The Moscow region belongs to the zone of risky farming. That is, it is possible to plant fruit trees here, but not all, serious care will be required, and the risk of being left without a crop is great. Nevertheless, there is a choice of fruit trees and shrubs for the Moscow region.

What fruits to plant in the country in the suburbs

Even the most frost-resistant crops often do not withstand the climate of the Moscow region. The thing is that frost resistance does not mean winter hardiness. The first means that the plant is able to withstand some maximum negative temperature (for example, -40 gr.) The second definition indicates the resistance of the species to various weather cataclysms (sudden changes in heat and frost, unexpected frosts in the fall or after a thaw). That is, a tree can withstand a very cold winter, and in spring, during moderate frosts, it will die. Therefore, you need to choose exactly winter-hardy crops for growing in the Moscow region.

So, what fruit trees can you choose for the Moscow region:

  1. Apple tree. Propagated by grafting on seedling, semi-dwarf and dwarf stock. It is advisable to have varieties with different ripening periods and winter hardiness in the garden. The optimal ratio (subject to the availability of a storage basement) is as follows: 20% summer varieties, 30% autumn and 50% winter. If there is nowhere to store the crop, then less winter varieties should be planted.
  2. Pear. It grows well in the Moscow region, subject to the correct choice of the variety. Summer and fall / winter options are available.
  3. Common cherry. The most dangerous thing for cherries is spring frosts. If the varieties are self-fertile, others will be required for pollination.
  4. Cherries. While this culture is rarely found in northern gardens, there are still suitable varieties. Local cherries are not inferior in taste to southern varieties.
  5. Duke. It is a hybrid of sweet cherry and cherry. Can withstand frosts below -25o C. Self-fertile.
  6. Plum. Least weather-demanding crop. Propagated by grafting on cherry plum or plum seedlings.
  7. Cherry plum. In many respects it surpasses home-made plum; there are varieties with high taste. Cherry plum is a self-fertile crop, pollinators are required.
  8. Apricot. It tolerates frosts near Moscow, spring frosts pose some threat to flower buds. Several varieties are required for effective fruiting.
  9. Sea buckthorn. It is a dioecious plant, therefore, at least one male specimen from the windy side is needed on the site. Propagated by layering, cuttings, less often by grafting.
  10. Honeysuckle. A very early and frost-resistant shrub culture, which is becoming more and more in demand among gardeners in the northern regions. Several varieties are required for cross-pollination.
  11. Black currant. Everyone's favorite berry culture. A couple of bushes in the garden with different ripening periods are enough.

Pear

We found out what kind of fruit trees grow in the Moscow region. Now it's up to the choice of proven, climate-adapted varieties. Here it is appropriate to recall Michurin's words: "A variety decides the success of a business."

The best varieties for the Moscow region

Apple tree

  • Summer (stored no more than 2 weeks): Candy, Arkadik, Yubilyar, Medunitsa, Orlinka, Summer scarlet, White filling, Krasulia, Iulskoye Chernenko, Medunitsa, Melba, Yubilyar.
  • Autumn (storage - 1-3 months): Antonovka ordinary, Zhigulevskoe, Uspenskoe, Cinnamon striped, Solnyshko, Orlovskoe striped, Kurnakovskoe, Skala, Venyaminovskoe.
  • Winter (stored for six months or more): Imrus, Veteran, Lobo, Orlik, Kulikovskoe, Northern Sinap, Bogatyr, Welsey, Orlovskaya Zarya, Charodeyka, Rozhdestvenskoe.
  • Columnar (height - about 2 m, early-growing): Currency, Chervonets, Vasyugan, President, Malyukha.

Pear

  • Summer (not stored): Lada, Cathedral, Severyanka, Chizhovskaya, In memory of Vavilov, Petrovskaya.
  • Autumn (storage - no more than 1 month): Moskvichka, Veles, Pamyat Yakovlev, Bergamot Moscow, Nadezhda, Belorusskaya late.

Cherry

Cherry

  • Youth, Lyubskaya, Same age, Ruby, Crimson.
  • Shokoladnitsa, Apukhtinskaya, Volochaevka, Vole, Kent.
  • Vladimirskaya, Morozovka, Lotovaya, Tambovchanka, Generous, Volzhskaya, Shakirovka.

Cherries

  • Early: Iput, Early Sadko, Chermashnaya, Krasnaya Gorka, Ovstuzhenka.
  • Mid-season: Fatezh, Teremoshka, Rechitsa.
  • Late: Bryansk pink, Tyutchevka, Revna.

Cherry

Columnar fruit trees

Zhukovskaya, In memory of Vavilov, Nurse, Strong, Wonderful cherry, Beauty of the North.

Plum

Early, Blue gift, Eurasia-21, Egg blue, Morning, Opal, Zarechnaya early, Superearly Egg blue, Blue gift, Smolinka, Hungarian Moscow, Morning, Smolinka, Alexy, Early ripening red, Timiryazev's memory, Victoria, Sineglazka, Yakhontova, Early , Tula, Chinese.

