Apple tree Anis Sverdlovsky

Anis Sverdlovsky is a popular cold-resistant apple variety grown in many regions of Russia. He gives the fruits late enough, but regularly, and their marketability and taste receive the highest marks. Apple trees of this variety can become a real garden decoration, they are suitable for growing in garden and park landscapes both in a group and in a single copy.

In the process of breeding Anis Sverdlovsky, apple trees of the varieties Melba and Anis Purpurovy were used. The first copies were received in the 90s of the XX century at the experimental station in Yekaterinburg. The breeder L.A. Kotov managed to successfully consolidate the varietal qualities. Anis Sverdlovsky got into the official registers of the Volga-Vyatka region in 2002.

Medium-sized trees of the Anis Sverdlovsky variety have a wide-pyramidal or oval crown, reaching a height of 4 m. The branches extend from the central trunk by about 60 degrees. Leaves are medium in size, rounded in shape, green, with characteristic jagged edges. Shoots are not too thick, round in cross section, without excessive sinuosity, brown, heavily pubescent. The flowers have a saucer-like appearance, they are white and with a slight pink tinge, of medium size, appear on the branches from the 2nd half of May.

Trees bear fruit, forming shoots on ringlets. It is also possible to obtain a harvest on the increments of the previous year.

The main features of the apple variety Anis Sverdlovsky include early fruiting, combined with high productivity. The fruits are not suitable for long storage, but are well suited for processing and fresh consumption. The advantages of the variety include:

• fast recovery in case of freezing;
• ease of acclimatization;
• amicable ripening of apples;
• ease of care;
• ease of harvesting;
• annual fruiting.

The disadvantage is the susceptibility of seedlings to fungal diseases. Preventive treatment takes a lot of time and effort. In addition, when planted in the shade, trees develop worse, show growth retardation. During storage, gardeners also have difficulties associated with fruit rotting.

The apple tree begins to bear fruit at 4-5 years, belongs to the late autumn varieties in terms of ripening. Harvest in early September. Apples are stored for consumption until late November - early December.

Anis Sverdlovsky was originally zoned for cultivation in the climate of the Urals. It is successfully cultivated in other regions with cold winters. The variety is not suitable for growing in climatic conditions with high humidity. But in Bashkiria, Udmurtia, Kurgan, Omsk, Mari-El, Perm, he perfectly took root. In general, the variety can be recommended for the North-Western territory of Russia, the Volga region and the Volga-Vyatka region.

The early-growing variety gives up to 75 kg of apples from 1 tree. When grown in gardens, you can get up to 120 centners of fruits per hectare.

Anis Sverdlovsky bears fruit with flat-round apples weighing up to 120 g.The shade of their skin is greenish-yellow, with a red blurred blush, it itself is dry and smooth, with a slight bloom of wax and a glossy sheen. Inside there is a juicy fine-grained cream-colored pulp, sweet and sour in taste, with a pleasant "candy" aroma.

Apple trees are planted on loamy fertile soils with neutral acidity. Sandy loam soil is also suitable, the main thing is that it is moisture-consuming, it allows air to pass through well. The optimal choice of location is in the sun, but it is also possible to use slightly shaded areas. Planting is done in early spring or October, but not less than 30 days before the start of frost.

Young seedlings must be tied up. As they grow, the support is removed. The most abundant fruiting begins when the plant reaches the age of 11 years. These processes are completed by the 25-30th year of the tree's life. With anti-aging pruning, these periods can be extended.

The cultivation of the variety does not require significant effort. At the end of the fruit picking, moisture charging is required, especially if the summer was hot. The soil compacted by watering must be loosened. Before frost, around the fruit-bearing apple trees, they harvest dead foliage, mulch the trunk circle and whitewash the bark. In the same period, a formative pruning of the crown is performed, followed by processing with a garden pitch.

The variety is self-fertile, but it is a pollinator. It should be chosen for planting next to other apple trees, in places of active migration of bees or next to an apiary.

It is necessary to provide additional nutrition to Anis Sverdlovsky, but without overfeeding the tree. In the first 3-4 years, the plant will have enough fertilizer dose, laid down during planting. Superphosphate works well in a mixture with matured humus and peat. Then additional feeding begins.

From 4-5 years, the apple tree is given nitrogen and potassium during the period of growing leaf mass, flowering. Usually use organic solutions, nettle infusions. You can add urea, nitroammofosk. At the stage of setting and ripening of fruits, a phosphorus group of dressings is introduced to provide intensive nutrition. In the fall, wood ash, potassium-phosphorus ready-made complexes are added to the root of the apple tree to restore the plant after harvesting.

In early spring, you can sprinkle granulated mixtures directly over the trampled snow. When melted, it will bring nutrients to the tree trunk circle.

The variety is winter-hardy. Withstands significant drops in atmospheric temperatures without shelter. The maximum indicators of frost resistance are set at -40 degrees Celsius.

Anis Sverdlovsky has an average general resistance to diseases and pests. The apple tree is quite often affected by scab, so it is recommended to take timely measures to preserve the harvest. Spring spraying with Bordeaux liquid will provide the necessary prevention of both diseases and aphids, moths, and other insects. It is carried out until foliage appears, during the period of swelling of the buds, repeated after flowering

Anis Sverdlovsky is a frequent visitor to the gardens of the residents of the Urals. It is praised for the beautiful appearance of apples, their outstanding taste, as well as the stability and regularity of ovary formation. Gardeners note that fruits show their best qualities 7-14 days after harvest. During this time, the apples will gain juiciness.

Due to the relatively small size of the fruits, the problem of their falling off practically does not occur. The branches also support the weight without much hassle. Gardeners mention that mature trees form a very ramified and powerful horse system. When planting, leave as much space as possible at the base of the trunk.

The owners of garden trees of this variety mention that Anis Sverdlovsky requires special attention in rainy years. Without preventive antifungal treatment, the scab will simply destroy the entire crop.