Apple variety Sinap Orlovsky: description and pollinators

Variety description

Apple tree Sinap Orlovsky belongs to late winter varieties. This fruit crop was bred in 1955 by a group of breeders, headed by Evgeny Nikolaevich Sedov. Scientific work on the development of a new fruit crop took place on the basis of the All- Research Institute of Horticulture. I. V. Michurina.

The varieties Sinap Severny and Pamyat Michurina participated in the selection experiment. Today, the Sinap Orlovsky variety is cultivated in many regions of Our Country, Ukraine and Belarus.

According to the description, this fruit crop is zoned for cultivation in horticultural farms of the Central, Central Black Earth, North-Western and Middle Volga regions of the Federation.

Tree

Sinap Orlovsky is a vigorous fruit crop. The height of an adult tree depends on the growing conditions and can vary from 3 to 5 m. The crown is sprawling, round or pyramidal, but not dense. Thick skeletal branches are sparse and perpendicular to the trunk, which facilitates further care and harvesting. Shoots of medium thickness are omitted. The bark of the trunk, skeletal branches and young shoots is dark brown.

The leaves are wide at the base. The edges of the pointed leaf plate are wrapped up. Depending on the amount of sunlight, different colors of leaves are found – from a grassy shade to dark green.

Fruit

The Sinap Orlovsky apple variety has a round-conical or oblong shape, while the top is slightly flattened. The average fruit weight is 150 g.

The skin is dense, smooth, covered with a glossy coating. At the time of technical maturity, the peel has a yellow-green hue, after a few weeks of lying, the apple becomes yellow-golden. The side facing the sun is covered with a blurry red blush.

The pulp is juicy, friable structure, pale green in color. The taste of apples of the Sinap Orlovsky variety is sweet, there is a honey tint. The fruits of this fruit crop can be consumed fresh or used as a raw material for the manufacture of apple marshmallow, jam, preserves, fruit drinks and juice.

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Advantages and disadvantages

According to the reviews of experienced gardeners, the Sinap Orlovsky apple tree variety has many positive qualities:

• consistently high yields – 130–200 kg of apples from one mature tree;
• precociousness – the first crop is harvested for the 4th year of planting a seedling at a permanent place of growth;
• excellent winter hardiness, suitable for growing in the northern regions of Our Country;
• long keeping quality and good transportability;
• excellent taste and commercial properties of fruits.

The disadvantages of the Sinap Orlovsky variety include:

• apple tree Sinap Orlovsky, characterized by large dimensions, requires a large landing area;
• weak resistance to scab and pathogens of other fungal diseases;
• high sensitivity to lack of calcium in the soil;
• self-infertility.

Varieties of the variety

Thanks to the efforts of domestic breeders, several subspecies of the Sinap Orlovsky apple tree were bred:

1. On a dwarf rootstock. The height of an adult tree does not exceed 2,5–3 m, while the root system reaches only 1,5–2 m in depth. An apple tree grown on a dwarf rootstock is suitable for cultivation on the territory of a garden plot with a close occurrence of groundwater.
2. On a semi-dwarf rootstock. The apple tree begins to bear fruit 4-5 years after planting the seedling. The maximum root depth is 2,5 m and the height of the tree is 4,5 m.
3. On a vigorous rootstock. This variety of the Sinap Orlovsky apple tree begins to bear fruit late, reaches a height of 5–6 m, but is able to feed on moisture from deep sources.
4. On a clone root. This is a tall fruit tree with a wide spreading crown. The tree is resistant to attacks by harmful insects and pathogens of viral and fungal infections. An apple tree on a clone rootstock is one of the most undemanding fruit crops to care for. As for the shortcomings, it is worth noting the late fruiting of this fruit crop. The first harvest is harvested only for the 10th year of the life of the fruit tree.

Features of agricultural technology

The apple-tree variety Sinap Orlovsky is self-infertile. In order for the plant to bear fruit, you need to plant pollinating trees nearby.

The best pollinators for this variety of apple trees are Northern Sinap, Slavyanka, Antonovka ordinary, Pepin saffron, Zhigulevskoye, Welsey.

Like all fruit trees, the Sinap Orlovsky apple tree loves the sun and nutrient-rich soil. When choosing a place for planting a seedling, it is recommended to avoid wetlands and high groundwater levels. Caring for an apple tree includes watering, loosening and mulching the soil, applying mineral and organic fertilizers, forming a crown and preventing various diseases.