Apple variety Ekrannoe

Screen is an autumn apple variety obtained at the Sverdlovsk Experimental Gardening Station through pollination of the Yantar variety with a mixture of pollen from Zvezdochka, Gem and Orange. Fertilization probably came from the pollen of the variety Starbecause the new hybrid has clearly incorporated its characteristics. The authorship is assigned to L.A. Kotov. The variety is zoned in the Volga-Vyatka region. It is widespread in the new settlements of the Urals, Middle and South Urals. Also, this apple tree is promising for many other regions.

Trees are medium-sized, fast-growing. The crown is spreading, rounded, medium thickened. The main branches are straight, compactly located, directed obliquely upward, when they leave the trunk, they form an angle with it close to right. The bark on the main branches is smooth and greenish. Trees bear fruit mostly on spears, simple and complex ringlets, starting from 2-year-old wood.

Shoots are brownish-brown in color, thin in thickness, arcuate, fleecy, round in cross-section. The leaves are medium in size, painted in dark green color, they can be round or oval in shape, the top is short-pointed, the edges are serrated. The leaf blade has a matte, finely wrinkled surface with delicate nerves and a rounded base. The petioles are long. Stipules are elongated, crescent shape.

The flowers are medium-sized, cupped, white in color, with a slight pinkish tinge; stigmas of pistils are located above the level of anthers or almost equal to them. Unblown buds are creamy in color.

The fruits of the Ekrannoe apple tree are smaller than the average size, the weight of one apple ranges from 65 to 90 grams. Apples are one-dimensional, regular in shape, rounded, slightly flattened, with weakly pronounced wide ribs. Skin with a smooth surface, dry, glossy, covered with a waxy coating. At the time of removal, the main color of the fruit is greenish-yellow, later it becomes light yellow, the integumentary color is pronounced in the form of a continuous blurred blush of pink-red color. A distinctive feature of the variety is a floating funnel, often with an influx on one side in the form of a tubercle, it is small in size, with a slight rustiness. The stalks are short. The saucer is small and wide. The cup is half-open. The sub-cup tube is short, broadly conical in shape. The heart is large, onion. The seed chambers are open. Seeds are small, dark brown in color, ovoid.

The pulp with a creamy shade, dense and fine-grained in structure, prickly, good taste - sweet and sour, very juicy and tender, quite aromatic. Taste qualities of the Ekrannoe apple tree on a 5-point tasting scale are estimated at 4.3 - 4.5 points. According to the chemical composition, the fruits contain: the sum of sugars (10.6%, depending on the place of cultivation, it can reach 15.6%), dry soluble substances (13.2%, the limit is 15.6%), titratable acids (0, 66%, limit - 0.98%), P-active substances / catechins (167.8 mg / 100 g, limit - 320.3 mg / 100 g), ascorbic acid (total 6.16 mg / 100 g).

Fruit ripening occurs in early September. If stored properly, apples can be consumed fresh until January - February, the maximum shelf life does not exceed 150 days. The fruits are also suitable for various types of processing. The transportability of apples is good.

Screen refers to self-infertile varieties, so it will be well pollinated by any other varieties common in the growth zone.

At the time of fruiting, trees enter the 5th year after budding. Flowering and fruiting are characterized by regularity.The yield of the apple tree is high: the average indicator for 6 years is 116 c / ha, the maximum indicator was more than 150-200 c / ha. Winter hardiness is good enough. In general, the variety is unpretentious and disease resistant in care. Only in epiphytotic years, leaves and fruits are moderately affected by scab.

The main advantages of this apple tree are: beautiful and tasty fruits, good yield, the ability to process apples.

Speaking about the disadvantages, one should pay attention to the chemical composition of the fruit - against the background of the optimal ratio of sugars, P-active substances and fruit acids, the proportion of ascorbic acid is extremely low.