Apricot Northern Triumph is a bright representative of domestic selection and confirmation of its limitless possibilities. Thanks to Triumph, the heat-loving culture has become available to gardeners in most regions of Russia.
Apricot Northern Triumph
Apricot variety "Northern Triumph" is able to withstand low temperatures
ripening of the fruits of the "Northern Triumph" occurs from late July to mid-August
Description of the variety and its characteristics
Description of the variety Northern Triumph:
- Wood. The height of an adult tree is 4 m. It is powerful, with thick branches and a spreading crown. The leaves are large, slightly pointed, the edges are finely chopped. The flowers are large, white.
- Fruit. Color - yellow-pink, orange-yellow. There is a red blush of different brightness. The shape is a little elongated. Weight - 30-40 g. With good care, the weight of the fruit can reach 50-60 g. Taste - pleasant, sweet, juicy pulp. Peel of medium thickness and with a slight velvety, sour taste. The bones are large, separated from the pulp without difficulty.
Fruits are firmly attached to branches, if they are not ripe, they do not fall, even during strong winds. Bones taste like almonds.
In the flowers of the Northern Triumph, the pestles are much longer than the stamens. When spring comes too early, the flowers may not have pistils - this is due to a shift in the natural timing and lack of heat.
The main agrotechnical characteristics of the variety North Triumph:
Specifications | Parameters / Description |
Productivity | 60 kg and more |
Ripening time | last decade of July-beginning of August |
Early maturity | fruiting - on the 4th-5th year after planting |
Fruiting frequency | once in 3-5 years a lean season occurs |
Pollination | self-fertile |
Frost resistance | high |
Disease and pest resistance | high |
Drought tolerance | weak average |
Fruiting duration | 20-40 years old |
The Origin of the Northern Triumph
Variety Northern Triumph was bred by Soviet breeder A. Venyaminov. by crossing Krasnoshchekoy and Transbaikal North. As a result of selection, an apricot was obtained, taking from the first large, tasty fruits, and from the second - frost resistance and drought tolerance.
First, the variety was zoned in the south of the Central Black Earth region, then it began to be grown in the middle lane, in the Urals, in Siberia.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Northern Triumph is able to bear fruit in areas with harsh winters and short summers - this is the main feature and dignity of the variety. Other advantages include:
- High early maturity. The tree quickly begins to bear fruit. Already in the 4th year, after planting, the tree gives 4-5 kg of apricots.
- Great taste. Soft and juicy pulp has a pleasant taste.
- High frost resistance. It tolerates frosts up to minus 40 ° С. Subject to temperature stability.
- No tendency to shed. The fruits are held tightly on the branches.
- Disease resistance. The variety is especially resistant to fungal diseases.
- Self-pollinating. It does not need pollinators - it fully fruits in complete solitude.
- Decorativeness. The tree looks very beautiful during the flowering period.
If pollinating varieties grow nearby, the productivity of the Northern Triumph rises. Apricot varieties - Best Michurinsky and Amur - are suitable as pollinators.
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Disadvantages:
- Skeptics believe that the "Triumph" is not large enough fruits.
- There is also an opinion that from the fruits of this variety are not obtained tasty billets.
- The most serious drawback is the risk of freezing of flower buds.
- Irregular fruiting. A tree has “empty” years.
- It does not tolerate sharp temperature extremes.
- It does not tolerate prolonged drought, as the roots are located close to the surface.
How is landing?
When planting Triumph North apricot, it is important to provide a seedling with a comfortable and nutritious environment. In order for the tree to take root safely, it should be planted correctly. Along with the usual way of planting seedlings - in pits, there is another option - landing on the hills.
According to Zhelezov, Baykalov and Chuguev
If the root neck of a seedling is in the ground, the plant will rot and die. No less dangerous are situations when the bottom of the trunk is in the water - for example, during melting snow. In a humid environment, wood rots, food does not go to the roots, the tree dies. Amateur gardeners, covering apricot with roofing material for the winter, sprinkling with earth or humus, contribute to the death of the tree.
Well-known gardeners Zhelezov, Baikalov and Chuguev proposed an alternative method of planting apricot, preventing its decay:
- Instead of a landing pit, a hill is made - an embankment from a soil mixture. It is made from turf land, compost, humus, coarse sand - all in equal parts. Manure and peat are not used.
- Ram the hill. Its height is 0.5 m, diameter - 2 m.
