Slava Pobeditelyam early apple plant

Early Slava Pobeditelyam apple plants A summer variety bred in 1928 at the L. P. Simirenko Mliyev horticultural research station from Papirovka × McIntosh by L. M. Ro and P. E. Tsekhmistrenko. Winter-hardy but unsuitable for dry steppe conditions; ripening time varies by region. The vigorous tree has a pyramidal crown that becomes rounded with age. Brown main branches rise at acute angles before spreading, with spurs and fruiting twigs developing on them. Shoots are brown and straight with small lenticels. The dense crown requires attention and thinning. Drought resistance is low, and pollinators are needed. Yield is above average but declines with age. Grows best in fertilised, moist soil and dislikes dry or clay soils. Low-lying sites can expose framework branches and spring flowers to frost; trunk and branch bark may suffer sunscald. Saucer-shaped pink flowers have red filament bases, a hairless pistil column and stigmas level with or slightly above the anthers. Buds are red. Smooth fruit usually weighs up to 120 g, occasionally 180 g. Pale green skin has crimson streaks. Cream-coloured flesh is juicy, soft, aromatic and sweet-tart. Medium-sized leaves are pale green with slight yellowing, flat, rounded or round-oval, short-pointed, slightly hairy, nearly smooth and finely wrinkled. Petioles are lightly coloured; stipules are small and lanceolate.