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The Grieve Red apple tree is an autumn apple variety native to the UK. This variety was added to the state register for the North Caucasus region. The cultivation of this apple variety has prospects in the territory of Astrakhan, Volgograd, the Republic of Kalmykia, as well as for other regions with a similar climate.

Apple tree Grieve Red: variety description and characteristics

Apple tree Grieve Red: photo of the variety

• Characteristics of the fruit tree

The Grieve Red apple tree usually grows large in size, the vigor is estimated as average, the crown is in the form of a regular pyramid, but over the years it becomes flat and round, foliage is estimated as average, the density of filling with branches is estimated as average. Skeletal branches are quite thick, grow straight, but sometimes geniculate, brown color, overgrown of the second order, dark gray color. Branches growing from below recede from the conductor at an acute angle, approximately forty-five degrees, the upper branches branch off at an angle of approximately ninety degrees. The stem is of ordinary size, cracks, has an uneven surface, brownish color. Skeletal branches, as well as semi-skeletal branches, acquire ringlets and spears, on which the main harvesting process takes place.

The branches of the Grieve Red apple variety are brownish and brown at the same time, there is a grayish color, slightly geniculate, sometimes grow straight, rather thin, pubescence is ordinary or small, the usual amount of lentils, light color, the shape of the correct oval.

The leaf plates are dark green in color, small or regular in size, medium width, elongated, the shape resembles an inverted egg or a regular oval. The upper part of the leaf plate is wide, wedge-shaped, the tip is not pronounced, the narrowing is moderate, the base is wide with a wedge-shaped shape. The foliage does not have any irregularities, glossy, almost flat, not pronounced complexity, not pronounced curvature. At the edges, the leaf plates are even, single-crenate or double-crenate. There is a felted pubescence.

The buds are pink, small flowers, snow-white, there is a pink tint along the edges, even along the edges of the petals, the petals are oval in shape, and sometimes the shape resembles an egg, the pistil has a slight pubescence, is practically not covered, grows together below the center, is located lower than stamens.

• Yield characteristics

The harvest from the Grieve Red apple tree is large in apple trees at a young age, with an increase in fruits in the total weight of ordinary dimensions, the shape of a regular circle, with a mild ribbing, fruits are all the same shape and size, slightly flattened or usually, slightly round, resembling a cone. The main color is yellow and light greenish at the same time when fully ripe, the integumentary color is elegant, almost over the entire surface of the apple, resembles marble, interspersed with orange and red, there is a pink tint or stripes. The fruit stem is peeking out of the funnel. The funnel is large, the depth is estimated as medium, the surface is completely rusty. The calyx is half open, of the usual size, the tube is located under the cup in the form of a funnel, the depth is medium. The saucer is rather narrow, small in size, folded with pearls. The seed chambers are half open, or they are completely closed. The axial cavity is not pronounced or not present at all.

The pulp of the Grieve Red apple tree is pale yellowish or white in color, filled with juice, rather compacted, tastes sour and sweet at the same time, the smell is pronounced. During storage, the fruits acquire a rich sweet taste, pleasant and delicate, with sweet juice. The fruits contain:

• dry soluble substances - sixteen - seventeen percent.
• sugar - ten and a half - eleven percent.
• titratable acids - one percent for fresh product.
• ascorbic acid - eight and a half - eleven and a half milligrams per hundred grams of raw product.
• sugar refers to acid - twenty-one - thirty-five and a half.
• P-active substances, or catechins - eighty-one to ninety-six milligrams per hundred grams of raw product.
• flavonol - fifteen to twenty-six milligrams per hundred grams of raw product.
• phenolic compounds - four hundred thirty-two - seven hundred and fifty-two milligrams per hundred grams of raw product.
• pectin substances - five tenths of a percent.

Features of the fruit

The harvest of the Grieve Red apple tree ripens in autumn, responds well to transportation over long distances, because it has a dense and thick skin.

The crop is eaten raw, as well as after technical processing.

The Grieve Red apple tree is fast-growing, differs in a large number of crops, the process of bringing the crop, most often occurs every year. The level of resistance to cold in the Lower Volga region is small, and in the Krasnodar Territory, apple trees have a satisfactory level of resistance. The level of drought resistance in the Lower Volga region is low, and in the Krasnodar Territory it is high. The level of heat resistance in the first case is high. This apple variety has a satisfactory level of resistance to fungal diseases.

Areas where the Grieve Red apple tree grows well:

• Sevastopol.
• Rostov-on-Don.
• Krasnodar.
• Stavropol.
• Grozny.

Apple tree Grieve Red: advantages and disadvantages

Advantages Apple tree Grieve Red:

• the level of environmental resistance is high in the southern parts of our country.
• large amount of harvest.
• the harvesting process takes place every year.
• stunning presentation.
• excellent consumer properties of apples.
• the ability to transport long distances is good.

Flaws Apple tree Grieve Red:

• low level of resistance to cold and frost.
• low level of drought tolerance.
• short crop maintenance time.