Apple Lobo - features of the popular variety, important rules for planting

The Canadian apple tree Lobo was selected from the famous Macintosh variety, it appeared recently in our latitudes. It has not received recognized popularity yet, but it has great prospects for wide distribution. From its predecessor, the variety inherited the best - pleasant taste of fruits, excellent resistance to cold.

Apple Lobo

Those who are interested in obtaining a permanent harvest of large and honey fruits, gardeners are advised to pay attention to the variety of apple Lobo. It is actively distributed in Russia, the Baltic States, Belarus, cultivated for both commercial purposes and for personal consumption. Since the ripening of the fruits takes place in the autumn, this fruit is included in the winter subgroup.

Lobot Apple Tree - Variety Description

Winter Lobo apple tree - a brief description of the variety:

1. The trees are proportional, they have an average height, in the early years after planting they grow very soon. At an altitude of 3-3.5 m, growth will stop and the crowning will begin.
2. The crone has an oval, elongated configuration. When growth slows down, it is rounded and becomes rarer. The shape of the tree is slim, acceptable for landscape design .
3. The branches are cherry-colored, the leaves are ovate, prominent. Their plate is matte, tuberculate, the tip of the island.
4. Apple trees Lobo have significant fruits weighing up to 180 g. They are rounded or somewhat conical.
5. Initially, apples have a yellow-olive color, during maturation are covered with a voluminous purple blush. At the time of harvesting, their colors can generally become rich in raspberry with a waxy layering. On the fruit, the subcutaneous dots are clearly visible.
6. The flesh has a whitish color and a grain-like texture. The taste is sweet with a cousin. Apples are very juicy, suitable for the production of juices.

Characteristics of Lobo apple

Apples ripen in October, the process is synchronous, therefore, the harvest must be completed within a week. Characteristics of the apple tree Lobo:

1. Fruits of medium shelf life, stored until January. They are stably transported and have an excellent presentation.
2. The apple cultivar is considered to be intensive, fast-growing, fruit-bearing tree begins already for 3-4 years and soon increases the yield.
3. Lobo fructifies continuously and generously, with one specimen you can remove 380 kg of fruit. At the time of fruiting, the branches should be propped up so that they do not break under the weight of the fruit.
4. The frost resistance of the variety is estimated above the average, the tree tolerates frost to -36 ° C, in most areas in the shelter does not need.
5. Also, the trees show excellent resistance to drought.
6. Immunity to scab and powdery mildew is low. Culture requires additional treatment of these ailments, especially in conditions of excessive humidity. For prevention, except for early spring irrigation with copper-containing drug, later the leaf is treated with a systemic fungicide of the Scor or Horus type . Indicators of resistance to such ailments fluctuate - in the absence of excessive humidity in the safe climatic conditions, the trees practically do not get sick.

Lobo Apple Tree - pollinators

This variety is self-fruitful, because to see the delicious apple Lobo, the flowers on the branches need pollination, the best varieties are pollinators - Orlik, Bessemyanka Michurin, Spartak, Green May, March. If among the listed species there is no suitable for the garden, then it is possible to be guided by the following rule: planting seedlings, blooming and fruiting at the same time. It is important not to forget that pollination in the garden is carried out by bees, so the pollinating plant should not be more than 4 m in height. If the distance is longer, the fruit will not form and the crop will not be on Lobo.

Lobo Apple Tree - landing

Before planting, the seedlings are inspected, the defective roots are cut off, before immersing in the soil, they are immersed in clay chatter. To plant Lobo seedlings, it is important to consider some rules:

1. For spring planting, the soil is prepared from autumn - dredged, peeled from weeds, fed with manure or humus (6-7 kg per 1 m ^{2 of} plot).
2. In the spring, the earth is again dug and brought in: 2-3 kg of humus, 1 kg of ash, 1 kg of superphosphate, 3-4 buckets of peat crumb. All fertilizers on the surface are mixed and poured into the pit.
3. When planting apple trees in autumn, the pit should be cooked 1.5-2 months before planting.
4. The necessary dimensions of the pit are 1 m in diameter and as much in depth.
5. Seedling Lobo put in the center of the hole, sprinkled with earth from the top tier and rammed.
6. The reasonable distance between the seedlings is 3.5 m, with the planting of a large number of trees, it increases to 5 m.
7. The soil in the hole is moistened and loosened, in the spring they are nibbled with nitrogenous components.
8. During cold weather, the trunks are better insulated, thereby protecting them from cold weather.

Apple Lobo on a semi-dwarfish rootstock

Some gardeners multiply Lobo by the method of rootstock on the old stem. There are different types of rootstocks, it depends on them, what qualities will be inherent in an adult tree. A more guaranteed option is vaccination on semi-dwarf cold-resistant stock. Then the growth of the mature tree will stop at a height of 3 m, it can be grown in small gardens. In the fruiting stage, the culture will enter the third year after the planting. Home Lobot apple tree can be grafted onto a dwarfish rootstock and formed in a stanza and shrub form, the growth of the seedling will be 2.5 m.