Donetsk yellow peach: description of the variety and characteristics, planting and care, storage

Varietal characteristics of wood

The variety got its name thanks to the Donetsk Experimental Station, where it was bred by Liliya Taranenko and other breeders in 1960.
Now it is called the Bakhmutov Research Station, and the variety is still propagated at its base for planting in the south of Ukraine and Russia (in the Rostov region). The variety has the following description:

fairly tall trees;
the crown is dense, spherical;
winter-hardy,
mid-season;
begins to bear fruit 3 years after planting;
the leaves are large, lanceolate, dark green;
The flowers are lush, rich pink and crimson.

Thanks to its beautiful flowering, the Donetsk yellow peach is often planted to decorate the garden, like other varieties of the crop. The taste of the fruit is also high:

in size – medium or large;
the skin is slightly pubescent, yellow, with a red spot;
the pulp is yellow, juicy, sweet with slight sourness and a pleasant aroma;
suitable for use in any form.

Advantages and disadvantages

Most varieties of peaches today are adapted to our climatic conditions.

But still, before purchasing any type of peach tree for your garden plot, you should familiarize yourself with its features. The Donetsk yellow variety has a lot of undeniable advantages, for which it has been loved by experienced and novice gardeners for many years.

Among them is the good resistance of the crop to severe frosts. As experience shows, in one year the Donetsk yellow trees froze by 1.7 points, while for the Kyiv early and Redhaven varieties this figure was more than 2 points. In addition, the variety we are describing has excellent restorative properties - even those trees that freeze to the level of fallen snow are able to fully regain their strength the following year and produce a good harvest. If we talk about the winter hardiness of flower buds, then Donetsk yellow has higher indicators than most other large-fruited varieties.

It has large, high-quality fruits that have good taste. Fruits also tolerate transportation normally, but only if they are transported unripe, since when fully ripe they can become covered with unpleasant dark spots.

In order to prevent curling, which most often leads to curling and dying of leaves in early May, makes the fruits small and inhibits their normal ripening, takes away the strength for proper growth and development from the tree itself, preventive treatment should be carried out with special preparations.

Harvest and storage

The variety is a mid-late variety; the harvest ripens at the end of August. If Donetsk yellow is planned to be consumed fresh, then it is picked fully ripe; if it is intended for storage or transportation, incomplete ripeness of the fruit is required. Ripening takes place in several stages, so harvesting also needs to be done several times.

Ripe peaches do not last long. To increase their shelf life to 1.5 months, they are collected not fully ripe, healthy and undamaged are selected, each is wrapped in newspaper, layered in boxes and placed in a room with high humidity and a temperature of 0°C.

Thus, the Donetsk yellow peach is a variety that resists frost well and is able to quickly recover in case of freezing. It produces large fruits with excellent taste if you remember to care for it properly. And you don’t have to plant pollinating trees nearby to enjoy the fruit.

Sources:

https://dachamechty.ru/persik/donetskij-zheltyj.html https://plodovie.ru/derevya/persik/sort-donetskij-zheltyj-6777/ https://fermer.blog/bok/sad/plodovye-derevya /persik/sorta-persika/srednie-sorta-persika/7867-persik-doneckiy-zheltyy.html

Advantages and disadvantages

Most varieties of peaches today are adapted to our climatic conditions.

Disadvantages include non-simultaneous ripening of the fruit pulp, as well as possible damage by powdery mildew and leaf curl.

Donetsk yellow peach: description of the variety and characteristics, planting and care, storage

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Planting: Donetsk yellow peach seedlings with an open root system should be planted in early spring before the buds swell or in the fall after the leaves fall. Planting container plants is possible from March to December. We choose a place for the peach that is sufficiently lit and sunny. We clear the land of weeds, especially perennial ones. The size of the planting hole depends on the size of the seedling: at least 40 cm deep, about 60-80 cm in diameter. Carefully remove the plant from the container so as not to damage the earthen ball. If the seedling is bare-rooted, then pour a small earthen mound into the bottom of the hole, place the plant on it and straighten the moistened roots. Fill the hole with fertile soil and tamp it lightly. It is important that the root collar is 3-5 cm above ground level. To improve the collection of rainwater, we form a tree trunk circle using an earthen roller. Water generously so that the soil is sufficiently saturated with moisture.

