To date, varieties of fruit trees with decorative properties have been bred. One of them, the Royal beauty apple tree, has a beautiful flowering and is an original element in landscape design. Unlike the usual apple trees, the main advantages of ornamental trees are not the taste of fruits, but the beauty of the plant during the flowering phase and the originally colored leaves of an unusual shape.

Description and characteristics of the variety

The Royal Beauty Apple tree is an ornamental hybrid variety that originates from the Purple Apple tree. To develop a new culture, the Central Asian apple tree of Nedzvetsky was used.

Most often, such trees are planted for a beautiful decoration of the backyard area, in parks and squares. Plants look very beautiful for single, group and alley plantings. Also, hedges and seasonal compositions are formed from apple trees.

What you need to know about the variety

The Royal apple tree is characterized by its small size and slow development rate. Trees can reach a maximum height of 6 meters. Ten-year-old plants generally grow to 4 meters.

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The culture has a characteristic shrub shape and an oval-type crown no more than 5 meters in diameter. In young trees, branches are more compact and only with age acquire spreading. If you do not cut the crown, it takes on a spherical or oval shape.

The decorative apple tree Royal boasts of narrowed pubescent leaves 8 - 12 cm in size, they have a very effective color: dark purple or purple. With the onset of autumn, the shades lighten and acquire a rich red, up to crimson color. The tree begins to bloom from May Day, pleases with flowers for up to 14 days.

It's worth knowing. If hot, dry weather is established, flower burnout may occur. As a result, flowering is reduced to 7 days, and in some cases even less.

The Royal apple tree is characterized by large buds of a rich dark red color. Numerous flowers have a pronounced aroma. The petals are red or crimson in color, but the peduncles are white, of a felt type.

The use of such trees, along with other ornamental fruit crops, is practiced exclusively for decorating the territory. It is worth noting the special beauty of apple trees at the time of harvest ripening.

Note to the gardener: The use of apples taken from such trees is not practiced, this is due to their low taste. However, some owners put the fruit into jam, while the apple is not peeled from seeds and the stalk is not cut off.

Planting and leaving

Growing a decorative Royal Beauty apple tree is as easy as conventional fruit trees:

  • when purchasing seedlings with an open root system, it is necessary to inspect all plants so that they are not overdried. Young trees with bare roots are placed in a bucket of water for an hour before planting;
  • placing the apple tree in the planting hole, you need to carefully straighten the roots, pour nutrient soil on top, compact it slightly and shed it properly;
  • the root collar does not need deepening;
  • it is recommended to mulch the plantings with peat, wood chips, and nut shells. Such a measure does not allow the earth to dry out, makes it possible to loosen the soil less often, to weed and irrigate.
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For ornamental apple varieties, it is recommended to choose a fertile soil with good drainage system on the sunny side of the site or in a place with a little shade. After the trees are planted, there is no need to apply fertilizers and top dressing immediately.But during cultivation, you will need plant fertilizers.

Important. Fruit and ornamental apple trees have the same diseases, and therefore do not forget about taking preventive measures that will allow the trees to remain healthy.

Landscape designers often use the Royal apple tree to decorate their backyard areas. The magnificent appearance of the trees fully compensates for the inedibility of the fruit.