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The apple tree is one of the most common horticultural crops. The number of varieties just rolls over, new ones are added every year. Experienced gardeners understand that new apple trees still have to be tested for compliance with the description and suitability for growing in a specific area. Therefore, they often give preference to old proven varieties that have already proven their excellent qualities. Among them is the apple tree Glory to the Winners.
Breeding history
90 years ago, the employees of the Mlievskaya Experimental Gardening Station, named after the famous Ukrainian breeder, pomologist L.P. Simirenko, L.M.Ro and P.E. This is how Glory to the Winners appeared. In Ukrainian, the name sounds like Glory to the Peremozhtsy. It is this that is present in the State Register of Breeding Achievements, where the apple variety was introduced in 1975. It was originally intended for cultivation in industrial gardens in the following regions:
- North Caucasian;
- Nizhnevolzhsky;
- Central Black Earth.
It is there that all the advantages of the variety are maximally manifested.
Gardeners quickly appreciated them and began to plant this apple tree in the Central Region.
Description of the variety and characteristics with a photo
Apples of the Slava Pobeditel variety ripen at different times, which depend on the growing region. In the south, it is summer or early autumn. Closer to the north, apples ripen much later.
Adult tree height
Older apple varieties often have great vigor. Glory to the Winners is no exception. Brown linear shoots are covered with small lenticels. The weakly geniculate structure of the reddish-brown shiny branches makes the crown structural. The height of an adult apple tree is directly dependent on the agronomic background and the planting site, it can reach 3.8 m. If all the necessary conditions for planting and care are not met, the tree will be lower.
Fruit
Apples at Slava Peremozhtsam are elegant, large or medium (up to 150 g) oblong-rounded, often with a slight conical narrowing at the top. The shape of the fruit can be aligned or has subtle ribs.
When fully ripe, the apples are light green, but the main color is almost invisible under the blurred red blush that covers the fruit.
Apples have a faint waxy coating, and the entire surface is speckled with subcutaneous punctures. Some of them have a corky center. The peduncle is thin and not very long.
The narrow funnel does not have any organisms, it is smooth. The seed chambers are volumetric, elongated vertically. There are no more than 6 small brown seeds in them.
Yield
The productivity of this apple variety depends on the place where Glory to the Winners grows. Where there is enough moisture, up to 195 centners are collected from each hectare of the garden. In drier regions, the harvest is less.
If we talk about a single tree, then the average yield that can be obtained from it is 72 kg; with good care, up to 120 kg of apples are already removed from a 10-year-old tree.
They will not hang on the branches for long after ripening, especially if the soil is not moist enough. In this case, the fruits fall off easily. The shelf life of apples depends on the region. In the south, they can lie for only 2 weeks, in the north of the Central Black Earth region - this is a variety of apple trees that ripen in autumn. Here apples are stored until December.
Winter hardiness
In the regions recommended for cultivation, the winter hardiness of Glory to the Winners is at a good level. In the central region, in severe winters, freezing of apple tree shoots can be noted.
Disease resistance
Among the main diseases of the Glory of the Winners is scab, it is affected by it in an average way. In some years, the manifestation of other diseases is possible:
- fruit rot;
- powdery mildew;
- cytosporosis;
- milky shine.
If you take preventive measures, diseases on the apple tree can be avoided.
Crown width
At Slava Peremozhtsy, the shape of the crown depends on the age of the apple tree: at first it is wide-pyramidal, after a few years it becomes highly oval or takes on a rounded appearance. Skeletal branches with the trunk form an acute angle in the initial phase of growth, which must be taken into account when choosing a pruning method. Over time, the crown of the apple tree becomes spreading.
It is covered with slightly wrinkled light leaves that have a faint yellowish tint. In spring, the trees blaze with red buds, they open up into fragrant pink flowers, resembling the shape of a saucer. This makes the apple tree very decorative, as well as at the time of fruit ripening.
Self-fertility
This apple tree is not self-fertile, which is inherent in the vast majority of old varieties. Therefore, there must be pollinators in the garden for the Glory of the Winners. The distance between them is no more than 40 m. Experienced gardeners specially attract bees to the garden, this increases the yield.
Pollinators
Best of all, Glory to the Winners is pollinated by Melba, Borovinka, Vadimovka, Antonovka. These varieties have the same flowering time.
The frequency of fruiting
It is inherent in most of the old varieties. Glory to the Winners does not have it in the first few years of fruiting: apples ripen annually. In the future, the size of the harvest fluctuates in different years.
Tasting assessment
Excellent dessert taste is the hallmark of Glory to the Winners. This variety became the basis for the creation of many other apple trees with equally delicious apples. The white, slightly creamy pulp is distinguished by its tenderness, juiciness, and aroma. Its taste is sweet and sour, and this is understandable: when the sugar content is almost 11%, the acid in the granular pulp is less than 1%. The tasting score is high - 4.5 points.
