Yablonya Antonovka: history and features

The planting of such a tree as the apple tree Antonovka has always been considered one of the most significant events in its life, along with the construction of a house and the upbringing of children. However, without special knowledge about the characteristics of these plants and the rules for their cultivation, it is difficult to obtain a good result.

Apple Tree Antonovka: features of the variety

Probably, to any inhabitant of our country is familiar sweetish aroma of Antonov's apples. It is very fresh, refined, clean and invigorating. When a man enters the garden in the fall, where an apple tree grows Antonovka dessert, he understands why all poets of the golden age of literature describe this period of the year with such love in their works. It is Antonovka long considered an aboriginal Russian apple. Data on when exactly this variety appeared, is still not there. At the moment we can say with certainty only one thing: the apple tree Antonovka exists on Russian soil for many centuries, but in each locality it had its own unique name.

There is an incredibly beautiful story about how the name for this apple variety appeared . She talks about how in Tula in 1896 he was called "Antonovka wind". The name was given in honor of a certain gardener Anton, supposedly received this kind of hard work, and in honor of his strong flavor. However, one of the first mentions of a plant such as the apple-tree Antonovka is gold, can be found in the work "Rules of Fruit Growing in the Open Ground", dated 1848. In it the famous scientist N.I. Krasnoglazov described this variety in great detail. It is believed that initially it appeared in the Kursk and Tula provinces, from where it subsequently spread throughout the middle of Russia. This variety was incredibly popular in the pre-revolutionary period. It could be found in almost every garden. This is due to the fact that apple trees are very well experienced severe Russian frosts. In addition, from the fruits of this tree, jam and jam were always excellent, which allowed them to be used in industrial production.

Apple tree Antonovka: landing and leaving

The pit, suitable for the size of the seedlings, is prepared in advance. This is done so that the soil has time to settle and naturally rammed. Yablonya Antonovka occupies places on a site about 1 m ² . Extracted from the pit, the ground is abundantly savored with organic fertilizers, nutritious compost and humus. Plant the plants in spring or late autumn, but before frost. The radical neck should be above the ground level at least 6-7 cm. The roots are neatly placed in the pit and covered with soil, carefully trampling the surface after planting. Some gardeners prefer to create a liquid soil in the pit, diligently fertilizing it and diluting it with water, and then the seedling is gradually sprinkled. This technology is suitable only for areas with a low groundwater level, otherwise the roots can rot. For the winter, the young tree is tied with fir paws, and the trunk circle is mulched with manure.

Further care for Antonovka is the regular pruning of weak and dead branches, as well as the formation of the crown. Correctly trimmed tree gives more abundant harvests, lives longer and less cold in winter. Pruning should be done in spring, starting from the second year of life: shorten the main trunk and remove a third of all new branches. Such simple maintenance will allow to provide the family with apples for long years.