Apple tree variety with burgundy leaves and flowers. Decorative apple tree (photo) varieties, planting and care. Species and varietal diversity

The decorativeness of an apple tree is determined by the beauty of the crown, the spring, summer and autumn color of the foliage, the color, intensity and duration of flowering and the beauty of fruiting.

Apple tree crown shape

The natural crown shape of an ornamental apple tree varies over a very wide range. An apple tree can have a tall, spreading, round or, for example, umbrella-shaped crown. The crown can be pyramidal in shape (for example, the domestic decorative variety selected by S.I. Isaev “Cypress”). The varieties “Golden Hornet”, “Hillieri” (in this variety with age the crown becomes more rounded and drooping), “Street Parade”, “Red Obelisk”, “Apollo”, “Maypole” (a columnar dwarf no more than 2 in height) have a columnar shape. m), “Van Eseltine” (the crown of the tree becomes vase-shaped with age). Tent-shaped crown (when the width of the crown exceeds its height) - in the varieties “Profution”, “Tina”. The decorative apple tree “Tina” is interesting because its height does not exceed 2 m, and the width of the crown reaches 3-4 m. When formed in a bush form, the apple tree “spreads” in width, and when grafted onto a standard, it forms a tent-shaped crown. The following varieties have a weeping crown: “Royal Beauty”, domestic winter-hardy varieties “Gazonnaya”, “Sibirka weeping hybrid”, “Alaya Weeping”. The umbrella-shaped crown of the winter-hardy varieties “Umbrella Red Flower” and “Umbrella White Flower” bred in Yekaterinburg. Some wild Far Eastern apple trees have branches that extend from the trunk at an angle of 90 degrees. Such apple trees easily form an interesting terraced crown shape.

Apple tree leaf color

The ornamental apple tree is also valued for its different summer leaf colors. The foliage can be olive in color (cultivar 'Street Parade') and intense green. In some varieties, the leaves have a dark green color with a reddish-purple “wash” along the veins and edge of the leaf (clones of the Niedzvetsky apple tree, variety “Eleyi”, etc.). The foliage can be red-lilac (as if “beetroot-eggplant”) color. These are the varieties “Royalty”, “Royal Beauty”, and the winter-hardy Siberian variety “Carmen”. In addition, ornamental apple trees have wonderful leaf color in the fall. Foliage colors range from golden tones ("Tina", "Everest", "Eleyi"), orange ("Hillieri", "Brandy Magic", "Liset", "Rudolf") to reds ("Maypole") and bright red ( American apple tree coronaria "Charlotta"). In autumn, a brownish-reddish tint appears on the leaves of apple trees of the domestic varieties “Pionerka” and “Komsomolets”.

Ornamental apple tree blossoming

The ornamental apple tree, which is a good honey plant, is characterized by abundant flowering. Its flowering tree, like some stone fruits (thorn, cherry, apricot tree), is covered in spring with many delicate fragrant flowers. Flowers can be white (for example, variety "Tina"), pink and purple-pink (varieties "Ola", "Rudolf", "Lizet", "Apollo", "Maypole", "Red Obelisk", "Hopa", clones Nedzvetsky apple trees, etc.), carmine-red (varieties “Royalty”, “Makamik”, “Carmen” (photo 5), “Royal Beauty”, “Scarlet Weeping”, “Boskop”).

Some varieties of ornamental apple trees have brightly colored buds (red or bright pink), which, when opened, turn into soft pink or snow-white flowers. The flowering tree slowly changes color. In some varieties, with flowers collected in large, gradually opening umbrella-shaped clusters, fading occurs gradually, and the apple tree acquires a “watercolor” color wash. There are varieties with double flowers (“Van Eseltine”, “Brendy Wine”, coronaria “Charlotta”).

The flowers of many ornamental apple trees have a strong, delicate aroma. During mass flowering, the smell of flowers, spreading over a considerable distance, attracts insects. Ornamental and wild apple trees are good pollinators. In the North-West region, flowering, depending on the variety, lasts 2-3 weeks (from approximately the second week of May to the first week of June). The flowering itself, like that of ordinary apple trees, under optimal weather conditions lasts on average 10-12 days, but the budding phase significantly lengthens the decorative time of the trees.

Decorative apple fruits

The size of the fruit, depending on the variety of ornamental apple tree, ranges from the size of a large pea to a small apricot. The fruits of most varieties are edible and suitable for processing (compotes, candied fruits, jam), although apples, as a rule, are not distinguished by high taste. There are varieties that keep the fruit on the tree all winter. They look good on branches in late autumn and winter and are a good food source for birds.

