Apple tree Starkrimson

Delicious apples in your own garden are always healthy. To get a stable harvest, you need to know how to properly care for this fruit tree, especially if it does not tolerate frost like the Starkrimson variety.

The variety was obtained by American breeders using a kidney mutation of the Starking Delicious variety.

The trees grow medium in size, they are about 2-2.5 meters. The crown is formed with a small number of branches, in the form of a wide pyramid. The tree is compact, with dark green foliage.

Skeletal branches grow around the trunk at an acute angle. Shoots are dark brown, slightly pubescent.

When the tree is in bloom, the buds exhibit a light pink hue. After blooming, the flowers turn white.

This species has many advantages, and this is not only early maturity, but also a small size, a rare crown. In addition, be sure to highlight:

• large apples;

• the crop can be stored for a long time in the warehouse;

• excellent commercial qualities of fruits.

It is impossible not to say about the disadvantages that the Starkrimson apple variety possesses:

• the variety is not resistant to frost;

• no immunity to disease;

• especially picky about the soil.

In September-October, the ripeness of the fruit begins. The consumer period lasts until April.

The described variety is good in that it begins to bear fruit 2 years after planting. The tree will be harvested every year.

The main regions where Starkrimson can be found are the Krasnodar Territory and the Rostov Region with the North Caucasus, that is, in the south of the country.

The yield is assessed by experts as high.

The fruit of the apple tree can be easily transported. They have a high marketability.

The color of the apples is light green, there is a cover color of a languid carmine shade. Fruits are insufficiently one-dimensional, medium-silvery in the upper part. Their mass is usually from 170 to 200 grams.

The skin is loose, there is a slightly noticeable fluff.

These apples taste sweet with a slight sourness. There is a well-defined aroma.

When growing the Starkrimson variety, it is imperative to prepare a sunny, windless place. Groundwater should be far from the ground surface. When landing, a distance of 2 meters is observed.

Crown pruning plays an important role in the formation of a healthy tree. It is not recommended to prune seedlings until the main crown is formed. It is formed 2 years after planting. In the spring, it is necessary to carry out sanitary, shaping and rejuvenating pruning. They help direct most of the nutrients to the fruit. Remove excess, diseased shoots. The most important thing is that the light penetrates the crown, then the foliage will dry well after the rain, respectively, the risk of fungal diseases is reduced.

The apple tree is not self-fertile, therefore, additional pollinators are planted on the site, or the following trees are inoculated:

• Jonagold Decosta;

• Jonathan;

• Golden Delicious.

It is recommended to use pure nitrogen when growing an apple tree every year until the tree reaches two years of age. As soon as it grows, the dose is reduced.

You can use fertilizer 21-0-0 or 16-16-16, rabbit, cow dung. However, in comparison with pure nitrogen, it will be necessary to use 5 times more top dressing such as 21-0-0 and 7 times more 16-16-16, 35 times more rabbit dung and 70 times more cow dung.

After the tree is planted, wait 3 weeks for the soil to settle. Then 230 g of fertilizer is spread around the trunk at a distance of 6 cm to give a boost to growth.

The frost resistance of the variety is assessed as insufficient, therefore, in cold regions, the apple tree will not give a stable harvest, and it is quite difficult to keep the tree healthy.

Starkrimson is not resistant to scab and pest attacks. Early prevention against diseases and insects is very important. During the period when the buds begin to bloom, it is recommended to spray the tree with products with a high copper content.

Diseases such as rust and apple scab can quickly destroy healthy trees, so garden oils and Bordeaux mixture are used in early spring.

To treat apple scab, they regularly rake under the trees and destroy the infected leaves that contain the spores of the fungus. This will stop the disease from progressing and prevent it from being carried by the wind to other healthy trees. Liquid copper soap can be sprayed on wood, repeat spraying after a week.

The best way to treat black rot is to remove fallen leaves and fruits, and cut off bark and sores. Use copper based sprays to further control the spread of black rot.

Fungicides are used for fungal diseases. Liquid copper soap is also suitable. The treatment is carried out two weeks before the growing season and is repeated a week later as a preventive measure.

As for insects, garlic infusion and insecticides help a lot, which prevent them from mating and laying eggs.