Honeysuckle Bakchar giant

Honeysuckle Bakchar giant
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: I.K. Gidzyuk, N.V. Savinkova, A.P. Pavlovskaya (NIISS named after M.A.Lisavenko, FSUE "Bakcharskoe")
  • Appeared when crossing: Turchaninova 1-39-23 x Roxana
  • Year of approval: 2005
  • Growth type: vigorous
  • Description of the bush: sprawling, sparse
  • Bush height, m: 1,8
  • Escapes: thick, straight, not pubescent, matte, brownish brown
  • Leaves: large, dark green, medium pubescent, smooth
  • Transportability: transportable
  • Crown: oval
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Honeysuckle Bakchar giant is a beautiful decorative edible plant cultivated in most climatic zones of the Russian Federation. The shrub is rather large, abundantly covered with berries during the fruiting period. The plant is highly valued by gardeners for its outstanding taste properties, as well as for its general unpretentiousness and vitality, it is considered the record holder for fruit size.

Breeding history

The variety, entered in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2005, was bred by the Lisavenko Scientific Research Institute of Information Technologies, registered by the Bakcharskoye Federal State Unitary Enterprise. The selection used the honeysuckle varieties Turchaninov 1-39-23 and Roxana. The work has been going on since 1978.

Description of the variety

Vigorous shrub, about 1.8 m high. The crown is oval, spreading, sparse. The branches in it are straight, thick. Shoots are strong, covered with dull brown-brown bark. The foliage is abundant, the plates are large, dark green in color, with medium-intensity pubescence.

Fruit characteristics

The berries of this variety of honeysuckle are large, weighing 1.8-2.5 g. The shape is elongated-oval, with a flat surface and an intense blue color of the skin, on the surface of which a plentiful wax bloom is poured. The fruits practically do not crumble, they tolerate transportation well.

Taste qualities

The Bakchar giant produces fruits with a very delicate sweet and sour pulp. The average tasting grade score is 4.8 points. It is classified as dessert by its taste characteristics. The seeds are not felt when eaten.

Ripening and fruiting

The variety is late-ripening, the yield of fruits is annual. The maximum yield period lasts about 15 years. Harvesting takes place in June-July.

Yield

High-yielding variety. Average harvesting rates are 1.6 kg, the maximum reaches 2.3 kg. About 8-15 tons are obtained from 1 hectare.

Honeysuckle pleases the owners of the site not only with a beautiful color, but also with fruits with an unusual taste. When planning to plant it on your site, it is important to learn everything about the fruiting of the bush.

Growing regions

The variety is zoned for planting in most regions of the Russian Federation. It is successfully grown in the central and northern parts of Russia, in the North-West, the Urals, Siberia, and the North Caucasus. The Bakcharsky giant is popular in the Middle and Lower Volga.

Self-fertility and the need for pollinators

The variety is self-fertile. It is preferable to plant Kamchatka and Turchaninov honeysuckle as pollinators nearby. And also other varieties of the same selection are used for these purposes: In Memory of Gidzyuk, Pride of Bakchar.

Growing and care

This shrub is suitable for autumn and spring planting, but due to its slow rooting, it is better to choose the period from September to October for this. In this case, in the spring, the plant will give a good growth, quickly gain green mass. Honeysuckle awakens very early, by the end of March, any intervention for it during this period is undesirable.

Plant care consists in periodic watering. Enough 1-2 times a week. For each watering, 1 bucket of water is added under the bush. This will be enough so that the berries do not taste bitter, and the root system avoids decay. In drought, the frequency of moisture application increases.

Dense soils after watering, rain must loosen. The bush is fed three times per season.Nitrogen fertilizers are used in the spring, potassium-phosphorus mixtures are given to stimulate fruiting in the summer. In the fall, organic matter will help the plant to regain strength after the return of the crop.

It is important not to start pruning the Bakchar Giant Honeysuckle too early. Such an effect will only harm young bushes. Pruning begins at the age of 3 years of plant life, removing only dried and broken shoots. Healthy, but strongly inclined are also removed. In general, up to 10-15 skeletal branches are preserved on an adult bush, since a sparse crown has a beneficial effect on the size of the fruits and their ripening.

