Apple variety Gift for gardeners

A gift to gardeners - an apple tree with the fruits of the autumn ripening period, received in 1959 at the Scientific Research Institute of Horticulture of Siberia named after V.I. M.A. Lisavenko by hybridization of 2 varieties - ranetka Laletino x Melba... The authorship belongs to a group of breeders: L.Yu. Zhebrovskaya, N.I. Dorokhina, I.P. Kalinina, T.F. Kornienko and G.V. Chupina. Since 1998, the variety has been zoned in the West Siberian region. This apple tree is most popular among gardeners of the Altai Territory.

The trees are medium-sized (they do not exceed 3 meters in height), the crown is medium thickened, rounded. Branches are short, frequent, colored red-brown. A significant part of fruit formations is formed on numerous ringlets, fruits and spears.

Shoots of medium thickness, straight, in cross section - rounded, slightly fleecy, brown in color. The leaves are medium-sized, elongated, short-pointed, grayish in color, with crenate serration at the edges, the lower part of the leaf blade is slightly fleecy. The petioles are long. Stipules are lanceolate.

Apple fruits A gift for gardeners of lower medium and small size (apple weight ranges from 60 to 100 grams), one-dimensional, flattened-rounded shape. The peel of apples is smooth, with a glossy sheen. The main color of ripe fruits is yellow, with a greenish tinge, the integumentary color is expressed on most of the apple through a slightly streaked red blush reaching the middle of the fruit. The stalks are thin, medium or short in length. The funnel is deep, there is no rustiness. The calyx is of medium size, half-open above the subasculum funnel-shaped tube. Seed chambers are half-open. The axial cavity is small, very narrow in shape.

The pulp is white, with a light greenish tinge, fine-grained consistency, delicate, aromatic, very juicy, very good sour-sweet taste. Tasting assessment of the taste of the variety - 4.5 - 4.8 points. By chemical composition, the fruits contain: the sum of sugars (13.3%), titratable acids (1.22%), ascorbic acid (25 mg / 100 g), tannins (60 mg / 100 g), P-active substances ( 300 mg / 100 g), pectin substances (5.30% dry weight). According to the purpose, the variety is universal (jam, jams, etc.). It is very valuable for both private gardening and industrial production.

In terms of fruit ripening, this apple tree is autumn (mid-September). According to the shelf life of the fruits, it can also be ranked as winter varieties: apples are stored for a long time, up to 120 days.

The early maturity of the variety is quite high: the trees bear fruit regularly from the 3rd - 4th year. The yield level is moderate - on average 125 c / ha or up to 20 - 30 kg / vil. Winter hardiness is assessed as average, but the trees have a high regenerative capacity. Scab resistance is high.

The main advantages of the apple tree Gift for gardeners include: high commercial and consumer qualities of fruits, earlier fruiting, a high level of keeping quality (4 months), non-infestation with scab.

Among the shortcomings, there is a very fast reaction of trees to a lack of moisture in the soil, as well as moderate freezing of apple trees during severe winters.

The variety is interesting in breeding work as an initial form.