There are 6 million hectares of apple orchards in the world! This is the most common fruit tree. Loved since ancient times, sung in folklore, the apple tree has long turned into a symbol of wisdom and knowledge. And she herself is the result of the knowledge and skills of many people. In order to create a domestic apple tree (Malus domestica), multiple hybridization of different species, forms and varieties was required. And how much effort the decorative varieties of this amazing plant required!
When apple trees bloom
These trees bloom before their leaves bloom, as a rule, this happens from April (in the southern regions) to June (in the northern regions). The cooler it is when apple trees bloom, the longer they delight the eye. And it can last up to two weeks.
Decorative flowering apple tree, the pictures of which are provided for your attention in this article, can outshine many shrubs and trees. You can grow them throughout Russia. And although they mainly produce inedible fruits that do not exceed the size of a pea or cherry, they do an excellent job with another task - they delight our eyes after a boring gray winter. This holiday fireworksof sparkling bright inflorescences is designed to warm us up after the cold weather and announce the arrival of spring and warmth. A tree strewn with tiny beads of golden, purple or orange apples is no less attractive, and they stay on the branches for a long time, serving as excellent food for birds.
Why do we need a branch of a flowering apple tree
In the field of breeding various varieties of ornamental apple trees, the wise Chinese have been incredibly successful. Their aesthetic needs forced them to treat the garden as a place of contemplation, bringing the soul into harmony with the outside world, filling it with wisdom and peace.
And it's true, after early spring pruning, a profusely blooming, well-formed apple tree is an object of inseparable contemplation and aesthetic pleasure. In the gardens, they grow freely, you can approach each of them and, sitting down on a spread rug or a comfortably standing bench, immerse yourself in the magical aroma of flowers and listen to the birds singing and the buzzing of bees. I must say, by the way, that these apple trees are excellent honey plants, yielding up to 30 kg of honey per hectare.
How different they are, blooming apple trees
And weeping or umbrella-shaped apple trees you probably want to have in your garden. After all, their branches hanging to the ground form an amazing fragrant tent, entering which you cannot leave it. And in summer, it can serve as an excellent gazebo, in which it is so wonderful to hide from the heat! And what distinguishes them, by the way, is their resistance and unpretentiousness to the weather conditions of our band.
Sargent variety looks likeshrub, delighting in spring with snow-white flowers, and in autumn with magnificent coloring of leaves. Its crimson tiny fruits have a waxy coating. And when Siebold or Toringo apple trees bloom, their pink inflorescences change, gradually becoming whiter.
Some of the ornamental blooms have delicate, sweet-tasting apples ("Makamik"). Yes, and fruit trees will not let you down in decorative use. They will surely give their owners a juicy harvest, and in the spring they will be showered with snow-white flowers, forcing them to wait with excitement for the moment when the apple trees bloom.