Type of soil/soil: loose, medium-loamy soil that allows air and moisture to pass through is best. Peach should be periodically fed with organic and mineral fertilizers. The amount and composition of fertilizing depends on the quality of the soil. We recommend using old organic humus from composted manure, or compost from kitchen and garden waste. This especially needs to be done on poor sandy soils (Polesie, most of the Kyiv region). Organics improve the quality characteristics of “light” soils. It is high time to forget the harmful Soviet ideas about the destruction of nature for the benefit of humanity, and separate waste, as they do in Europe, thereby showing concern for our future.

Watering: during the entire growing season before harvesting, peach is watered 2-3 times if it is an early variety, and 4-6 times in the case of mid-season and late varieties. To prevent the fruits from cracking, we carry out the first watering only when the seed in the fruit has hardened. A month before harvesting, the tree should be watered to increase the sugar content of the fruit. The volume of water is 30-60 liters per 1 m² of tree trunk circle. During the period of flower bud formation, water consumption is increased to 40-70 liters. Water should saturate the ground to a depth of 60-80 cm. To increase the winter hardiness of the tree, winter watering is necessary: 90-100 liters per 1 m² of tree trunk circle.

Pruning: Spring pruning of the tree should be done before sap begins to flow. Since peach bears fruit on annual growths, they need to be pruned every year to prevent fruit from forming at the edge of the crown. It is also necessary to remove broken, dry, diseased and frostbitten branches. The crown, shaped like a bowl (see photo), will be strong and will simplify tree care and harvesting. Autumn pruning is sanitary in nature and is carried out after the leaves have been shed.

Diseases and pests : the tree can be affected by diseases such as moniliosis, leaf curl, coccomycosis, scab, fruit rot, fungal blight, cytosporosis, powdery mildew. The most common pests of the peach tree: flower beetle weevil, spider mite, scale insect, aphid, oriental and plum moth, fruit moth and leafminer.

Fertilizer/protection: planted trees need mineral fertilizers. Initially, nitrogen is applied in the first year in mid-May, and the second time in mid-June. This has a beneficial effect on the formation of the crown due to strong autumn growth. If a young tree grows too quickly in the first year, then next year we use nitrogen fertilizer only in early May. For the next two years, in order not to harm the formation of fruits, we minimize nitrogen fertilization. Mulching with humus or compost has a positive effect on the development of trees.

To protect a tree from various diseases and pests, it is important to use chemicals correctly depending on the stage of development. During bud break, tank mixtures of fungicides + insecticides should be used: Aktara, Enzhio + Horus. In the bud opening phase – Horus + Enzhio. During leaf fall, use Enzhio or Actellik + Horus. During the period of fetal growth – Actellik + Chorus. Processing is carried out 10-12 days after the previous one. After harvesting, Horus is used. In October-November, tree trunk circles are dug, fallen leaves are buried or burned, and fertilizers are applied. All of the above-mentioned drugs can be combined without restrictions and without the risk of decreased effectiveness. The required amount of working solution for a young tree is 1 liter, a middle-aged tree is 2-3 liters, a tree with a large crown is more than 3 liters.

In our online store, all peach varieties presented are grown in Ukraine, so they are frost-resistant and do not need shelter for the winter. But the tree bark should be protected from hares to a height of 120cm.

If you bought imported seedlings of fruit trees from Europe, zones 6-9, then they must be covered for the winter. To do this, we form a small mound of earth or mulch around the root collar, which will protect the neck and the grafting site from freezing. In spring the tree should be opened.

All plants from the Proxima nursery are provided with fertilizers of the best European quality with prolonged action. The big advantage of purchasing plants in a container is that they can be planted without additional fertilizer from March to December - even in the summer heat.

