Apple tree Honey Crisp - a winter variety well known throughout the world, obtained by American breeders in 1974 by crossing Mekown and Honeigold. Has gained the greatest popularity in Canada, the USA and the countries of Western Europe. The variety is distinguished by high taste characteristics and crisp pulp.
Apple tree Honey Crispus: variety description
This is one of the most popular varieties in the world, characterized by resistance to disease, winter hardiness and excellent taste.
Fruit apple trees quite large (200-260 g, often up to 300 g), elongated-rounded shape. The skin is shiny, smooth and dense, which has a very positive effect on keeping quality and transportability. Color - greenish-yellow with a blurred blush and spots of red. The skin thickness is medium.
Honey Crisp is an apple tree with a creamy, juicy, very crispy, dense, sweet and sour, chipping flesh when bitten off. It has a very pleasant aroma. When ripening, the fruits sometimes crumble, so they should not be overexposed on the trees. The collection is best done a little earlier than the deadlines. Ripening occurs around mid-October; consumer ripeness occurs in November. Honey Crisp is an apple tree with a high yield. The variety is grown mainly for fresh consumption, but if you wish, any harvest can be made from the fruits.
Trees are fast-growing, with an average height of up to 3-4 meters. The crown is initially narrow-oval, with time acquires wide-oval outlines.
Honey Crisp is an apple tree with mixed fruiting, which occurs about 4 years after planting.
The tree blooms in medium terms and is quite long. The apple tree is perfectly pollinated by pollen from such varieties as Askold, Idared, Ruddy climber, Everest, Granddaughter.
Care
Honey Crisp is an apple tree that is very resistant to frost (the border value is - 35 ยฐ C). Resistance to various fungal diseases is quite sufficient. For prevention, gardeners carry out several sprayings per season. These measures help prevent diseases such as scab, powdery mildew, etc.
Care for trees of this variety is standard. In spring, the garden is pruned, weeds are weeded out , tree trunks mulch. When dry hot days occur, watering is carried out. Prevention of diseases and pests is done according to a standard scheme.
Reviews
According to the reviews of gardeners growing this variety, it is important to consider some of its features. So, for example, when storing fruits, the latter are sometimes affected by subcutaneous spotting, which reduces keeping quality and significantly affects the quality of the goods. In order to get rid of this deficiency, trees periodically supply calcium. During the period of fruit growth, every 10-12 days, foliar treatments and liming the soil are carried out. Spraying begins when the ovary reaches the size of a walnut, since it is during this period that the highest absorption capacity is noted.
Planting material can be easily purchased in a nursery or online store. Experienced horticultural gardeners sometimes independently plant Honey Crisp in the crown of already growing apple trees of another variety.
Honey Crisp is an apple tree (description of the variety discussed above), which has some disadvantages:
- the fruits are affected by subcutaneous spotting,
- crumbling during ripening and harvesting.
Among the merits of the variety, gardeners highlighted high productivity, excellent taste, good commercial qualities of fruits, as well as resistance to powdery mildew and scab.