Plum Eurasia: a description of the variety, its dignity. Planting and care

A large sprawling fruit tree, the Eurasia drain drained by domestic breeders, is adapted for productive cultivation in temperate Russian latitudes. The peculiarities of this hybrid, its merits and demerits will be discussed in this article.

Plum Eurasia: Description of the Variety

Rapidly growing culture for 3-4 years from the moment of planting is transformed from a one-year-old seedling into a young tree with a lush crown of a classical mosaic form and begins to give the first fruits. With qualitative care of the plum Eurasia yields good harvests - up to 50 kg from one adult tree. Being self-fertile, this variety should coexist with other representatives of domestic plums blooming in the same period. The most suitable pollinators are such varieties as Record, Rekklod urozhayny, Volga Beauty, Mayak, etc.

Good winter hardiness allows the culture to successfully bear the harsh winters of the central Russian belt. The adaptive properties of the variety are excellent: twenty degrees below zero frosts are not terrible for the root system or flower buds. In addition, the Eurasian sink is valued by gardeners for a very high level of resistance to various diseases and pests.

Domestic plum among gardeners is considered to be the most unpretentious and not causing problems when growing stone fruit crops for the Non-Black Earth Region. Absence of serious diseases and pests allows to do without carrying out protective measures.

Maturing already in August, the fruits of rounded form reach a mass of 25-30 g. Their number in the harvest years is significant and, decorating the branches, they increase the decorativeness of the tree. Large stems of burgundy-blue coloration are covered with a well-defined matt wax coating, giving the fruit an exquisite appeal. The bone, which is flattened from both sides, is difficult to separate from the pulp.

Fruit ripening time, their properties and application

Being an early table sort, the Eurasian plum ripens in August and is used mostly in fresh form. Juicy pulp of orange-yellow color with a very loose structure is excellent for processing into juices, jams or jam. Fruits have a piquant sweet and sour taste and a classic plum flavor. Especially good juice with pulp. It has an excellent fresh taste and is saturated with valuable amino acids, sugars and vitamins, improving the work of the heart, the gastrointestinal tract, increasing the elasticity of the walls of the vessels and the general tone. The plum variety Eurasia opens the plum season, many gardeners are impressed by the early maturation of useful fruits and unpretentiousness of the culture as a whole.

Recommendations for growing

How many Stone fruit crops, the Eurasia drain, the description of which is presented in the review, loves well-warmed up areas located on the hills. Picking up a place for planting plums, take into account the possibility of approaching or near standing groundwater. Such areas are unsuitable: the culture will not be able to develop qualitatively, it will suffer from freezing, the gummedging will die. The best soils for the Eurasian plum are water- and air-permeable loams. Plant it with the already growing fruit trees on the site. Young plums are located on the southern side of the landings at a distance of 5-6 meters. The disadvantage of Eurasia is the tallness of the tree and, therefore, it is necessary to take this aspect into account.

Plum planting

Plant a tree in the middle zone of Russia in the spring, because during autumn plantings young cultures do not always have time to take root or grow stronger, and therefore freeze in winter. But the plants planted in autumn can well overwinter well if they are covered with spruce, or spunbond, and sprinkled with snow.

Planting pits 0.5 m deep and 0.6 m in diameter are prepared in autumn or early spring. The extracted soil is mixed with humus in a proportion of 2/1, filling a pit by one-third. In the center of the pit set a sturdy stake and vertically have a seedling. The roots are neatly distributed, periodically shaking to avoid the formation of voids, and covered with prepared soil, layer by layer, compacting the soil with hands. The root neck of a young tree should not be buried, as this will result in the bark caking and disturbance of the sap flow. At the end of planting, the plant is watered with two or three buckets of water, previously erected around the trunk of an earthen roller, which prevents moisture loss. After watering, the near-trunk circle is mulched with humus, and the seedling is freely fixed to the cola.

Care and feeding

Plum Eurasia, the description of which is offered in the material, is demanding for watering. A lack of moisture can lead to oviposition and loss of crops. The best method of watering is to feed water directly under the root. The culture is responsive to top dressing not only with classical elements of nutrition - nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, but also magnesium. Well suited to the plant "Kalimag". It is brought in autumn under a tree when digging along with superphosphate for 100-110 g each. Nitrogen culture is fed in spring, and in summer - infusion of mullein or chicken manure: it is first introduced after flowering, and repeatedly - after 2 - 3 weeks.