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Ziziphus Candy is a shrub or tree with a spreading crown. The variety was bred by breeders in the Crimea. The culture is recommended to be cultivated in natural conditions. Can also be used for growing in containers.
Description of the variety of jujube Candy
Jujube varieties Candy – an ornamental plant. Under natural conditions, it reaches a height of 5 m, in containers – up to 3 m. In the second method of cultivation, the growth of the main shoot is limited by pruning. Its life expectancy is 60 years in containers, 150 years in natural conditions. Unabi is the second name of the plant, it has 2 types of branches:
- All – form the skeleton of a tree. They are brown with spikes, 3 cm long. Their shape resembles a broken line.
- Seasonal – Leaves grow on them. The branches are painted green, straight.
Jujube varieties Candy forms a rounded dense crown. During the cold period, the tree sheds leaves and seasonal branches. It is considered a deciduous plant.
Unabi leaves are large, oval, with pronounced longitudinal venation.
Forms small flowers of five-membered type. They can be collected in bunches of 5 pieces. Each bud lives for a day. They do not bloom at the same time, so the flowering period is extended in time.
Consequently, the fruits do not ripen all at once. Biological readiness comes in 60-80 days. They are removed during the period of technical maturation. The harvested fruits ripen.
Jujube varieties Candy forms brown-reddish fruits of an oblong or oval shape. They are covered with thin skin, have juicy sweet pulp. Contains useful substances:
- ascorbic acid and other vitamins;
- leucoanthocyanins;
- sugar;
- P-active compounds.
Features of pollination
Unabi Candy is a cross-pollinated plant.
A feature of cross-pollination between different varieties is the lack of coordinated readiness of pollen and pistil for fertilization. Pollen can be ready in the morning after the flower opens, and pistil in the evening. Or the degree of readiness for pollination in the organs of the flower may be just the opposite. The pestle is ready in the morning, and the pollen in the evening.
Frost resistance of culture
Jujube variety Candy is suitable for growing in the middle part of Our Country. It has small fruits, such varieties are more hardy. Experienced gardeners recommend forming a plant in the form of a bush. It is easier to prepare for the cold period. Jujube tolerates April frosts well, winter frosts down to -25 degrees. A tree damaged by low temperatures quickly and easily restores its crown.
Productivity
Jujube candy is classified as a high-yielding variety. The fruits are small – from 4,5 to 6 g. But there are a lot of them, so much so that the foliage is not visible behind them. Gardeners collect up to 60 kg from one tree.
Fruiting jujube varieties Candy begins in 4 years. With careful care, it forms fruits for 2-3 years. The productive stage occurs at the age of 10-15 years.
Application of leaves and fruits
Jujube is considered a culture that is used to improve health and prolong youth. The leaves of jujube are used to make cough drops. Of these, ointments are prepared for the treatment of skin abscesses.
The fruits of jujube are used for various purposes. They are eaten fresh. They are prepared from:
- jam;
- jam;
- jams;
- compotes;
- dried fruits.
The fruits are used for colds. They have a positive effect on the functioning of internal organs: the liver, heart, kidneys, stomach. They practice the preparation of soothing tea and a decoction that reduces pressure. Fruits are able to remove cholesterol, metabolic products, heavy metals from the body.
Peculiarities of growing
Jujube variety Candy is an exotic plant, but unpretentious. Propagation by seeds is long and troublesome. Therefore, gardeners purchase ready-made seedlings. Determined for a permanent place in May. Autumn planting is also practiced, but spring planting is still preferable. The risk that the unabi does not take root, suffers from low temperatures is reduced. The seedling develops slowly the first year. Over time, it forms a wide crown, so the distance between adjacent bushes is kept 2-3 m.
Where can you grow
Jujube cultivar Candy is successfully grown in Central Our Country. Snowy winters in the temperate zone. The bush is cut to the level of the snow cover. It is harder for him to survive the first years, when the root system is still weak. But the bush itself will be completely covered with snow for the winter, which will help it survive the cold period.
For planting jujube varieties Candy choose a sunny place, protected from drafts. In the shade, yields will be low. Well unabi tolerates penumbra.
