The variety was created at the NIISS named after M.A. Lisavenko in the mountainous region of the Altai (Chemal village) by selection among seedlings from open pollination of a mixture of Ulmus sibirica cultivars. Breeders: V.S. Butov, T.M. Pletneva (Tsipetsaver). It is widely grown in gardens of the Altai Krai, Southern Ural, and southern Krasnoyarsk Krai. Included in the State Register in 1974 for the West Siberian, East Siberian, and Ural regions.
Trees are low, with a broad, flat-rounded, drooping, moderately dense crown. The main type of fruiting is in clusters of branches. Branches are gray and hanging. The trunk is low. Shoots are straight or slightly curved, brown, with numerous light lenticels. Vegetative buds are oval-conical, fruiting buds are round. Leaves are medium-sized, 11.5 cm long and 5.5 cm wide, inversely egg-shaped, dark green with serrated edges, pubescent on the underside; on young plants, leaves are often arranged in one plane on shoots, which is a variety-specific trait. Leaf blade is spread out, with a narrow wedge-shaped base, with a gradual transition to the apex and a sharp tip, slightly wrinkled, glossy, with serrated edges. Petiole and main vein of the leaf are dark anthocyanic on the underside. In the bud, 2-3 flowers are located, blooming before the leaves. Flower corolla is cup-shaped, buds are white. Petals are white, broadly oval, with strongly wavy edges, free. Stamens in the flower are 17-22, stigma is positioned above the anthers, sepals are narrowly oval.
Fruits are round, weighing 12 g, 28 mm high and 26 mm in diameter, with a broad conical apex having a small depression. The depression is deep, divided by a groove, and on some fruits a ventral suture is noticeable. Main fruit color is yellow, covered with dark brown skin covering the entire surface. Skin is slightly rough. Flesh is pale yellow-green, tender, sweet-sour, with a slight aroma and pleasant taste. Stone is above average size, well-formed, oval, semi-detached. Pedicel is small and easily separates from the fruit. Fruits ripen in the second decade of August. Transportability is weak. Fruits contain 16-20% dry soluble substances, 10-12% sugars, 1.6-1.9% titratable acids, 0.37-0.45% tannins, 6-8 mg/100g ascorbic acid, 240-260 mg/100g P-active substances. The variety is of universal use.
Enters fruiting in the 3rd year after planting in orchards with one-year-old seedlings. High yield, relatively regular. One of the most winter-hardy Siberian varieties. Tree winter-hardiness is high, fruit bud winter-hardiness is above average. The variety is self-sterile. It is poorly damaged by Clasterosporium and fruit moth, but significantly damaged by Maslov's seed weevil.
In inter-varietal crosses and under open pollination, Poniklaja effectively transmits high adaptability, yield, and crown structure characteristics. Among hybrids involving the Poniklaja variety, several selected forms have been identified.
Advantages of the variety: high winter-hardiness and yield.
Disadvantages: susceptibility to rot and damage by seed weevil.