The Nedzvetsky apple tree became the ancestor of domestic ornamental varieties and domestic varieties of apple trees with red flesh. This is not a very tall tree, 2-6 m (in nature, old specimens can reach 18 m). It often grows in a bush form, and its leaf, due to the anthocyanin it contains, has a watercolor beet-colored wash along the veins and edge of the leaf. The apple tree blooms with intense pink or bright raspberry-purple flowers 3-4 cm in diameter, has round edible fruits 2.5-3 cm in diameter weighing (20-30 g), which are mainly used for processing.

At the Pavlovsk experimental station of VIR in the 30s of the 20th century, the decorative variety “Pioneer” was bred. At the same time, I.V. Michurin obtained red-flowered varieties: “Pepin crimson”, “Red Standard”, “Komsomolets”, “Bellefleurs: trilobed, rugosa, purple, red”, in the breeding of which the Nedzvetsky apple tree and the wild Ranetka Purpurovaya apple tree were used.

The varieties of ornamental apple trees “Pionerka” and “Komsomolets” are winter-hardy and suitable for growing in the North-Western region. Like most descendants of the wild Niedzwiecki apple tree, they bloom with rather large purple-pink flowers similar to it and differ from each other in the size of the crown and the shape of the fruit. “Pioneer” is taller and has round, onion-shaped fruits (20-40 g). “Komsomolets” has larger fruits (80 g), a beautiful elongated goblet shape, completely covered with smooth pink-red skin, brighter on the sunny side. At the same time, new varieties of winter-hardy Chinese and Ranet apple trees were obtained. These are the Michurin varieties that are still popular in the gardens of the North-West: “Kitaika anise”, “Kitaika dessert”, “Kitaika golden early”, as well as the variety “Apricot”.

We must not forget the varieties of apple trees that produce “paradise” apples and are recommended for cultivation in the North-West region. These are, for example, the Chinese “Dolgo” and “Kerr”, the semi-cultural “Gorno-Altaiskoe”. They bloom profusely with delicate flowers and produce a high yield of “paradise” apples. The varieties “Dolgo” and “Kerr” have small (12-25 g) fruits of red color, elongated oval shape, and good taste. “Gornoaltaiskoe” has fruits weighing 30-50 g of a beautiful round-conical shape, the color of the fruit is yellow with a bright red tan on the sunny side, and has a good sweet and sour taste.

In the North-West, for landscape design you can use highly winter-hardy dwarf red-leaved rootstocks 62396 and Serdyukov's paradise, winter-hardy semi-dwarf red-leaved rootstock 54118 variety "Pionerka", Siberian variety "Carmen". Michurin apple trees “Komsomolets” and “Bellefleur red”, which resemble large azaleas during flowering, survive in our region.

Any large-fruited variety with colored blooms can decorate your garden. The following varieties of apple trees have painted flowers: “Northern Sinap” (red buds, large pink flowers); “Start” (white-pink buds, pale pink flowers); “Sun” (white-pink buds, faint pink flowers); low-growing apple tree “Skala” (pinkish flowers, dessert variety); "Sinap Orlovsky" (white-pink buds, pink flowers); “Freshness” (light pink buds, pink flowers); “Rtishchevskaya beauty” (medium, pink flowers); dwarf apple tree "Rossa" (dark pink bud, light pink flower, dessert variety); “Rozhdestvenskoe” (white-pink buds, pale pink flowers, winter dessert variety); “Early Aloe” (medium-sized light pink flowers, summer variety); “Minusinsk red” (“Minusinka”) (medium flowers, pink, fragrant, summer variety); “Minusinsk dessert” (“Nadezhda”) (medium-sized flowers, creamy, very fragrant, summer variety); “Robin” (white-light red bud, large, light pink flowers, autumn variety).

Many winter-hardy Siberian semi-cultivars, which have different growth vigor, crown shape, beautiful flower coloring and good-tasting apples, can also decorate the garden. These are the varieties “Baganyonok”, “Palmetta”, “Siberian Souvenir”, “Veselovka”. Thus, the descendants of the “Urozhainoe” variety – semi-cultures “Scarlet Sails”, “Autumn Joy of Altai”, “Zavetnoe”, “Firebird” - are characterized by abundant flowering with light pink flowers, opening from bright pink buds, collected in bunch-shaped inflorescences of 5 -7 pieces, and a large number of fruits (30-50 g) of a beautiful appearance and good taste.

