Malus domestica 'PRŮSVITNÉ LETNÍ'

Malus domestica 'PRŮSVITNÉ LETNÍ'
early apple

SIZE/TYPE	small tree
USUAL HEIGHT	2-4m
USUAL WIDTH	1.5-3m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	white
BLOOMING TIME	April - May
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	5 (down to -29°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Fruit trees

This is probably the earliest apple in our climate, of Russian origin from around 1800. Its name is different in every country, the English name is White Transparent. It produces good crops of medium-large to large fruit with greenish-yellow, soft skin and very juicy flesh that can be quite sharp for some but definitely sought after by children who thoroughly enjoy eating the very first apple off the tree in the season. It ripens from end July and cannot be stored.

Another advantage besides being early is that it is partially self-fertile so if you are happy with a normal crop of apples you needn’t worry about looking for a pollinator. Still, should you need a heavy crop these are some of the best known suitable varieties: Idared, Polka or Opal. Pruning is essential if your tree should last long and produce good-sized and tasty apples by reducing last year’s growths to minimum in late winter. Extremely hardy to min. -30°C (USDA zone 5), possibly more.

Last update: 31-01-2012

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GLOSSARY

STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.