Oryol pioneer: characteristics and advantages of the variety
Our compatriots will not have a more beloved fruit than an apple. It is thanks to the variety of varieties and tastes, ecological plasticity that this fruit is a favorite on the territory of our country. One of the striking examples of a flawless apple tree can be called the Orlovsky pioneer apple tree. This variety is autumnal and scab resistant. It was bred in 1976 at the All-Russian Research Institute for the selection of fruit crops from hybridization. The authors of the Orlovsky pioneer variety include: E. Sedova, Z. Serov, V. Zhdanova, Yu. Khabarova. In 1999, the variety was approved for use in the Central Region. Details about it: description, characteristics of the fruit, consideration of the advantages and disadvantages further.
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Description
The height of the trees is moderate, the crown is rounded of medium density. The branches of the tree are curved, directed upward and grow almost at right angles to the trunk. The bark of the apple tree trunk and its main branches is gray and smooth. The dominant type of fruit structures is simple and complex ringlets. Shoots of brown color are straight and thick, and also of a rounded cross section. The buds are small, conical in shape, pressed against the branches and slightly lowered. Fruit buds are medium in shape, omitted and elongated.
The leaves of this apple variety are oblong, medium-sized, dark green in color, smooth, shiny, with a twisted top, a concave slightly lowered plate and a wavy edge. The stalk of the Oryol pioneer is also omitted, has an average length and thickness. Stipules of intermediate size, lanceolate. The Oryol Pioneer blooms with white-pink flowers, medium-sized, the leaves of which are closed, and the stigma of the pistil is located below the anthers.
Fruit characteristics
The fruits of the Orlovsky pioneer weighing from 100 g to 200 g, are strongly flattened, slightly beveled and have:
- the average size;
- ribbed surface;
- greenish color at the time of their removal, light yellow color at the time of consumption;
- blush-like integumentary color with red stripes;
- multiple small green barely noticeable subcutaneous dots;
- a curved, straight stalk of medium length and thickness;
- narrow conical funnel with little or no rustiness;
- closed cup;
- intermediate size saucer;
- a bulbous heart of the same size;
- open chambers;
- a narrow saccular subacoustic tube;
- brown, egg-shaped seeds;
- greenish dense pulp with a sweet and sour taste, with a weak aroma.
The chemical structure of the fruit of the Orlovsky pioneer:
- ascorbic acid - 16, 2 mg / 100 g;
- R - active substances - 522 mg / 100 g;
- the amount of sugars - 11%
- titratable acids - 0.8%
- pectin substances - 16.4%.
The harvest time is in the second half of August, and the consumer season lasts two months - September and October.The Orlovsky Pioneer variety is distinguished by its high yield.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of this variety include:
- resistance to 4 out of 5 races of scab;
- abundant harvest;
- dessert taste;
- presentation of fruits.
Disadvantages of the Orlovsky Pioneer variety: with an abundance of harvest and careless pruning on the tree, the fruits are chopped.
Thus, having acquired seedlings of this kind of apple tree, you will soon delight yourself and your loved ones with delicious apples, but it should be remembered that it is undesirable to plant a tree in an open area. Feel free to garden and don't forget to look after your garden.
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