Spartan - apple-tree of winter variety

Spartan is an apple tree that was bred in Canada,in the state of Colombia in 1926. The specialists of Summerland Station received this sort by crossing Yellow Newtown and Mekintosh. In Russia, this apple tree is considered quite popular. Many characteristics make it an excellent choice for growing in a holiday village.

Too high this tree does not grow. Crown is neat, round-flat, not very thick. Tearing off the fruit is very convenient. Feature of this variety is late ripeness. Fruits ripen in November. This grade is also good because, when ripe, apples from a tree do not crumble. The fruit with a fairly long stem is very tight on the branch.

Spartan - an apple tree, characterized by early maturity. In the event that a vegetative rootstock was used, the tree will begin to bear fruit on the third or second year after the vaccination. With the seed method, apples can be waited only for the fifth year. The variety belongs to the dining room of the dessert variety and has excellent taste qualities. Fruits have a rounded, slightly flattened shape. The flesh is very delicate, white, slightly prone, an interesting sweet and sour taste.

The fruits are not too large in size. However, Spartan is an apple tree that yields quite high yields. This explains its popularity with our summer residents.

The weight of an apple is usually about 90 g. And only in very rare cases on the branch you can see a large fruit up to 120 g. Apples, in addition to slightly flat, may in some cases have a round-conical shape. Their color is very pleasant and appetizing. The main color is light yellow. However, it is almost invisible. The fact is that the scarred integumentary color of the fruits of this variety occupies almost all of their area. The appearance of the apple is also affected by the presence of an intense wax coating of a blue color. Therefore, the fruit looks bright and attractive.

Another undoubted advantage of these gardentrees is the fact that their apples are kept very long compared to other varieties. Autumn-torn fruits in the refrigerator can lie completely without harm to themselves until April. Under ordinary conditions, they will not rot for three to four months. Fruit tree annually, which can be considered another of its dignity.

Anyone who wants to see a sort of apple tree Spartan in hisin the garden, must take into account the fact that the winter hardiness is not too high. Therefore, as a skeleton-forming agent, it is best to use winter-hardy varieties. Excellent for this purpose, for example, Antonovka ordinary, Sharopay, as well as Cinnamon striped.

With regard to resistance to disease, forthose who do not want to spend time fighting pests and infections, one of the desirable varieties will be the apple tree Spartan. Description of it in authoritative sources is usually supplemented with information that the tree is distinguished by good resistance to scab, bacterial cancer, and powdery mildew.

The shortcomings of Spartan are, first of all,that its fruits do not differ too large. Relatively low winter hardiness can often also lead to the selection by the grower of another variety. However, the excellent taste of apples and their excellent keeping quality make this tree very popular. In the end, to plant the petiole to some already existing at the dacha winter-resistant variety for many special labor will not be. So Spartan is an apple tree, which is good even for growing in the middle band, not to mention the southern regions.

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