- At the top of the hill make a depression. Its depth is 1/3 of the length of the roots of the seedling. A pair of buckets of water is poured into the hole.
- Prepare another 2-3 buckets of soil mixture.
- A sapling is placed in a hole, holding it so that the roots are straightened, and they are covered with earth - to the root neck. Wells and grooves for irrigation are not needed.
- The slopes are leveled so that a gentle descent runs from the trunk - no more than 45 degrees relative to the surface.
- To fix the walls of the hill, they sow grass - for example, a potted polevole is suitable.
- The distance between neighboring trees in the hills is 4-5 m.
It is important to orient a sapling correctly to the cardinal points. On the "southern" side of the trunk in the nurseries put down labels - it should be facing south. If mixed up, the tree will take root poorly and may die.
Timing
Apricot is planted mainly in the spring - before the onset of sap flow and budding. It is important to consider the risks of return frosts, and to postpone landing. It is recommended to plant apricot not earlier than the soil warms up to + 5 ... + 10 ° C.
Suitable conditions for planting usually arise in late April or early May - during this period, and a seedling is planted. Moreover, it is impossible to get it in advance in advance - so as not to wake up ahead of time.
Selection and preparation of a landing site
The optimal characteristics of the plot for planting apricot:
- good lighting, lots of sun;
- lack of drafts and cold wind;
- south side of the structure or fence;
- lack of stagnant water during rains and snowmelt;
- occurrence of groundwater - no closer than 2 m from the surface;
- neutral soil reaction, pH 6-7;
- southern slopes with a slope of 10 degrees.
If the site is flat, you need to make a hill, a hill. If necessary, deoxidize the soil by adding lime - from 0.35 to 0.6 kg per 1 sq. Km. m, depending on the degree of acidity.
Planting material
Tips for choosing a seedling:
- The best age is 1-2 years. Such seedlings take root better, grow stronger and more productive, with good immunity.
- The ideal time to buy is autumn. Even if planting will be carried out in the spring, it is better to buy planting material in the fall - then there will be confidence that the seedling was stored in appropriate conditions.
- The best place to buy is a specialized nursery or store.
- It is advisable to buy seedlings with a tightly packed root system. The ideal option is in a container.
- The root system of the seedling, in volume, should be twice as large as the crown.
- There should be no damage, traces of fungus or rot on the bark.
How to save a seedling until spring:
- Immerse the roots of the seedling in a mash made from mullein and clay.
- Wrap the roots in burlap, and then in a plastic bag - it should not be tightly closed.
- The roots should not be dry - they are periodically checked. Store seedlings in the basement at a temperature of 0 to +5 ° C.
- Another option is instillation of a seedling. It is insulated with straw, spanbond, etc.
Landing algorithm
The standard algorithm for planting an apricot seedling in a planting pit:
- Dig a hole 1-2 weeks before planting. The depth of the pit is 70 cm, the diameter is 60 cm.
- Drainage is laid at the bottom of the pit - from gravel mixed with branches.
- The fertile layer removed during digging of the pit is mixed with humus (2 buckets), lime (1 kg), superphosphate (500 g), ammonium nitrate (200 g), potassium salt (100 g). The latter can be replaced with ash (200 g). The mixture is thoroughly mixed so that the roots of the plant do not get burns from contact with fertilizers.
- The prepared mixture is poured into the pit, and covered with it - so as not to get water.
- When the time comes for planting, the seedling, spreading its roots, is placed on the top of the hill. A peg is installed nearby.
- The seedling is placed so that the upper roots rise above the soil horizon, and when falling asleep, a hill 10 cm high is obtained. If the groundwater is close - 40-50 cm. From the root neck to the soil should be 5-7 cm.
- Around the knoll break through a groove. 2 buckets of water are poured into it - it should not leak to the trunk and the roots should not be blurred. Such a landing will protect the root collar from the water during rains and snowmelt
- Watering the planting, the recess is sprinkled with mulch.
How to care for apricot?
The Northern Triumph inherited from the "Red-Cheeked" undemanding departure. This variety does not deliver any special worries. Care comes down to standard activities - watering, top dressing, pruning.
The main task of the gardener is to create a tree comfortable conditions at the initial stage of life, and subsequently maintain its healthy state, protecting it from frost in the winter and from pests and diseases in the summer.