It is known that the apple tree tolerates artificial crown formation well. On the lawn, you can form an elegant mini tree from a beautifully flowering Chinese or semi-cultivated plant grafted onto a winter-hardy dwarf rootstock, with low vigor and small, beautiful fruits. Such a large bonsai will decorate your garden. A medium-sized, small-fruited ornamental apple tree looks good as a hedge or a sealing element of a coniferous fence.

Choosing a variety of ornamental apple tree

The main negative factors affecting the cultivation of ornamental apple trees in the North-West region are possible severe frosts, prolonged thaws, strong winds and spring return cold. Therefore, you need to choose varieties of ornamental apple trees with good winter hardiness.

The decorative apple tree grows well in a “front”, sunny place. Some varieties tolerate partial shade, but for normal life, the apple tree must be illuminated by the sun for some time during the day. Varieties with colored foliage require a sunny planting location, because... in the shade the color intensity of the leaves decreases. When planting varieties with anthocyanin “washing” of the leaf in the shade, the burgundy tint on the leaves may disappear completely.
To create green hedges with apple trees, choose the eastern, south-eastern, and southern sides of the site, protected from the north, northwest winds that dominate in our region. It is necessary to avoid planting apple trees on northern slopes, in frost-prone areas, and lowlands. In the lowlands, fruit trees do not tolerate winters well, because... cold air “flows” there. In trees, fruit formations, cambium, wood or bark are often damaged. Outwardly, this may manifest itself in weak flowering. Deformed, partially darkened petals, unexpectedly blackened stamens and pistils, drying out and falling of hatched buds (without visible signs of damage by insects) are characteristic damage from spring cold. “Good breed” varieties are best planted in a sheltered, sunny location. The landing site must initially be chosen well.
When choosing a foreign variety, the main attention should be paid to its winter hardiness. In the gardens of the North-West you can find varieties of apple trees: “Royalty”, “Makamik”, “Rudolf”, “Lizet”, “Eleyi”, “Hopa”, “Golden Hornet”, “Everest”. However, such luxurious flowering, which we see in photographs from Europe, is difficult to achieve due to the climatic characteristics of our region.

In the North-Western region, it is reasonable to grow zoned ornamental varieties and varieties that grow well in more severe climatic conditions (in the Urals, Siberia).

Unfortunately, varieties of tall ornamental wild apple trees are now practically not grown. Also, varieties of winter-hardy, useful Siberian semi-cultivated apple trees are not available to gardeners in the North-Western region. But demand must generate supply. Winter-hardy, healthy and highly decorative varieties of apple trees exist. Cuttings of varieties are probably available in Michurinsk, in the nursery of the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University. Lomonosov, at the Research Institute named after. Lisavenko, in the nursery of the Botanical Garden of the Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences. We look forward to the appearance of these varieties on the North-West market of ornamental and fruit plants.

Text: Larisa Semenova, member of the gardening section of the House of Scientists named after. Gorky

Photo: Larisa Semenova, Yulia Smirnova, PosSad nursery

Gardening matters No. 5(67), 2013

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An apple tree is like an ornamental tree...

Why do you need a cherry tree without cherries, an oak tree with weeping branches, or an apple tree with inedible apples? We plant maples and lindens, spruce and pine trees in our garden and do not expect a harvest from them. It just so happens that each tree has its own reputation. If it’s a maple, then it’s curly, if it’s an oak, then it’s mighty, if it’s an apple tree, then it’s certainly covered in apples. But modern gardening turns nature and our ideas about it on its head.

Ornamental apple trees can outshine many beautiful flowering trees and shrubs. Apple trees are considered the best trees in the middle zone. The benefits are undeniable, but the beauty cannot be taken away either. Tall, slender, with a proportional, well-developed crown if pruned correctly. The snow-white flowers, foreshadowing a rich harvest, are simply magnificent. And these May white and pink petals set poets in a lyrical mood.

Decorative apple trees

An apple tree is a wonderful garden decoration in itself. How many people know that special decorative forms are also used for these purposes: especially beautiful wild species and varieties purposefully created for these purposes, of which, by the way, there are more and more of them. For decoration, they try to select species that would be spectacular in both flowering and fruiting; they look closely at the decorativeness of the leaves, the shape of the tree and, of course, its winter hardiness. For these purposes, the berry forms of the apple tree are especially good, in which the fruits are the size of a pea, and if they are also brightly colored, then the beauty of the flowering tree is replaced by an equally spectacular decoration of its small fruits.

