Apples - a fruit known around the world, which has not only a pleasant taste, but also a lot of nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Therefore, apple trees can often be found in personal plots, near houses and in summer cottages. Among the large number of species and varieties, winter variants are especially distinguished. For example, the apple tree Red Chief.
Grade description
An apple tree is a fruit deciduous tree or shrub that belongs to the Pink family. It is found in all regions of Europe and Asia, as well as in America and China. Apple-tree Red Chief belongs to the breeding varieties of the Delicious family. It was developed many years ago, but is still popular. The variety belongs to winter.
The apple tree of this variety is stunted. The height of the branches reaches only 5-7 meters. At the same time, she is distinguished by her precocity. The great advantage of this variety is that it is winter and harvested in October. The fruits reach full maturity in December, so in the cold season you can enjoy fresh juicy fruit.
Red Chief is an apple tree, the description of the fruit of which is similar to the Red Delicious variety, the variety has also become popular in the regions of Russia. Such a fruit has a bright red peel. In addition, these apples are very juicy, aromatic and delicious. They have a slightly elongated shape and greenish flesh. The weight of one apple can reach 280 grams.
Apple care
One of the beautiful and fertile trees is the Red Chief apple tree. Landing and care are quite simple. Subject to several rules, as a result, you can get a beautiful and healthy tree, which annually brings a bountiful harvest.
The Red Chief apple tree is demanding for watering, especially in the spring and in the hot, dry summer months. After each procedure, it is recommended to loosen the soil near the trunk, according to the crown area and at the same time remove weeds. This will allow air to penetrate to the root system. Every year in the spring, fertilizer is applied under the tree. It is necessary to begin this process with 3-4 years of plant life. And if the landing was carried out in “empty” soil, then they begin to feed after a year. Fertilizers are also applied before wintering and, if necessary, during the season.
Apple-tree Red Chief is resistant to many diseases: powdery mildew, scab and bacterial burn. But experts recommend treating it every spring before flowering with drugs that protect the tree not only from diseases, but also from pests. Pruning is done annually in the fall and spring. This removes the diseased and dead branches. Extra formations that make the crown thick are also cut off. Slices are processed with a special garden var.
Breeding
The nurseries provide a large selection of seedlings of fruit trees, including Red Chief, an apple tree, sold here. The description of reproduction will allow the gardener to independently grow such a tree on his site. There are several ways: grafting the cuttings and growing layering. In this case, both in the first and in the second case, the resulting tree will retain all the maternal characters.
Vaccination is a difficult process for a beginner. But reproduction with the help of layering will master any. For this, an annual tree is planted in such a way that it is strongly inclined to the ground. In the spring months, young branches are dug up, and shoots grown from the buds are spudded and kept in constant moisture, without overfilling and not swamping the soil.
By autumn, young branches should grow roots. So that in the winter cold they do not freeze, they are insulated. And in the spring, when the weather is warm and the soil warms up, the shoots are separated from the mother tree with a sharp secateurs and transferred to a permanent place of growth.
Planting seedlings
In order for the Red Chiff apple tree seedlings to develop well and bear fruit already in 3-4 years of life, it is necessary to choose the right site for a permanent place of tree growth. Well lit, warm and sunny areas are preferred. At the same time, the place of growth should be protected from northerly winds and drafts. The site can be selected on a slope or on a hill. Depressions and hollows are excluded, since stagnation of water leads to diseases and rotting of the roots.
Having picked up a good place, it is necessary to prepare a hole in advance. Its size should be such that the root system of the seedling freely lies along the perimeter of the bottom. Drainage and substrate made of earth, river sand and peat are laid in the dug hole. Next, a seedling is established, the roots are straightened. Everything is sprinkled with the same fertile mixture. The apple tree Red Chief, with the right place and timely planting, will begin to bear fruit already for 3-4 years of life. Minimal care and compliance with all the rules will please the annual abundant flowering and autumn harvest.