Landing
Planting according to all the rules determines the whole future fate of the tree.
Site selection, pit preparation
To make the apple tree feel comfortable, the following conditions must be met:
- the spreading crown of the Glory of the Winners dictates the distance between the seedlings when planting at 6 m;
- choose a well-lit place, there should be no prevailing winds;
- a good supply of moisture is very important for the Glory of the Persians, but the groundwater must be low;
- the mechanical composition of the soil is selected by light loam or sandy loam with a sufficient amount of organic matter.
If the soil is clayey, the apple tree is not planted in a hole, but in a loose mound of fertile soil.
The standard size of a planting pit for an apple tree is 80x80 cm. It should be prepared a month before planting.
In autumn
In the fall, the apple tree should be planted a month before the onset of stable frosts. If the seedling was purchased later, it is better to dig it in, since it will not have time to take root. One or two-year-old apple trees are chosen for planting - they take root better. Landing Algorithm:
- we fill the dug hole with fertile soil by a third;
- we dig in a peg from the south side of the pit - we will tie an apple tree sapling to it;
- we install it, straightening the roots, and cover it with soil so that the root collar is not ruined.
Lightly tamp the trunk circle, pour 1-2 buckets of water into it and mulch.
When planting an apple tree in autumn, we add fertilizer - superphosphate and potassium salt (150 g each) to the trunk circle before mulching.
In the spring
You can plant an apple tree until the buds have blossomed. The planting algorithm is the same, but fertilizers are added to the upper third of the pit.
Care
For Glory to the Winners, proper care is very important. Without it, the fruits become smaller and lose their quality.
Watering and feeding
The fact that a young apple tree needs to be watered after planting weekly until young growths appear is also known to novice gardeners. But adult trees of Glory to the Winners need no less moisture.
During dry periods, an adult apple tree requires at least 7 buckets of water for each meter of the trunk circle.
Glory to the Winners is sensitive not only to soil moisture, but also to air. Therefore, if possible, equip irrigation with sprinkling.
Feeding scheme:
- in spring - complete mineral fertilization with the addition of nitrogen;
- in summer - complete mineral fertilization, but it must be applied no later than mid-July;
- in the fall - phosphorus-potassium supplements.
To bring nutrients closer to the roots of the apple tree, fertilizing is applied to a ditch 40 cm deep dug along the perimeter of the crown, filling it with fertile soil.
Preventive spraying
Preventive treatments of the garden in the spring are carried out to combat possible diseases and pests. For the first, copper-containing preparations are suitable - Bordeaux liquid or a solution of copper sulfate, Hom, Topaz. Tank mixtures of Aktara and Horus, Decis, Kinmiks are used against pests. Spray over a green cone. After flowering, Celinone is most effective. This not only protects the apple tree from pests, but also from scab.
Pruning
The overall crown of the apple tree Slava Peremozhtsy requires constant formation, thinning and lightening of the crown. More information about this can be seen in the video and on the diagram.
Shelter for the winter, protection from rodents
Where Glory to the Winners is zoned, she does not need shelter for the winter. In the Central regions, it will be useful to insulate the root zone by additional mulching with peat or humus with a layer of up to 15 cm. A young apple tree seedling can be wrapped in spunbond. But protection from rodents is a must. The easiest way to do this is with a special mesh, wrapping the apple tree trunk. Poisoned baits are spread around it.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Like any apple tree, Glory to the Winners has its advantages and disadvantages. Let's display them in the table.
Dignity | disadvantages |
Great taste | Poor drought tolerance |
Good yield | Rapid shedding of fruits |
Sufficient winter hardiness | Tall - apples are inconvenient to pick |
| Density of the crown |
Prevention and protection against diseases and pests
Prevention of apple diseases begins in early spring, it has already been described above. Diseases affecting the apple tree:
- scab - brown spots on fruits and dried leaves, copper-containing fungicides help;
- powdery mildew - a white coating of fungal spores on the leaves of an apple tree, the methods of control are the same as in the previous case;
- fruit rot or moniliosis - circular white growths and brown spots on the fruit, fight it with copper-containing fungicides or phytosporin.
The main pests of the apple tree:
- apple felt mite - sucks juices from leaves, fight - treatment with Fufanon, Aktellik, Kinmiks;
- apple sucker - a sucking insect with transparent green wings, control measures - Karbofos, Rovikurt, Fufanon, they will also help against aphids;
- moth is a caterpillar of a small gray butterfly, from which Glory to the Winners is sprayed with biological products or chemicals based on pyrethroids.
Conclusion
The Apple tree Glory to the Winners is a good variety that can be planted both in your own and in an industrial garden. The dessert taste of his apples will not leave anyone indifferent, as evidenced by consumer reviews.
