Decorative Apple: types, features of cultivation, accommodation at the cottage Bashny.Net

On the southern coast of Crimea many species of Apple trees have decorative value with beautiful abundant blooms and brightly colored fruits, often long-persistent, so they are introduced to various elements of landscaping private estates, guest houses, resorts, parks.



In culture, they are durable, so the old instances still can be seen in the ancient parks. Recent weeping, dwarf forms has significantly expanded the possibility of using Apple as a specimen for small gardens.



It is often ornamental Apple trees make sure trees under which you can going to a tea party with all the family.



Traditionally, fruit tree near the spring there are only two basic color of flowers – white and pale pink. However, when planning your fruit garden, you can surprise friends and neighbors, break this long tradition and to present to others a tree, decorated with dark pink or red flowers. Who could this beautiful stranger and some ornamental Apple trees can be grown in the European part of Russia and contiguous States, we'll look at next. Landmark take on Central Russia.

Apple домашняя

Like from a Russian folk tale – home Apple (Malus domestica) is a tree height of 3-6 m with pubescent young shoots. The leaves are ovate with pointed tip, often wrinkled, flowers white or pink, with short, white-tomentose peduncles; bloom in April-may. Fruits of different shape, size, color; ripens in August-October. Brings together a large number of fruit varieties.

Apple замечательная

Chinese beautiful remarkable Apple tree (Malus spectabilis) is a tree up to 5 m with spherical crown. Leaves from broadly ovate to elliptical, with a length of 2-8 cm Flowers are dark pink-red after blooming pale pink, 4-5 cm in diameter, often semi-double, 5-8 are collected in umbellate inflorescences; bloom in may. Fruits – spherical, with a diameter of 1.5-2 cm, reddish-yellow, tart, sour apples; ripe in August.

Apple лесная

Shy among the Apple trees – Apple tree (Malus sylvestris) is a tree height of 3 to 10 m with a spreading crown, broadly ovate leaves. The flowers are white or pinkish, 4-5 cm in diameter, in few-flowered corymbs on short shoots; blooming in may. Fruits – spherical, with a diameter of 2.5-3 cm, yellowish-green or with pink blush, sour, sour-sweet, edible apples ripen in September. Grows slowly. Birthplace: Northern and Central Europe.

Apple Недзвецкого

Beautiful Apple - (Malus niedzwetzkyana) from Central Asia (Tien Shan), like a real fashionista, dressed in a dark purple outfit. And the article it came out: tree height of 6-8 m, and the thick trunk is crowned by a beautiful shatrovidny crown; purple-red leaves are very showy, and the diameter of bright flowers comes to 4-5 cm and the apples on the glory – sweet and juicy!

Apple обильноцветущая

Luxurious Japanese Apple – floriferous Apple tree (Malus floribunda) is like "a marriageable girl": a spectacular and flawless. Just suitable for small cottages, because the height up to 4 m. it is Often a shrub with spreading, sometimes spiny branches, and ovate dark green leaves, 4-8 cm Flowers are very abundant in the buds are Carmine red, once blooming pale pink, with a diameter of 2.5-3.0 cm, in bundles of 4-7 on purple stalks; blooming in may. Fruit – globose, small, 1-2 cm in diameter, reddish-yellow; ripens in September. One of the most ornamental Apple trees.

Apple Палласа

White beauty Apple-tree Pallas, or Siberian (Malus pallasiana) is a tree up to 3-5 m or shrub with rounded crown. The leaves are ovate, length 2.5-8 cm Flowers are white on long stalks, with a diameter of 2-3,5 cm long, 4-8 in umbellate inflorescences; bloom in may-June. Fruits – globose, yellow with a red tint, with a diameter of 1 cm; ripens in September. Birthplace: Eastern Siberia, Far East, Northern China, Mongolia.

Apple Саржента

Modest Japanese beauty who knows how to defend itself, is Apple Sargent (Malus sargentii) is a shrub 1 to 3 m with horizontally spreading branches, sometimes with prickles. The leaves are ovate, often lobed, 5-8 cm long, dark green, in autumn orange and yellow. Flowers white, on pedicels glabrous, 5-6 in clusters; bloom in may. Fruits are almost globular, about 1 cm in diameter, dark red with a waxy bloom; ripens in September. Decorative during flowering and fruiting.

