The apple variety It was obtained many years ago, and it was bred in Canada, today this species of plant is quite actively grown in various countries, gardeners acquire seedlings in our country, but besides this, apple trees in Lithuania, Belarus and the Baltic are not rare. Ready apples can be used to create blanks, sell in bazaars and markets, as well as to use them fresh. It is worth considering the most detailed description of this type of plant, so that the gardener can imagine what he will get when this sort of tree grows on his site.
Full characteristics of this variety of apples
According to the description from the photo and reviews, the Lobo apple tree brings its crop quite late, for this reason this plant is considered a winter variety, which attracts summer residents, because the rest of the apple trees have already given their entire crop, and this plant will only begin to bear fruit. The first apples ripen only late in the fall, at this time often the first frosts begin to come, while gardeners use this variety of fruits not only for their own use, but also for sale.
Fruits can be stored in a cool place for quite a long time, so they can easily transfer transportation, although these apples do not have the longest shelf life compared to other types of apple trees. Such a tree brings a fairly abundant crop, and apples can be used to create blanks or for fresh consumption.
During fruiting, rather large fruits form on the trees, if the tree grows on soil with weak fertile properties, the apples will be medium in size, and this can also happen due to inappropriate weather conditions, for example, after a cold winter or lack of sun. Apples themselves turn out to be of an even rounded shape, occasionally you can find slightly flattened fruits, the peel of which is quite smooth and pleasant to the touch, and on top of each fruit is covered with a very dense layer of wax. Most often, apples acquire a bright yellow hue with stripes of red or deep brown. On the palate, ripe fruits have a rich sweetness with a slight acidity, there is quite a lot of juice in the apples, and the flesh itself has a fleshy structure and is painted white.
According to the description with photos and reviews in the period of youth, the Lobo apple tree has the ability to grow quickly, which is a big plus of this plant. At first, the crown forms an oval shape, but by the age of ten the tree takes on a more round and wide crown shape, which is not very clogged with extra branches, which will make it possible to cut the shoots a little less. The height of the tree in adulthood is not too large, more often the plant reaches average growth by ten years. Not less popular apple variety cinnamon striped.
Does the plant have its advantages and disadvantages
According to the description with photos and reviews (video), the Lobo apple tree has some advantages and disadvantages of its cultivation; more about them will be described later in this text. It is worth saying that this variety bears fruit well, but the yield is quite rich, which characterizes such a plant on the positive side. The taste of ripe fruits is very juicy and sweet, having a pleasant acidity.The apples are very attractive in appearance, which makes it possible to use them for sale, and such apples can also be transported over long distances. The apple tree itself will bear fruit even if the summer is very arid, thanks to a fairly developed root system, the tree will easily get the necessary moisture from the soil.
Nevertheless, this variety has special disadvantages, for example, the fruits have a rather short shelf life, this is a significant drawback for apples of this variety, since it will not work to transport them over a long distance. Also, the apple tree can not always provide high resistance to elevated temperatures in the summer, as well as too low temperatures in the winter season, which can completely destroy the future crop.
How to properly care for this plant?
The apple tree Lobo requires, according to the description with photos and planting reviews, a rather thorough care, but only in the first years of its life. For example, before you start planting, you have to choose the right place where this tree will grow, only with the right place, you can get a really good crop. Also need to know than spraying apple trees in spring from pests.
It is worth starting with the fact that each seedling should be planted at a certain distance from another, this is true not only when several seedlings are planted, but also when other trees are located nearby. Since this plant is medium in size, it is enough to make a gap between the seedlings of three and a half meters, this will be quite enough. If the gardener wants to plant several trees, you will have to observe a gap of five meters between each tree.
Now it’s worth talking about the quality of the soil, because the normal growth of the plant, as well as its fruiting, will depend on this. It is best to prepare the soil in the fall, and to plant seedlings in the harvested places only in the warm spring. When it is necessary to plant trees in the fall, you will have to prepare three or four months before planting plants in the holes.
If the plant will be planted for the first time at a certain place, you will have to carry out soil cultivation, for this, the soil is dug up and fertilizers are applied, after a couple of months it is necessary to re-dig the place for planting. As a fertilizing material, ordinary humus is used, at least five kilograms of complementary foods will be needed for each square meter.
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