Successful apple variety Bogatyr: characteristics and photos

Most experienced gardeners like to grow winter apple varieties more. The explanation is very simple - winter apple trees have more advantages than summer ones. For example, you can feast on them all winter, right up to spring. A number of very good varieties of winter apple trees have been bred on the territory of the post-Soviet countries. One of them is the Bogatyr apple tree; it is about her that will be discussed in this article. In addition to familiarization with the description of the general characteristics of the culture, a description of the pros and cons of Bogatyr apples will also be presented.

Content

1 Description
2 Advantages and disadvantages
3 Usage
4 Video "Apple tree Bogatyr"

Description

All-Russian Research Institute of Genetics and Selection of Fruit Plants named after V.I. IV Michurina is one of the leading institutions in its branch of science. It was there that breeders were able to bring out the Bogatyr apple variety by crossing the ordinary Antonovka and Renet Landsberg. And the apple tree itself is often used by breeders to breed other varieties. It is zoned in some regions of the Russian Federation (in the Central, North-West and several other regions), it is also distributed in Belarus and Ukraine.

Let's start with the description of the Bogatyr apple tree. Young apple trees are vigorous, growing up to 4.5-5 meters. The rounded or conical crown of trees is rare, but spreading, it can be up to 6 meters in width. This shape is largely formed with the help of branches: the lower, most powerful branches come out almost at a right angle from the trunk, and those that are higher - at about a 45-degree angle. Oval buds, tightly attached to long curved shoots of red-brown color. The leaves are oval, thick, dark green. The edges of the leaves are bent slightly upward, curved along the central line, there is a crenate serration. The flowering of the plant is friendly, during this period the plant is covered with medium-sized white-pink flowers. Apple tree Bogatyr is a fast-growing variety, it can bear fruit for 4-5 years.

The fruits deserve special attention, so let's start describing them. Apples of the Bogatyr variety are very similar to the fruits of most winter ones, both externally and in taste. They are medium in size (about 120-150), but there are large specimens weighing about 200 g or more. Bogatyr apples are round in shape, slightly beveled towards the cup, have a wide base. The ribs are clearly visible. With a removable maturity, the fruits are yellow-green, with prolonged lying they begin to turn yellow. Sometimes a bright red blush is formed on the sides of apples (manifests itself in the form of stripes on the sunny side).

Apples are smooth, crispy, white and firm. They are not very juicy, but fragrant, with a pleasant sweet and sour taste. According to the description, Bogatyr apples contain a sufficient amount of useful substances: dry matter more than 12%, sugars - a tenth, the average for winter apples of vitamin C, titratable acids, macro- and microelements.

Advantages and disadvantages

If you carefully look at the description of the characteristics of the Bogatyr apple tree, you can find that the variety has no obvious drawbacks, but there are not many advantages either. This is also confirmed by reviews on various forums: they are often positive or neutral-positive, there are very few negative ones. But first things first. The apples are delicious, but there are other pluses. It is easy to guess that the transportability and keeping quality of fruits is very high (practically all winter apples have these characteristics better than summer varieties). They can be stored for up to 200 days without losing much of their quality.One of the main trump cards is the yield of the Bogatyr apple tree: more than 50 kg of fruits are harvested from plants about 10 years old, 75-90 kg can be harvested from trees over 15 years old. The culture is well resistant to scab.

The Bogatyr apple tree takes root well in many regions, but sometimes insufficient winter hardiness of the culture becomes an obstacle. Often, the disadvantages of this variety include insufficient color of the fruits - when they are plucked from the tree, they are still greenish in color.

Usage

Since the Bogatyr apple tree belongs to winter varieties, the fruits are used in the same way as most other species - they are used fresh. They are stored for a very long time, so they are harvested in reserve and put into operation in the second half of winter, at the beginning of spring. But this is not the only way to use them - they are perfect for making jam or juice.

Video "Apple tree Bogatyr"

You can see a young apple tree with unripe fruits; a brief description of the variety is given.