Plum "walls": description, description, photos and reviews

In order to get a good harvest of plum, you must first choose the right grade. There are many such. One of the most interesting and popular varieties is the draining of the "walls". This variety is very suitable for growing in southern regions of Russia. For example, in the Krasnodar Territory.

History of plum "walls"

This variety was bred in the USA. In our country for the first time in the State Register he was brought in 1983. At the same time he was referred to the North Caucasus region. Popular variety is enjoyed not only in our country, but throughout the world. At the moment it is he who is most often used in the production of prunes.

Plum "walls": a description of the variety

This species is not a very tall tree with a fairly compact and thus round and rare crown. The stub of this plum differs in gray dark color, straight and slightly flaky. To cracking, wood is not inclined to grow. Escape the tree gives straight, slightly chopped.

Leaflets of the plum of this variety are rounded, with a blunt end, differ in average sizes (7 cm in length, 4 cm in width), almost level, undressed from the top. Below the plate along the veins are covered with small villi. The concavity of leaflets is medium, and the tissues are rather loose.

Blossom of the "walls" with white flowers. The petals are not pressed against each other. Stamens and pistils are quite long. The first grow to 7-12 mm, the second - up to 11 mm. Stamens in a flower are usually many - up to 28 pcs.

Description of fruits

Fruit variety of plums "walls" is large, neat. In length they can reach 53 mm, width - 40 mm, in thickness - 37 mm. Their average weight is 50 grams. The shape of the fruit is ovoid, unequal. The ventral suture is very pronounced, but they are not prone to cracking. The wax coating on the fruits of this variety is well marked and practically hides the very dark purple color of the peel. The latter from the pulp is difficult to separate, has an average thickness and loose consistency. The pulp is sweet, fibrous, of medium degree of juiciness, differs in yellow color. The apex of the fetus is rounded, the base is elongated. The funnel funnel has an average depth. Bone is quite large, elongated. Its weight is about 3.3% of the pulp.

Fruit composition

Plum "walls", a characteristic, yield and pollinators which will be considered below, yields fruits containing the following substances.

In addition, the plum fruit of this variety contains: ascorbic acid 8.9 mg / 100 g and polyphenols - 460 mg / 100 g.

Pollination

The plum sort of "walls" refers to partially self-fertilizing. However, planting nearby other plums will still be good. Especially good for this purpose suited varieties "president" and "express."

Characteristics of the variety

Plum "walls", the description of which was given above, is characterized by very good yield. Fruits this variety regularly and very abundantly. Blooms approximately in the middle of April. Ripening fruit late - in late August and early September. The variety belongs to the winter hardy. To fungal diseases, resistance is not different. Rarely infected with polystigmosis and sharke. To moniliosis, unfortunately, is not too stable. The first plum crop can be obtained already in the third year after planting.

Plum "walls", the characteristic of which makes it possible to judge it as a very good grade, is recommended for growing both on private household plots and on an industrial scale.

Reviews about "walls"

The opinion of gardeners about this variety is quite good. Particularly noted is its high yield. From one tree of "walls" it is possible to collect in a year up to 60 kg of fruits. However, this plum is recommended to be planted only on sites located in warm regions of the country. Although this variety is declared as winter-hardy, the cold of the central strip of Russia it suffers quite badly. Positive feedback is available on the quality of the fruit itself. Very good, they are suitable for both fresh consumption and canning. In addition, they can also be dried. As for transportability, in this respect, the "walls" also deserved quite good reviews.

The plum of the "walls", the description of which we presented to your attention above, is liked by many gardeners also due to their unpretentiousness. The fact is that it is able to grow on almost any type of soil. However, with this experienced dacha forget to water the "walls" do not advise. Drought resistance, unfortunately, this variety is not different.