Soil pests: in our time, the most dangerous soil pest is the Khrushchev (Russian - May beetle). To protect the tree, we treat the crown with Aktara or any other preparation based on imidacloprid (Prestige / Bayer, Antikhrushch). Processing is carried out from the end of April to September once every 40-60 days. Part of the solution must fall on the trunk (10 cm above the ground) and the root collar and not spill to the side. It is better to do preventive treatments once a month than to resort to treatment when the pest multiplies and “eats” the plant. An example is the struggle of Ukrainian gardeners with Colorado beetles, which, like their human “cotton” namesakes – the Kremlin occupiers of “Colorado”, are insatiable and climb into other people’s gardens. Both the first and the second need to be gotten rid of before they become widespread.

Weed protection: in the fight against annual and perennial weeds, the general herbicide Hurricane Forte and Roundup are used. It is used before or after flowering, provided the crop is protected. All drugs used are for the convenience of the user from one company - Syngenta.

Tips for caring for crops

Donetsk yellow peach cannot be called unpretentious. It requires regular care, and it also needs to be prepared for wintering.

Watering mode

When watering, they are guided by the age of the peach, as well as the degree of drying of the soil. For a month after planting, water the seedlings every 3 days, the volume is 1 bucket of water. In dry weather, do this more often - once every 2 days, you can empty 2 buckets. Already mature peaches need 5 buckets, but if there was a lot of rain in winter and spring, then they do not do this right away. If it’s not enough – from May. You need to water no more than 2 times every 30 days.

Feeding and fertilizers

Once every 2-3 years, the peach is fertilized with compost or humus. As for seasonal fertilizing, the peach is fertilized for the first time in the spring. For this purpose, diluted urea is used (before the buds open) or urea and ammonium nitrate (after the buds open).

In the summer, when the fruits are forming and ripening, you can use a mixture of urea, aqueous extract of superphosphate, potassium sulfide, ammonium sulfate and borax. They are diluted in 10 liters of water. Preparing for winter also requires feeding. Per 1 square meter, add 40 grams of superphosphate and 50 grams of potassium chloride.

Trimming Features

There are two types of crop pruning:

For removing old, diseased or frostbitten branches.
Formative - after the buds have appeared, pruning is carried out to form a cup-shaped crown. Needed in the first 4 years.

Specifics of wintering

After watering, digging and fertilizing, the soil is mulched with peat or humus; their layer should be 10-15 centimeters. Peaches are also insulated with a frame made of cardboard or other material (bag, spruce branches), it is secured on special pegs. If the winter is warm, it is enough to add earth so that it covers the trunk by half a meter.

Rules for planting peach seedlings

If you want the seedling to take root, you need to plant it correctly.

Timing and choice of landing site

The best yield indicators were noted in the Donetsk region and its bordering regions - Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Kharkov, Lugansk regions of Ukraine and the Rostov region of Russia. It can be planted in other regions with mild winters. It is not recommended to grow in cold areas where the average winter temperature often reaches -20°C or lower.
A place for planting is required sunny, protected from the wind, with medium loamy soil, which is characterized by good moisture permeability and air exchange, neutral or slightly alkaline reaction.

Maintain a three-meter distance from other plants or buildings. If the climate in the region where you live is colder, you need to plant peach in the spring; in warm regions, autumn planting is allowed. To do this, you need to wait until the temperature drops to +10° and the sap flow in the plants stops.

Preparing the site and seedlings for planting

If planting occurs in the spring, the hole is dug in the fall. It is deepened by 50 cm, expanded by 70 cm. A support must be lowered into the middle of the recess. To the top layer of soil add 5–8 kg of humus, rotted manure or compost, 200–300 g of wood ash, 50 g of potassium chloride, and the same amount of superphosphate.

If the land on the site is fertile, you can do without organic fertilizers. The resulting mixture should be poured into the center of the depression and form a mound. If planting occurs in the fall, dig a hole 2-3 weeks in advance, add only potassium chloride, superphosphate, wood ash, without organic matter.

