Apricot Triumph Northern: reviews. Podmoskovye apricots

The existing myths that apricot is an initially southern plant and can not be obtained from it in the temperate and northern latitudes of Russia is impossible, today they are refuted both by gardeners and by the results of a huge amount of selected breeding work on the removal of frost-resistant species of this magnificent stone fruit. An excellent yield is shown by the apricots grown in the central strip of the country. It is to these species that the Northern Triumph of the Northern Early Apricot, obtained by the crossing of the southern copy of Krasnoshchekin with the Transbaikalian view, belongs. The reviews of experienced gardeners about this culture are unanimous: the plant is hardy, with good yield and high decorative. Let's talk about this variety in more detail.

Apricot Triumph Northern: description

As a classic representative of the Rosaceae family, this plant requires the most comfortable placement in the garden. The place should be bright, warmed by the sun and high, excluding the near location of the underground waters. A variety of medium-term maturation safely lives to 25 years. The magnificent early fruitiness of the tree makes it possible to harvest the first crops already in the fifth year of life, and up to 20 kg of fruit from a 10-year-old plant. Has periods of bad harvests and harvest seasons. Fruits - round, somewhat elongated, tender yellowish-pink color with pubescence and well separated from the bone sweet flesh. The variety is not only delicious fruits, reaching 30-50 grams, but also edible bones resembling tasty quality almonds. Apricot Triumph is northern self-fertilized and does not require the planting of several trees, the ovaries are formed on it regardless of the presence on the site of such specimens. Reaching at a height of 4 meters, this culture is extremely decorative due to the splendid spreading crown, rapid, beautiful and early spring flowering.

Features of culture

Like many species adapted to growing in temperate climatic zones, the variety is endowed with the main quality - the ability to survive and yield in temperate climatic latitudes, famous for very difficult conditions. Apricot northern Triumph in Moscow gardeners loved it for these qualities. Among the northern varieties, Triumph has long been considered the best, and it is confirmed not only by the high resistance to frost branches and flower buds, but also by the weak susceptibility to various diseases and obstruction.

Where to buy seedlings

Apricot Triumph northern find on the market is quite difficult, and for self-cultivation will require a large amount of time. Therefore, the most convenient and safe method of purchase is the purchase of seedlings in specialized nurseries with a good reputation. As a rule, organizations engaged in growing crops supply high-quality planting material, taking care of the purity of the variety and own rating in the market of services.

When buying seedlings, special attention should be paid to the containers in which they are sold. The ideal purchase is the purchase of a seedling with a closed root system and located in the container in which it grew. This will keep the plant in its usual state until the best time for planting. A seedling with an open root system will need more attention - it should not be delayed with planting, and until this point it will be necessary to ensure that the roots do not dry up and do not break off.

Care and Growth

Due to the regional peculiarities of the temperate and northern latitudes, it is possible to grow apricots in the garden areas of the Moscow region only if certain conditions are observed, the main ones being the right choice of location, knowledge of the basic agrotechnical techniques for planting and further cultivation, and the constant attention required by the apricot Triumph Northern . The description of the sequence of actions is suggested in the article.

Choose a landing site

A young apricot grows better on a gentle slope from the south or south-west side on soils with an acidity index of pH 6-7. In the development of a tree, the correct landing site is a significant part of the success, so it is worth paying attention to this. Land for planting:

• should be protected from the northern winds;

• can not be in the lowland, where cold air is accumulated;

• should be on a small hill, perhaps, artificially created, well warmed by the sun.

All varieties of apricots, including Triumph Northern, prefer light water and air permeable soils with a neutral or slightly alkaline reaction.

Requirements for planting

Experienced gardeners prefer spring planting crops, but fall is possible. They are carried out in September and early October, as the plant must survive until the cold. In spring, apricot Triumph northern is planted until the beginning of sap flow and awakening of the kidneys. Usually this is the middle of April. The preferred air temperature, favorable for this procedure, is + 5-9 ° C.

In the garden areas of the Moscow region, it is practically impossible to meet a multicomponent land, since the soils here mainly consist of either sand or clay. Therefore, for a comfortable development of the seedlings, it is necessary to create a mixed soil. Usually practice digging a landing pit with a diameter of at least 0.6 m to a depth of 0.6 m. Prepare the soil, mixing in equal shares garden soil, clay, sand and peat. To neutralize the soil, dolomite flour or lime is added to the earth mix. To fertilizers when planting all varieties of apricots are quite indifferent, but you can add a little humus.

