Dream apple is very popular in the central regions of Russia. This variety was bred at the Tambov Research Institute. AND. V. Michurina specially for growing in the Middle Belt by crossing regionalized varieties Papirovka and Pepin saffron.
variety description
Variety of summer apple Mriya grows up 5 meters on seed rootstocks and up 3 meters on dwarfs. A tree with a round-conical crown on a strong trunk is prone to thickening and spreading, therefore, it should be pruned regularly.
Descriptions note the decorative appearance of the general appearance, especially during the flowering period, when the tree is covered with boiling white flowers, and when ripe many very light yellowish-green apples with a bright pink-red blush. Large matte green leaves have pubescent undersides. The fruits ripen in early August, they have a very pleasant sweet and sour taste, almost no fragrance, the flesh is juicy white, sometimes with a pink tinge, a little loose.
Main characteristics
The description notes, that the variety Mriya with good care in favorable conditions annually brings a large harvest - not less 100 kg from one adult tree. On depleted soil without fertilizing, after winter frostbite, in the dry summer without watering there may be a periodicity of fruiting - the harvest will be happy only in a year.
Round almost one-dimensional apples of medium weight 150 g is usually eaten fresh or used to make delicious desserts, juices, jam, jam. They are stored no more than two months. On the seed rootstock the tree begins to bear fruit on 4-5 year, seedlings take root easily, trees grow strong and strong, but the fruits do not exceed 100-120 m on dwarf rootstocks fruiting begins in the 2nd year, apples grow up 150, sometimes to 200 G, but seedlings are difficult to root, and it happens, that the variety itself does not take root on such a rootstock.
planting seedlings
It is better to plant young trees on the site 1-2 years in autumn or early spring. Between the seedlings when laying the garden is left 4 m, and the site is chosen sunny without waterlogging, at deep groundwater. The soil should be fertile, puhkim, breathable, better, if it is loam, sand or chernozem with neutral acidity. If necessary, it is desirable to adjust the soil structure in advance and apply fertilizers.
The pit is prepared a week before planting - dug about a meter wide and deep, the ground is laid on the bottom, mixed with humus, eggshell and mineral fertilizers, watered. When planting the roots are spread on a hill of earth, carefully cover them with soil, ramming, so that there are no voids around the roots, watered, tied to a peg. The root collar should remain above ground level 5 cm. It is desirable to mulch the stump circle with humus or peat (be sure to do this before winter).
Care and pollinators
Other apple trees must grow nearby (Melba, Dark brown), which bloom simultaneously with the Dream, as the variety will not bear fruit without pollinators. The first flowers are plucked, preventing the formation of ovaries, to give the tree time to strengthen and grow, such a couple of years the harvest is normalized at the ovary stage. This will allow the apple tree to gain strength for large harvests.
From the first year of life the tree is pruned, to create, and then maintain the desired shape of the crown. The description states, that this variety has good resistance to scab, other common diseases, to pests. But the reviews of experienced gardeners recommend to insure - to treat the tree twice a year with fungicides, this is done in early spring before sap flow and in autumn after leaf fall, also process stump circles, not to give a chance to pests or pathogens. It is desirable to feed apple trees: in the spring make nitrogen fertilizers, in early summer the emphasis is on potash, and after harvesting use phosphorus. Annual watering should not be neglected, young trees are watered weekly, adults so often, but it is desirable to monitor the uniformity of moisture production of apple trees, if after a drought there will be a heavy rain, then the apples may crack.
Be sure to keep the stem circles in order by weeding, do not leave plant and fruit residues, mulch after watering. To apply fertilizers or for watering make a shallow ditch around the perimeter of the crown, where the thin suction roots are located. Trees also respond well to foliar feeding.
Harvesting and storage
They can be stored no more 2 months at room temperature, gradually losing moisture, transported well. After this period, the taste of the fruit will deteriorate, so they try to use them until October.
Pros and cons
Dream is a variety, which is successfully grown in private backyards, in large farm gardens for commercial sale. Caring for him is not considered difficult or too troublesome, and a rich harvest of very tasty and beautiful apples is worth the hassle. Among the advantages is usually called resistance to fungal diseases, resistance to pests, good winter hardiness, precocity. Apples of this variety are not only beautiful, they contain, Unfortunately, very few calories, but a lot of vitamins, necessary human elements, sugar, soluble in gentle juice.
The disadvantages of varieties include short shelf life, their tendency to crack with uneven moisture, occurrence of periodicity of fruiting due to adverse conditions. Some fears are poor survival on dwarf rootstocks or difficult rooting of such seedlings. But dignity clearly prevails, judging by the popularity of varieties in the southern and central regions.
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