variety, Dr. Shimanovsky at the age of 5 (in May-June) begins to bloom, releasing small white flowers (with a pistil and yellow stamens) with a lemon scent. The flowering period is 20 days.
Berries appear in August (this requires 130 days without frost). Fruiting is of medium intensity. The average size of the fruit is about 2.5 cm in length, weight - up to 3 g. The berries are covered with green skin, have a sweet and sour pulp and a smell reminiscent of pineapple or apple. As soon as the fruits are ripe, they fall off.
Planting and leaving
Correct fit and care actinidia kolomikta Dr. Szymanowski is very important for the plant to grow healthy and produce a good harvest.
It is best to plant plants in partial shade. At a young age, the seedlings are shade-tolerant, but with growth they need sunlight.
Actinidia does not like stagnant water and lime, so it should not be planted in places where moisture can accumulate.
The soil for actinidia should be slightly acidic or neutral, light, fertile, fed with organic fertilizers.
The root system of the plant is located 25 cm from the surface of the earth. Therefore, you should constantly monitor the moisture content of the soil, avoiding overdrying. Insufficient watering provokes shedding of foliage. In addition, it is important to mulch the trunk circle with humus or peat... Loosening is not necessary.
From the description of the actinidia variety, Dr. Shimanovsky, it becomes clear that the plant needs supports 2.5 m high.
Considering that actinidia does not like being removed from the tapestries, they should be made strong, from durable materials, so that they will last more than one year. It is best if it is a structure that can be laid and put together with a vine and sprinkled in the winter.
The pruning procedure is performed to remove broken, diseased shoots, as well as to prevent thickening of the crown, which reduces the yield of the plant.As a rule, 3 vines are left on the bush and distributed over the trellis.
Pruning is performed in late May - early June at the end of the spring sap flow or in the fall, then smearing the cuts with garden pitch. The main actinidia vines should be renewed every 2-3 years. Upon reaching the age of 7-10 years, actinidia is cut off, leaving only a stump of 30-40 cm.
In early spring, pruning is not done, since the anemones can leak out and die.
Actinidia is used both in cooking for cooking various sweets, and as an ornamental plant, for landscaping gazebos, walls, hedges.
Since there are 5 types of flowers on the female plant (read about A. kolomikta), but there are no purely male ones, then 2-5 berries will be tied. The seeds from them are full-fledged, you can grow new plants from them, both male and female, but the berries you get from each bush are different in size, shape, and taste. So "sort" in relation to actinidia is a dubious concept.