Apricot Success: description and characteristics of the variety, features of cultivation with a photo

Gardeners have long tamed apple and pear trees. But now they want to grow capricious southern trees in the garden. Planting apricot Success guarantees delicious fruits. Labor costs are not so great.

History of occurrence

Michurin began to work on varieties of apricots. In his nursery, he managed to create unpretentious and productive species - Comrade and Michurinsky Best. They can still be found in old gardens.

But the breeders continued to work. Pollinating Comrade and Michurinsky the Best variety of Luize, they received a new variety of apricot - Success.His characteristics surpassed those of his parents. Apricot is popular with gardeners. It actively bears fruit under both adverse and excellent climatic conditions.

Variety description

Success is easy to recognize by the technical characteristics. Gardeners are attracted by the description of the variety:

medium-sized tree (up to 3 m tall);
medium branching;
round pyramidal crown;
young shoots are light green, then the color turns red-brown;
bark smooth;
petioles are short;
flowers pink and white;
leaves are rounded, the tip is sharp, the edge is indented.

For better survival, it is recommended to plant 2-3 year old trees. Fruiting Success begins in the 5th year. It is at this time that you can taste the fruits. Their characteristic:

weight of one fruit 25 g;
the skin is thin, tender;
apricot bright yellow with a reddish flank;
juicy pulp, little fiber;
the taste is excellent - sweet, with a slight sourness.

Ogorodnikov is upset by the poor transportability and low keeping quality of Success. After all, the average yield of one 5-year-old tree is 35 kg. But apricots make wonderful marshmallows, jams and marmalades.

Features of cultivation

Success is unpretentious. But for a guaranteed harvest, it is recommended to follow the advice of agronomists.

Place and time

Apricot is sensitive to north and northeast winds. In cold winters, the effect of icy air currents leads to the complete death of fruit buds. The gardener will not get a harvest this year. Therefore, Success should be planted in places protected from the winds.

The birthplace of culture is the southern regions. Apricot will bear fruit better in a sunny open place. Good results are obtained by planting Success near the southern wall of a building (house, barn, utility block).

A young seedling should have time to build up the root system before the onset of winter. It should be planted in early spring (before bud break) or autumn (3-4 weeks before the onset of stable cold weather).

Soil selection

Success prefers loose, fertile soil with a slightly alkaline reaction. Liming is recommended for acidic soils.

You should first prepare the landing pit. When planting an apricot in the spring, the pit is prepared in the fall, when placed in the fall - in the spring. Its dimensions: 70 cm x 70 cm x 70 cm. The pit needs to be filled with soil mixed with mature compost and mineral complex.Then the place must be covered with plywood or a sheet of metal and left until the tree is planted.

Before planting Success, the leaf must be removed, the hole opened and the tree planted in the planting hole. Its dimensions must be sufficient to freely accommodate the root system.

Tree care

With proper placement Success does not require special care from the gardener. Watering regimes and scheduled pest control should be observed.

Water and fertilize

When planting a young plant in a prepared planting hole, it is not required to feed it during the first 3 years. Then you should make specialized mineral complexes in spring and autumn.

Young trees need regular watering: their root system cannot provide moisture to the plant on its own.A 5-year-old plant should only be watered in very dry weather. During fruit ripening, it is recommended to stop moisturizing to prevent cracking of apricots.

For a successful wintering, it is imperative to carry out autumn moisture-charging watering. 3-4 buckets of water are poured under the tree. Time - end of October.

Tree pruning

This operation must be carried out for better pollination of flowers and illumination of ripening fruits. Cut out excess and dried shoots "on the ring." The crown must be transparent. With a wound diameter of more than 1.5 cm, it is treated with garden pitch or oil paint. The best time for pruning is winter or late autumn. At this time, there is no movement of juice. Apricot will undergo the operation painlessly.

Pest Protection

Young plants are damaged by aphids and leafworms. To combat aphids, it is recommended to carry out spring treatment from garden ants. Then the tree needs to be sprayed with an infusion of tobacco with green soap. From the leaflet, insecticide treatments (natural or purchased) help.