Columnar Apple Poetry

The name of the apple tree Poetry is encouraging. But that is why it is important to see how good such a crop is, whether it can live up to farmers' expectations. The frost resistance, the actual fertility, and the care regime for this plant deserve attention.

Poetry is a product of Oryol selection. It was developed at VNIISPK. The varieties SR0523 and Vazhak were taken as a basis. Breeders Serov and Sedova worked by free pollination. The result was the appearance of an attractive columnar tree. Its prospects are great enough.

Poetry is an apple tree no more than 2 m high. The crown is small, its width is about 50 cm. Large leaves are distinguished by an oblong shape. They are pointed, and the leaf blades have a rich green color.

Poetry has an average growth activity. It is characterized by a number of advantages when growing, and the consumer characteristics are very high.

It is not so little to pay for Poetry saplings. The lifespan of trees is short - a maximum of 10-15 years, even with decent care. However, all of these problems are obscured:

• compactness;
• a decent level of productivity;
• excellent tasting properties of fruits;
• ease of growing;
• the ability to transport the harvested crop over a long distance.

Poetry is one of the winter apple trees. Its fruits usually ripen by mid-autumn. Further, the consumer period lasts until the first days of February. You can pick the first apples already in the second or third year. There are no special problems with growing crops.

You can cultivate this variety in:

• Crimea;
• various regions of the North Caucasus;
• Moscow region;
• middle lane;
• the most favorable part of the northern regions of Russia;
• Leningrad region.

The harvest from one tree will be from 5 to 9 kg. This will be a major achievement for columnar apple trees. According to other sources, 14-16 kg of fruit can be harvested from an adult stem. On large plantations, the yield per 1 ha is from 160 to 200 tons.

Poetry apples are universal in their application. They are characterized by a greenish-yellow surface. The dark red integumentary coloration can be almost brown. The flattened fruit has wide ribs. Other information:

• apple weight - over 0.18 kg;
• typical sweet and sour taste;
• the juiciness of the fruit is very high;
• the pulp has a fine-grained structure;
• honey aroma is characteristic.

Poetry needs sunny areas. Blowing with winds will even be somewhat beneficial for this plant. But drafts must be avoided very carefully.

The requirements for soils are traditional and do not fundamentally differ from the requirements of other varieties. The rise of soil waters by more than 2 meters to the surface is undesirable. Planting holes should be ready in about 2 weeks.

Since the root system is not very powerful, it is advisable to choose places with loose, light soil. If you involuntarily have to plant a plant on dense clay soil, it will need to be improved. In this case, the quality of drainage will play a special role. Important: the shade is not suitable for this variety at all. Top dressing should be solid fertilizers placed on the surface (because otherwise the root system will not assimilate them).

During the growing season, 3 additional fertilizing should be carried out.

• Nitroammophoska is laid 30 days after planting the seedlings.
• When another month has passed, a urea solution is used. Then - again at the same interval - the processing is repeated.
• The last feeding should be done by the end of July.

Every time the fed apple tree is thoroughly watered and mulched.

It is necessary to water the plant during the entire growing season. To better retain the poured moisture, it is recommended to organize earthen bumpers. The need for watering is assessed primarily visually, according to the condition of the soil. Mulching will reduce this need and thus make maintenance easier. Columnar apple trees also need load rationing.

Apple tree Poetry is self-fertile conditionally. It will be possible to pick fruits even if there is no other tree at a distance of 50-70 m. But yields higher than 1/3 of the maximum in such conditions cannot be achieved. During active flowering, the use of mobile apiaries is recommended. The apple trees themselves are sprayed with aqueous solutions of sugar or honey.

Poetry can survive freezing temperatures down to -35 degrees. Therefore, it can be safely grown in most of the territory of Russia. However, young seedlings predictably need protection. A particular danger is posed by sharp jumps in temperature, frequent alternation of thaws and frosts. In such conditions, an uncovered tree, even an adult one, often perishes.