Who does not like to eat a tasty and fragrant apricot in the middle of summer? And how much they seem tastier, if they grow with their own hands! Unfortunately, not every variety is able to bear fruit in the northern latitudes, because apricot is a thermophilic plant. Fortunately, this issue was puzzled in due time by the Department of Fruit Growing at the University. Peter I. So, thanks to A.N. Veniaminov, a sort of apricot "Triumph Northern", resistant to cold, appeared.
General information
Apricot trees of the presented variety can live up to 20-25 years, while for 10 years of their life they can already collect 20-25 kg of fragrant fruit from them. They grow in height usually up to 3-4 meters, less often up to 5 meters or more. In the description of apricot seedlings, "Triumph Northern" indicates the weight of the fruit from 30 to 50-60 grams. These fruits have a dense, slightly sour taste to the skin, their color can vary from orange to golden-orange with slightly toasty barrels, the shape is usually round. The bone of this variety is edible, and to a considerable extent resembles an almond flavor. Apricot "Triumph the North" is a self-fertilized culture. This means that the plant does not depend on the vagaries of nature, which can interfere with natural pollination by bees.
Another nice feature of this variety is its high cold resistance. Even with very strong frost, the young branches and buds of the plant do not freeze. The maturation period of these fruits is average, the trees have excellent resistance to sunburn, as well as damage to the bark. After general acquaintance with the features of the presented variety, we suggest the reader to proceed to the section that will tell about planting and caring for young trees of apricots "Northern triumph".
Planting and care
Planting young trees is best on a small slope, the preferred side is south or south-west. The air temperature, most favorable for planting this variety of apricots, is 5-9 degrees. The recommended acidity of the soil should be pH 6-7. It is very important to check the level of groundwater, if it is less than two meters, then the tree, most likely, does not get accustomed to this place. Apricot is not picky about the availability of fertilizers in the soil, except for potassium - it should be in the ground a lot. Also, this culture may suffer from a lack of manganese, boron and iron, which is fairly easy to detect when you inspect the plant externally.
For a future seedling, dig a pit 60x60 centimeters wide, and 50 centimeters deep. At the bottom of the landing hole, it is necessary to put a drainage layer, in its quality may come out expanded clay or small gravel. In the center of the fovea, the peg is beaten shallow, we sprinkle it around with a mixture of peat, sand and clay, taken in equal proportions. The top of the hill must be 15-20 centimeters above the ground level.
We very much hope that this article will be useful to beginning gardeners who plan to plant a northern apricot garden on their private plot.