You can plant honeysuckle in open ground in spring, summer and autumn. Best of all, honeysuckle grows in an illuminated low-lying swampy place, while the site must be reliably protected from the wind. It is desirable that the soil is loamy or sandy loam. If the soil is poor, then it will first need to be fertilized.
In order for honeysuckle to bloom and bear fruit well, it needs to be properly cared for. One of the main procedures that affects the appearance and yield of this plant is shoot pruning. Without timely care, bushes prone to thickening rapidly turn into wild thickets with diseased and stunted plants, the number of young shoots decreases, the quantity and quality of berries decreases.

Disease and pest resistance

The Bakchar giant is not susceptible to disease damage. The plant has a high immunity to fungal infections. But the bushes are often attacked by caterpillars, scale insects, aphids and ticks. It is recommended to protect the plants in advance by performing preventive spraying with special insecticidal preparations.

Timely control of diseases and pests of honeysuckle allows you to grow a healthy crop, used both for decorative purposes and for harvesting fragrant berries. When growing honeysuckle, it is necessary to know the main diseases of the crop, common pests, as well as effective measures to combat them.

Winter hardiness and the need for shelter

This honeysuckle tolerates cold well. Winter hardiness is assessed as high. A shrub without shelter can withstand frosts down to -35 degrees Celsius. In general, it tolerates winter well, since it was bred in the conditions of the Siberian climate.

Location and soil requirements

When choosing a place for landing, it is recommended to give preference to areas protected from the wind on elevations, with groundwater occurrence no closer than 1.5 m to the surface. On damp, boggy soils, the Bakchar giant grows poorly. And also the place should be with good lighting, but with shading for the lower branches. Group plantings on neutral acidic loamy soil are preferred.

In order to increase the amount of honeysuckle in your area, it is not necessary to purchase planting material, it is quite possible to multiply the varieties you like yourself. There are several ways to breed honeysuckle: cuttings, layering, root shoots, dividing the bush, and also sowing seeds.

Review overview

According to summer residents, the Bakcharsky giant honeysuckle has many obvious advantages over other varieties. Most gardeners note the ability of the shrub to bear fruit regularly, as well as the very large size of the berries, their piquant sourness against the background of the prevailing sweetness. Due to the sparseness of the branches, harvesting is not difficult. Summer residents mention that the bush practically does not have to be sprayed against fungal diseases, it is not affected by them.

Among other features of this variety, gardeners mention that in open areas without protection from the wind, yields are noticeably reduced. With a small amount of sun, the shoots stretch out, do not have time to gain thickness and strength.

The main disadvantage of this variety of honeysuckle is the extended period of fruiting.In addition, it is recommended to pick ripe berries immediately, otherwise they will crumble. Summer residents are advised to mulch the soil at the roots with a special covering material or clean sawdust, straw, so as not to lose the crop. The disadvantages include the tendency of the Bakchar giant to re-bloom during prolonged warm weather.

Main characteristics
Authors
I.K. Gidzyuk, N.V. Savinkova, A.P. Pavlovskaya (NIISS named after M.A.Lisavenko, FSUE "Bakcharskoe")
Appeared when crossing
Turchaninova 1-39-23 x Roxana
Year of approval
2005
Yield
high
Average yield
1.6 kg per bush
Maximum yield
2.3 kg per bush
Appointment
universal
Transportability
transportable
Bush
Growth type
vigorous
Description of the bush
sprawling, sparse
Crown
oval
Bush height, m
1,8
Branches
straight, thick
Escapes
thick, straight, not pubescent, matte, brownish brown
Leaves
large, dark green, medium pubescent, smooth
Fruit
Fruit size
large
Fruit weight, g
1,8-2,5
Fruit shape
elongated-oval, smooth surface
Fruit color
blue
Skin
with a strong waxy coating
Pulp (consistency)
tender
Taste
sweet and sour, good
Crumbling
weak
Fruit composition
sugars up to 8.4%, acids up to 1.9%, vitamin C up to 37.2 mg / 100 g
Tasting assessment
4.8 points
Growing
Self-fertility
self-infertile
Pollinator varieties
Turchaninov and Kamchatskaya
Winter hardiness
high
Growing regions
North, North-West, Central, Volgo-Vyatka, TsChO, North Caucasian, Middle Volga, Nizhnevolzhsky, Ural, West Siberian, East Siberian, Far East
Disease and pest resistance
not damaged
Maturation
Ripening terms
late maturing
Frequency of fruiting
annual
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