Apple tree Sinap north

Sinap North is a wonderful apple tree for growing on your own plot. The fruits have good keeping quality, so you can enjoy their taste even several months after harvest.

The variety was bred by a researcher at VNIIS named after V.I. Michurina S.I. Isaev. To do this, he needed free pollination of the Kandil-Kitayka variety.

The apple tree reaches a height of 8 meters, while the crown is not very thickened, but rather medium density. The shape is wide, pyramidal. The foliage is dark green in color, with abundant pubescence.

Shoots grow straight, their thickness is average. The color of the branches is brown.

During the flowering period, large pink flowers form on the apple tree.

The variety conquered gardeners due to the following advantages:

• good resistance to fungal infections;

• pleasant taste of the fruit;

• stable harvest;

• unpretentiousness.

The only significant drawback of the Northern Sinap is the growth of the tree. It is very important to form the crown on time, otherwise it will be difficult to care for the plant.

The described variety is included in the late winter group, the fruits reach maturity by the beginning of October. The consumer period is long and lasts until May.

After planting seedlings. The apple tree begins to bear fruit only for 5-8 years. If you grow it on a dwarf rootstock, then by the second year.

You can find this variety in the following regions of our large country:

• Central Black Earth;

• Middle and Lower Volga;

• East Siberian;

• Ural;

• Volgo-Vyatsky;

• Far Eastern.

The yield at Sinap North is assessed as stable.

The apples of the described apple tree perfectly withstand transportation. They have a universal purpose, differ in average size and weight about 120 grams.

The color of the fruit is yellowish-green, there is a brown-red cover on the sunny side of the apple.

Once harvested, the skin is smooth but becomes oily over time. There are a large number of subcutaneous points.

The fruits of this tree have a sweet and sour, slightly spicy taste. Inside is a juicy, white pulp, which has a fine-grained structure.

After harvesting, the fruits can lie in the warehouse for up to 7 months. From a tree, if they are overripe, they do not fall.

Northern Sinap must be grown in an open, well-lit area. It is imperative that it be protected from the north wind.

The tree is best planted in the spring, after the soil has thawed enough to dig a deep hole. This is especially important in cold regions. The roots of this apple tree need time to take root until next winter, otherwise they will suffer from frost.If the grower lives in a region with mild winters, seedlings can be planted in the fall.

Proper watering is the most important part of successfully growing Sinap North apple trees. A general rule of thumb for this type of plant is to ensure that the right amount of moisture is maintained without overwetting the soil. Young plantings and mature trees are not watered every day. The soil should be moist but not soggy to a depth of about 40 cm. The trick is to keep the water where the roots are. In hotter and sunnier areas, mulch made from straw, bark, is used, which can greatly ease the burden of summer watering for the gardener.

The variety belongs to the self-fertile category. Other types of apple trees that bloom at the same time are also used as pollinators on the site:

• Antonovka ordinary;

• Orlik;

• Pepin is saffron.

For good sustainable growth and high productivity of the Sinap apple tree, the northern soil must have a sufficient amount of various mineral and nutrients. Some gardeners are lucky to have a plot of rich, fertile soil at once. However, most soils are deficient in one element or another, and the use of fertilizers, organic or chemical, is beneficial for the plant and yield.

Experienced gardeners advise using universal or balanced mixtures, but they enrich the soil well, and organic fertilizers such as manure, bird droppings, dolomite flour. A couple of centimeters of well-rotted compost around the root zone is an effective top dressing in the second and subsequent years of the life of the Sinap northern apple tree. In this case, a thick layer of leafy or straw mulch around the trunk will not only preserve moisture and help in weed control, but also keep the soil healthy and contribute to the accumulation of humus, attracting earthworms.

The use of concentrated chemical fertilizers usually occurs from late winter to early summer. The introduction of such dressings later can lead to the appearance of a large number of new shoots, which are much more likely to be damaged by the winter cold. Overuse of fertilizers can exacerbate the disease problem in the apple tree or even kill it.

Sinap North has a frost resistance level of -35 degrees Celsius.

This apple tree demonstrates good resistance to diseases of the fungal type, but its immunity to scab is average.

Anthracnose is a disease that a summer resident often has to deal with. For protection, new foci are removed in June, or the affected areas are burned on the Northern Sinapa.

For powdery mildew, treatment with sulfur or potassium bicarbonate is advised. Spraying is carried out in spring and early summer. The crown is thinned as much as possible as a preventive measure.

Copper sulfate, which is sprayed on the Sinapa northern apple trees in autumn and early spring, or use a Bordeaux mixture, can help with rust.

For moths, it is best to use insecticides. Spray trees 2 weeks after full flowering. Disruption of mating with pheromone traps is effective in large gardens.

Wasps can help with aphids. But the driller is an insect from which there are no effective organic control methods. As a preventive measure, the trunk is whitewashed with lime.