Such wild-growing types of apple trees include Siebold apple, Manchurian, abundantly flowering, brown, tsumi, Siberian (aka Sibirka) and others.

The flowers of ornamental apple trees are very fragrant. During mass flowering, pleasant odors spread over a considerable distance and attract many insects. But it is known that

Ornamental apple trees with small leaves and fruits can be excellent material for bonsai. Trees can be made not only miniature for rooms, but also quite large, or even dwarf-shaped, for winter gardens and cold greenhouses. Many, such as apple berry, can even be used for trimmed hedges.

Siberian (M. baccata (L.) Borkh.)

Its value lies in its extraordinary winter hardiness and vitality in general. It blooms with large flowers on long stalks, and then is decorated with small bright red fruits that remain on the branches even after the leaves have fallen. It is also beautiful in autumn with leaves painted in yellow-orange tones. It has many decorative forms.

The Manchurian apple tree (M. manshurica Maxim) is already beautiful with its rounded crown with drooping branches. It is characterized by very decorative fruits - elongated-conical, yellow-orange in color with a blush, which also do not fall off for a long time.

Siebold apple tree (M. sieboldii (Rgl.) Rehb.)

stands out for its beautiful pyramidal crown shape, which is unusual for an apple tree. In addition, it is especially attractive both during the flowering period, and colored with small red fruits at the time of fruiting, and under the cover of large leaves painted orange-yellow in autumn. And by the way, it has long been used as an ornamental plant in East Asia and Europe.

Apple tree (M. floribunda Sieb.)

considered one of the most decorative forms. In cultivation since 1862. It is especially widely used in Japan, and there they know a lot about ornamental plants. It is spectacular in a dress of carmine-colored buds, and under a veil of white-pink flowers, and colored with dark red small fruits or golden-red foliage in the fall.

Brown or riverine apple tree (M. fusca Raf.)

came to us from North America. Very winter hardy. In cultivation since 1836. The flowers are white or light pink, large, 6-12 in inflorescences. The fruits are very impressive - yellow, with a red side or red, spherical-oval.

Tsumi apple tree (M. zumi Rehb.)

has long been used as an ornamental plant. It is a compact small tree with a round, dense crown. Blooms annually and profusely. The buds are carmine, the flowers are light pink. The fruits are small, yellow-red in color. In autumn, the leaves turn an intense yellow with a hint of red. Can be damaged by frost, but recovers well.

Among the decorative species with larger fruits are the Niedzvetsky, Pratt, Hall, wonderful, forest, and plum-leaved (Chinese) apple trees.

The Niedzwetzkyana apple tree (M. niedzwetzkyana Dieck) is most widespread in our country, as are the numerous forms and varieties obtained with its use. If you see an apple tree whose bark, leaves, skin and even the flesh of the fruit are dark red, you know that this is a Niedzwiecki apple tree or its derivatives. It received its name in honor of the botanist V.E. Nedzvetsky, who collected the fruits of this apple tree in the vicinity of Kashkar and sent them to Dr. G. Dick, who introduced it into cultivation in Germany and gave it a name. The French gardener L. Tillier believed that this apple tree, from a decorative point of view, has no equal in European gardening.

Hall's apple tree (M. halliana Koehne) is characterized by a wide, spreading crown. The flowers are white, large, on thin drooping stalks, fragrant. The fruits are small, yellow-red. The leaves turn light green before falling.

The wonderful apple tree (M. spectabilis (Ait.) Borkh.) is one of the most beautiful ornamental plants that have long been cultivated in Japan and China. Her homeland is China. It has been in cultivation since 1780. It is a tall tree (up to 8-9 m) with striking red-brown branches, large flowers (up to 5 cm in diameter), pale pink or light red, the inflorescence contains up to 5-8 . The fruits are spherical, up to 2.5 cm in diameter, red or yellow. It has a number of forms with double and semi-double flowers.

The forest or wild apple tree (M. silvestris (L.) Mill.) is widely used to decorate gardens and parks in our country. It also has a number of decorative forms with different types of growth, coloring of leaves and flowers: weeping - profusely flowering, with drooping branches and edible seedless fruits; terry - with numerous double flowers: golden - with yellow-variegated leaves; red-fruited - with spectacular dark red fruits.

Plum-leaved apple tree (M. prunifolia (Willd.) Borkh.). which includes Chinese and many of the Siberian small-fruited varieties such as Ranetki and even semi-cultivars, for example Ranetka purpurovaya, Dolgo, Pepinka Altai.

