Apple tree Young naturalist

Apple tree Young naturalist
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: VNIIS im. I. V. Michurina, S. I. Isaev.
  • Taste: sweet and sour
  • Fruit weight, g: 100-190 g
  • The beginning of fruiting varieties: for 5-6 years
  • Removable maturity: in the second decade of September
  • Duration of the consumer period: from October to mid-December
  • Appointment: fresh, making stewed fruit, making jam
  • Appeared when crossing: Cinnamon Striped x Welsey
  • Name synonyms: Junnat
  • Transportability: Yes
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Apple tree Young naturalist is one of the most fruitful and unpretentious varieties, bred by domestic breeders. It is worth considering in more detail the peculiarities of the culture and the nuances of its cultivation.

Breeding history of the variety

A group of scientists from the All-Russian Research Institute of Horticulture named after V.I. I. V. Michurin. The head of the scientific group was Sergey Isaev, the work was carried out in 1935. Young Naturalist's parents are the Wellsie apple variety and the Cinnamon striped apple. The result was a fruiting medium-fruited variety.

Description of the variety

Apple Young Naturalist has a dark brown bark. Sometimes the trunk turns brown. Shoots are small in size, also have a brown tint, but it is slightly lighter in comparison with the bark. The edge is also observed on the shoots.

Leaves are ellipsoidal, large, with short tips. The color of the leaf is dark green, the surface is matte. On the reverse side of the leaf blade, an edge is also found, which grows as the leaf develops.

Features, pros and cons

A key plus of the variety is its weak susceptibility to scab, even in the rainy period. Other advantages:

  • attractive appearance of apples;
  • high productivity;
  • sweet and sour rich taste.

The disadvantages include the fact that over time, the apple tree begins to bear fruit every two years.

Ripening and fruiting

The tree begins to bloom closer to May, the flowers have a blue-white tint. Interestingly, the pollination of the inflorescences occurs independently. The ripening period of the variety is mid-autumn, the fruits are formed closer to the beginning of autumn.

Yield

Statistics show that with proper care, a tree can yield up to 100 kg of sweet apples. Over time, the yield decreases, as the apple tree begins to bear fruit after a year.

Fruits and their taste

The fruits have a pleasant aroma and sweet and sour taste. The shape is round, the average weight is 100-190 g, the color of the apples is greenish-yellow with a bright red striped blush. Without loss of taste and marketability, apples can be stored until December.

To obtain a bountiful harvest of fragrant apples, the garden must be periodically renewed by planting seedlings of productive and new varieties. The choice of an apple seedling must be approached with all responsibility, because low-quality planting material at best will not take root, and at worst it will die in the prime of years after numerous investments in its health and normal formation.

Growing features

It is recommended to plant an apple tree in a well-lit area. The shade will reduce the quality and taste of the fruit, as well as reduce the yield.

Other features.

  1. Garden areas with frequent flooding need to be equipped with a drainage system. Also, planting a tree on a hill can be a way out.
  2. The soil must be moisture-absorbing and breathable. This will help the active development of the apple tree and improve the yield of the variety.An excellent solution would be to plant a culture in sandy loam, loam, floodplain soils or black soil.
  3. The first months must be thoroughly watered. By the end of the season, it is worth pruning dry, old or deformed shoots.

2-3 months before planting, you need to dig holes where the tree will be installed.

Planting apple trees is a very important, troublesome and responsible business. Its survival and full-fledged fruiting depends on the correct procedure. Before planting, you need to choose the right planting material, determine the location and prepare the soil.
A successful grafting helps to solve a whole range of problems, first of all: to get the varieties of interest and save space on the site. The vaccination technique itself is not so difficult and even a novice summer resident can master it. Vaccinations can be done during the entire growing season.
Along with top dressing and pruning necessary for apple trees, watering is also a significant contribution to the correct development of the culture, and therefore to a high yield. Improper watering, carried out inopportunely, without enough water, can bring big trouble to the fruit tree.

