Apple tree Lyubava

Apple-tree Lyubava is an excellent winter variety, bred in Russia.

Having enjoyed apples, which have a sweet-sour juicy, delicate taste and white pulp, no one will remain indifferent, in addition, the variety is not particularly demanding in terms of care and growing conditions.

From this material, you will learn in detail about the Lyubava apple variety, study its characteristics, get acquainted with agricultural technology and diseases that threaten the tree.

Apple-tree Lyubava: variety description and characteristics

Apple-tree Lyubava: photo of the variety

Apple-tree Lyubava (another name - "Swan Song") is a winter variety. Harvested from September 1st to 15th, consumed until December 15th.

If the crop is properly stored and kept in good conditions, then it will be preserved and can be consumed fresh until the fifteenth of March.

Apple variety Lyubava is included in the state register, zoned in Altai. This is a dining or dessert apple tree, fruits are successfully used for spinning jam, juice, compote.

There are other table or dessert apple varieties, for example, "Winter Beauty", "Isetsky late», «Aphrodite».

The apple variety Lyubava is not self-fertile. The best varieties for pollination: "Krasnoyarsk sweet», «Zhivinka».

Apple-tree Lyubava: photo of the variety

The appearance of the Lyubava apple trees is very decorative, so they can truly decorate any garden plot. The apple tree is of high stature, the crown is rounded.

Shoots are medium in thickness, reddish-brown in color, have slight pubescence. Leaves are of medium size, in the form of an oval.

The leaf blade is wrinkled, and there is also a jagged edge. The foliage is green. The fruit is almost one-dimensional, round. A ripe apple weighs one hundred grams. The color of the fruit is green. There is no cover staining. The inner content of apples is white, juicy, sweet-sour to taste.

The saucer is hardly noticeable. The funnel is deep, has a brown color along the edges. The rind is not very thin. Plucked crops are stored for six months.

The following varieties can also boast of green fruits: "Babushkino", "Antonovka ordinary», «March».

A brief excursion into history

The apple variety Lyubava was obtained on the basis of the fruit station in Krasnoyarsk in 1977. The apple tree was bred by P. A. Zhavoronkov and N. N. Tikhonov. When this apple variety was obtained, the crossing method was used.

This is the most popular way to breed new varieties. Parent varieties of "Lyubava": "Golden Delicious"And" Winter Aport ".

When bred according to Michurin's method, the mother apple tree was used as a pollinator. The work was carried out in four stages. Pollination was carried out first. There were two waves of pollination. After wave 2, scientists took care of the mother trees, thus the hybrid apples were obtained.

At the second stage, grains were removed from the fruit. At stage 3, the breeders planned to plant them in the soil. Before planting the grain, the new varieties were stratified from January to March. At stage 4, a new seedling was looked after.

When cultivating the Lyubava apple tree, the mentor's method was used. The mentor was the "Winter Aport" variety. Hybrid varieties were cultivated in cold climates, on depleted soils, in order to improve the resistance of the apple tree to frost.

Such varieties as "Granny Smith", "Cinnamon new», «Gornoaltaiskiy"," Antey ".

Where the apple tree grows wild

Apple variety Lyubava: photo

• Apple-tree Lyubava perfectly adapted to the cold climate.
• Ideal - continental climatic conditions.
• Mostly the variety is widespread in the Altai Territory.
• In addition, the apple tree has become widespread in the Kemerovo and Novosibirsk regions.
• The tree almost does not freeze, has a good recovery ability after the winter season.
• If it grows in a harsh climate, it is required to systematically apply top dressing.
• It is recommended to feed in the spring or autumn season.
• Adjustment to heat and drought is harder. Trees feel comfortable on very wet and loose soil.
• If the apple tree grows in overdried soil, then it will not be able to provide itself with all the necessary elements, because the consumption of dissolved substances occurs through the root system.
• In this regard, the most important aspect for a tree to thrive in drought is to water it abundantly.
• Apple trees of the Lyubava variety are watered 3-4 times every seven days, and in severe drought, as soon as the soil around the tree dries up.

Yield indicator

• Apple variety Lyubava gives high yields. Forty-seven kg of fruits are harvested from one apple tree.
• Fruiting begins from the sixth year after planting.
• The mass of ripe apples is approximately one hundred grams. Fruits are harvested before September 15.
• At this point, the fruit is fully ripe.
• The harvested crop is stored in the refrigerator for six months.

Also high-yielding varieties are: "Augusta", "Antonovka dessert", "Winter Grushovka", "Folding».

Apple-tree Lyubava: planting varieties

Apple-tree Lyubava: photo of the variety

If you follow all the recommendations for planting the Lyubava apple tree variety and fully take care of the tree, then it will truly decorate your garden plot.

Apple trees perfectly adapt to the harsh climate, in this regard, they will grow better in the cold. Trees are not self-fertile, so plant them side by side with other apple varieties.

• The spacing between trees should be four meters.
• Seven days before planting, a landing pit is prepared. It is dug down one meter deep. The soil is necessarily fertilized.

Thanks to this, the seedling will take root quickly. The best time to plant is from the last days of September to the 15th of October, because the apple tree withstands cold conditions better than hot ones.

Apple tree Lyubava: care

Agrotechnology continues from March to November. The care is divided into three stages. Spring is the initial stage. At this time, the apple tree is examined, visible wounds are treated, and the tree is fed. Summer. The soil is loosened, watered regularly and treated from harmful insects. Autumn - completes the care. In the autumn season, dried and damaged branches are cut, the trunk is whitewashed, the tree is fed.

This complex is the simplest and most suitable for the Lyubava apple variety.

Diseases and harmful insects of apple varieties Lyubava

Apple-tree Lyubava: photo of the variety

If harmful insects and diseases appear on trees, then initially this is associated with the human factor.

If the variety was illiterately looked after, then it can get sick.

• Powdery mildew. A disease that is very dangerous. You can get rid of it with a solution of colloidal sulfur.
• Black cancer... To destroy this disease, damaged branches are cut, the wounds that have formed after pruning are disinfected and healed.
• Bacterial burn... To localize the burn, the lesion is destroyed, disinfection is carried out.
• Scab. A procedure with a strong effect is to spray the tree with urea solution.
• Fruit rot. The main procedure is to localize the focus of infection, damaged apples are immediately removed from the apple tree.

Diseases of garden vegetation for the most part resemble each other.

Harmful insects are also dangerous to fruits, as well as diseases.

• Green aphid... If you find a pest, destroy the place of its "residence" - the old bark. Subsequently, spray the apple tree with chamomile infusion or dandelion root solution.
• Leaf roll... To fight this parasite, spray the tree with Karbofos solution.
• Apple moth. In this case, spraying the apple tree with a solution of "Chlorophos" will help.
• Apple blossom beetle. To save a tree from this pest, it is required to spray the apple tree with a solution of the drug "Chlorophos" or "Karbofos".
• Apple sawfly. This type of caterpillar harms the fruit initially. In order to avoid the attacks of these parasites, it is required to regularly dig the soil around the apple tree.

Remember also about such pests: fruit sapwood, apple moth, silkworm, hawthorn. Timely preventive measures taken will get rid of most of the further bad consequences.

Summary

Apple-tree Lyubava: video about the variety

The apple tree Lyubava liked the gardeners from the Altai Territory. Most grow apple trees in their garden plots, as the fruits have excellent taste and sweet aromatic properties. Apples of the Lyubava variety will delight you for a long time, and it is also very easy to care for the variety.