Apple-tree Carpet

The names of apple varieties are somehow easier to remember than the names of other fruit and berry crops. I didn't think much, of course, but you can check yourself, it's not just me that thinks so. Cherry, cherry, apricot, peach varieties were named depending on the ripening time (early, late). It is very easy to remember the varietal name - apple tree Carpet - it will be discussed below.

Introduction

Apple tree Carpet: photo of the variety

With apple trees, everything is different, because there are so many of them. It is not difficult for us to remember their names, periods of maturity. And at the same time, a large number of varietal names complicates the life of cultivators of fruit crops. A great variety of varieties are offered on the Internet, gardeners learn about them not only from friends. And everyone wants to get only the best. The fruit should be large and tasty, as well as attractive. Fruiting so that it is fast, regular and abundant. Fruits should be stored from summer to spring (early ripening varieties, autumn and winter ripening varieties). Everyone wants a variety of apple varieties to surprise their friends. And so that the variety can be cultivated without hassle and suitable for climatic conditions, tolerate the winter season well, and have immunity to various diseases. Most gardeners want to grow low-height apple trees, because tall trees are no longer interesting to anyone, and it is uncomfortable to remove apples from them. And the area is rather big. In what other ways are low-growing apple trees superior to tall trees: due to the compactness of the crown, you can plant more apple varieties in the same area, for example, instead of 5 tall trees, you can easily plant 20 low-height trees; you will reduce the cost of purchasing funds for the prevention and treatment of apple trees (for fungicides, insecticides, fertilizing); provide competent agricultural technology (feeding, prevention of diseases and harmful insects, cutting, harvesting fruits); fruiting will be fast - the apple tree will begin to bear fruit from 2-4 years after planting; the yield indicator will be at a decent level; the root system is close to the surface, so apple trees can be cultivated in places where high groundwater lies. Disadvantages: short-term fruiting, about 15 years; trees are whimsical to regular farming, in particular, you must not forget to water and feed the plants.

Apple-tree Carpet: description of the variety and characteristics

The variety was bred at the South Ural Research Institute of Horticulture and Potato Growing. Authors: Mazunin M.A., Mazunina N.F., Putyatin V.I.

The apple variety Kovrovoe is zoned in the Ural and West Siberian regions.

To obtain a dwarf apple tree Kovrovoye, scientists used an old man of German breeding "Eliza Ratke", or "Vydubetskaya weeping". Low growth variety with drooping crown. This is what the breeders paid attention to.

Some information about the author. MA Mazunin is a Doctor of Agricultural Sciences.He bred 27 apple varieties, 8 pear varieties, has many copyright certificates and patents, and developed training on how to cultivate natural creeping apple trees.

Apple tree Carpet: photo of the variety

The crown of the apple-tree Carpet is flattened, branches grow in a horizontal plane. Shoots are colored brown. The leaves are dark green in color, in the form of an oval.

The fruits are slightly flattened. The weight of the Kovrovy apple is 180-200 g, but there are also champions - 270 g each. Apples are greenish-yellow in color, have a deep red blush. The rind is thin and smooth.

The inner content is creamy, sweet-sour, dessert taste.

The branches of the dwarf apple variety Carpet grow in a horizontal plane. Located at a close distance from the soil surface. This is a good condition for the growing season and the transfer of the winter season. The snow cover is not terrible, it will be protection and a good supply of water.

Apple tree Carpet: photo of the variety

Pros and cons of apple variety Carpet

• Natural dwarf variety.
• Decent yield indicator.
• Unique unrepeatable taste. Apples are very decorative.
• Poor response to dry periods.

The size of an adult apple tree Carpet

• Seed stock - 1.5-2 m.
• Clonal stock - 1.2-1.5 m.
• The annual growth is not that significant. The maximum growth of an adult apple tree is 2.5 meters.
• Young trees produce crops every year. Over the years, the frequency of fruiting appears.
• Yield indicator. From a 6-8-year-old tree, 110 kg of fruit can already be harvested.

Assessment by tasters

The taste is sweet and pleasant, sweet and sour, but not so juicy. The sugar content is about 12%.

Frost resistance of apple tree Carpet

• Resistant to the first days of the winter season.
• Resistant to long and extreme frost periods in the middle of wintering.
• Resistance to repeated frost after thaws.
• Recovery after freezing.
• Tolerance to frosty periods up to -41 degrees.

Disease immunity

Insignificant scab damage during mass plant morbidity. Medium immunity to fungal infections.

Apple tree Carpet: photo of the variety

Apple tree Carpet: planting and care

Planting time

Pits for planting apple trees Carpet and seedlings should be prepared in advance. The state of the soil and weather conditions will tell you about the landing time. But it is better to plant apple trees in the spring season in April days or in the autumn season from the last September days or in October 1-15.

The planting scheme depends on you, the terrain and the climate. It is advisable to observe an interval of 3 m between plantings. This is also necessary for further comfortable care.

Agrotechnical techniques and cultivation.

For planting varieties of the dwarf apple tree Kovrovoye, the slopes located on the eastern and southeastern sides are suitable. Illumination should be good. The place must be protected from strong gusts of wind, for example, by buildings.