Apple slivovitsa, or китайка

Like a Chinese girl, fashioned from white porcelain, kivalina Apple tree (Malus prunifolia). This tree or shrub up to 10 m with pubescent young shoots. The leaves are ovate, 5-10 cm, dark green, slightly shiny, yellow or bronze in autumn. Flowers large, 3 cm in diameter, white, 5-10 in an umbel inflorescences, bloom in may. The fruits are spherical, with a diameter of 2-3 cm long peduncles, yellow or red, sour, edible apples (of Paradise); ripen in September and did not fall off. Decorative during flowering and fruiting. Resistant to fungal diseases. Birthplace: North-East China.

Apple Цуми

Like a "blushing from embarrassment the young lady" – Apple, Tsumi (Malus x zumi) – perhaps a hybrid of Manchu varieties of Apple trees and berry Siebold. A small tree with a dense, spherical crown up to 6 (12) m. Leaves oblong-ovate on long shoots, visibly lobed, with a length of 4-9 cm Flowers numerous, diameter 2.5-3 cm, pink in Bud, open white; bloom in may-June. Fruits globose, red, about 1 cm in diameter; ripens in September. Decorative during flowering and fruiting.

Apple Шейдекера

Sadacara of Apple (Malus Scheideckeri) – small tree up to 3.5 m, with a dark brown trunk and fissured bark. The branches are light brown with an orange tint and bright lenticels. The leaves are oval, sharp-toothed, dark green. The flowers are pale pink, semi-double, up to 3.5 cm in diameter, buds dark pink. The fruits are round or oblong-ovoid, bright yellow. Interesting decorative form 'Red Jade' (red fruits).

Apple ягодная

Like the first beauty — Apple berry (Malus baccata) flowers, not noticing the opponent. It is a small tree or shrub 3-5 m with a rounded dense crown, low starting branching, glabrous young shoots. The leaves are elliptical, with a length of 3-8 cm Flowers are white (pink buds), with a diameter of 2.5-4.5 cm, located at 4-8 in umbellate inflorescences, bloom in April-may. Fruits globose, on long peduncles, yellow with a reddish sideways, with a diameter of about 1 cm, juicy, ripe in August-September, stay on the tree all winter. Grows slowly. Decorative during flowering and fruiting, and autumn color of the leaves. Homeland: China. The compact size allows it to be widely used in suburban areas in a solitary (single) and group plantings.

Features of cultivation of decorative yablonoi winter-hardy, light-requiring, tolerate partial shade, undemanding to soil, but grow best on fertile, well-drained, and relatively drought tolerant, responsive to irrigation. Can be damaged by aphids, spider mites; marvel at Apple scab, bacterial blight, powdery mildew. Propagated from stratified (3-4 months) by seed, cuttings, layering, root suckers, grade — grafting.

The placement of the Apple trees of good dateable in soliternyh plantings. They are easy trimming and pruning.
Molded to fit, trellis growing and freely flowering, craniopathy, honey, ergononic, fruit, herb hedges, walls, curbs, if necessary trimming the sides.
In some species (e.g., Apple, berry, Sargent, floriferous) are spiny forms that are particularly prospective for the device impassable hedges.

This interesno the ancient Greeks, the Apple was a symbol of love and perfection, he arose strife between the mythical gods of Olympus. Germanic tribes believed Apple favorite delicacy of the gods. The Celts revered the Apple tree of Paradise trees. And the word heaven is translated from Celtic as a country of apples. Not without self-leveling bullseye with its magical properties and ancient Russian tale.

The Apple fruits of the forest – a valuable drug. Of them are produced extract, Apple acid iron used in hypochromic anemia. Tea from apples is used in urolithiasis, gout, rheumatism, coughs, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract; baked apples – chronic constipation; fresh – with hypoacid gastritis, spastic colitis, biliary dyskinesia, avitaminosis.published

 

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

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