Apple Auxis: variety description and characteristics, planting, growing and care with photo

Auxis apple tree is not the most whimsical, but at the same time high-yielding hybrids. Many gardeners who have grown an apple tree in their area note that apples of this variety are among the most delicious.

History of selection

Auxis variety was bred by breeders from Lithuania. The hybrid was obtained by crossing the Macintosh apple tree and Grafstein red.

Pros and cons

The advantages of the Auxis hybrid include the following characteristics:

A tree's ability to survive freezing winters.
Yield.
Early fruiting after planting.

Among the shortcomings are the shedding of fruits in the stage of technical maturity. One has only to overexpose the fruits on the tree, as they begin to fall en masse.

Characteristics of culture

Before buying an Auxis seedling, you should study the description of an adult plant.

External tree description

The Auxis apple tree belongs to the medium-sized type, the height of the trunk is from 3 to 5.5 m. The crown of the plant is neat, small in size, shaped like a circle. The leaves are large, light green. Inflorescences of pale pink color.

Cold hardiness and disease resistance

Resistance to winter frosts is average. If the winter in the growing region is frosty, but at the same time there is little snow, in the fall you should think about sheltering the trunk so that the bark does not start to crack in the cold. Resistance to various diseases of fruit crops is high.

Maturation and fruiting of the apple tree

Another important characteristic of any variety of apples is the period of ripening and fruiting of the tree.

Pollinator varieties

Auxis apple tree belongs to self-fertile hybrids, so it will not be possible to get a crop without neighboring apple trees. Pollinating varieties include:

Vityaz;
Antonovka;
Renet Semerenko;
Antey;
Anise scarlet.

To increase pollination, it is recommended to plant 3-4 varieties of apple trees nearby.

Flowering and fruit ripening

The flowering period of the plant falls in mid-May. Apple ripening begins in the last ten days of September and often continues until the middle of the next month.

Yield and tasting score

The yield of apples is high, about 20-35 kg of fruits are harvested from a tree per year. But the older the plant, the less harvest is taken from the tree.

Harvest and storage of crops

Fruits can be picked in September. Don't wait for the apples to fall from the tree. Stored for a long time, until March.

In what regions is it recommended to plant

Auxis apple tree is suitable for growing in regions with warm to moderate winters. In the north of Russia, a tree does not always take root.

Growing apple trees Auxis

Growing the Lithuanian Auxis hybrid is not the easiest thing to do. But the virtues of this variety will pay off all the effort that needs to be made to care for the tree.

Seedling selection and preparation

Only he althy seedlings with a developed root system are suitable for planting. The trunk and branches should not show signs of damage. Before planting, for 1-2 hours, the rhizome of the seedling is dipped into a preparation that activates the growth of the tree.

Immediately before planting, the root system is lowered into a liquid clay solution.

Choose the best seat

It is desirable to plant Auxis in open areas where there is a lot of sun. But at the same time protected from drafts.

Soil composition and planting pattern

Apple tree prefers to grow on light fertile soils, loamy or sandy, with neutral acidity. The distance between other trees during planting should be left from 3 to 4 m. To plant a seedling, they dig a hole 1 m deep and 70-80 cm wide.

How to care for a young and adult apple tree

Young apple tree needs special care. For the winter, a newly planted seedling should be covered. A young tree is watered several times a month, unlike an adult tree.

Irrigation Regularity

4 waterings per season is enough:

during bud formation;
during flowering;
when the ovaries begin to form;
before frost.

Irrigation is carried out only with warm water.

Feeding

In the first half of the season, when bud formation and the formation of ovaries begin, nitrogenous fertilizers are applied to the soil. For example, ammonium sulfate, urea or sodium nitrate. During the fruiting period, potassium and phosphorus, as well as organic matter, are introduced into the soil. Trees can be watered with weed-based infusion.

Cutting and shaping

Dry branches are pruned in autumn. In the spring, some of the young shoots are removed. 3-4 skeletal branches are left on the tree and the top is slightly shortened.

Insect treatment

As a preventive measure against insects, apple trees are sprayed with Bordeaux liquid in spring.

Covering for the winter

For the winter, the soil around the trunk is mulched with peat. A layer of mulch from 15 to 25 cm. If the tree is young, it is covered with spruce branches. In the first two years, it is recommended to cover the seedling in this way for the winter.