Features of cultivation

As we know, almost all varieties of peaches tolerate frost very poorly. Already at -20 degrees, many trees disappear. Big Honey can withstand even -30 degrees below zero. After such a winter, the plant still bears fruit well, however, subject to certain rules for caring for the plant. So, recommendations for growing Big Honey peaches:

when planting a seedling, it is recommended to bury the grafting site 8-10 cm into the ground so that in the future the plant will form correctly; Tree pruning must be done before flowering begins to increase the volume of the harvest; the main purpose of tree pruning is to thin out the crown; in the spring, it is imperative to remove all frost-bitten shoots, which can lead to tree disease and lead to a poor harvest; it is important to spray the leaves in a timely manner to prevent them from becoming curled; You also need to monitor the humidity level and water the plant periodically.

As you can see, caring for a Big Honey peach is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. This species is quite resistant to many types of diseases, as well as frost, which simplifies its care.

Specifics of growing a tree

Planting Donetsk yellow peach has many features. Without their knowledge, it is difficult to achieve a bountiful harvest.

Boarding time

When choosing the time and place of planting, you need to keep in mind that the Donetsk yellow peach still does not tolerate temperatures dropping to -20 degrees.

Therefore, it is suitable for regions with mild winters.

Planting dates are determined as follows:

In cold climates, plant in spring.
In warm places it is possible in the fall, when the temperature has already reached +10, and the sap flow has stopped.

A peach cannot be harvested after strawberries, alfalfa, melons and nightshades.

Purchasing seedlings

In order for the tree to take root well, the seedlings must be healthy and strong:

It is not allowed for parts of the roots to be dried out or rotten.
Greenish bark.
The grafting site is smooth, without damage.
The ideal age of a seedling is 1 year.

PEACH VARIETIES: THE BEST, BUT NOT IDEAL

We grow many different varieties of peaches of American, Canadian and domestic selection.

Each variety is either a hairy or smooth peaches. Hairy peaches are a more traditional variety; their skin is covered with a characteristic fuzz that sometimes irritates the palate when eaten.

Kyiv early is one of the first most winter-hardy varieties of Ukrainian selection. Early ripening (July 20-25). Fruits for table use, medium size, with white flesh. Unfortunately, the variety is affected by leaf curl.

Knyazhegradsky

- repeats the previous variety in its main characteristics.
He was brought in to replace him. Also white-fleshed, early ripening, very winter-hardy, but, unlike Kyiv early, resistant to curling. Lesostepnaya, Pamyati Grishko, Dneprovsky, Donetsk yellow
have proven themselves well .

As the world's consumption of peach fruit has increased, yellow-fleshed varieties have come to the forefront. Their commercial importance is higher than that of white-fleshed ones, since they are denser, are better stored and can be transported over long distances without loss of quality, and are also more suitable for processing. Their ripening dates are later.

Redhaven

– a very popular variety with yellow flesh. It is considered a standard variety; experts rely on it when assessing economically valuable traits in most yellow-fleshed peaches. With high agricultural technology, it forms large fruits with dense yellow flesh. But they are not particularly sweet. Ripens in the early-mid period (August 5-10 in the Kyiv region).

Princely wealth

- the same large-fruited variety as Redhaven, but significantly superior to it in taste. The fruits are dense, high in sugars, and very marketable. Ripen in the third decade of August. A variety with good commercial potential. Winter-hardy, almost not affected by leaf curl.

Prince's Gold will appeal to lovers of huge, weighing from 180 to 220 g, yellow-fleshed fruits. They ripen in the last five days of August. Winter hardiness and curl resistance are high. The taste of the fruit is similar to that of Redhaven.

In the last 20 years, varieties bred in the USA, Canada and European countries have “moved” to us. They have good characteristics, but we have not yet had a single truly severe winter to test their frost resistance. And without such verification, growing these varieties on an industrial scale is risky.

For consumers who don't like hairy peaches, breeders have selected a group of "naked" varieties called nectarines. They compare favorably with their “fluffy” counterparts by their higher sugar content and dense pulp. However, the “rich” biochemical composition has a downside to the coin. Because of this, nectarines suffer much more from the codling moth and are affected by powdery mildew and fruit rot. They are very difficult to grow in garden plots, since they need to be constantly treated with protective drugs against pests and fungal diseases. It is very problematic to obtain an environmentally friendly harvest in such conditions. In addition, the insidiousness of diseases is great - nectarines begin to rot almost immediately after ripening.