You can make the soil yourself. But if the soil is not heavy, and loamy or sandy loam, then you will save nerves, time and money.

It is forbidden to cultivate the apple variety Carpet in lowland, hollow and wetlands.

How it is necessary to properly care for a tree so that it gives a good harvest and pleases you.

Conduct timely watering and in the optimal amount. Feed with organic fertilizers and mineral mixtures, starting from 2 years after planting the plant. Root and foliar dressings are introduced. It is also required to loosen and mulch the soil, treat trees from diseases and harmful insects with good quality fungicides and insecticides, provide good shelter for the winter season, and remove snow from the branches in the spring season.

Apple tree Carpet: photo of the variety

Crown formation procedure

Remember that you need to cut the branches and shape the crown! Don't believe the advertisements.The tree can be in the form of an elite or a dwarf, each type is special in its own way.

The formation of the Kovrovy apple tree takes place after 2 years. It is necessary to remove dried and damaged branches, as well as overgrown shoots. For 2 years, the conductor and young one-year-old shoots are cut by ¼. Also, 80-90% of all flowers are removed. Duplicate branches are cut off. For seedlings, cut off the shoots that go up. Pruning is done in the spring before the buds bloom.

Pollination of apple trees Carpet

The variety is not self-fertile. It can be pollinated by "Snowdrop", "Sokolovskoe», «Grounded". They pollinate "Carpet" by 25-30%. Ranetki will also help in pollination of apple trees. The variety itself can pollinate other varieties well.

Ripening and fruiting

Apple tree Carpet: photo of the variety

Apple tree Carpet begins to bear fruit from 3-4 years after planting. Five-year-old trees are already producing a good harvest. Young and adult shoots give fruits. Apples often appear on the growths of the previous year.

The flowering of the apple-tree variety Carpet occurs earlier on the lower branches than on those that are at the top. Therefore, the fruits will grow even with frost in the spring season.

This is an autumn variety. Do not forget that this autumn season is Ural or Siberian, not southern.

For example, our favorite autumn variety “Glory to the Winners»Leaves sporadic fruits in the last days of August. This is conditional on how to determine the ripeness of a variety.

Apple storage Carpet

The preservation of the properties of the fruit lasts about 60 days. This is the optimal time to use the fruit.

Varietal varieties.

Apples Carpet: photo of the variety

There is no difference between superdwarfs, natural dwarfs, self-supporting, drooping apple trees, and dwarf apple trees. They are all the same. These are dwarf trees. The names just changed. Variety "Carpet" is a natural dwarf. The height of a tree on a dwarf rootstock is 1-1.5 m. Also a tree of low stature, and also a creeping tree. To obtain the stanza, a shaping is needed. Also, the apple variety Carpet is a weeping superdwarf and autumn.

L. A. Kotov brought out stlans of apple trees with practically the same names: "Kovrovaya-1", "Kovrovaya-3", "Kovrovaya-7". Their fruits, by the way, are tasty and large. And they are stored for a long time. Elisa Ratke was used for hatching.

In Siberian winter seasons with a large amount of snow, freezing of dwarf clonal rootstocks practically does not occur.

Regional cultivation of apple varieties Carpet

Apple tree Carpet: photo of the variety

The author bred his varieties in order to hide superdwarfs under the snow cover.

The cultivation of varieties has shown that the heavily lowered elite is not in all cases practical and justified, since the area is large. Leaving is a little difficult.

• Moscow region. There are not always snowy winters here, the meaning can be lost. The climate makes it possible to cultivate a great variety of varieties that are unsuitable for the Ural and Siberian regions.
• Volga region. Differs in climatic conditions. The eastern part and the top of the Volga are suitable for cultivating the Kovrovoe apple-tree variety. On the Lower Volga, the climate is the same as in the Moscow region.
• In the Ural region the variety is grown on an industrial scale. In the Arkhangelsk region, this species will not have enough heat.

Dwarf apple tree Carpet: video about the variety

Apple tree Carpet: reviews of gardeners

• Vladimir Semenovich, Moscow region: “Siberian summer residents can be happy about dwarf apple varieties bred by a group of breeders headed by Mazunin. I will tell you about the apple variety Carpet. The autumn variety, which gives good fruits, fully reflects what is indicated in the characteristics and in the photographs. Not very juicy, really. But sweet and sour. I process apples of the Carpet variety. The weight of the fruit was also 250 g. Care is simple, no ladder is required. We have good snow cover, enough for the tree ”.
• Svetlana Maksimovna, Sverdlovsk region: “I love experiments. In Yaroslavl and the region, thermophilic varieties are not so comfortable to grow. I read about the dwarf apple trees bred by Mazunin. I ordered 3 varieties of petioles at the Ural Research Institute. The order also included the apple variety Carpet. They have been growing for a couple of years. There is little good yet. But I'm still waiting for the fruit. I believe in these apple trees. Friends call the tree a humpbacked freak because of its appearance. They advise to take care of the dwarf apple-tree Kovrovoye, that is, to cover it with snow ”.