There are 6 million hectares of apple orchards in the world ! This is the most common fruit tree. Beloved since ancient times, praised in folklore, the apple tree has long turned into a symbol of wisdom and knowledge. And she herself is the result of the knowledge and skills of many people. In order to create a home apple tree (Malus domestica), multiple hybridization of different species, forms and varieties was required. And how much effort the decorative varieties of this amazing plant required!
When apple trees bloom
These trees bloom before they bloom, as a rule, this happens from April (in the southern regions) and until June (in the northern). The cooler, while the apple trees bloom, the longer they delight the eye. And it can last up to two weeks.
A decoratively blooming apple tree, the pictures of which are presented to your attention in this article, can overshadow many shrubs and trees. They can be grown throughout Russia. And although they mainly produce inedible fruits that do not exceed the size of a pea or a cherry, they do an excellent job - they delight our eye after a dull gray winter. This festive fireworks from sparkling bright inflorescences is intended to warm us after the cold weather and to inform about the arrival of spring and warmth. A tree strewn with tiny beads of golden, crimson or orange apples is no less attractive, and they stay on branches for a long time, serving as an excellent bird food.
Why do we need a branch of a blossoming apple tree
In the field of breeding various varieties of decorative apple trees, the wise Chinese have incredibly succeeded. Their aesthetic needs forced to relate to the garden as a place of contemplation, bringing the soul into harmony with the outside world, filling it with wisdom and peace.
And it's true, after the early spring pruning, an abundantly blooming, properly formed apple tree is an object of inseparable contemplation and aesthetic pleasure. In the gardens they grow freely, you can approach each of them and, sitting on a spread rug or a cozy bench, immerse yourself in the magical aroma of flowers and listen to the birds singing and the buzzing of bees. I must say, by the way, that these apple trees are excellent honeybees, giving up to 30 kg of honey per hectare.
What are they different, blooming apple trees
And you will probably want to have weeping or umbrella trees in your garden. After all, their branches hanging to the ground form an amazing fragrant tent, upon entering which you cannot leave it. And in the summer it can serve as an excellent gazebo, in which it is so wonderful to hide from the heat! And they are distinguished, by the way, resistance and unpretentiousness to the weather conditions of our strip.
Sargenta variety looks like a shrub, pleasing in spring with snow-white flowers, and in autumn with a magnificent coloring of leaves. Its crimson tiny fruits have a waxy coating. And when the apple trees of Siebold or Toringo blossom, their pink inflorescences change, gradually becoming whiter.
Some of the decoratively flowering apples have delicate, tasty apples (“Makamik”). Yes, and fruit trees will not let you down in decorative applications. They will certainly give the owners a rich harvest, and in spring they will be doused with snow-white flowers, forcing them to wait excitedly for the moment when the apple trees bloom.