Alycha "Gift to St. Petersburg": a description of the variety, planting and care

Alycha "Gift to St. Petersburg" - derived stone fruit grade, obtained by hybridizing the Chinese plum "Skoroplodnaya" and cherry plums "Pioneer". This pollination was carried out in the city of Krymsk, Krasnodar Territory, at the experimental-selection station of the city. St. Petersburg Pavlovsk Experimental Station VNIIR was engaged in the cultivation of hybrid seedlings. This variety has a high productivity and good taste qualities of the fruit.

Alycha "Gift to St. Petersburg": description

The tree is weak or medium, depending on climatic conditions. Alycha "Gift to St. Petersburg" (photo can be seen in this article) has a wide spreading weeping dense crown and a short stem. Leaves are small, elongated, oval in shape. The tip of the leaf is slightly pointed, and its base is curved in the form of a boat. Their color is light green. Leaves glabrous with a glossy surface, the edges are wavy. Flowers and fruits appear on growth shoots and bouquet branches. One kidney throws up to four flowers. The flower itself has a white color and saucer-like shape. Its corolla is small, its diameter is only 16 cm. Petals are of small size and broadly oval in shape. Their edges do not have clear outlines, as well as at leaves - a wavy edge. Each flower has 15 stamens with straight threads, the length of which is 7 mm. Pollen is yellow. The pestle itself has a slightly curved shape with an oval stigma at the end. It is located above the anthers. The flower has a cup of calyx with oval-shaped sepals, the inner part of which is slightly pubescent.

Description of the fetus

Alycha "Gift to St. Petersburg" has fruits of elongated ovoid form, the mass of which on average is 12 g. Their apex is slightly pointed, and a shallow vertical seam is located on the side. Bright yellow-orange fruits have a delicate aroma. They are covered with a thin, elastic peel, which has a weak wax coating. A ripe fruit under the skin appears slightly noticeable light yellow points. The fine fibrous flesh also has a bright yellow color. It is juicy with an sour-sweet taste. Fruits have a round-oval smooth bone, the tip of which is slightly pointed. Their mass is about 0.8 g.
Fruits on the seedlings appear for 3-4 years. The blossoming occurs in the middle of May, and maturation - by the end of August.

Place for planting

Alycha "Gift to St. Petersburg" is not exacting to the growing conditions. Landing is recommended to be carried out at a place that is protected from gusts of cold wind, which can harm flowers during the flowering period. The most favorable are the sites located on the south side of the house or other garden buildings. They will play the role of a kind of shield that protects plants from the cold wind in the spring. In addition, in winter, a higher temperature will be observed in this area, and in the early spring a faster melting of snow. In addition, it should be borne in mind that the variety of alycha "Gift to St. Petersburg", however, like all others, does not have self-fertility.

Planting a seedling

A plum planting is carried out in the spring. The soil of the planting site begins to be prepared after melting snow. In most cases, this occurs in early spring. The seedlings must be planted before they begin to bud. To do this, special pits with a size of 60x80 cm are prepared. They are excavated to a depth of 50 cm. This is necessary in order for the roots of the seedling to settle evenly in the pit, without bends or creases. In the excavated soil add humus, 200 g of phosphate fertilizers and 60 g of potassium. Instead of the latter, 0.5 kg of wood ash can be added. All this is mixed up. When the nutrient mixture is ready, a small part of it is covered in a prepared pit. It will play the role of a pillow. Then the roots of the seedling are placed in it. It should be noted that the root neck should not be located above the soil level.

Care of the plant

To get a good harvest, you need to make sure that there is no thickening on the tree. Otherwise, the yield decreases sharply, and the mass of fruits decreases. In addition, the tree must be shaped. During the growing season, it can form long annual increments (some of them reach 60 cm), which must be shortened. When broken or dried shoots appear, they should also be removed in a timely manner.

At the beginning of summer a number of activities are carried out, which are aimed at preparing for the winter period. In order to increase the winter hardiness of flowering buds, it is necessary to perform pinching. It consists in prischipke shoots. This event slows the development of the kidneys located on annual increments, thereby keeping them in the winter. This in the subsequent leads to the fact that flowering on these shoots is delayed, reducing the likelihood of their damage during spring frosts.

To ensure that in winter such rodents as mice and hares could not damage the bark, at the end of autumn the trunk of the tree at the base is tied with spruce lapnik or cane. If there are no such materials, glass wool can be used.

Alycha "Gift to St. Petersburg": reviews

The leading place in the list of advantages, according to gardeners, is high yield. Good winter hardiness also applies to the pluses. Alycha "Gift to St. Petersburg" has an excellent restorative capacity of its vegetative part after receiving mechanical damages. The tree is resistant to diseases and pests. If there is damage to the disease, it is insignificant.

disadvantages

Alycha "The Gift to St. Petersburg" reviews collected mostly positive, but there are some disadvantages. One of the significant disadvantages is that this variety is not self-fertilizing. With temperature changes in the early spring period, the flower buds are damaged. When fully ripened, the fruits are not retained on the branch and crumble. In severe frost, wood suffers.