Red Gold nectarine variety has become widespread

. It is distinguished by moderately large and very dense fruits, which are suitable for processing. Its winter hardiness is average.

The best winter-hardy peach varieties for the Middle Zone

Many gardeners are still afraid to grow peaches, considering them to be a very heat-loving crop. Initially this was the case, but over the last century this culture has significantly advanced to the north. And now peach grows quite successfully not only in the central zone of Belarus, but much further to the north.

Compared to apricots, peach has a number of valuable advantages that will make your choice of peach more informed. So, why exactly peach?

This is a fast-growing crop; modern peach varieties begin to bear fruit sometimes in the year they are planted in the garden.
Late flowering. There is such a problem as return frosts. The peach, being one of the last to bloom, is guaranteed to escape these return frosts.
Self-fertility (self-pollinating). They do not need to select a pollinator. Of course, a pollinator is desirable, in this case you will get the maximum yield, but if you plant even one peach tree, you will have a harvest, whereas this option will not work with an apricot, it definitely needs a pollinator.
Peach is characterized by very high regenerative ability and adaptability. It is easily restored even after harsh winters, when the entire above-ground part dies, but if you still have at least a piece of the grafted part, at least a piece of the stem under the snow, you cut it off, cover it up, and a year after the restoration of the crown you again have your guaranteed harvest.

The main thing is to choose the most resistant, adaptive varieties. For our conditions, the optimal varieties, the most winter-hardy, are Novoselkovsky, Donetsk White, Donetsk Yellow, Yelgavsky, Seyanets Starka, and Loiko peach.

Novoselkovsky, this variety is characterized by high productivity, can withstand cold temperatures down to -28C, has an average fruit ripening period, fruits are medium or slightly below average size, weighing up to 60-80 grams, their color is light yellow, with a bright blurred blush, the pulp is juicy with pleasant sweet and sour taste. The variety is resistant to such a dangerous disease as Curly.
Donetsk yellow. The Ukrainian variety is distinguished, however, by its fairly high winter hardiness and high yield. Donetsk yellow is the largest-fruited peach variety. Some fruits reach up to 250 grams, the pulp is light yellow, tender, melting, very juicy, pleasant sweet and sour taste with a predominance of sweetness, the stone is difficult to separate, i.e. This is a classic peach. It ripens in mid-late August. It has a beautiful yellow color, with a blurred red blush.
Donetsk white, unlike Donetsk yellow, has slightly smaller fruits and a white flesh color. But it is also quite winter-hardy. Provided these varieties are grown under the protection of some kind of structure, a fence from the north wind to protect it, it is guaranteed to produce a harvest every year.
Stark seedling is perhaps the only uncolored variety; it has a solid light yellow or light green color, is sweet, and very winter-hardy. It has large fruits, with a pleasant taste, sweet and even with a slight melon aroma, but dense pulp.
The Jelgava variety is distinguished by its very high adaptability, a variety of Baltic selection. In the Baltics, the climate is a little milder, but there is such a peculiarity - there are a lot of thaws and temperature changes. And this peach practically does not react to these changes, does not wake up, and waits for the onset of real spring. Its fruits are average or slightly below average, have a pleasant taste, very juicy, very soft. The variety is winter-hardy and tolerates our winters well, without freezing or with minimal freezing. Easily restored after frost. Early fruiting, self-pollinating, it is not necessary for it to have a plant of a different variety; it is enough to plant only one such seedling.
Peach Loiko - this variety was created at the Institute of Fruit Growing in Belarus, and is maximally adapted to our conditions. It is characterized by the earliest ripening period. It ripens at the end of July. It is distinguished by maximum winter hardiness, of all the above, at the level of Novoselovsky and even higher. Medium height, crown height up to 3.5 meters. It is also distinguished by early fruiting, it begins to bear fruit in 2-3 years, high productivity, and self-fertility, i.e. It also does not require a pollinator. The fruit size is average, maximum weight 130-150 grams. Like other varieties, it has a beautiful, bright pink-red blush over a yellow background. The bone does not separate very well either. This is a characteristic feature for our peach varieties, but I think that our breeders will work on this and create varieties in which the pit will separate much better. Its pulp is yellow, dense, and pleasant to the taste.

