Apple columnar Priokskoe: variety description and yield, advantages with photo

Columnar apple trees have not yet become fashionable in our country. Some gardeners don't even know what it is. Columnar apple trees have a special arrangement of fruits along the tree - they “stick around” the trunk. It does not let branches, so caring for such a plant is easier and faster. One of the most favorite varieties is the columnar apple tree of the Priokskoye variety. It belongs to winter varieties, is stored for a long time and does not lose its taste.

Variety description

This columnar apple tree has proven to be a consistently high yield and tasty juicy fruits. The grade is resistant to low temperatures, it is stored for a long time. Medium resistance to scab.

Apples weigh from 150 grams, smooth, round shape, mostly green both outside and inside. But there are also shades of yellow, orange and even red.

Prioksky apples have a pulp with a granular structure and a ribbed skin. Among the descriptions of positive aspects, resistance to diseases occupies a significant role.

Features

The characteristics of the columnar apple tree of the Prioksky variety are among the most perfect among winter varieties.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Let's look at the virtues first.

Due to the fact that the plant does not have large branches, the apples that are located around the trunk receive an equally large amount of sunlight and heat.This allows you to speed up the start of fruiting and get poured ruddy apples. If you create conditions for constant watering, the productivity of the tree increases significantly. Thus, the labors of the gardener will not be in vain.
Given that the plant occupies a small area, you can plant a fairly large number of its specimens. This will suit owners of small garden plots, as well as those who grow crops in the garden that need a significant amount of light.
Harvesting will be quick and easy. You no longer have to climb trees, breaking branches under you, in order to reach one or two apples. Now it's enough just to have a stool on hand, with which you can easily reach the tallest fruits.
Caring for such a plant also does not take much effort and time.
In addition to being easy to care for, long and painstaking pest control is also a thing of the past. No more spraying with pest control. The compactness of the plant simplifies the work and reduces the amount of time for this at times.
The taste of fruits will pleasantly surprise you! Juicy, they won 4.5 points out of 5 possible for the taste of the variety.
Besides the practical advantages, one can also say that the tree looks very beautiful. It can be planted both in the garden, among other trees, and in the yard, where there will be constant access to apples.

Of course, Prioksky apples also have disadvantages. For amateur gardeners, purchasing seedlings can be a pain in the ass, as the price of these young trees is above average.

The root system is poorly developed, and even the one that exists is located near, near the surface of the earth. Therefore, with a strong gust of wind, the plant will bend and fall along with the roots. In addition, the small area of the roots does not allow the absorption of the required amount of nutrients from the ground.

Therefore, the seedling needs to be fertilized periodically.

The fruiting period is short. And taking into account the fact that all the fruits are located only on the trunk, the harvest from one tree is not as much as we would like.

Yields

The peculiarity of columnar apple trees is that, with a small area of the tree itself, the number of fruits is quite large. Until the seedling is strong, you should not load it with fruiting. First, the plant needs to be fed.

In the first year, flowers are usually removed, in the second year - 2-3 flowers are left, in the third - 10-15. If you notice that the size of the fruit has become smaller compared to the previous year, then the seedling has been overloaded. In the sixth year, when the tree has become an adult, 6-7 kilograms of apples are harvested from it.

Mature tree size

Since columnar trees are natural semi-dwarfs, their height is small. On average, it is 2-2.5 meters, but can reach three and a half meters.

Frequency of fruiting

Fruits annually, once a season. After 10-15 years, yields begin to decline.

Tasting evaluation

On a five-point scale, the variety has a score of 4.5. This indicator is one of the best.

Frost resistance

Apple fruits can be stored in a cool ventilated place until February.

Disease resistance

Special gene - Vf - provides the plant with complete immunity to scab. Other than that, immunity to other diseases is also great.

Terms of flowering and fruit ripening

The flowering period is from April to May. The fruits ripen early - in early to mid-summer (depending on climatic conditions).

Favourable regions for growing

The most favorable region for growing is the territory of Ukraine. The soil is black soil, the climate is temperate, and closer to the south it is hot and dry.