If you go to the gardening fair, you will be amazed at the number of offered varieties. An inexperienced summer resident here at once can not find the right sorts for himself. And with the work of breeders, we get new, and already improved old, varieties quite often. This time we will pay attention to the grade of plum "Alenushka".
Description of the plum "Alenushka"
According to the description of the plum "Alenushka", this is a medium-sized tree with a pyramid-shaped crown. After ripening, the fruits have a red or dark red color. A characteristic feature is the intense wax coating on the fetal skin. The plum "Alenushka" has several advantages, among which there is an excellent separation of the stalk and the highest resistance to cracking.
When you divide the fruit in half, you will see inside the pulp of a bright, saturated orange color. The flesh itself is not watery, but rather crispy. At the same time, the fruit juice does not have a bright color, but the aroma is clearly detectable and it is tender-sweet. On taste, the fruits of the plum "Alenushka" are sweet and sour. All these characteristics determine recommendations for consumption: it is desirable to eat fresh fruits, they are suitable for making compotes.
With regard to the actual care process, and some features of the growth of the plum "Alenushka", all of this is listed below:
- First of all, let us touch upon the issue of pollination of the plum "Alenushka". If you acquire varieties that need pollination, you should immediately be interested in what sorts of varieties are needed. This variety is self-fertile, and also requires the planting of assistants. As pollen pollinators, "Alyonushka" is recommended to plant the variety "Skoroplodnaya", it is allowed to be adjacent to "Russkaya" and "Chinaskaia" varieties.
- The yield of this variety is average. The fruit itself on the average reach about 30 grams, rarely their size is 50 g.
- There are several flaws in the variety. For example, foliage and young shoots are often affected by aphids. And there is a problem with the bark cracks in the area of the base of the stem. That's why experts recommend not to plant a tree in a pit, but to choose elevations for it. With regard to resistance to frost, this indicator is defined as average.
- But even with all these problems, after harvesting you get fruits that have high rates of marketability. In addition, this variety is considered an excellent base for further work of breeders.