Bashkir Beauty

Early spring variety. Selected in 1928 in the village of Kushnarenkovo by V. P. Strelyayev (Bashkir Research Institute of Agriculture).

Widely grown in the republics of Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, Mari El, Vologda, Kirov, Orenburg and Samara regions. In Bashkortostan, it occupies about 25% of apple orchard area. Included in the State Register.

Medium-sized tree. The crown is round in young trees, and in fruiting period it is broad-pyramidal with medium density. Branches grow at nearly straight angles, with strong union. Bark on trunk and main branches is smooth, greenish-brown. Predominant fruiting structures are simple and complex buds, short and long fruiting spurs.

Shoots are medium-sized, straight, round, brownish-gray, hairy. Tips of growing shoots are strongly hairy, almost white, which allows distinguishing the variety in nurseries and young plantings. Buds are sparse, small, convex, light-gray, easily visible. Buds are pressed, medium-sized, conical, hairy. Leaves are large, broad, oval-rounded, slightly pointed, green. Leaf margin is toothed-serrated. Leaf blade is flat, slightly wrinkled with delicate veins, heavily hairy on underside. Petioles are medium-length and thickness, hairy. Petiole bracts are medium-sized, elongated.

Flowers are large, pinkish, fragrant, small-cup-shaped. Style is long, weakly hairy, stigma above anthers. Inflorescence is medium-sized.

Fruits are medium-sized, 92-137 g, one-dimensional, broad-conical, smooth, well-shaped. Skin is thick, smooth, oily, with bloom, no russeting. Color at harvest maturity is greenish, covering — striped red blush on lower part of fruit; at consumer maturity — whitish with striped red blush. Under-skin spots are sparse, small, gray, weakly visible. Fruit stalk is short, upright, medium thickness. Calyx is medium, acute-conical. Calyx plate is small, narrow, smooth. Calyx is non-falling, closed. Calyx tube is medium, axial cavity absent. Heart is large, bulbous. Seed chambers are closed, seeds are large, broad, egg-shaped, reddish-brown.

Flesh is white, medium density, fine-grained, juicy, slightly acidic-sweet with moderate aroma. Appearance rating — 5 points, taste — 4.4 points. Fruits contain 16.3% dry matter, 12.4% sugars, 0.57% organic acids, 11.3 mg/100g ascorbic acid.

Fruit drop is medium.

Fruits store for 130 days, transportability and marketability are high. Variety is universal-purpose.

Blooms at medium time, self-sterile. Best pollinators — Antonovka, Seyanets Titovki, Buzovyazovskoe.

Enters fruiting stage at 6 years. Characterized by high and annual yield (140-257 tons/ha). Winter hardiness is high, disease resistance is medium.

Advantages of the variety: high winter hardiness, adaptability and longevity of trees, quickly recovers and increases yield after harsh winters.