Most often, it is ornamental apple trees that become family trees, under which all relatives gather for tea. Such plants can decorate any area, fill it with fragrance, and do not require strict adherence to all care requirements. Hybrid apple tree Royalty is a unique purple crop that is used exclusively for decorative purposes to create creative garden compositions and landscape designs. To improve your garden plot with such a marvelous tree, you must first study the features of its cultivation.
History of the variety's creation
The Royalty apple tree was bred by Russian breeders as an ornamental tree to improve landscape design and create unique compositions for the garden. To obtain the variety, genetic material from the Niedzwiecki apple tree was used.
Apple tree Royale
The plant is not officially registered in the State Register of the country, but despite this, it continues to decorate garden plots more and more often.
Reviews
Alexander. “This beautiful paradise apple tree has been growing in my garden from the moment I saw a photo and description of the variety on the Internet. I really like that it is small as I don't have much space in my garden. Looks very impressive , especially in spring. But in the summer, when it’s all covered with apples, it looks great too.
An excellent variety that will decorate any garden or park.”
Danil. “I am a professional landscape designer. The Royal Beauty variety is indispensable in small gardens with limited planting areas. The beautiful crown of the tree and extraordinary flowering make a bright accent against the background of the green composition.
The tree is unpretentious and requires virtually no maintenance. I recommend this variety to all amateur gardeners; I’m sure all people in my profession have only positive reviews about Royal Beauty.”
Natalia. “I planted several Royal Beauty trees in the playground. During flowering, it now resembles a corner of paradise , very beautiful. In autumn the whole tree is covered with apples. Tree care is minimal, you just need to water it regularly during dry periods. This tree brings joy to all the people around me .”
Anna. “Beauty Royal is an apple tree of extraordinary beauty . I planted it five years ago. It is beautiful in all periods - from spring flowering to the beginning of winter, when only red apples remain on it. There is practically no care for her, you just look at her and rejoice. A wonderful decorative variety."
Description of the variety
Decorative red-leaved apple tree with pink flowers
Decorative apple tree Royalty, the description of which attracted the attention of not only gardeners, but also landscape designers, has many remarkable characteristics. Anyone who wants to grow such a plant in their garden needs to know them.
Appearance of an apple tree
Tree dimensions
The decorative red-leaved apple tree Royalty has a slow growth rate. The tree reaches an average height of 4-6 m at the age of 10 years.
Crown width
The first few years the crown grows weakly, which is why the tree looks more compact. There are two varieties of the Royalty apple tree depending on the width of the crown:
- Vertical. At first, the miniature tree grows quickly. An adult plant has a wide spreading crown with a diameter of 4-5 m, oval or spherical in shape.
- Crying. The growth of branches is directed downward, so the plant is able to acquire an attractive shape without human intervention. Trimming can be used to make minor adjustments.
Advice! With the help of systematic formations, to which the red-leaved Royalty apple tree responds well when carried out correctly, you can give the plant the desired appearance.
Leaf shape and size
The leaves are characterized by a glossy surface on top and a rough surface below, an oblong elliptical shape, narrowed towards the end. The length of the leaf blade is no more than 10 cm. In spring, the foliage turns a bright purple color, during the summer it acquires a red tone, which in the fall changes to a crimson hue.
Apple tree leaves Royalty
The leaves do not fall off for a long time, so the plant delights the whole season with its brightness and especially stands out against the background of a gray autumn garden.
Annual growth
During the first 3 years, the Royalty apple tree builds up its root mass, and then enters the stage of development of the ground part. Annual growth is a maximum of 40 cm, depending on growing conditions.
Flowering and fruiting
In early May, the buds begin to bloom. Flowering lasts 4-14 days. The inflorescences begin to form asynchronously, so sometimes large buds and small delicate flowers can be seen on the apple tree at the same time.
The fruits begin to form immediately after the petals fall off. The harvest is long: from late August to early October.
On a note! The fruiting period begins late, only 5-6 years after planting the tree in open ground.
Taste of the fruit
The fruits taste quite bitter and tart, and when consumed even in small quantities, they provoke an eating disorder. For a long time they were considered inedible and were cultivated only as interior decoration. Now they are actively used in the culinary industry, only in small quantities and after heat treatment. The unusual taste of apples modernizes the dish, adding interesting notes.
Apple fruits
Ripening and fruiting Royalty
Beginning of fruiting
The variety is considered early-bearing, although the fruits are usually not collected from the tree due to their inedibility. However, they begin to appear already 2-3 years after planting in open ground.
Flowering time
Flowering begins around the beginning or middle of May, and its duration may vary depending on weather and climatic conditions. For about 12-16 days, the tree pleases with very large and fragrant inflorescences, after which they quickly wither and fall off like rain. Its flowers are large, predominantly pink or purple-pink in color, with fleshy petals, very abundantly strewn with branches, making the spectacle of a blooming apple tree unique.
Fruiting and growth
It is believed that the variety grows rather slowly, gaining no more than 15-25 centimeters of green mass per year. However, by 10-12 years it reaches its maximum. During the same period, there is a peak of fruiting, when you can collect at least 15 kilograms of small, more cherry-like, inedible fruits.
They ripen around the beginning or mid-September, therefore they are considered autumn. They look very impressive on the branches, they can be used to make autumn arrangements, and even produce quite pleasant cider. They can be stored for about 2-4 weeks, no more.
Top dressing
- Superphosphate.
- Mineral complexes.
- Manure.
What to do if it doesn’t bloom or bear fruit
- Check for pests and diseases.
- Transplant.
- Limit or add watering.
Advantages and disadvantages
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The main advantages of the Royalty decorative apple tree:
- ease of care;
- undemanding to soil composition;
- high resistance to severe frosts and winds, prolonged droughts;
- decorative qualities of wood;
- good survival rate of seedlings in any climatic region.
Disadvantages of the fruit crop:
- low rate of development;
- unsuitability of fruits for raw consumption;
- in some cases, a poor response to pruning in the form of slow growth.
Decorative apple tree in landscape design
On a note! The apple tree is not cultivated as a fruit crop due to the inedibility of the raw fruits. It is actively used in landscape design.
Harvest and storage
The majority of gardeners do not harvest crops due to the conditional inedibility of the fruits. Apples have a rather specific sour taste with a pronounced bitterness. Moreover, the organic acids contained in the composition contribute to irritation of the gastric mucosa, which leads to symptoms similar to poisoning.
However, some chefs successfully use apples for preparing winter preparations, using them as an additional ingredient for table varieties. In this case, they should be thoroughly boiled in concentrated syrup with a high content of granulated sugar.
Also based on the product, cider and bitter alcohol tinctures are prepared. It is not recommended to consume the fruits fresh, especially for children.
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Decorative apple tree Royalty (malus royalty)
