Onion-grade apples are appreciated for their beautiful appearance and excellent taste.
Given the high yield and ability not to lose their properties when stored for up to five months, this variety is confidently gaining popularity in horticultural farms. The unpretentiousness of apple trees and their resistance to diseases contribute to this.
What kind is it?
Onscreen - a hybrid variety of apples of the autumn harvest, well tolerated in winter, unpretentious, moderately resistant to diseases, high yields.
Hybrid obtained at the breeding station of Sverdlovsk, is popular among gardeners of the Urals and Ural. Approved for distribution in the East-Siberian region, included in the State Register of the Volga-Vyatka region. Promising for distribution over a wider area.
Self-infertile variety, However, The screen is perfectly pollinated by other varieties growing in the same area.
Apples can be processed in any way, they easily transfer transportation. Fruits can be stored for up to 5 months without losing taste. The best storage method is in the cellar, on the balcony or in the refrigerator; when placed in a vegetable pit in a packed form, rotting begins from the inside.
Variety Description Screen
The photo shows a branch of apple varieties on-screen and the description below.
- The tree of the Screen variety grows medium in size (about 3 meters) and grows quickly.
- Crown shape - round, sprawling, medium density.
- The shoots are round, thin, curved, at the bottom grow almost perpendicular to the trunk, curving up. The thickness of the shoots is small, the section is rounded, the bark on them is smooth, brownish-brown. The main branches are covered with bark with a green tinge.
- The tree is lined with a medium degree, the leaf is medium-sized, finely wrinkled, the color is dark green. Leaf shape is round or oval, with elongated petioles, at the top of the leaf - a short sharpening, along the edge - serrate teeth.
- Buds creamy color, flowers medium size, white and pinkish, cup-shaped.
- Fruit weight reaches 90 g, sometimes even 100 g. Formed mainly on spears and kolchatka biennials. Apples are distinguished by a regular rounded shape, with an unexpressed funnel, often on it a one-sided influx. Fruits are covered with a smooth peel with gloss, there is a waxy bloom. The main color is a light greenish, with a pronounced reddish-pink or purple blush all over the surface.
- The flesh is light cream, high density and juiciness, pricking type, with a fine grain, tender. Tastes are good, the taste is sour-sweet. The aroma is moderately expressed, pleasant.
On a five-point tasting scale, the taste of apples is estimated at 4.3-4.7 points, that is, as very good.
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The chemical composition of apples Onscreen:
- sugar - 10.6%, can be up to 15.6%;
- fruit acids - 0.66-0.98%;
- catechins - 167.8-320.3 mg per 100 g;
- ascorbic acid - capacity reduced: 6.16 mg per 100 g
Breeding history
Tasty, juicy, beautiful, fruitful grade of apples Screen grown by Sverdlovsk gardening breeding station in 2002. Authorship and patent belong to the famous breeder Kotov Leonid Andrianovich.
The variety is obtained as a result of fertilization of the variety Yantar with pollen Gem, Asterisk and Orange. The greatest probability belongs to Zvezdochka - this conclusion was made on the basis of the appearance of strongly pronounced characteristics of this variety in the hybrid.
Natural growth region
Screen was launched with the aim of spreading in the Urals, in the same region and received the widest popularity. However, due to its unpretentiousness to the soil and climatic conditions, this variety is easily adapted in other horticultural regions.
Moreover, bred specifically for the harsh climatic conditions of the Middle Urals, in regions with a milder climate, this variety gets better, grows better and bears fruit. Apple trees do not require special conditions; they can be grafted onto other varieties or grown in shtambov way (that is, as separate trees).
Yield
Up to 64 kg of apples can be obtained from one tree, on average - 20 kg.
During the years of testing, 54 centners received from a hectare (this is 6.4 centners more than Antonovka), for 6 years of cultivation, this figure rose to 116 centners.
Fruiting occurs on the third or fifth year after the graft engraftment and on the sixth and seventh - after planting the seedling. Crop harvested in late August or early September, an indicator of the maturity of the fruit - a dark brown color of seeds.
Planting and care
The screen is not demanding on the soil and climate, the conditions for its planting or vaccination are determined by standard rules. The difference in conditions may affect perhaps the chemical composition of the fruit.
Planting time seedling - from spring to autumn. In spring and summer, cloudy days with lower air temperature are better suited for planting.. If the sapling has already bloomed - you need to cut off all the flowers, so that the plant spends maximum strength to take root. But nevertheless it is best to plant a tree in the middle of autumn - then the full growth of the tree will begin next year.
After planting the seedling requires abundant watering..
Since the variety is self-infertile, it is necessary to ensure the possibility of pollination by other varieties. There are no special requirements, it is enough to grow other varieties of apple trees nearby, - The screen is highly pollinated.
To increase resistance to winter temperatures, it is necessary to raise the lower branches to the level of one and a half meters from the snow surface.
Diseases and pests
Apple Trees Screen resistant to scab.
Separate cases of the disease are observed in years with high humidity and epiphytoties (epidemic spread of infectious plant diseases), that is, when a general increase in the incidence is observed.
If the year was wet, you definitely need special treatment for scab, powdery mildew. To pests resistance is also average, with large volumes of infection the tree will need treatment.
Screen received high recommendations of gardeners for high taste and good yield, winter hardiness and unpretentiousness. Tasty, ruddy apples of this variety are stored for a long time. and can decorate even the New Year's table. In addition, they are well tolerated transportation. Quite good harvesting for the winter of these apples, including juices.