I would especially like to draw attention to the importance of ornamental apple trees for decorating cities. After all, the apple tree is one of the few trees that can tolerate gas pollution and dust in city air. It also stands out for another ability: asphalt, concrete, and houses in cities absorb all the solar radiation falling on them, and the apple tree reflects more than half of it into space and “works” in this direction twice as efficiently as a birch tree, and three times more successfully than a bird cherry tree. . Therefore, on streets lined with apple trees, the air in summer is not only cleaner, but also cooler.

I.S. ISAEVA, doctor s. -X. Sci.

Ornamental apple trees have many advantages over other varieties:

Decorative varieties are undemanding to the soil on which they grow. Trees growing on fertile and fresh soil produce abundant flowering and fruiting. However, even when grown on depleted soil, trees can be attractive but slower growing. Ornamental apple trees love good lighting. Even a slight shade can affect the number of flowers and their brightness, as well as the abundance of fruits.

Popular varieties

Even novice gardeners can grow an ornamental tree, just like one, since such plants do not require special growing conditions or care knowledge. The most popular varieties of ornamental apple trees are distinguished by a variety of shades, flowers and fruits. Apple trees are more reminiscent of an ornamental plant than a common fruit tree. Therefore, most gardeners grow them for appearance, and not for the purpose of yield. In addition to the bright visual effect, during flowering such trees fill the surrounding area with a sweet fragrance. Thanks to this, the plant is well pollinated and produces a good harvest of small fruits.

Weeping

The variety is represented by a small ornamental tree with a weeping crown shape and red leaves. Plant height is 1.5-2.5 meters. The apple tree grows well in ordinary garden soils, loves abundant watering, but can tolerate short-term drought. The tree grows equally well either alone or in a group planting. Peak flowering occurs in May. At this time, the plant is completely covered with pink flowers, and then small red fruits.

Small apples ripen in September. The fruits make delicious and beautiful jam or jelly.

The weeping apple tree is resistant to brown spot, but requires additional protection against apple scab and powdery mildew - it affects buds, leaves and stems.

Makovetsky

The variety is one of the hybrids of the purple Niedzwiecki apple tree. Due to its unpretentiousness to growing conditions, the apple tree can be grown in the southern regions and central Russia. The tree can grow up to 4-6 m. The diameter of the spherical crown reaches 4-5 m. Flowering begins in May-June and lasts about 2 weeks. The flowers have a rich dark pink hue. The variety has high pollen fertility rates, which is why it is often used as a pollinator for industrial gardens. After flowering ends, small bright red fruits gradually appear. Due to their taste characteristics, apples can only be used in processed form - jam, jam, dessert. The species is frost-resistant, drought-resistant, and has average resistance to scab.

The fruits can be used in folk medicine in the treatment of anemia, for general strengthening of the body, as a bactericidal or laxative.

Helena

An adult tree does not grow higher than 4 m. The lush spreading crown also does not exceed 4 m in diameter. The tree grows quite slowly and reaches its maximum by 10 years. In the spring, abundant flowering begins, which after a while is replaced by clusters of bright red fruits that do not fall until late autumn. In winter, the reddish bark of the branches also gives the plant a decorative appearance. Thus, the tree pleases with its appearance almost all year round. Due to its small size, the variety can be used as a hedge. Helena is highly resistant to low temperatures and diseases. However, we should not forget about preventive measures.

The variety is a purely ornamental plant, since its fruits are not eaten even in processed form.

Red obelisk

The height of an adult tree can reach 6 m. The columnar crown can grow to a diameter of 3 m. During flowering, the plant is first covered with pink flowers, which turn white after a while. Large red fruits gradually ripen on the tree, which can be stored throughout the winter until spring. Apples can be picked and used to make preserves, jam or cider.

The plant is widely used for decorative purposes in landscaping urban landscapes and garden plots.

The apple tree may bloom again in the fall, but not as profusely as in the spring.

Scarlet

The tree quickly grows up to 4 meters in height. Flowering occurs in May, when the plant is covered with a large number of dark pink flowers. By autumn, the tree becomes overgrown with small purple fruits that can remain on it for a long time. The plant prefers a sunny place protected from the wind. The apple tree has weak resistance to diseases and pests, but it can be strengthened by preventive treatments. The variety has high winter hardiness, due to which it is widely cultivated in the Moscow region. The plant is used as a hedge and can be planted separately or in group plantings.