Given its origin, peaches in our harsh climate can be grown in different ways.

Some people practice growing in greenhouses.
There is a technique for growing peach in a wall greenhouse, or wall culture.
And the traditional way, in an open place, in open ground.

As for the landing itself. We add traditional complex planting fertilizers, nutritious soil, and compost 20-25 kg into the planting hole. for each plant. Be sure to add a little extra superphosphate to the planting hole.

When shaping, we recommend growing the peach in the form of a bush; this ensures maximum adaptive and recovery ability in case the peach freezes.

Trimming. Peach tends to thicken. It is necessary to regulate both pruning, removing excess wood, and plucking out excess ovary.

Pros and cons of Donetsk peach

This variety has a number of advantages:

beautiful appearance;
cold-resistant;
even after severe cold and freezing it quickly recovers;
does not require pollinators;
large, tasty peaches;
from one tree you can harvest up to 60 kilograms of crop;
unripe fruits are easy to transport.

However, there are some disadvantages that may prevent you from getting a good harvest:

poor transportability of ripe peaches;
the variety is susceptible to powdery mildew and curl;
prevention from other diseases and pests is also necessary;
does not tolerate drought.

Also, one of the unusual features of the variety is that its fruits ripen unevenly. Each can contain both ripe and still ripening pulp.

Peach “Donskoy frost-resistant”

The Donskoy frost-resistant peach is one of the fastest ripening fruit crops. Productivity is consistently high. The fruits are not very large, weighing 60-80 g, with a pink blush. The pulp is sweet, the stone separates well. Begins to bear fruit at 3-4 years of age. The yield of a 10-year-old plant can reach 10 buckets of fruit.

Peach is heat-loving, light-loving, relatively drought-resistant, but if there is a lack of moisture, it needs watering. The “Donskoy” peach has a good ability to recover from frostbite after harsh winters, is not afraid of frost even at -40 ° C, but is afraid of prolonged thaws in February-March. Resistant to powdery mildew and leaf curl.

Kyiv early

Review
The main advantages of the variety are attractive: winter hardiness, beautiful fruits of very good taste, self-fertility. In the conditions of Volgograd there is no need to chase exotic things; here it just grew and gave birth. Kiev early grows and bears fruit here.

Description

The Kyiv early variety can be formed as a tree or bush. Kyiv early - varieties of early ripening. Medium and vigorous (up to 3-4 m) The crown is dense, rounded. Kiev early is one of the most winter-hardy peach varieties. When frozen in severe winters, it recovers well. After a good overwintering (if the temperature did not drop below -26°), the yield is high - 30-60 kg per tree. Blooms in mid-April – May. The fruits are medium-sized, weighing 70-80 g (with a small yield up to 110 g), round in shape, with a well-defined ventral seam. The color is creamy white with a striped red blush over the entire surface of the fruit. Pubescence is average. The pulp is juicy, sweet with a slight sourness, aromatic, very good taste. Tasting score - 4.4-4.6 points. The stone is of medium size and does not separate from the pulp. The fruits ripen in mid-July. Kiev early is a self-fertile variety, but for a bountiful harvest it still needs pollinators. Its pollinators: May Flower, Redhaven, Greensboro, Moretini's Favorite, Velvety. Resistant to powdery mildew and klyasterosporiosis. The tree of the Kyiv early variety lives longer than its relatives. Drought resistance is low.

Pros and cons of Donetsk peach

This variety has a number of advantages:

beautiful appearance;
cold-resistant;
even after severe cold and freezing it quickly recovers;
does not require pollinators;
large, tasty peaches;
from one tree you can harvest up to 60 kilograms of crop;
unripe fruits are easy to transport.

However, there are some disadvantages that may prevent you from getting a good harvest:

poor transportability of ripe peaches;
the variety is susceptible to powdery mildew and curl;
prevention from other diseases and pests is also necessary;
does not tolerate drought.

Also, one of the unusual features of the variety is that its fruits ripen unevenly. Each can contain both ripe and still ripening pulp.