Pollination

The Young Naturalist is a partially self-fertile apple variety that needs pollen from another plant to grow fruit. The gardener should take care of the availability of other varieties of apple trees on the site.

Top dressing

It is necessary to apply fertilizers for the growth and development of the Young Naturalist every spring. Also, before planting seedlings, it is recommended to add organic matter (humus or humus) to the ground at the rate of 5-15 kg per 1 m2.

In autumn, gardeners are advised to feed the plant with complex fertilizers, which do not contain nitrogen. If the apple tree grows in nutrient-rich soil, fertilization is practically not required.

An important point in caring for an apple tree in the open field is feeding and fertilizing. Top dressing of apple trees begins in early spring and ends in late autumn. Lack of nutrition leads not only to a decrease in the quality and quantity of the crop, but also reduces the immunity of the tree, making it more vulnerable to pests and diseases. And with the autumn procedure, the tree will be able to lay more fruit buds, which will have a positive effect on the future harvest.

Frost resistance

The variety is resistant to frost, but it is worth taking care of a young seedling. To do this, it is recommended to mulch the ground near the apple tree with horse humus, and also wrap the trunk with a covering material that can pass water and air.

Despite the fact that apple trees are considered quite unpretentious plants, they still need proper autumn care. Timely preparation of trees for winter makes them more resistant to winter frosts, as well as increase future yields.

Diseases and pests

Yunnat is resistant to scab, but the apple tree may well suffer from pests and diseases.

  1. Apple flower beetle. A pest that can worsen the condition of the kidneys. The insect leaves a clutch of eggs inside the buds of future flowers, which leads to a decrease in yield and death of the plant. It is recommended to exterminate the flower beetle at the time of swelling of the buds, shaking off the insect from the shoots. Additionally, it is worth treating the shoots with the Decis solution.
  2. Sawfly. A pest that can destroy young ovaries and penetrate the fruit. To prevent insect raids, it is necessary to spray the apple tree with karbofos before flowering.
  3. Fruit moth. The insect is known for actively eating young fruits from the inside, because of which the yield drops rapidly, and the apples fall to the ground ahead of time. To defeat the pest, it is necessary to process the shoots in early spring and clear the apple tree bark from the larvae.

Successful disease prevention means regular cleaning, bark stripping and wound healing after branch breakage. Also, gardeners are advised to prune dry and diseased shoots, whitewash the trunk in the spring.

The apple tree is a popular fruit crop among gardeners. It can be found in many summer cottages. But at the same time, such trees are often affected by various diseases. It is very important to recognize the disease in time and carry out the necessary procedures for a speedy recovery. Otherwise, the fruits will be spoiled, and the tree itself may die altogether.

Fruiting of aging trees, as well as the quality of the harvest, decreases. Therefore, if the tree is aging and there is a need to replace it, you need to think about how to propagate the apple tree so as not to lose the variety. For reproduction of an apple tree, several methods are used: by seeds, layering, eyes and cloning (budding).
General characteristics
Authors
VNIIS them. I. V. Michurina, S. I. Isaev.
Appeared when crossing
Cinnamon Striped x Welsey
Name synonyms
Yunnat
Transportability
Yes
Early maturity
for 5-6 years
Wood
Height
up to 4 m
Crown
flat, from a large harvest, it droops
Fruit
Appointment
fresh, cooking compotes, making jam
Coloration
greenish yellow with bright red striped blush
Fruit shape
flat-round
Fruit weight, g
100-190 g
Subcutaneous points
subtle
Taste
sweet and sour
Pulp
creamy, juicy
Tasting assessment
4.5-5 points
Growing
Self-fertility
partially self-fertile
Growth type
medium-sized
Scab resistance
steady
Maturation
Removable maturity
in the second decade of September
Duration of the consumer period
from October to mid-December
The beginning of fruiting varieties
for 5-6 years
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