Apples attract a high content of vitamins, useful micro- and macroelements. A wide variety of varieties allows you to choose a tree to your liking, so an apple tree can be found in almost every vegetable garden. Among the winter varieties that are distinguished by excellent taste, the Golden apple tree is distinguished. The variety was obtained in America in the 19th century as a result of cross-pollination of the Golden Runet and Grimes Golden varieties, from where it was transferred to the Stark brothers nursery. Was a pollinator for the Red Delicious variety.

Description of the Golden Delicious apple tree

The Golden Apple tree is a fairly popular variety, which has many subspecies and clones.

Varieties of apple trees:

  • Apple tree Golden Delicious. The harvest ripens in September. The yield is high: up to 300 quintals of apples can be harvested from one hectare. Features: the tree begins to bear fruit 2-3 years after budding. The apple tree has weak bent shoots of medium thickness. The leaf is dark green in color with prominent veins and an oval shape. The flowers have a round concave shape and a white-pink color. The apples of this variety are medium, weight can reach 220 g. As they ripen, the apples change color from light green to golden. The palatability of the fruits is excellent, they are juicy and sweet.
    This variety requires pollinators. The best pollinators are Jonathan and Melrose trees.
  • Apple Rangers is a clone of Golden Delicious. Ripening occurs in winter, the trees are vigorous. Rangers trees are superior to Delicious in terms of growth and frost resistance. The fruits have a yellow-green hue, juicy and sweet taste. Harvesting is done in late September to mid-October. Rangers apples are well tolerated during transportation and storage almost until the end of winter.
  • Golden Vladimirsky is an apple-tree variety of the Delicious variety. Description: was obtained by crossing Golden Delicious and Antonovka. The fruits have a strong aroma and sweet taste, which does not feel freshness. The color of apples is varied: from yellow to green with a slight red blush. The Vladimir variety has a high frost resistance and is perfect for any region of Russia. At the same time, these seedlings are rarely found on sale.
  • Golden Sentinel. Columnar variety derived from Golden. Differs in its early maturity and early autumn ripening. The fruits are quite sweet, with a delicate aroma.
  • Red Golden Delicious. The characteristics are similar to the green Delicious, but Red Golden has sweet apples of deep red color.

Note: sometimes this variety is mistakenly called "Duchess apple".

Characteristic

Golden yellow apples

Apples Red Delicious

The trees are of medium height, the crown changes shape as the plant grows: from conical to round. With a large number of fruits, branches can hang down.

Shoots are brown and slightly pubescent. The foliage is bright, wide, has a smooth structure with elongated edges. The fruits are sweet and juicy. The size of apples depends on the climatic and weather conditions of the region. They can reach a weight of 220 g. The calorie content of one apple is small, about 52 Kcal per 100 grams. Apples have long stalks of medium thickness. The pulp is firm and juicy.

Agrotechnics

Apples Semerenko

Saplings are planted in the spring, before the leaves open. If this period is missed, disembarkation is allowed when the buds are in a conical state. Later planting will destroy the plant.

note... Choose a sunny place for landing.Low groundwater table is also important. Sandy loam or loamy soil is suitable for an apple tree.

The depth of the planting pit must be at least 80 cm, and the diameter must be at least 1 meter. Drainage must be placed on the bottom, then leafy soil, compost and fertilizers.

Important! If a varietal seedling is in a container, it must be replanted with a clod of earth. If the seedling has open roots, they are soaked in water with growth stimulants for 2 hours before planting.

Before planting an apple seedling, the hole is poured with warm water, the future tree is placed and tamped. After that, water it again so that the roots sit well in the ground. For better survival, mulch is laid around the seedling. A young sprout must be watered regularly. Plants are planted at a distance of 4 meters from each other.

Apple tree care

First year care is about pruning. I shorten the central branch by 3 buds. The next year, already when pruning, a tree is formed, removing the shoots growing inward.

Golden red apples

The soil under the super golden apple tree is enriched with wood ash. 200 g of leaf or wood ash is consumed per 1 square meter. After flowering, the tree needs liquid fertilizing. A solution of manure or poultry manure diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 3 and 1:12, respectively, is well suited for this.

When using mineral fertilizers, the ratio of 20 g of nitrogen, 30 g of phosphorus and 15 g of potassium per 10 liters of water is chosen.

note... Fertilizers are applied after watering or precipitation, so as not to damage the root system of plants.

For the prevention of trunk diseases, the bottom of the tree is whitened twice a year. For prophylaxis from leaf rollers, chemical agents are used: Children, Atom or Zolon. A soap solution or Karbofos is used against aphids, colloidal sulfur helps against mites.

To increase the ability to tolerate cold, Golden is grafted onto a more frost-resistant tree. This is worth doing before the buds bloom.

How to plant an apple tree:

  1. The best way is to graft into the butt. The scion and rootstock must be of the same thickness. There should be several buds on the scion.
  2. An oblique cut is made on both cuttings.
  3. Cuttings are applied to each other and fastened with elastic material.
  4. The top of the scion is cut off and processed with garden varnish.
  5. To protect the cutting from frost, a bag is put on it and fixed below the vaccination site.

Yield rationing

Like many plants, the apple tree needs crop rationing. With a large number of flowers and ovaries, the apples can be expected to shrink. If all flowers are left, the tree may break under the weight of the harvest. Therefore, the removal of some flowers and ovaries will have a fruitful effect on the development of the apple tree, the growth of fruits and the quality of the crop. It is also necessary to thin out and rejuvenate trees in a timely manner.

Golden green apples

Harvesting and storage

Duchess apples are harvested, like pears, at the end of September. The yield of one tree can reach up to 100 kg. The fruits are well preserved and transported.

The advantages of the variety:

  • High frost resistance.
  • It tolerates dry weather well.
  • Fast-growing variety. The crop is harvested in the second year of the tree's life.
  • Wide application in cooking and conservation.
  • Long-term storage of apples.
  • The fruits tolerate transportation well.
  • It is often used in crossbreeding with other varieties.

Disadvantages of the variety:

  • The apple tree suffers from powdery mildew or scab.
  • The increase in fruits overloads the plants, as a result of which the fruits become smaller.
  • The tree is demanding to care for.
  • Productivity may decrease as the tree ages.

Golden apples are quite popular among gardeners and gardeners. The ability to withstand a cold climate makes it possible to grow Golden in Moscow and the Moscow region. A wide variety of apple subspecies and clones allows you to choose the right variety for each region and site. Golden Delicious requires careful maintenance, watering and feeding, which will allow you to grow a good harvest.