Variety Bolotovskoe (apple tree): description. Advantages of the variety

Its popularity is due to the huge number of varieties, adapted for growing in different climatic zones. The most valuable are trees that can withstand low temperatures. In the northern latitudes these fruits are the main source of vitamins in the winter season. Variety Bolotovskoe (apple) is one of those that is widely cultivated in the Volga region and Central Russia.

History

The breeding of these apples was carried out at the All-Russian Research Institute of Fruit Crop Selection (Orel). In 1977, a group of specialists, consisting of ZM Serova, YI Khabarov and VV Zhdanov, under the guidance of Academician E. N. Sedov, received a hybrid from the apple tree of 1924 (more precisely, the fourth generation apple blossom) and the winter variety Skryzhapel.

In 1993, the Bolotovskoye (apple) variety was accepted for state tests. After their successful completion, in 2002, it was introduced to the State Register and recommended for breeding in the Central regions of Russia. In the southern regions, these trees also proved themselves well, delighting gardeners with a high and stable crop.

Description

Variety Bolotovskoe - an apple tree, the description of which can be reduced to the following: it is a winter-hardened dessert variety of Orel breeding, self-fruitful. The best pollinators are winter and autumn varieties. The peculiarity of the genotype - the presence of the Vf gene - provides the leaves and fruits with absolute immunity to scab. Characterize the named trees can be as follows:

• High, can reach 10 meters, the crown is spherical, the stem branches are rare.
• Shoots in them are brown, weak pubescence, in the section there are noticeable facets.
• The leaves are elliptical, elongated, large. The tip is helically twisted. The color is dark green, the surface is wrinkled, shiny.
• The fruits are large, on the average 150-160 grams, individual specimens reach 200 g. Sweet and sour juicy pulp, fairly dense, tender green. The shape is slightly flattened, wide-ribbed. The skin is dull, oily, has no waxy coating. The main color (when collected in early September) is greenish-yellow. After storage - whitish-yellow. Taste qualities were estimated at 4.27 points, appearance - 4.4 points.
• From one tree remove up to 200 kg of apples. For several years, stable yields no less than 130 centners per hectare.

Agrotechnics

For the seedlings choose a sunny place with a low level of groundwater. The composting (humus, ash, superphosphate, peat) in the pit before planting will help to provide the saplings full nutrition for a whole year. Specialists recommend using any legume culture as a siderate.

Variety Bolotovskoe (apple) is quite unpretentious. Fulfillment of the necessary requirements of agricultural technology in the first five years of life will ensure the absence of health problems in an adult fruit tree. A gardener should regularly do:

• Soil treatment (irrigation, loosening, weeding);
• Top dressing;
• Annual crown formation;
• Pruning of damaged branches;
• Protection against frost and rodents in the winter season;
• Prevention of diseases (spraying, whitewashing).

Remember that delayed harvesting can lead to a fall of fruit.

Advantages

The apple variety Bolotovskoe has a number of advantages that allow us to recommend it for cultivation:

• He is unpretentious, well rooted and quickly begins to grow;
• The versatility of the tree makes it possible to grow and yield in the temperate and southern regions of the country;
• The first apples gives for 5-6 years of life, and from 7-8 actively fructifies;
• Adult tree for the season yields up to 200 kg of apples;
• Crop stability allows you to plan your annual profit;
• Absolutely immune to scab (gene Vf);
• Fruits have good shelf life - up to 5 months - with preservation of presentation and taste qualities;
• Traditional apple taste - dessert, sweet and sour;
• Is used both in fresh and in processed form.

The variety is highly appreciated by the prospects of growing for the production of juice. The yield is 65%, which is higher than the control samples of the Antonovka variety. The very same tree perfectly fits into any landscape. Variety Bolotovskoe - an apple tree with a luxurious spherical crown, bright green foliage, yellow-pink apples, which before the first snow will be an adornment of the garden.