"Glory to the winners" is a variety of apples. Description and characteristics of the variety

Almost every gardener in his suburban area grows an apple tree, and often not even one. And this is not surprising. After all, apples are one of the most valuable gifts of nature that people consume throughout the year, as some varieties are perfectly preserved.

One of the types of apple trees, often found in Russian gardens, is "glory to the winners." A variety of apples, which we'll talk about in this article.

Where did he come from

It was obtained from hybridization of two other varieties - apples "mackintosh" and apples "papirovka". The selection was carried out by the Mliev Experimental Station for Horticulture. L. Simirenko. Breeders P. Tsekhmistrenko and L. Ro received a new kind of trees, which were named "glory to the winners." A variety of apples was bred by them in 1928.

These apple trees are late or summer varieties. Ripen fruits in the autumn. The climate and soils of the central regions of the Russian Federation are most suitable for them. But now it is grown almost in all regions where they are engaged in industrial gardening, and also it is popular in the territory of the states of the former USSR.

The appearance of the tree

This apple-tree is a strong plant. Has a wide-pyramidal crown, which changes with age and acquires a high-round or highly oval shape.

The bark of the tree is brown. Its main branches move away from the main trunk in such a way that sharp corners are formed between them. This is a distinctive feature by which it is easy to find out the variety of apples "glory to the winners". A photo of a young apple tree you can see above. However, with age, the tree is sideways, branches branch out more and more from the trunk. They appear a moderate amount of fruit twigs and kolchatok. In regions with a warm climate, the apple tree can begin to bear fruit, having only two years of wood. A good agrofon also contributes to this.

Shoots, petioles and flowers of apple

"Glory to the winners" - a variety of apples, with straight shoots of brown color, on which are dense small lenticles. In the apple trees growing in the nursery, the stems are slightly cored and shiny, have a reddish-brown color.

Not very large leaves have a round-oval or rounded shape, at the ends - short tapering. The color of the foliage is light green, slightly giving off to yellowness. The apple leaf is smooth to the touch, slightly pubescent. At the base it is slightly curved along the middle vein.

Petioles do not have a bright color. This class of apples has lanceolate and small stipules.

Buds are red. The flower itself has the shape of a saucer, it is painted in pink tones, but its staminate filaments at the bases are red. So blossoms apple-tree sorts "glory to the winner." Apples from these flowers grow large enough or average.

How fruits look

The fruit of this variety is beautiful, having an oblong-round shape, and in the upper part of the apple - weakly conical or round. Most often they are absolutely even, but sometimes you can see a rib slightly emerging on the surface of the fruit. Its appearance and famous for the variety of apples "glory to the winners." The photo of the fetus already causes the consumer to immediately eat it.

More often than not, large apples grow in those gardens where there is tinned and well-maintained optimal moisture of the soil and air. Peel of apples is smooth and thin, has a light wax coating. Basically, they have a light green color with a slightly blurry, bright blush and a lot of subcutaneous light points. This color is inherent only in those fruits that were removed on time.

Sometimes a horticulturist rushes to harvest, as apples of this variety can quickly overripe. Then the blush on them is not so pronounced.

The apple pedicel is not too thick and long.

Characteristics and composition of apples

Pulp of cream-white color. The fruits are very juicy and tender, they have a pleasant aroma. The taste is sweet and sour.

Research was also carried out on the chemical composition of the fruits of the "glory to the victor" variety. Apples contain (per 100 grams of product):

• P-active substances - 110 milligrams;
• Ascorbic acid - 8 milligrams;
• Titrated acids - 0.8%;
• Sugar in the amount - from 13% to 14.4%.

Fruiting

In the Kuban, fruits begin to be harvested in the beginning or in the middle of August. In more northern regions - by the end of summer. Gardeners from the Orel region harvest at the very beginning of the autumn and store it until the winter. In southern areas, apples are kept only for two weeks.

After the apples are fully ripe, they begin to hold on to the branches poorly. Their marketability was estimated at 80-90%.

"Melba", "Vadimovka" and "Borovinka" are the best pollinators for apple trees "glory to the winners". The variety of apples is self-fertile.

Tree fruiting in the southern regions begins in the fourth or fifth year. In colder climates, the apple tree will begin to bear fruit later.

Advantages and disadvantages

The unconditional advantages include the fact that this tree is winter hardy and high-yielding. Probably, that's why it got its name. A lot of apples are known, but not all are able to survive the winter. Nutritional value and taste of fruits are very high.

In addition, this variety is very much appreciated by breeders, as it inherits a beautiful commercial appearance and signs of dessert taste of apples.

The disadvantages of the grade include its low drought resistance. Another disadvantage is the thickened crown, which requires special careful care.

Useful properties of apples

Each new description of varieties of apples differs from the previous one. Some fruits are sweeter, others are larger, others are more beautiful. But the utility of this product, regardless of the variety, is recognized by all.

The daily requirement of the human body in vitamin C can be met by eating only 0.3 kg of fresh apple fruits. It is very useful to eat a lot of apples for those people who have a serious illness behind their shoulders. The general strengthening effect of these fruits will help those who have recently undergone surgery. In addition, apples must be eaten by people suffering from kidney and cardiovascular diseases.

If a person suffers from excess weight, then it is recommended that he arrange for himself a once a week unloading day. He needs to eat two kilograms of apples per day and drink no more than two glasses of water.

Apples are easy to recycle. From these fruits, the housewives cook compotes, make homemade jams, jams, jams and juices. In addition, there are many recipes on which you can prepare marinated and soaked apples, prepare dried fruits for the winter.