Apple is a juicy, tasty and very he althy fruit that contains a huge amount of vitamins and nutrients. A huge variety of varieties allows each person to choose exactly the fruit that will fully satisfy his taste preferences. Apples are good for teeth, help with many diseases, you can cook a huge number of dishes with them. These fruits are grown in many countries of the world, breeders continue to work on breeding new varieties to this day. In this article we will tell you what the Mantet apple tree is.
General information
This variety was bred in Canada from seedlings of the Grushovka Moscow variety. In Morden, free pollination was carried out at the experimental station. The fruits on the trees ripen in summer. To date, the Mantet apple tree is listed in the State Register for the Central and Middle Volga regions.
Many countries that have a climate similar to that which prevails in the area of cultivation of these apple trees, are seriously engaged in the cultivation of this variety.
The main disadvantage of fruits is a short shelf life. Even in the refrigerator, they can be kept for no more than three weeks.
Apple treeMantet - description
The plant has a powerful skeleton. Its branches, growing, stretch upward. The oval neat crown of apple trees is heavily thinned out.
The Mantet apple tree has strong shoots. Grayish lenticels are located directly on them. The foliage of the Mantet variety has an unusual appearance. The leaves are glossy, with a leathery surface, bright green. Differ in large dimensions. In addition, they are elongated, shaped like an ellipse. They do not bend along the central core. At the tip, the leaf is long, slightly elongated, bent upwards. Its base most often resembles a wedge in shape. The surface is even and smooth, and the edges are serrated and slightly raised. Small stipules are awl-shaped.
Petioles are thick, expressive anthocyanin coloring. Escape strongly deviate. The leaf bud is shaped like a cone, convex and not too large.
Already one year after planting, the seedling straightens up. Its trunk is evenly thickened, slightly pubescent, with very large lenticels. He has an average strength. The fruiting of this variety is quite plentiful, occurs on kolchatka.
Appearance of flowers and fruits
Blossoming apple tree Mantet is strewn with large saucer-shaped flowers. Their petals are pale pink, elongated. The anthers rise higher than the short pistils. The buds are pinkish white with a slight purple tinge.
Bright deep red apples, not too big, slightly ribbed. The fruits have an average weight ofninety to one hundred grams. The maximum weight they can reach is 130 grams. The shape can be oblong-round and conical.
A very large seed box and a small funnel - this is what distinguishes the Mantet apple tree (photo above). Fruit seeds are brown, with three faces and blunt tips. Most often, apples are painted in greenish-yellow tones. The more the fruit ripens, the yellower its skin becomes. The integumentary background is red-orange, with a bright, striped red blush. The skin is smooth and very thin. The pulp of apples is white, very juicy and very fragrant. The taste of the fruits of this dessert variety is sweet, with a noticeable sourness.
Afterword
The fruits of this variety are very popular in the Russian market. Despite the fact that Mantet apples cannot be stored for a long time, they make excellent preserves, jams and juices that retain an amazing aroma and excellent dessert taste.
It is worth noting that one of the most positive qualities of this variety is its early ripening period. The bulk of apples begins to ripen only in autumn. You can enjoy the same fruits already in the summer, freshen up by biting off the juicy pulp in the heat. It is at this time of the year that the human body needs to get as many vitamins as possible from fresh fruits and berries, which are an unattainable luxury in winter.