Proper and systematic watering
Northern Triumph tolerates dry periods well, and it is watered infrequently. And if it rains well, then watering is missed. The main thing is that the near-stem circle should be ripped open - so that oxygen enters the roots and the rain water is well absorbed.
In a drought, apricots are rarely watered, but generously. 2-3 watering is enough. Estimated watering schedule:
- after flowering;
- during the period of fruit growth;
- after harvesting.
The rate and frequency of watering varies with age. The older the tree, the less watering and the higher the displacement. Up to 4-5 years old, the tree is watered often, without waiting for the soil to dry out. The watering rate for a young tree is 30 liters, for an adult - from 50 liters per 1 sq. Km. m
When, how and what to feed?
Northern Triumph is fed three times per season. In the spring, nitrogen fertilizers are needed - to build up green mass, during flowering and budding - potassium and trace elements, in the fall - potassium and phosphorus to increase frost resistance.
Dates and norms of fertilizer application for apricot Northern Triumph:
Period | Fertilizer and dose |
Spring. Before or immediately after budding. |
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Spring. Budding and flowering. |
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Fall. |
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If ash is added, then it must be fresh. The one that has been in the rains or stored in a humid environment has no nutritional value and does not alkalize the soil, but only loosens it.
To make fertilizer, a groove is torn along the crown perimeter or several pits 15 cm deep are made. Evenly distributing the fertilizer, the pits or groove are watered and then leveled.
Trimming Methods and Timing
Trimming is the hardest part of care. Before you start pruning, you have to study its order and scheme. There are several types of cropping:
- Sanitary. Spend in the spring or fall. Dry, diseased and damaged branches are removed. Truncated branches are burned, as they may contain pests and pathogens.
- Formative. It is aimed at forming a beautiful and comfortable crown. It is carried out from the moment of planting a seedling.
- Supportive. It is aimed at the active formation of young shoots and flower buds. It is carried out simultaneously with sanitary pruning. All branches except skeletal are shortened by 1/3.
We also recommend reading an article on how and when to prune apricots.
Apricot grows faster than all other fruit trees, and he needs more frequent pruning. Especially often, adult trees have to be pruned. With a decrease in annual growth, the branches are cut to wood, formed 2-3 years ago.
Features of apricot pruning:
- Apricot is cut annually - in the spring, before the buds open, usually in mid-April.
- The branches are cut “into a ring” so that there are no stumps left. Apricot crown needs annual thinning.
- The branches directed to the ground, growing inside the crown, sick, old, interfering with each other, are removed.
- Young shoots, strong and straight, leave, and crooked and weak cut.
- You can not remove more than a quarter of the volume of the crown - so that pruning does not become a shock to the tree.
- Shoots that do not give fruit - the shoots are removed, they take too much effort.
Apricot preparation for winter
Arrangements for preparing apricot for winter are not limited to the introduction of potassium-phosphorus fertilizers and water-charging irrigation, you still need to warm the tree and protect it from rodents. Shelter work begins after the daytime temperature drops to 0 ° C.
Young seedlings are completely covered with agrofibre. Adult trees are insulated as follows:
- First, trunks and skeletal branches are whitewashed with garden lime.
- They tie the headquarters with a spruce, lowering it down with needles.
- To protect the roots from freezing, the trunk circle is covered with dry straw, hay, the same spruce branches. At the same time, the base of the trunk does not fall asleep - they retreat from it by 15-20 cm.
It is forbidden to wrap the stems with a film or cloth - during the thaw they will retain moisture, causing the bark to heat up.
Bone growing
Gardeners can grow the Northern Triumph from seeds, having received free planting material. Growing order:
- Choose a beautiful, large, fully ripened fruit. Remove the bone from it.
- For 3-4 days, a stone is soaked in water. Then they transfer it to a container filled with moistened sand or moss.
- the container is covered with a plastic film in which holes are made.
- When the bone, cracked, gives a sprout, it is transplanted into the soil, to a depth of 7 cm.
Planting in the soil is performed in summer or spring. The best time is considered to be the month of May. The soil is periodically moistened, and then mulched - humus or peat. Over the summer, the seedling can grow by 1 m, and after a year it can be transplanted to a permanent place or used for vaccination on a stock.
Diseases, pests and control and prevention measures
The variety is quite resistant to diseases and pests, but prevention should not be neglected. Recommended preventive measures:
- Cleaning and destruction of fallen leaves. They are not sent to compost - it is better to burn them, as they may contain spores of the fungus and pest larvae.
