Among the summer varieties of apple trees, this tree is known to almost everyone who has ever been to the village, has a personal plot or cottage. Until recently, almost any garden had this plant. Papiroka - an apple tree, better known under the name "White filling". This variety of folk selection was bred a very long time in the Baltic states. Due to its high productivity and unpretentiousness, the apple-tree Papirovka has taken root in many regions of Russia and the CIS countries.
This is an early ripening variety. As a rule, Papirovka is a medium-sized apple tree with a wide pyramidal crown. Over the years, it becomes rounded. Under favorable climatic conditions and regular watering, this tree can reach quite large sizes. This variety has good winter hardiness. With excellent care and regular top dressing
apple variety Papirovka gives high yields. If the tree is left to itself, it has an average number of
fruits. Apples are round-conical, not too large. Their average weight is about 100 g. Papirovka is an apple tree that can be easily distinguished from others by the color of the fruit. They have a greenish yellow tint, without any blush. The pulp of the fruit is tender, slightly loose, quite juicy. It has a sweet and sour taste with some excess acid. Overripe fruits are lighter, have friable, granular flesh. The aroma is practically absent.
During the period of removable maturity, the skin of the fetus is often covered with a whitish coating. Unlike many apples, this variety is very tender, thin, dry and smooth. The fruits ripen not at once (in July-August). As a rule, the ripening period of apples directly depends on weather conditions, so the harvesting time may vary in different years. It is necessary to collect the fruits in several steps, because when they fall, they simply break on the ground. The fruit contains a lot of vitamin C, which determines the sour taste of apples. They also contain pectins, due to which this variety makes a very tasty jam. Also, these apples are used to make juices, compotes, fruit candy, jams, and are consumed fresh.
Paprika is an apple tree that quite quickly enters the fruiting phase, namely for 3-5 years. The tree is medium resistant to scab of leaves and fruits. Under adverse growing conditions, irregular fruiting is often observed (most often after a year). On very old and very thickened trees, the fruits are much smaller, so it is recommended to periodically rejuvenate the pruning of the crown. In this variety, the excitability of the kidneys and shoot formation ability is average. Fruiting occurs on sprigs. Young apple trees in very severe or snowless winters are damaged in the lower part of the stem, so experienced gardeners recommend warming them in the cold season with
reeds, cattail, ruberoid. Thanks to regular treatments with modern remedies for scab, this variety becomes practically not vulnerable to this disease.