Technology

The mixed and prepared soil is filled with a pit so that a mound is formed, and there was enough ground for the construction of a water retaining roller. Apricot Triumph northern (the gardeners' testimonies confirm this) excellently develops in the presence of sufficient water, which encourages the device to create additional barriers to its retention in the tree. In the middle of the landing pit, dig a small depression corresponding to the size of the root system, fill it with water by two thirds and have roots in it. If during transportation the seedling has dried roots, then before planting it is necessary to withstand the root system in water for 8-10 hours, and then dipped in a clay chatterbox. They have roots in the pit freely, they do not have to bend upwards. Then they begin to gradually pour a loose earth. At the same time, the seedling is recommended to shake a bit - so no air pockets are formed and the earth fills all the voids. The root cervix after planting should be on a level with the soil, it can not be buried, it will cause disease and slow down the development of the plant. Plant the culture with a 5-meter interval between the trees.

Features of watering

Around the young tree on a circle with a diameter of not more than 0.8 m, an earthen roller holding the water is arranged. It is served cautiously, trying not to wash the soil and roots immediately after planting. If the seedling is properly formed, that is, the above-ground part is smaller than the root system, then there is no need to hold the tree with a peg. If the above-ground part is exceeded, it is better to shorten the branches with pruning. Seedlings of fruit, in particular, medium and late varieties of apricot, well restore lost branches with a developed root system, so it should be taken care of. If the relevance of the peg is still justified, then it should be installed in the pit before the seedling is placed there.

Agrotechnics of cultivation

The main agrotechnical methods that must be followed, so that the self-fertilized varieties of apricot develop well, are as follows:

• During the post-planting period, the soil around the seedling is kept clean throughout the season: the weeds are removed, loosened and intensively watered throughout the spring and two-thirds of the summer.

• Generous watering is necessary for intensive root formation and maximally comfortable development of the young tree.

• Irrigation begins to be reduced by the beginning of August to avoid unnecessary growth by winter.

• Spread the ground in the trunks before the onset of cold weather. The fallen leaves need to be burned. You can not put it in a compost pile, because it can contain various infectious fungi that can cause severe damage to the apricot.

• In November, whitewash is performed - the most important procedure that protects the health of plants. It protects the young stem from sunburn, which often occurs in winter and early spring, prevents the premature start of biochemical processes in the cortex, provoked by its heating. It is useful to add copper sulphate to the garden whitewash . It is necessary to whiten not only the stem, but also the basic skeletal branches involved in the formation of the skeleton of the tree. If this protective layer wiped away the rain, then it will need to be updated. Quite responsive to such treatment is the apricot Triumph northern. The reviews of gardeners confirm the painless transition of the plant from the winter state to the period of activity.

• The winter shelter of the trunks is inadmissible with materials that interfere with air exchange and lead to obstruction: polyethylene, ruberoid. To protect from rabbits, the trunks are wound with lapnik.

Trimming

All fruit trees, including self-fertilized varieties of apricot, need pruning. It is held in early spring, in March. But if for some reason the spring time is lost, then you can trim it before the coldest autumn. When pruning remove weak, diseased, broken and growing inside the crown of the shoots, thickening the tree. Shorten lateral branches on skeletal branches, forming a beautiful crown.

To avoid infection, all sections must be treated with garden wax or oil paint, made on natural ingredients: ocher, suri. Pruning is a necessary process, supporting a culture in an active state, supporting immunity and allowing to withstand negative weather conditions and pests.

Fertilizers and fertilizing

A variety of apricot Triumph northern feed under the generally accepted rules: nitrogen fertilizers are brought in the spring, and phosphorus fertilizers in the summer. The amount of fertilizer depends on the appearance of the plant. With a good shoot growth, nitrogen fertilizing is reduced. The best nitrogen-containing fertilizer is manure, it should be introduced either early in the spring or under winter. You can not block the trunks, middle and late varieties of apricot should be in a loose and free from any vegetation condition. This is especially true for young and newly planted crops.

Thus, care and attention will help to grow the originally southern culture, such as the apricot Triumph northern. The testimonies of experienced gardeners are unequivocal: the plant is excellently cultivated in temperate zones.