How to choose an apple variety for planting?

When planting an apple tree in your garden, it is quite natural to ask the question about the variety - which one is right for your climatic conditions, composition and structure of the soil, as well as for you specifically? What would you like to see and subsequently use for personal use? Or maybe you decided to use a specially selected apple variety in the garden for business? How to choose the right apple variety for planting?

The apple variety in the garden is primarily subdivided according to the timing of consumption and ripening. These are summer, autumn and winter varieties of apple trees, but there are also those that suggest intermediate ripening in early and late summer, as well as early and late winter.

Other criteria by which to choose an apple variety include the level of resistance and tolerance of frost, the size of fruitful fruits, taste, the appropriate appearance, the general rate of fruit ripening, the strength of growth, compatibility with certain rootstocks, as well as immunity to diseases and the content of the vitamin complex. A summer resident, before buying seeds of one or another type, must take into account many of the proposed factors if he wants to get exactly what was supposed in his thoughts.

Apple varieties, depending on the climatic conditions of your region, as well as the intended goals, can be divided into several groups, starting from which you should begin your choice of the correct and suitable variety, which will certainly take root in your garden.

• The first group consists of varieties that are distinguished by high-quality fruiting, but lose in resistance to low temperatures. The fruits of these varieties are usually large and juicy, and these varieties are often intended to be grown in stanza form.
• The second group fills with varieties that are characterized by medium and good frost tolerance, includes new Ural varieties that can offer you a pleasant natural taste of fruits that grow medium in size and are most often intended for fresh consumption without any processing. For cultivation of the variety, a standard form is used.
• The most resistant to cold and frost, high-yielding varieties belong to the third group. The disadvantage of such varieties is, first of all, in small fruits, the ripening period of which occurs in the autumn season. The fruits are most often suitable for squeezing juice, as well as other processed products, but in turn, in principle, are also suitable for fresh consumption.

It should be noted such a common apple variety in the garden as Amber and Uralets, which are standard crops in themselves. But, of course, all the diversity is not limited to them - for a long time, gardeners have learned to grow a wide variety of other valuable varieties, in contrast to the same industrial production.

Of the summer varieties, the Silver Hoof is noted. Its undoubted advantage is the sufficient level of tolerance of both temperature changes and frost. The fruits of this variety are characterized by a flattened shape, the weight varies about 60 grams, the color is slightly yellowish with a blurred striped pattern. Taste qualities suggest a pleasant sourness along with sweetness, the ripening period occurs in mid-August, in some cases the fruits may ripen a little earlier. Annual yield, as well as a high ripening rate are the main advantages of this variety, which has become quite popular for growing in your own garden.

Of the early-growing varieties, one cannot fail to mention the variety with the original name - summer striped... The weight of the fruit can reach 75 grams, the shape is as original as the name is - elongated and conical, the color is yellowish with a striped pattern, which, however, is not very pronounced, but still visible from the side. The fruits look beautiful and presentable, they have a pleasant sweet and sour taste. Ripening period - end of August.

Autumn varieties are also characterized by fullness, such as, for example, a variety called Uralets. It is quite resistant to winter cold, its crown is characterized by increased strength in comparison with the rest. The fruits are round, conical in shape. The average weight is characterized by a value of about 50 grams, the taste is sweet with the presence of sourness. They are well stored until the middle of the autumn season.

The variety with the beautiful name Anise purple boasts winter hardiness that does not lag behind the rest, the speed of fruit ripening, as well as high yields. The fruits are large, even weighing up to hundreds of grams. The color is marked with a red tint, there is a blurred blush. The taste is noted as sweet and sour.

There are also several examples of varieties suitable for the winter season. The aforementioned amber is externally characterized by a spreading and sparse crown of increased strength, which is prone to forming, say, into a fusiform shape. The fruits are characterized by a beautiful amber color, weighing about 40 grams. Ripening period - September, stored until February next year.

Medium-sized variety with a name Isetskoe later stands out for its generous yield and cold resistance. Fruits, unlike other varieties, are predominantly green in color. Weight - about 75 grams, taste sweet and sour, with hints of spice.

The apple is perhaps the most common vegetable that contributes to the enrichment of our body with many vitamins, therefore it is especially appreciated and widespread everywhere. Which apple variety to choose for planting is up to you, the most important thing is that it meets all the requirements of the site and climate. There is a wide variety in front of you, choose what you personally like!