Peach Maria Bianca

The modern world catalog offers a wide variety of peach groups and varieties. Some of them can grow and bear fruit only in the subtropics, while others, thanks to the efforts of breeders, delight the inhabitants of temperate latitudes, but they all give gardeners aromatic, tasty and healthy fruits. The variety Maria Bianca (synonym for Maria Bianca) is suitable for fresh consumption, for cooking compotes, preserves, jams, and preserves. The fruits impart wonderful aroma and taste to baked goods.

A medium-sized (2-3 m) tree with a crown of medium density, abundantly covered with dark green lanceolate foliage with an elongated, elongated and pointed end. The leaf blade is smooth, without signs of pubescence, with slightly wavy edges, small serrations along the edge and a lighter back side. The leaf is slightly concave inward along the central vein. Old shoots are covered with a rough brown bark, growing branches have a thin skin of a light brown tone. Medium-sized fragrant flowers are tinted pink, the petals have a slightly wavy surface.

Rounded large (140-160 g) fruits are yellow with a burgundy blush that occupies most of the fruit surface. The dense and thick skin is easily removed from the pulp and protects the integrity of the fruit during transportation and storage.

The yellow, juicy and sweet flesh is devoid of acid, has a honey taste and a delicate fruity aroma, characteristic of a peach.

The variety belongs to the mid-late category - if flowering begins in mid-April, then the harvest begins in the second decade of August. Regular fruiting begins 2 years after planting.

Maria Bianca has a good yield, which is influenced by adherence to agricultural technology and climatic conditions.

The variety is adapted for the North Caucasus region.

Peach belongs to self-fertile varieties, fruiting does not depend on the presence of pollinating varieties.

For planting, choose sunny areas protected from northern winds with well-drained soil, fertile and breathable. The plant does not like swampy lowlands and does not tolerate contact with layers of groundwater at all. The pH level should be neutral, acidified soil should be deoxidized with dolomite flour or chalk.

The optimal size of the planting pit for the Maria Bianca peach is 50x50x60 cm. When buying, you should choose annual plants with a closed root system. If the roots are open, you need to carefully check their quality and vitality. Dry and blackened ones indicate that such a plant most likely will not survive, and if it does, it may never become a full-fledged and healthy tree.

The best time to plant this variety is in autumn - late September or early October. The warm climate of the North Caucasus will allow the plant not only to adapt and take root, but also to get stronger before the onset of cold weather. The dug hole is prepared in advance so that the soil has time to compact and settle. At the bottom, a drainage layer of pebbles, gravel, broken brick is arranged, a support for the seedling is installed.The removed soil is mixed with humus or compost, river sand, if the soil is not too loose. For depleted soil, adding turf and leafy soil will not be superfluous. A ⅓ hole is filled with the resulting earthen mixture, a young plant is lowered from above, the roots are spread over the surface (if it is an ACS), and covered with the remaining soil. The near-trunk circle is compacted, a small embankment is organized around to retain moisture and watered with 2-3 buckets of warm water. Further care for the seedling of the variety consists in regular watering, at least three times per season for an adult tree, weeding, loosening, fertilizing, sanitary and formative pruning.

Maria Bianca has an average winter hardiness, quite sufficient for growing in the North Caucasus, and making it difficult to get a good harvest closer to the middle lane.

The cultivar has average resistance to clasterosporium disease, moniliosis, curliness, powdery mildew and cystporosis. The invasion of pests is also dangerous for him:

• aphids, mites and weevils;

• moth and fruit striped moth.

In order to prevent the development of diseases and the spread of the pest, seasonal preventive treatments are necessary.

The needs of the plant differ depending on the annual cycle. In early spring, the buds wake up at a plus temperature of + 5 ... 6ºC, during the most active period - flowering, budding and ovary formation - Maria Bianca's peach needs a minimum temperature of + 10ºC, during the period of filling it needs warmth from 20 degrees and above. The resting stage begins at zero autumn temperature. Despite the high adaptive ability of the plant, winter frosts in colder regions remain a restraining factor for the dispersal of the variety.