Once you planted the "Bogatyrskaya" plum on your private plot, you can provide your family with delicious sweet fruits for 15-30 years, which can be eaten both fresh and canned for the winter.
Distinctive features of the plum variety "Bogatyrskaya"
Among a fairly large assortment of plum trees, this is distinguished by a large range of positive qualities that gardeners will appreciate in any locality - from the southern regions to the northern ones. Excellent frost resistance makes it possible to grow the blue plum "Bogatyrskaya" if not in the extreme North, then in the regions close to it.
In addition to frost resistance, Bogatyrskaya plum has a high level of fertility. So, from the tree already at the age of six, you can collect up to 60 kilograms of fruits, and from the old tree all eighty. The only drawback is the fragility of branches, which sometimes can not withstand such a load, and therefore, need a system of supports in the harvest year.
It is noteworthy that planting this tree on your site can not be worried about the presence of pollinating varieties nearby, because it is self-fertilizing. But if you want to increase the number of crops, which is already considerable, you can plant next to one another for this purpose.
Description of the plum "Bogatyrskaya"
Fruits that have an unsurpassed sourish-sweet taste, have a fairly high for plum weight - about 40 grams, with the bone occupying only 8% of the total volume and quite easily separated. The fruits of the plum with a thick waxy coating, which gives them a rich blue color, but after rubbing it, you can see that it is a lilac shade.
The height of the plum tree "Bogatyrskaya" is 8-10 meters, depending on the area of cultivation. Sometimes this can cause some problems in harvesting, but due to the fact that the fruits have a dense structure, they are well removed from the tree and well transported and stored. Branches are usually located at a large angle to the trunk, which without regular pruning can cause diseases due to poor airing.
The plum "Bogatyrskaya" rushes
Care of the plum
Caring for the tree, which brings such a large harvest, is absolutely not burdensome. This is another positive side of the plum "Bogatyrskaya". It is enough to thin the crown in the early spring, and in the summer to carry out three additional fertilizing and regular watering. To the delight of the owners of plants of this variety, even with minimal care, the tree is extremely seldom affected.