A wonderful time when apple trees blossom

In the world 6 million hectares of apple orchards! This is the most common fruit tree. Beloved from ancient times, sung in folklore, the apple tree has long been transformed 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 domestic apple (Malus domestica), multiple hybridization of different species, forms and varieties was required. And how much effort was demanded by the decorative varieties of this amazing plant!

When the apple trees blossom

Bloom these trees before they have leaves, as a rule, this occurs from April (in the southern regions) and until June (in the northern). The cooler, at a time when the apple trees are blooming, the longer they please the eye. And it can last up to two weeks.

Decoratively flowering apple trees, the pictures of which are given to your attention in this article, can eclipse many bushes and trees. You can grow them all over Russia. And although they mainly give inedible fruits that do not exceed the size of a pea or cherry, they perfectly cope with another task - they delight our eyes after a boring gray winter. This festive fireworks from the sparkling bright inflorescences is called upon to warm us after the cold and to report the arrival of spring and heat. A tree strewn with tiny beads of golden, crimson or orange apples is no less attractive, and they are kept on the branches for a long time, serving as an excellent food for birds.

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 demands forced them to treat the garden as a place of contemplation, bringing the soul into harmony with the surrounding world, filling with wisdom and peace.

And after all the truth, after an early spring pruning, abundantly blossoming, correctly formed apple-tree is an object of uninterrupted contemplation and aesthetic pleasure. In the gardens they grow freely, each of them can be approached and, sitting on a rug or cozy bench, dive into the magic scent of flowers and listen to the singing of birds and buzzing bees. It should be said, by the way, that these apple-trees are fine honey-plants, giving up to 30 kg of honey per hectare.

What are they different, blossoming apple trees

And you probably want to have apples or weeping in your garden. After all, their branches hanging down to the earth, form a wonderful fragrant tent, entering into which, you can not 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 distinguishes them, by the way, stamina and unpretentiousness to weather conditions of our strip.

Variety Sargent looks like a bush, delighting in the spring with snow-white flowers, and in autumn a magnificent coloring of the leaves. Its crimson tiny fruit has a wax coating. And when the apple blossoms of Zybold or Thoringo blossom, their pink inflorescences change, gradually becoming whiter.

Some of the ornate blossoms have tender, tasty apples ("Makamik"). And fruit trees will not let you down in decorative application. They will certainly give their hosts a juicy harvest, and in the spring they will pour out with snow-white flowers, forcing them to wait anxiously for the moment when the apple-trees blossom.