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Plum Bogatyrskaya, like all varieties of plums, contains many useful elements in its composition, has a positive effect on the human body. This culture belongs to unpretentious plants. Even with a minimum of care, you can get a decent harvest.
History of breeding
The variety was obtained at the Research Institute of the city of Nizhne-Volzhsk by crossing Giant and Hungarian plums by breeders Korneev. The variety is included in the State Register for the Volgograd Region.
Description of the plum Bogatyrskaya
The description of the Bogatyrskaya plum variety includes basic information about it. A tree of medium height, has a spreading crown of medium density. The shape of the crown is rounded. The trunk and skeletal branches of the variety are gray. The branches are located at an acute angle to the trunk.
The leaves are medium in size, ovate with a sharp end. The edges of the sheet are notched. The surface of the leaves is dark green, the reverse side is much lighter.
The plum of this variety blooms with white flowers, they are collected in inflorescences of 2-3 pieces. The fruits of the Bogatyrskaya plum are in the shape of an ellipse, large, 40 g each, sometimes 50-60 g. They have dense skin. The color of the fruits of the variety is dark purple, almost black, with a bluish bloom.
The stone is not large, 8% of the weight of the berry, it is not very easy to separate from the pulp. The pulp of the plum variety itself is dense, greenish, juicy. The taste is sweet and sour, slightly honey.
Characteristics of a variety
Below are the characteristics of the Bogatyrskaya plum variety.
Drought resistance, frost resistance
Requires watering, although easily tolerates a slight drought. It tolerates low temperatures easily, does not require shelter for the winter. The frost resistance of the Bogatyrskaya plum variety is quite high.
Plum Pollinators Bogatyrskaya
This plum variety is self-pollinating, pollinators are not required for it, which is one of the advantages. If a plant of a different variety is planted next to Bogatyrskaya Plum, this will increase the yield of both varieties. Bogatyrskaya blooms at the end of May, the fruits form and ripen late. They fill up by the end of August.
Yield and fruiting
The tree brings a rich harvest, which is almost annual. The yield of the variety increases with the growth of the tree. A young plant will bring 50 kg of fruit. Adult plums will give up to 80 kg. Fruits begin to appear 5 years after planting seedlings in a permanent place. The tree bears fruit with proper care for 20-30 years.
Scope of berries
Delicious and healthy fresh fruits. For use in winter, blanks are made as jam, jam or compote. Plum tincture is delicious.
Disease and pest resistance
The Bogatyrskaya plum variety rarely gets sick. Only a wet cold summer can provoke fungal diseases. Harmful insects appear on the plant, but do not bring any noticeable harm to it.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
- Large tasty fruits.
- Fruit resistance to cracking.
- Winter hardiness of the variety.
- Productivity.
Sometimes the abundance of fruits leads to their crushing, flexible branches can bend and break under their weight. This is a defect of the variety.
Planting and caring for Bogatyrskaya plum
Growing the Bogatyrskaya plum variety does not differ from working with other types of this fruit crop.
Recommended dates
This crop is planted in the spring. The best time to plant a plum is early April, when the ground has already thawed, the hard frosts are gone, and the tree is still dormant.
Choosing the right place
The place for growing plums should be well lit. Tall trees should not be planted near this crop. So that the trees are well lit all day, they are planted in a row, located from north to south. Plum of this variety can be planted on gentle slopes, southern or eastern.
Plums are planted in high areas so that wet swampy places where cold fog collects do not kill the plant. The soil should not be heavy. The best for plums are sandy loamy fertilized soils.
What crops can and cannot be planted nearby
Unwanted neighbors for plums will be walnut trees. For the central regions, these are walnut and hazel. Do not place birch, linden and poplar next to plums.
From fruit trees, closely planted apple and pear trees will be unpleasant for plums, but in one garden they will get along quite well. But blackcurrant bushes have a beneficial effect on the plant. It is best not to plant anything closer than 3 meters, giving the plum room to grow.
Selection and preparation of planting material
The sapling of the Bogatyrsky plum variety is chosen one-year-old. He must have a developed root lobe. The aerial part of the seedling is a thin twig grafted onto a stock. If it is purchased with an open root system, it should be soaked in Kornevin or potassium permanganate for disinfection. Seedlings purchased in pots are removed from the container, shake off the ground and inspect the roots, then plant.
Landing algorithm
For spring planting, planting pits are prepared in the fall. The diameter of the pit is 0,8 m, the depth is 0,4 m. During the winter, the soil in the pit becomes looser, and the roots penetrate it better. Between the pits maintain a distance of 5,5 meters.
A hill of earth fertilized with mineral and organic compounds is poured into the pit. A seedling is placed on a mound of earth, the roots are straightened along its slope. The tree is positioned so that the root collar is 5 cm above the ground. In this case, it should not be confused with the grafting site, it is located above the root collar.
The roots are moistened with water, covered with soil, slightly compacted, then watered again. This will require at least a bucket of water.
Plum Aftercare
Proper and timely pruning of the Bogatyrsky plum variety will extend its fruiting period, increase the yield and rid the tree of diseases.
The first pruning is done by planting a tree. Its stem is cut to 1/3 of its height. So the crown will form faster. Pruning is done every spring. The first is a sanitary operation to remove damaged shoots.
Monitor the growth of branches. If it becomes small, you need to prune the branch to more mature wood. Cut branches low to the ground. Cut no more than ¼ of the branches at a time.
Young trees are preparing for wintering. They are wrapped in dense cloth, lutrasil or straw. Tied with a rope. This will protect the plum from frost and small rodents. The near-stem space is covered with dry grass, peat or any mulching material. Mature trees of this variety do not insulate.
A year after planting the seedlings, the tree will need top dressing. You can scatter dry complex fertilizer over the snow, in the summer it is watered with infusion of bird droppings. Mature trees are fertilized by spreading humus in tree trunks in autumn.
Young trees are watered, monitoring the condition of the near-stem soil. Mature plants, especially if grass grows around them, can not be watered, moisture will be stored under a layer of lawn.
Collection, processing and storage of crops
They start picking plums when they are not yet quite ripe, 6 days before full maturity. In this case, they can be transported and not damaged during removal. The fruits are easily removed from the tree. Mechanical harvesting of the Bogatyrsky plum variety is possible.
At home, jam is cooked from plums, compotes are made. In the food industry, this berry is used in canned form, alcoholic beverages are made from it.
Diseases and pests, methods of control and prevention
Diseases of culture | Description | Ways to get rid |
perforated spotting
| Brown spots appear on the leaves, then holes in their place. Shoots crack, gum flows from them | Dig the soil around. Cut out diseased parts and burn. Spray trees with 3% Bordeaux mixture |
fruit rot | Appears when the fruit ripens, as a gray spot on the berries. Dispersed by the wind, damaging other fruits | Collection of rotten fruits. The tree is treated with preparations “Topsin”, “Horus”, “Azocen” |
vermin | Description of the pest | Ways to destroy them |
Hawthorn | Butterfly eating green parts of a tree. | Collection and destruction of butterfly caterpillars |
yellow plum sawfly | It eats plum fruits. A worm is visible inside the berry | Adults are shaken to the ground. Before flowering, they are sprayed with Inta-vir, Fufanon |
Plum aphid | Cover the back of the leaves, after which they curl and dry | They use folk recipes, spraying with infusion of garlic, ammonia, showered with tobacco dust. Apply the biological preparation “Fitoverm” |
Conclusion
Plum Bogatyrskaya is well suited for summer cottages. It is tasty, unpretentious and fruitful. 2-3 trees are enough, and the family will be provided with useful fruits for the whole summer and winter.