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Not all gardeners know the difference between a veal and an apricot. This makes it difficult to choose a seedling for the garden. Despite the superficial similarities, there are significant differences between cultures.
Gerdela and apricot - what is the difference
In some regions of Russia, apricot is called a zherdel and vice versa. The synonymous names of the tree are kurega, jardel, and yellow leaves.
The homeland of apricot is China, although there is a misconception that the culture originates from Armenia. It was from Asia that the tree spread throughout Europe, and then around the world.
It was brought to Russia in the 1850s. The trees were planted in the Izmailovsky Garden. In total, two plants were placed on the territory of the state. In 1913, Russia was recognized as the world leader in the cultivation of apricots.
Cultures differ from each other not only in appearance, but also in part of their characteristics. The zherdela is a wild type of varietal tree.
Characteristics of the wild:
- tree height up to 15-17 m;
- medium-sized buds, pinkish-white in color, with a pleasant aroma;
- fruits ripen in the first weeks of August;
- fruiting occurs 4-5 years after planting, annual;
- reproduction by bones, cuttings.
Apricot characteristic:
- tree height up to 5-8 m;
- leaf plates are small, in the form of an oval, with teeth at the edges;
- buds are formed on each shoot in March-April;
- fruits ripen in June;
- the beginning of fruiting depends on the variety;
- propagation by cuttings.
What is the difference between fruits
To understand the difference in the photo between a veneer and an apricot, you should pay attention to the appearance of the fruit.
The mass of a ripe perch is not more than 40 g, and in an apricot, the fruit can weigh up to 150 g, depending on the variety
The color of the fruit is pale yellow, with a burgundy blush. Apricot has a more saturated color, close to orange. The skin of the fruit is covered with fluff. The aroma of the fruits of the varietal tree is pronounced, the wild game has practically no smell.
The apricots taste sweeter, the pulp is juicy and tender. At the vents, the fruits can be bitter or sour. The flesh inside them is fleshy and harder, but less juicy.
Features of growing trees
Gerdela often appears on the site on its own, from a bone. Gardeners prefer to propagate apricot vegetatively and grow from cuttings.
The varietal tree is capricious, does not tolerate drafts and temperature changes
The crop should be grown in well-lit, wind-protected areas. The site should have light fertile soil. The plant is susceptible to disease and requires watering.
Young seedlings of the culture do not tolerate frost well, therefore they often freeze out. Gardeners face another problem - a young tree dies for no apparent reason. These features force the owners of the crop to carefully look after the seedlings and not neglect feeding, preventing diseases and pests.
To distinguish a veneer from a varietal tree, it is enough to look at the growing conditions of wild apricot: it grows on almost all types of soil and has a strong rhizome. This feature allows the plant to easily endure periods of drought. The frost resistance of the tree reaches - 20 ° С.
Zherdela has a strong immune system, it bears fruit more abundantly than apricot every year.
Care consists in pruning old and damaged branches. It is recommended to cover young trees for the winter with improvised means.
In the southern regions it is possible to grow a varietal tree, but in the north of the country or in areas with a changeable climate, gardeners prefer wilderness to increase the chances of harvesting.
Characteristics of varieties
One of the main differences is that the pole has no varieties, unlike the apricot. There are trees whose fruits are without edges. Their synonymous name is aprium. Bald apricots are the result of crossing plum and apricot.
In Japan and China, trees with similar characteristics grow under the names mune and ansu. Ripe fruits from them are used as vegetables, pickling and preserving them.
Is a hybrid of apricot with plum and pluot
But the pluot contains 75% plum and 25% apricot. In April, there are more qualities from a varietal tree than from a plum.
Traditional apricot varieties are divided into groups:
- early (Tsarsky, Lel, Sambur early);
- mid-season (Zaporozhets, Pineapple, Olympus, Dessert);
- late (Black velvet, Red of Kiev, Favorite, Success).
Scope of the fruit
The main way to use ripe fruit is to eat it fresh. But the fruits are great for jam or jam, marmalade making. Whole freezing of fruits is undesirable, they will be watery. But housewives mix crushed fruits with other berries to add them to baked goods in winter.
There are no restrictions on the vents, and excellent conservation results from it. Both varieties of plants are suitable for dried apricots and apricots, kaisa, ashtak. Compotes are also cooked from them.
They are used more often as raw materials for home brew and other alcoholic beverages.
Conclusion
The main difference between the vents and the apricot is that the varietal tree is obtained by breeding a wild apricot. The two varieties share many similarities in fruit appearance and taste, but differ in other characteristics. Apricot is capricious in cultivation, but pleases with large and sweet fruits. Zherdela adapts well to external factors, but her fruits are also smaller, more acidic.
