Apple tree Mantet: description and characteristics of the variety, planting and growing with a photo

The Mantet apple tree was bred by Canadian breeders in 1928. Hybrid variety, obtained by natural pollination of Grushovka Moskovskaya. The mantet is included in the State Register of Fruit Trees for the Central and Middle Volga Regions of Russia.

Description and characteristics of the variety

The variety is thermophilic, hardly tolerates frost. With minor frostbite, it quickly recovers. Requires methodical care. Like any summer variety, it does not differ in keeping quality of the crop.

Tree height

Medium adult apple tree Mantet does not exceed 4.5 meters. The trunk is crowned with a rounded crown of medium density, not subject to strong thickening.

Flowering

Inflorescences consist of white flowers with rounded, slightly elongated petals, a short pistil and stigmas below the anthers.

Petals have a pinkish hue, turning into purple (closer to the middle of the flower).

Leaves

Skinny, with a glossy surface, large dark green leaves. The shape is oval, the tip of the sheet is pointed, the edges are wavy raised, reminiscent of the cutting edge of a metal file. The veins are lighter than the base color of the leaf. The peculiarity of the Manteta foliage is that a leaf and thin stipules emerge from one pubescent bud.

Crown

The crown of the Mantet consists of several types of branches:

• Two-year-old and earlier shoots reach almost vertically towards the sun.
• Cranked shoots are distinguished by brown color.
• Short lentils have a gray bark.

Mature Mantet apple trees have hardy branches, and the bark is quite dense, which cannot be said about young trees.

Fruits

A regular-shaped cone-shaped apple weighing from 90 to 180 g is distinguished by a pronounced ribbing of the upper and lower parts, the middle part is smooth. The seeds of a mature fruit are dark brown in color, their shape is trihedral, the silhouette is rounded. The peel is smooth, dense, thin yellowish-green in color, the blush on these apples is manifested by bright red spots, vertical stripes. Juicy creamy flesh, greenish, pink shades are possible at different stages of fruit maturity.

Tasting evaluation

The taste is sweet, slightly sour without aroma, rated 4.4-4.6 points out of 5.

Crop time

The ripening of fruits is uneven, the first fruits in the southern regions can be harvested as early as mid-July. In the middle lane, it will be possible to enjoy dessert sweet apples only in late July - early August. The last fruits are harvested from Mantet apple trees in the first half of September.

Yields

At the first fruiting, which occurs in the 3rd season after planting, it can reach 20 kg. Every year, with proper care, the harvest will become richer. From an adult plant over 10 years old, 70 kg of fruits are harvested. Mantet bears fruit for half a century.

Winter hardiness

Winter hardiness of the Mantet apple tree is not designed for planting in regions with severe winters. It does not always come out without loss after frosts of -18 ° C.Where air temperature drops below -10 °C are possible in winter, the trunk of an apple tree must be securely wrapped, and the land above the root system should be mulched with a thick layer of sawdust and straw.

Disease resistance

Scourge of Mantet apple trees - scab, the apple tree of this variety does not have strong immunity to other fungal and infectious diseases.

Useful properties of apples

Apple diets or fasting days are recommended even for pregnant women, only 48 kcal, and apples will provide nutrients, fruit fiber, iron, vitamins and minerals for the daily diet to the fullest. The main thing is not to abuse it, because there are a lot of sugars in these fruits.

Pros and cons

Pros and cons include:

• The sparse, neat crown of the Mantet does not require close attention.
• Not whimsical plant in the choice of neighborhoods, next to it you can plant flowers, vegetables.
• Apple trees of other varieties, with which Mantet has the same flowering period, only improve the yield of the self-fertile variety.
• The fruits are delicious.
• After 10-11 fertile seasons, the apple tree will please in a year with a rich harvest.
• The presence of apple pollinators and favorable weather conditions greatly affect the quality of the crop.
• Non-simultaneous fruit ripening.
• Young, immature branches of the apple tree break under the weight of the fruit.
• The higher the harvest, the smaller the fruit.
• Weak immunity to disease and attractive to pests.
• Low winter hardiness.
• In rainy seasons, scab is more likely to be affected.

Fit features

The low winter hardiness of the Mantet apple tree practically reduces its survival rate to zero if it is planted in autumn in temperate latitudes. The optimal disembarkation period is from April 1 to April 15.

Selection of seedlings

When choosing seedlings, you need to pay attention to:

• strongly pronounced bole;
• the presence of 3-5 flexible branches with a length of 50 cm or more;
• evenness, uniformity of the bark;
• he alth of the root system, consisting of skeletal and urinary 30 cm roots.

