Apple Iyulskoye Chernenko

Early-ripening variety selected by the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Genetics and Selection of Fruit Crops named after I. V. Michurin. Breeder: S. F. Chernenko. Obtained from crossing Velvet Anise with Paprika. Used in breeding as an early-ripening, highly winter-hardy variety with colored fruits. Widely propagated in amateur gardens. Approved for cultivation in the Central and Volga regions.

Trees are vigorous, with oval, sparse crowns in youth and oval-conical in full fruiting.

Shoots with short internodes, densely hairy. Leaves large, elongated, dark green, folded upward, with weakly expressed serrated margins. Petioles hairy, slightly colored. Stipules thread-like.

Fruits (see illustration) are medium-sized and smaller, slightly flattened oval-conical shape, with weakly visible ribs. Main skin color is light green, covering color is mostly dense raspberry blush with clearly visible darker stripes and bands, with waxy coating. Some fruits have a seam, like Paprika. Peduncles short. Calyx narrow and deep.

Flesh is greenish, pleasant sweet-sour taste with strong aroma.

Harvesting ripeness occurs at the end of July to early August. Yield is good. Winter hardiness is very high. Resistance to scab is low.

Advantages of the variety: early fruiting, early ripening, attractive coloration, high winter hardiness.

Disadvantages of the variety: uneven fruit ripening, high susceptibility to scab.