The most delicious and fragrant apples from the Orlovim apple tree
Apple trees are the foundation of the garden. Among the large number of different varieties, the Orlovim apple tree will take its rightful place. Its main advantages are ease of maintenance and high yield. Even an adult tree will be short with a lush crown. The fruits themselves are medium in size, round and slightly elongated downward. They can be harvested as early as mid-August. Ripe apples are very fragrant and beautiful, with bright red stripes and a blurry blush. The pulp is firm and juicy with a sweet and sour taste. Apples are good for eating, they are good for drying, as well as for preparing juice, marmalade, preserves and jam.
Description and features of the Orlovim apple variety
Fruits on the apple tree do not ripen at the same time, the consumption period lasts until the end of September. The fallen fruits cannot be stored. In order for the apples to lie, they must be removed by hand.
Characteristics and description of the Orlovim apple tree:
- The tree is fast-growing, but small, reaching a maximum of 5 meters.
- The bark on large branches and trunk is pale brown with peeling.
- There are few skeletal branches, they form a rounded thin crown.
- The foliage is light green without shine, the leaves are oblong with a wavy edge.
- It blooms in May, the flowers are large, five-petaled, usually light pink.
- Apple tree of late summer ripening period (this is August-September months).
- Fruits are greenish-red, medium in size with smooth thin skin.
- The apples have high taste, they have a pronounced aroma.
- You can store apples for a short time, their taste and smell do not deteriorate for a month.
Orlovim apple trees begin to bear fruit from 3-4 years old annually, without frequency. The root system is strong, grows quickly, and allows the tree to cope with summer drought. Its height is small, so it is convenient to care for and harvest.
The yield of a 7-8-year-old Orlovim apple tree is high, it can reach up to 80 kg per season.
The life of an apple tree is long, it can reach 30 years.
Planting seedlings
For planting an apple tree Orlovim, you should choose a well-lit place. Loamy or loamy soil with moderate acidity is considered suitable. The seedlings can be planted in the ground in spring or autumn, depending on local weather conditions. If the groundwater is shallow, then drainage is used. The optimal age for planting a young tree is 2 years. It should have an elastic trunk without damage and a well-developed root.
When buying fruit seedlings, you need to choose trees with a trunk with 5 or more branches. The root must also be well developed. It is undesirable to take seedlings with large, long-blooming foliage.
In the first year, it is recommended to water the tree abundantly, but without stagnation of moisture in the soil. Then it is enough to water 2-4 times during the summer, 3 buckets at the root. During the year, it is useful to add mineral and organic fertilizersbut without exceeding the dosage. The Orlovim variety is self-fertile.This means that pollinators must be planted near it. Among them are Anis, Pepin, Welsey. Observing this condition, you can significantly increase the yield and quality of apples.
What care does the Orlovim apple tree need?
Care for the Orlovim apple tree includes the whole range of measures for the care of fruit crops:
- They must be regularly watered, loosened the soil, removed weeds, fertilized, treated against diseases and pests, carried out sanitary pruning, and dug in the trunk circle.
- It is easy to form a crown on a tree, since it has few main branches.
- Whitewashing the trunk in early spring will protect the tree from bright sunlight, temperature extremes and pests. The solution for painting fruit crops can be in pure form or with the addition of various useful fillers. For example, glue, copper sulfate, clay, resin, oils, wax. At the same time, dry and broken branches should be cut.
The early maturity and volume of the Orlovim apple tree harvest depends on care. Trees need adequate watering and feeding. Be sure to cut dry branches in a timely manner.
Tree feeding
Top dressing is of great importance for the preservation and improvement of the condition of fruit trees.
The lack of nutrients in the soil may be indicated by damage to foliage, falling off of ovaries, a decrease in the size of fruits and a deterioration in their taste.:
- Four-year-old trees need to be fertilized regularly. For this purpose, foliar and root feeding can be used. To improve vegetative processes, fertilizers should be applied to the soil of the trunk circles during the digging process. It is good if it contains urea, saltpeter, compost.
- The next top dressing is best done during the flowering period. For this, it is good to use ready-made liquid mineral fertilizer.
- Before harvesting, it is useful to spray fruit trees several times with a solution of urea 0.3-0.5%, iron or copper sulfate 0.5%.
- Further feeding should be done after picking apples. In the autumn period, to prepare for wintering, it is best to use phosphorus-potassium compounds, ready-made or prepared on your own. At the same time, it is useful to apply organic and mineral fertilizers to the soil. Their concentration and composition should not exceed the permissible limits. Otherwise, you can harm or spoil the trees.
Before winter, you should wrap the trunk of the apple tree from rodents. For this, you can use a special mesh or fabric. You can also tie pine branches around the tree.
Diseases and pests
Harmful insects can significantly shorten the lifespan of any tree. The Orlovim variety is endowed with the Vm gene, which is able to ensure the resistance of the apple tree to diseases. Fungal diseases, including scab, can be called especially harmful to fruit crops. However, scab resistance can decrease with age. Therefore, for 5-6 year old trees, spraying should be carried out regularly against diseases and pests. In the spring, it is useful to spray a still bare tree for prevention, using a ready-made disinfectant solution or prepared yourself. After a week, it is necessary to spray the apple trees again, you can use a solution of Bordeaux liquid 0.1%. After the first leaves appear, it is better to use general-purpose insecticides against insect pests for treatment. In the future, disinfection should be done after harvest and in order to prepare for winter.
It should always be clean around the tree, because parasites and fungi can remain in fallen leaves and rotten fruits. To do this, you should promptly remove carrion and foliage, pull out weeds. In October, it is recommended to dig up the soil in the root circle.
Among many other varieties, the Orlovim apple tree takes a worthy place. Its main advantages: yield, unpretentiousness, frost resistance, taste and appearance. Even a gardener without experience can take care of her.However, apples are not stored for a long time, so it is best to eat them fresh or prepare for the winter.
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