Time and place

The best soil for the Mantet apple tree is loam in a place protected from strong winds. Sunlight should easily penetrate the plant, and groundwater should not come into contact with the roots. If there is no opportunity to find a more favorable place, then it is necessary to provide the plant with high-quality drainage.

Preparing the landing pit

A hole for an apple seedling needs to be prepared in advance - from autumn or 2 weeks before planting. Its width and depth is ≈ 100 cm. Part of the selected soil is mixed with humus, wood ash, potassium sulfate, superphosphate. This enriched pillow is backfilled with a layer of 20-30 cm. It must be separated from direct contact with the roots with a layer of fertile soil. All this is poured into 10 liters of water. A stake is driven into the middle, it will be needed to tie the seedling.

Plant pattern

The gap between Mantet trees is at least 3 meters. The seedling descends into the hole parallel to the peg, its roots are neatly distributed over the earthen cushion. It should be ensured that after filling the hole with earth, the stem rises 5-7 cm above it. The plant is tied up, it needs an additional axis in the first two years after transplantation.

After planting, make a circular ditch at a small distance from the trunk and irrigate. Each seedling requires 30 liters of water.

Nuances of care

Variety Mantet is sensitive to both drought and waterlogging of the soil. In the absence of natural precipitation, an irrigation system should be considered, because each adult tree may require from 70 to 120 liters of water during the flowering period, and when pouring fruit juices, this rate doubles.

Water and weed

Qualitative soil moisture in the Mantet apple tree is recommended at least 4 times per season:

• before flowering;
• mid June;
• in July at the stage of fruit ripening;
• mid-October.

After each watering, the soil adjacent to the trunk of the apple tree must be loosened and simultaneously cleaned of fallen leaves, dry branches and other debris, and the soil should be mulched again.

Pests

Apple mite, leafworm, aphid, codling moth. To combat them, infusions of onion peel, bitter wormwood and spraying with chemicals carried out before flowering are suitable.

Cutting

Planned pruning of Mantet apple trees is done in early spring and after harvest. At these stages, frozen, dried, old branches are removed. In the summer, you need to remove unwanted shoots that take away the juices of the fruit tree. Crown roundness is also maintained through systematic pruning.

Feeding

To accelerate rooting, the formation of skeletal branches, the approach of the fruiting time of apple trees, root top dressing is used. Dry fertilizers are applied to well-moistened soil. Liquid products are easier for a tree to absorb from dry soil:

• For April top dressing, 500 g of dry urea is enough, it is distributed around the tree trunk within a radius of 50-70 cm from the trunk.
• When watering before flowering, it is recommended to apply organic fertilizer - manure diluted so as not to overfeed and burn the apple tree. For a young seedling, 30 liters is enough, an adult plant needs 100 liters of nutrient fluid.
• In the process of loosening the soil near the apple tree, compost is introduced.
• In mid-May, complex top dressing is required, consisting of: 7 liters of water, 35 g of potassium sulfate, 200 g of superphosphate, 330 ml of guano infusion.
• 600 g of urea is redistributed over the area next to the tree trunk at the end of May after preliminary high-quality soil moisture.
• To obtain a quality harvest in mid-June, top dressing is required from 600 g of nitrophoska and 5 g of sodium humate, diluted in 20 liters of water.
• After harvesting, 350 g of superphosphate and potassium sulfate are distributed over the soil around the trunk.

Wintering and winterization

Washing is the protection of the trunk from freezing, rodents, insects that are not averse to settling in the bark of an apple tree. Such complex protection will be provided by lime whitewash enriched with clay and copper sulfate.

To insulate the trunk of an apple tree, use any available material of natural origin - hay, straw, reeds, sunflower greens, wrap the trunk and lower branches with them.

The outer layer that protects natural insulation and apple trees from getting wet, respectively, should be roofing material. For even more reliable protection of the plant, it is recommended to pour a peat blanket 20-30 cm thick over the root zone. In winter, a thick layer of snow also reduces the risk of freezing of the roots.

Collection and storage

Mantet apple trees are being harvested due to the non-simultaneous ripening of the fruits of this variety from July 15 to the first decade of September.At a positive storage temperature, apples retain their presentation and original taste for no more than 2 weeks from the moment they are removed from the tree. In the refrigerator, apples are stored for 3-3.5 weeks. Fallen fruits spoil faster.

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