Diseases and pests of peach

Most often, the plant is affected by leaf curl and powdery mildew. In both cases, the affected parts of the plant are cut off. To prevent powdery mildew after flowering, seedlings are treated with Topsin or Topaz. Bordeaux mixture will help against curliness; it is used in the fall.

Aphids are a dangerous pest for peach. In case of severe damage, plants are sprayed with appropriate preparations (for example, Karbofos). This should be done no later than 15 days before harvest. To control aphids and other pests after the buds swell, insecticides are used. After flowering, the treatment is repeated, but together with antifungal agents.

What is the peculiarity of winter-hardy varieties?

Varieties of winter-hardy peaches are able to withstand significant cold snaps. Even in middle and northern latitudes they can easily endure wintering, but there are a number of important nuances that not all gardeners know about.

Criterion for winter hardiness of the tree itself and individual flower buds

Each species has a certain criterion for the winter hardiness of the tree itself and individual flower buds. The frost resistance index of a crop can reach up to -40 degrees, but flower buds, as a rule, can withstand -22 below zero, if we talk about winter-hardy varieties. So, strong, late cold snaps in northern latitudes can still deprive a gardener of a harvest.
Winter-hardy varieties need to be properly cared for. If the tree is heavily overloaded with fruits, then winter hardiness will greatly decrease by the coming winter. This indicator also reduces the age of the tree. The older it is, the less cold it can withstand.

UPROADING CANNOT BE REJUVENATED

Before you decide to uproot a tree, you need to carefully examine its condition. As already mentioned, peach can freeze to the level of snow cover. But the part covered with snow remains alive, and in this case the plant can recover literally in a year, thanks to its ability to produce 2-3 waves of shoot growth annually. Even if the tree is severely damaged, it can be revived.

This will require rejuvenating or restorative pruning. By making cross sections, all dead tissue is gradually removed until you reach living wood. It retains its noble light green color (and damaged ones turn brown). As a result, there should remain a part of the trunk up to 40-60 cm in height or, if you are lucky, a trunk with short, up to 20 cm in length, branches from skeletal branches. This is enough for the peach to recover - within a year it will have fruits again, even larger than before pruning. But if there are trees of unsuitable varieties in the garden, they can be uprooted.

Peach “Donskoy frost-resistant”

Characteristics of the Donetsk yellow variety

The Donetsk yellow peach variety is distinguished by tall trees with a dense spherical crown. In terms of the duration of the growing season, it can be compared with the early Kyiv period. The leaves are large, lancet-shaped, dark green. The flowers of the variety are beautiful, large, pink, and shaped like roses.

Drought resistance, frost resistance

Trees do not tolerate drought well and need regular watering. Donetsk yellow is a frost-resistant variety. In the winter of 1993–1994. the degree of freezing was estimated at 1.7 points, while other varieties froze much more strongly.

Observations also showed that during severe frosts in 1986–1987. The trees were frozen to the level of snow, but thanks to their good recovery ability the following summer, all the consequences disappeared and growth continued. The ability of the variety to withstand frost is evidenced by the presence of 20-year-old trees in the nursery’s gardens.

Flower buds tolerate frosts somewhat worse; the Kyiv early variety is ahead of them in this regard. However, compared to other large-fruited varieties, their frost resistance is higher. This is evidenced by freezing of the top of the tree by 2.1 points in the cold spring and summer of 1992.

Peach pollinators, variety yield, fruit application

This tree does not need pollinators; it fertilizes itself. It bears fruit with large fruits weighing about 150 g each, sometimes the weight can reach 220 g. It begins to bear fruit from the age of 4 years. From one tree you can collect from 50 to 60 kg of round or wide oval peaches with flattened poles.

The skin of ripe fruits is light yellow with a blurred red spot on one side, while that of unripe fruits is greenish with a yellow tint; pubescence is weak. The seam is clearly visible. The pulp changes its color from yellow-green near the pit (without a red tint) to yellow-orange near the surface, not soft, moist.

