Honeysuckle Malvin

Honeysuckle Malvin
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Plekhanova Maria Nikolaevna, Kondrikova Alexandra Vasilievna (VIR named after N.I. Vavilov)
  • Appeared when crossing: No. 21-5 x Leningrad giant
  • Year of approval: 2002
  • Growth type: vigorous
  • Bush height, m: 1,5
  • Escapes: straight, light green, slightly pubescent
  • Leaves: elongated oval, dark green
  • Crown: thick, oval
  • Fruit size: large
  • Fruit weight, g: 1,1
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Honeysuckle, which grows well in many regions of our country, has taken root in gardens as an ornamental or fruiting plant and is a bush. In this article, we will focus on the Malvina variety, which belongs to edible honeysuckle. It has many beneficial properties, such as antibacterial and antipyretic effects, and the fruit of the plant contains vitamin C in the same amounts as the fruit of the lemon.

Breeding history

The variety appeared in 2001 by crossing the Leningrad giant, very similar to Malvina, and variety No. 21 at the NI Vavilov Research Center. The following year, it was officially approved for use and included in the State Register.

Description of the variety

The bush is universal. It can be used both as a garden decoration and as a fruiting plant. Malvina is tall (up to 1.5 m in height), has an oval crown with dense foliage. Shoots are usually light green, thin and straight, later becoming dark brown. Large leaves have a beautiful dark green hue.

Fruit characteristics

Fruits usually weigh no more than one gram, elongated pear-shaped. On average, they reach 3 centimeters. They have a pleasant light blue tint. The skin is smooth and dense, with a waxy coating, the flesh looks like fibers. After ripening, pleasantly smelling berries do not fall off the bush.

Taste qualities

The berries are sour-sweet. They contain sugar in an amount of 8%, acids - 1.9%, vitamin C - 52 mg /%. Experienced tasters give 4.4 points to the variety.

Ripening and fruiting

Ripening period is average. This is approximately the 10th of June.

Yield

The variety belongs to the medium-yielding variety. Officially: about 49 kg / ha (or 1.6 kg per bush). Maximum yield: 32 kg per bush.

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

Malvina bears fruit well (and even more than) in the central regions, including the Moscow region, but it also actively grows in the North, North-West, Volgo-Vyatka, TsChO, North Caucasian, Middle Volga and Nizhnevolzhsky, Ural, West Siberian and East Siberian, Far Eastern regions.

Self-fertility and the need for pollinators

The variety is self-fertile. Among pollinators, the most suitable are:

  • Blue spindle

  • Moraine,

  • Kamchadalka,

  • Blue bird,

  • Start,

  • In memory of Kuminov,

  • as well as the Malvina variety itself.

Growing and care

In general, Malvin's honeysuckle is unpretentious. The plant is planted in sunny areas, in fertilized loamy soil. It is also important that it is constantly moistened, but it should not be brought to flooding. Fruits react to drought at the bush first of all - their quality depends on correct and constant watering. They are collected on the outer sides of the bush, as they need sunlight.

The site is chosen at an average level, without particularly strong wind currents - it worsens pollination processes and breaks off the formed ovaries. Landing in areas with drying winds is excluded - in such cases, a protective forest belt is necessary.

Planting a plant differs little from the types of planting of other berry bushes. A prepared pit is usually 40 cm long, wide and deep.Drainage is useful for a plant: it can be made from broken brick or expanded clay. The poorer the soil, the deeper the hole is dug. In this case, it is additionally enriched with a mixture of earth, humus and mineral fertilizers.

The entire composition is sprinkled with earth, on top of which the roots are already placed, sprinkling them with ordinary earth. In the process, the earth is compacted, this is important for the high rate of root formation and the successful growth of the plant as a whole. The topmost roots should be no more than 5 centimeters deep.

Malvina blooms with small bell-shaped flowers of a pale yellow hue. Inflorescences are located in nodes along the length of the shoots. The flowering process itself begins in May.

For the first few years, Malvina can not be fertilized, she only needs pruning, in the third year the bush will need nitrogen-containing fertilizing, humus and compost.

In preparation for winter, only young bushes are covered. This is done two weeks before frost: the bushes are watered abundantly (30 liters for each bush) and mulched with compost.

Malvina in the first years of life needs pruning. And also diseased and broken, weak and growing deep into the crown of the branch are removed.

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

Malvina is practically not susceptible to diseases. Of the possible ailments arising from an excessively wet or cold summer, you can list:

  • fungus,

  • damage by pests,

  • powdery mildew,

  • powdery rust and others.

In the last two cases, systemic fungicides of the type "Topaz", "Skor", "Alto", "Folikur" are used. For insects, insecticidal compositions "Inta-Vir", "Fitoverm", "Aktellik" are used.

Additionally, the crown of the bush can be sprayed with stimulation agents ("Epin", "Zircon" and others). Preventive treatments are always carried out either before the appearance of the ovaries or after the harvest.

Timely fight against 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

Malvina's honeysuckle has good resistance to low temperatures. The buds of this plant can withstand temperatures down to -50 ℃. In spring, the ovaries are able to withstand a cold snap up to -8 ℃. But she does not tolerate warm autumn well. Therefore, it is more often planted in the northern regions.

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.
Main characteristics
Authors
Plekhanova Maria Nikolaevna, Kondrikova Alexandra Vasilievna (VIR named after N.I. Vavilov)
Appeared when crossing
No. 21-5 x Leningrad giant
Year of approval
2002
Yield
high
Average yield
1.6 kg per bush
Maximum yield
3.2 kg / bush
Appointment
universal
Bush
Growth type
vigorous
Crown
thick, oval
Bush height, m
1,5
Branches
rather thin, dark brown in color
Escapes
straight, light green, slightly pubescent
Leaves
elongated oval, dark green
Fruit
Fruit size
large
Fruit weight, g
1,1
Fruit shape
elongated pear-shaped, with an elongated base and an uneven ridge at the apex
Fruit color
bluish blue
Skin
dense, with a strong waxy coating
Pulp (consistency)
tender
Taste
sweet and sour, dessert
Scent
weak
Crumbling
weak
Fruit composition
sugar 8.0%, acid 1.9%, vitamin C 52 mg /%
Tasting assessment
4.9-5.0 points
Growing
Self-fertility
self-infertile
Pollinator varieties
Blue spindle, Morena, Kamchadalka, Blue bird, Start, Memory of Kuminov, as well as the Malvina variety itself
Winter hardiness
high
The soil
fertilized loamy
Location
open sunny places
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
high
Maturation
Ripening terms
mid-early
Fruiting period
June 12-16
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