Royal Beauty

The plant is a hybrid variety created on the basis of the Niedzwiecki apple tree. The tree grows to a small size - 2.5-3 m. The diameter of the crown is 1-4 m. As it grows, it has a weeping shape, and in mature trees it has an umbrella-shaped shape. Lush flowering begins in early May and lasts 2 weeks. In hot, dry weather, this period can be shortened to 6-7 days. The flowers have a rich dark pink hue.

Over time, small dark red fruits appear on the tree, which can decorate it for a long time. Apples ripen in the first ten days of September, but have a bitter taste, which is why they are inedible. The variety is characterized by high frost resistance (up to -34°C) and tolerance of polluted air. Thanks to this, trees can be grown in the central and northwestern regions of Russia. The only drawback is the average resistance to scab.

Robin

The robin is characterized by a medium size and a dense, rounded crown. On average it grows to 4-6 meters. During the flowering period, the branches are covered with dense pink-red flowers. Outwardly it resembles sakura. By autumn, the plant is covered with small, bright burgundy fruits. Despite their small size, apples are edible and are used in making compotes. The collected fruits tolerate long-term storage in wooden containers. The variety is quite winter-hardy and can be grown in central Russia. The plant is susceptible to diseases and therefore requires preventive treatment measures. Find out about the Malinovka apple tree variety.

Royalty

An ornamental variety, which is one of the hybrid forms of the purple apple tree. Royalty is characterized by slow growth; by the tenth year of life it can grow to 3-4 m. The crown has an oval shape with a diameter of 4-5 m. In young trees it is compact, but gradually becomes wide and spreading. The flowering period occurs in early May and lasts 2 weeks. At this time, the tree is abundantly covered with ruby ​​or crimson-red flowers. By the beginning of autumn, small dark red fruits appear on the apple tree. Royalty will tell you about the characteristics of the apple tree variety.

The variety is frost-resistant, resistant to wind and drought. Trees are not very resistant to scab, so they need regular preventive treatments.

Apples have a bitter taste and are considered inedible. If consumed directly, they can lead to acute food poisoning.

Fusion

The tree rarely grows over 5 m in height. It has a lush spreading crown. During flowering (May), the branches are covered with pink-red flowers. The tree resembles a cherry blossom. By autumn, the flowers are replaced by small decorative red fruits, which can remain on the tree until winter. The plant is perfect for decorating a site, gardening area or as a hedge. Read how to form the crown of an apple tree.

Nedzvetsky

An apple tree can grow as a bush or tree, depending on the initial formation of the crown. An adult tree reaches 5-6 m in height and can live up to 60 years. During spring flowering, the branches are almost completely covered with large pink flowers. The flowering period depends on the location where the tree grows. It ranges from early to mid-May. In autumn, small purple-red fruits ripen. The pulp of apples has an unusual pink color. They can remain on the tree throughout the winter.

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The Nedzvetsky variety is resistant to frost, pests and most diseases.

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Features of planting and growing

Growing ornamental varieties of apples has some differences compared to ordinary apple trees.

1. The soil. For the most part, ornamental apple trees do not have special soil requirements and are able to grow even on poor soils, but the quantity and quality of flowers will suffer from this. It is advisable to avoid waterlogged, swampy, extremely dry sandy and rocky soils.
2. Landing. The process of decorative varieties is almost no different from ordinary apple trees. Spring is the best time for this.
3. Distance. Ornamental apple trees need a lot of space, so the distance between trees should be on average 2-3 m. Thus, each plant receives an area of ​​approximately 5-6 m.
4. Landing place. It is advisable to prepare the planting hole a month before planting, or preferably in the fall of the previous year. The diameter of the pit should be about 80 cm and the depth about 1 m.
5. Pruning in spring. Ornamental apple trees tolerate formative pruning well, quickly adapt and recover. In general, trees do not require pruning, and mandatory pruning consists only of removing damaged or dead branches.

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   Video about decorative apple trees.

   conclusions

   1. Apple trees can not only produce healthy fruits, but also be a worthy decoration of the garden.
   2. Thanks to the variety of decorative varieties, you can choose trees by color and size.
   3. Most ornamental apple trees have unusual colors of flowers and fruits. It is also common for tree leaves and bark to become stained.
   4. The fruits of most ornamental varieties are inedible, but can decorate a tree even in winter.
   5. Decorative apples can be consumed in processed form. However, the fruits of some species can cause food poisoning.
   6. Ornamental apple trees are unpretentious to planting conditions, but for sufficient flowering they need abundant lighting.