The taste is very sweet with a slight hint of sourness; tasters rated it 4.7–4.9 points. The large stone grows to the pulp and is colored light brown. The aroma is pleasant. The fruit is suitable for making compote, jam, preserves, candied fruits, marmalade, and is also good fresh.

Resistance to diseases and pests

The following diseases pose a danger to Donetsk yellow:

Powdery mildew. A plaque appears, first white, then dark, later spots form, the growth of shoots slows down, and they die. The degree of damage is average.
Curly. Cherry-colored spots appear on the leaves, and their borders are also colored. Later, a gray coating forms on the underside. The leaves curl into a tube, fall off, fruiting stops or continues in small quantities with damaged pericarp. The tree is in danger of freezing when the temperature drops. The degree of damage is severe.

The following varieties of pests are known:

aphid;
weevils;
mites;
fruit moth;
eastern codling moth.

Description

The fruits of all varieties of peaches are valued for their juiciness, amazing taste and aroma; they are consumed not only fresh, but also made into delicious jams, jams, jellies, candied fruits, and added to cakes and pastries. And a lot can be said about the benefits of peach - it helps improve the functioning of the cardiovascular system, normalize liver function, promotes the formation of hemoglobin, has cleansing properties, is widely used in dietary nutrition and as a general tonic.

All these qualities are inherent in such a wonderful peach variety as Donetsk yellow. This is a high-yielding variety that appeared in the Donetsk representative office of the Institute of Horticulture. It was bred through the efforts of breeder L.I. Taranenko in 1960. The specialist managed to create a new high-quality peach variety from the seeds that were brought from the city of Gelendzhik. For a long period of time, the variety was propagated by specialists from the Donetsk nursery, and a little later it became popular not only in the Donbass and other regions of Ukraine, but also in Russia.

The fruit tree of the Donetsk yellow type is a tall crop with a fairly dense round crown . The leaves are also large in size and have a beautiful dark green hue, and annual shoots, on the contrary, are light green, but you can see an interesting carmine tan on them. Peach flowers are also very large and have a pleasant pink tint. Donetsk yellow is a self-fertile variety, its fruits weigh up to approximately 150 g, some can reach 220 g.

The fruits are characterized by a round shape, sometimes they have the shape of a wide oval, somewhat flattened on both sides, and a specific ventral suture is also visually visible on the surface. The fruits have a pale yellow peel with an exquisite blurred blush on the surface. Unripe peaches have a greenish-yellow skin color, the same as the flesh of the fruit. It is dense in consistency and has a yellow-orange color right next to the peel. The taste of Donetsk yellow can be called quite sweet, with a pleasant acidity. The seed of the fruit is large and it is almost impossible to separate it from the pulp. When tasting by experts, this peach variety received a good rating of 4.9 points.

In terms of the duration of the growing season, this variety of fruit tree is very close to the Kyiv early, but its need for heat at this time is greater. Just like the control variety Kyiv Ranny, Donetsk Yellow begins to bear fruit no earlier than in the third year after planting, and the maximum amount of harvest can be expected in the fourth year. The early fruiting rate is average; in years favorable for the wintering of flower buds, the amount of harvest collected from each fruit tree can be about 50–60 kg.

Tips for caring for crops

Donetsk yellow peach cannot be called unpretentious. It requires regular care, and it also needs to be prepared for wintering.

Watering mode

Feeding and fertilizers

Trimming Features

There are two types of crop pruning:

For removing old, diseased or frostbitten branches.
Formative - after the buds have appeared, pruning is carried out to form a cup-shaped crown. Needed in the first 4 years.

Specifics of wintering

Characteristics and rules for growing Donetsk yellow peach

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History of selection of the Donetsk yellow variety

The Donetsk Yellow variety was developed in 1960 by Honored Agronomist Liliya Ivanovna Taranenko from the Donetsk Horticulture Research Station, later Artyomovskaya, now the Bakhmut Nursery Research Station of the Institute of Horticulture of the Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences (Bakhmut Seedling Nursery).

She received seeds for breeding from the city of Gelendzhik (Krasnodar Territory, Russia). This variety has been propagated at the station for a long time; its seedlings are actively planted in areas of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions (Ukraine), and the Rostov region (Russia).