How to plant

Plum "walls", reviews of which, as you have already understood, mostly positive, can be planted in the soil both in spring and in autumn. However, in the first case, the trees will adopt, most likely, better. The seedling is placed in a hole of depth and diameter of the order of half a meter. The taken out ground is carefully mixed with humus in a proportion 1: 2. The pit is filled to half. The operation to prepare the well in a similar manner should be made about a week before disembarkation. During this period the soil will have time to settle. The seedling is buried in the hole so that its root neck is at a level with the ground surface or is 4-5 cm above it. The roots are sprinkled with ordinary earth without fertilizers, which you need to gently tamper with in order to get rid of the voids.

After planting around the trunk, a basal circle is made and the tree is sprinkled with 3-4 buckets of warm water. At the final stage, perform mulching with dry leaves, humus or straw.

Symptoms of moniliasis

Plum "walls", the characteristic of which makes it possible to judge it as unpretentious, nevertheless, is not too resistant to fungal diseases. Symptoms of gray rot stone are as follows:

• Drilling of shoots and branches.
• Appearance of gray small growths on the cortex.
• Decay of fruits. At the same time, gray small, chaotically arranged growths appear on their surface. This gray rot differs from fruit rot. When the latter is infected, the growths are in the form of concentric circles. In the first place, lesions occur in places with mechanical damages.
• Cracking of old branches. From the faults, gum appears with the formation of sagging. With the development of the disease, these branches die.

Prevention of moniliasis

As already mentioned, the drainage of the "walls", reviews of which are mostly positive, are not too resistant to gray rot. In order to prevent infection with this disease, a number of measures should be taken. First of all, when harvesting, you should try not to damage the fruits and branches. It is also very important to carry out preventive measures aimed at preventing the defeat of trees of all kinds of pests - caterpillars, fruit flies, etc. The point is that the spores of moniliosis can spread not only through the air, but also on the legs of insects. Late in autumn, staffs and skeletal branches are desirable to whiten.

Treatment of moniliasis

Of course, the draining of the "walls" (photos of this variety can be seen on the page) from this disease can be saved. The causative agent of this disease hibernates on the affected branches and fruits. Therefore, they must be deleted. Treatment is carried out by spraying the soil and the trees themselves. In this case, you can use iron or copper vitriol, 1% Bordeaux fluid, oleocuprite or nitrafen. Spraying with these drugs is carried out in the spring, before the blooming of plants. Watering plants and soil need quite a lot.

Repeatedly this procedure with a variety such as draining "walls", is carried out after flowering. Bordeaux liquid, vitriol, fungicides (kuprozan, captan, phthalane or zineb solution) are also used. Preliminary it is necessary to conduct control spraying. It is necessary to make sure that the drug does not burn leaves. Select several control branches and spray. A few days later they look at the burns. They represent a net on the fruits and necrotic spots on the leaves.

Bordeaux liquid

The easiest way is to treat the plum with a solution of copper sulfate in the lime milk. Bordeaux liquid is prepared as follows:

• 300 g of copper sulfate and lime are bred in 2-3 liters of hot water (separately).
• Add cold water to both solutions so that the total amount is 5 liters.
• A thin trickle is poured into the solution of vitriol into the lime.

Other popular varieties

Of course, the "walls" are not the only popular in our country late-ripening variety. Very nice responders are also about:

• Slive is the "president". This variety is customarily planted next to such as plum "walls". Pollinators are very good for each other. In addition, the "president" itself is distinguished by good yields, winter hardiness and large-fruited crops. For a year from one tree you can collect up to 100 kg of fruit. "Stanley" for the "president" is also a good pollinator. The main distinguishing feature of this variety is that the flesh of fruits - even fully ripened - differs in density and crunches during eating. In this case, it tastes very sweet.
• Slive of the "Khagant". This is a German variety, yielding abundant harvests. Its main distinguishing feature is unusually large fruits - up to 60-80 grams. Not too sweet, they are just perfect for canning and baking.

As you can see, the plum of the "walls" can become just an excellent choice for summer residents of the southern regions of our country. High yields, unpretentiousness and good resistance to diseases make her landing on suburban areas more than reasonable. It is especially good to plant it next to the same late-ripening "president."