Soil requirements
Jujube variety Candy is undemanding to the soil. It grows well on loose loamy and gravelly soil. Unabi does not tolerate heavy and saline soils. Under such conditions, sand is added to clay during planting, and lime or gypsum is added to saline soils. Culture does not like highly moist areas. The roots go deep into the ground, with high humidity they rot, the tree will die. Make a drain to drain water. To avoid excessive moisture, soil is poured in the form of a hill – up to 1,5 m. jujube is planted on it.
Rules of landing and care
Before planting, a pit 100 by 70 cm is prepared. Fertilizers are applied to it – 200 g. Humus or biohumus is added. When placing the jujube of the Candy variety in a certain place, the following actions are performed:
- At the bottom of the pit, prepared soil is poured into 2/3.
- Place the seedling on the ground, straighten the roots. If jujube is planted with a closed root system, it is moved along with a clod of earth.
- The roots fall asleep, periodically shaken so that voids do not form. The earth is lightly tamped.
- The place where the vaccination was carried out is left above the ground at a height of 5 cm. According to other sources, the place where the plant was grafted is buried 10 or 20 cm into the soil. This is done in case the winters are very cold, there are threats of death of the aerial part of the unabi. Then from the buried part with the buds, you can form a new crown of the tree.
- They make a near-trunk ditch, pour out up to 20 liters of water.
- The soil surface is mulched.
Landing is carried out when the daytime temperature is positive, kept within + 10-12 degrees. Night should not be negative. Under such conditions, the jujube of the Candy variety will take root well. After that, the above-ground shoots will also grow.
Further care involves the removal of weeds. The culture does not like being near them.
Watering Schedule
The variety of jujube Candy is resistant to drought. Unabi is watered rarely, during the period of complete absence of rain. Little water is poured. Excessive moisture has a detrimental effect on the culture. During fruit set, excess moisture is harmful, so moisture is completely stopped.
In the year of planting, water up to 5 times per season. Moisture is necessary for good survival of unabi.
Additional fertilizing
The variety of jujube Candy responds to top dressing. Fertilization during planting provides it with nutrients for 2-3 years.
At 4-5 years old, the tree is fed at least 2 times during the season. Use “Kristalon” – 20 g of funds are taken per 10 liters of water. In its absence, nitrogen-rich substances are introduced in the spring in the amount of 18 g. In the fall, phosphorus and potash fertilizers are applied. Take respectively 12 and 10 g.
For a 6-year-old tree, the mass of substances for top dressing is increased by 2 times.
The crown of jujube is sprayed 2 times during the season with Vympel. To 10 liters of water add 20 ml of the product. It contributes to the increase in the amount of sugar in fruits.
Do I need to trim the jujube Candy
Pruning of jujube varieties Candy is carried out in order to give the crown the desired shape. Start pruning after 1-2 years from planting. More often they form a bowl-shaped or fan-shaped crown. To get this result, 4 to 6 main branches are allowed on the tree. They should be evenly spaced around the trunk. It is shortened, leaving 20 cm. All other branches are cut to the same level with it. In the future, perform sanitary pruning. Branches that grow inward are removed, they make the tree look ugly. Remove dry and broken branches.
Preparation for winter
Young jujube of the Candy variety is being prepared for winter. Tree trunks are spudded, the top is closed. Adult unabi shelter in the event that winter temperatures are up to -35 degrees. The root system is covered with foliage, grass. Later, when the snow falls, it will also serve as a shelter. Even if the jujube of the Candy variety freezes, it will quickly recover.
Diseases and pests
The variety of jujube Candy is resistant to various kinds of lesions. The tree practically does not get sick. But he can be struck by an unabieva fly. It was revealed recently, it looks like a cherry pest. The fruits serve as a place where she lays her eggs. Later, the larvae make passages in them, leave their excrement, from which the taste of the fruit deteriorates. The fact that a pest has wound up is known by carrion. For prevention, the soil near the tree is dug up.
Ripening fruits can be pecked by birds, so you need to protect them from them.
Conclusion
Ziziphus Candy is a completely unpretentious plant. With a minimum of effort, you can have a luxurious tree in your garden with healthy and tasty fruits. Variety Candy adapted to the conditions of Our Country.