- Sanitary pruning followed by the destruction of cut branches. After burning receive valuable fertilizer - ash.
- Autumn digging of the soil - fungal spores, beetles, larvae raised up, die from frost.
- Whitewashing trunks and installing hunting belts. Prevents the entry of pests.
- Autumn trimming of trunks with roofing material - from rodents.
- In autumn and spring - stripping of the damaged bark, followed by processing of these places with 3% solution of vitriol - copper or iron.
- In the early spring - preventive spraying with fungicides and insecticides.
Common Apricot Diseases Northern Triumph:
Disease | Symptoms | How to treat? | Prevention |
Kleasterosporiosis | The leaves are covered with brown spots, in the place of which holes appear over time.On the shoots - cracks with flowing gum. | By spraying with Bordeaux liquid 1% or copper sulfate 1%. Buds are sprayed in spring, in autumn, when leaves - branches fall off. In rainy summers, processing is every half month. During budding, they are sprayed with Horus (per 10 l of water -3 g). | Affected branches and fallen leaves are cut and burned. |
Moniliosis | Petals turn brown and dry out. Then the leaves, shoots dry up, cracks on the bark, the fruits rot. | Spray with copper chloride 0.3%, Topsin solution 0.1% or Scor 0.02%. | During pruning, the sections are covered with garden varieties. Trunks are bleached with the addition of copper sulfate. |
Cytosporosis | The tree wilts, starting from the top. There are dark spots on the bark. Branches dry out. The tree runs the risk of dying. | Spraying with Topaz, Skor or Kuprozan. | Sawing dry branches. |
Common Apricot Pests Northern Triumph:
Pests | Description | How to fight? | Prevention |
Leaflet | The caterpillar, having wintered in the bark and fallen leaves, eats leaves and buds in spring. | Spraying with Decis, Intervir, Entobacterin. | Digging of tree trunks. Cleaning the bark with a wire brush. Whitewash of the stem and skeletal branches. |
Moth | Hatching in the second half of summer, the caterpillars eat out the pulp of the fruit. | Spraying with Entobacterin (10 l - 60-100 g) or 0.2% Chlorophos. | Destruction of fallen leaves and digging the soil. |
Aphid | Sucks juices from shoots and leaves. Foliage curls and fades. | In the period of sleeping buds - 3% Bordeaux fluid, during blooming - 2%, during the growing season of shoots - 1%. Also sprayed with malathion 0.3%. | Fighting anthills. Planting calendula. |
Harvesting and processing
Harvesting is carried out taking into account the purposes for which the fruits are intended:
- If apricots are harvested for food or for drying, they must be in the stage of consumer ripeness.
- If the fruits are to be transported and sold, then they are harvested in the technical stage and the corresponding beautiful color, but at the same time their flesh is quite dense, even hard.
Harvesting is arranged only in dry weather. The ideal time for collecting is 10-11 hours in the morning when the dew dries. Or evening - after 17 hours. The fruits harvested in cool weather are inferior in taste in that they are harvested in favorable weather.
Harvesting is also not suitable in extreme heat - fruits harvested at high temperatures quickly deteriorate. Hurry up with the cleaning is not worth it - apricots reliably stay on the branches.
The main purpose of apricots is fresh consumption. In the refrigerator, the fruits are stored for 7-10 days. If there are a lot of apricots, they are allowed for processing - they are dried, jam and confiture are made, stewed fruit is made, wine, tinctures and liquors are made.
Northern Triumph Reviews
Eugene I. Novosibirsk region The triumph is already 10 years old as it should bear fruit, during this time there were only two good yields. Mostly few fruits grow. The tree does not really bloom or bear fruit - maybe I'm missing something.
Alina O., Chekhov. The tree is strong and tall; it bears fruit well. The first crop was 3 kg. Now it gives 2-3 buckets of apricots. For our region, the tree fits perfectly, branches and buds survived frosts safely at minus 37. The fruits are quite large - 40 g. Compared to southern apricots, they are certainly not so sweet, but they are very good for the Moscow Region.
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The creators of the Northern Triumph did not exaggerate at all, giving the variety such a pathos name. This productive and frost-resistant apricot has become a real find for the middle strip and Siberia. The variety, without requiring special cares, almost without interruption supplies its owners with fruits with high taste and marketability.
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