Apple Lada

Winter variety developed at the Krasnoyarsk Experimental Fruit Station by N. N. Tikhonov and A. S. Tolmacheva from crossing the early variety Lalietino with Papirovka.

In the forest-steppe zone of the Krasnoyarsk region, this variety is widely grown. It has gained particular popularity among gardeners on the right bank of the Krasnoyarsk River, where the fruits are significantly larger and tastier. The variety is included in the State Register for the Krasnoyarsk region, Irkutsk Oblast, the republics of Buryatia, Khakasia, and Tыва.

The tree is medium-sized, fast-growing in its youth, then growth slows down. The crown is of medium density, round, with drooping branches and good foliage. The bark is smooth, greenish at the base, brown at the top. Fruit-bearing occurs on simple and complex ring buds, spurs.

Shoots are medium-sized, slightly curved, round in cross-section, brownish-red, hairy. Buds are few, small, elongated. Buds are pressed, large, elongated, hairy.

Leaves are large, elongated, short-pointed, the leaf blade is concave, serrated with a saw-toothed margin. The edge is wavy. Color is green with a bluish tint. Hairs are medium. Petiole is medium-length, thick, hairy, reddish. Stipules are small, semicircular.

Flowers are large, deep-cup-shaped, white, fragrant, very beautiful. Buds are dark-pink. Petals are oval, sparsely arranged, concave inward. Style of the pistil is medium, densely hairy, stigmas are positioned at the same level as the anthers.

Fruits (see illustration) are small, one-dimensional, flat-round. Color at harvest is whitish, with a diffuse-pink blush covering the entire fruit surface. In storage, it turns brown-red. Skin is smooth with a bloom. Subcutaneous dots are large, light-green, clearly visible, serving as a characteristic feature of the variety. Peduncle is medium. Calyx is of medium depth and width, obtuse-conical, occasionally swollen in some years on individual fruits, without rusting. Cup is half-open. Plate is small, wide, smooth. Sub-cup tube is short, wide, funnel-shaped. Axial cavity is non-convergent.

Flesh is white, firm, juicy. Flavor is sour-sweet, with a moderate aroma. Chemical composition of the fruit: dry matter — 17.8%, sugars — 12.0%, titratable acids — 1.13%, ascorbic acid — 18.0 mg/100g (12.2-25.60), vitamin P — 340.0 mg/100g.

Winter variety, fruit harvest from August 29 to September 10.

Fruits remain well on the tree. Storage life of fruits is 120-150 days (until January-March). Transportability is good.

Fruits are small, but as half-cultivated varieties they are acceptable for this variety. Universal use.

Self-sterile variety. Best pollinators: Alenushka, Fonarik, Zhivinka, Pepinchik Krasnoyarsky.

Fruit production begins at 3-4 years. At the 'Udachny' collective farm, trees at 13 years of age produced 202 centners per hectare. Fruit-bearing is irregular.

Winter hardiness of the variety is satisfactory. During critical winters of the 1960s and 1980s, skeletal branches froze. Recovery ability is high.

Resistance to scab is moderate. In some years, leaves are affected up to two points, fruits are not affected.

Advantages of the variety: long fruit consumption period, high yield, good taste, universal use.

Disadvantages of the variety: small fruits, insufficient leaf resistance to scab.