Plum

Cherry plum

  • Early - Gold of the Scythians, Kuban comet, Traveler, Nayden, Tent.
  • Late - Gift to St. Petersburg, Exchange, Sigma, Red-leaved TSKHA.

Apricot

Alyosha, Iceberg, Aquarius, Countess, Lel, Monastyrsky, Favorite, Alyosha, Iceberg, Lel, Tsarsky, Aquarius, Countess, Monastyrsky and Favorite.

Sea buckthorn

Vitamin, Early Yellow, Moscow Beauty, Amber, Perchik, Otradnenskaya, Trofimovskaya, Orange, Chuiskaya.

Black currant

Curiosity, Selechenskaya-2, Exotic, Pigeon seedling, Otradnaya, Summer resident, Nara, Belarusian, Perun, Dobrynya, Raisin, Dubovskaya, Black pearl, Necklace, Mystery, Fidelity, Venus, Vologda, Belorussian sweet, Moscow, Izmailovskaya, Karelian, Children's , Paulinka.

Currant

Honeysuckle

Zest, Bazhovskaya, Lapis lazuli, Maria, Gorlinka, Lenita, Valentina,

Vasyugan, Gerda, Sorceress, Blue Spindle, Long-fruited, Amazon, Bluebird, Sorceress, Vitamin, Early, Nymph, Valentine, Dawn, Gorlinka, Dessert, Chosen, Fire opal.

Fruit varieties for Siberia, the Urals, the Leningrad region

Siberian gardeners have long adapted to growing good yields of fruits and berries on their plots. Even previously considered exclusively southern cultures, apricot and peach have found a place in northern gardens. The main thing is to choose the right variety and provide sufficient care.

Suitable varieties for regions

CultureSiberia and the UralsLeningrad region
Apple tree· White filling - summer, frost-resistant variety. It is immune to some diseases. Papirovka is a summer variety with good winter hardiness. Better to form in stanza form. Disease resistant. Summer striped - early maturing, self-fertile variety. Moderately hardy. Antonovka is winter, persistent. Ripens in September. Melba and Welsey are foreign varieties of early and middle term.Wine, Papirovka, Friendship of peoples, Auxis, Aelita, Chosen One, Autumn striped, Melba, Cinnamon striped, Antey, Druzhnoe, Antonovka ordinary, Pepin saffron, Welsey, Zvezdochka, Renet Chernenko, Tellisaare.
PearCoral, Lel, Veles, Karataevskaya, Perun, Svarog, Dekabrinka, Autumn Dream, Lukashovka - all varieties are distinguished by good winter hardiness and good taste.Seedless, Tonkovotka.
CherryOb, Novoaltaiskaya, Metelitsa, Mayak - early ripening, self-fertile varieties. Ashinsky - self-fertile, can be damaged by frost of the kidneys. The Altai swallow is a good pollinator.Vladimirskaya, Rubinovaya, Amorel Nikiforova.
Plum· Altai jubilee - early. Drooping - early variety, the tree is not tall. Very good winter hardiness. The pride of the Urals is self-fertile, disease resistant. Katunskaya, Nakhodka, Pionerka, Baikal amber are early, resistant varieties.Hungarian Pulkovskaya, Skorospelka red, Skorospelka round, Renklod kolkhoz, Renklod Kuibyshev.
Black currant· Memory Michurin, Rhapsody, Nina, Sibilla, Kent, Dashkovskaya - bred specifically for the Urals. Nara, Titania, Guliver are unpretentious, the ripe crop lasts a long time on the branches. Hercules, Minusinka, Riddle, Lucia, Brown, Gross are unpretentious frost-resistant varieties.Belorussian sweet, Binar, White, Vologda, Volodinka, Detskoselskaya, Ojebin, Orlovia, Poetry, Memory of Vavilov, Petersburg woman, Pilot Alexander Mamkin, Seedling of Doves, Trilena, Ceres.
Honeysuckle· Viola, Viliga, Cinderella, Blue bird - early, resistant varieties. Amphora, Kamchadalka Bazhovskaya, Bakcharsky giant, Bakcharskaya, Bakcharskaya jubilee, Leningrad giant - mid-season varieties.Amphora, Volkhova, Morena, Nymph, Pavlovskaya, Tomichka, Violet.
Cherry plumMara, Traveler, Found, Gift to St. Petersburg, Column-shaped, Tent, Huck, Kuban comet.Gift to St. Petersburg

Experienced gardening tips

  1. Experienced gardeners recommend choosing varieties of fruit trees zoned for the Moscow region. Otherwise, survival cannot be guaranteed.
  2. Experienced gardeners advise to buy seedlings only from nurseries. Cheap copies bought on the market or along the road may not correspond to the declared variety. Therefore, it is better to overpay a little for quality assurance than to waste time, effort and money.
  3. It is not worth planting many copies of the same culture with one ripening period on the site. For example, a few early apple trees in a good year will create a big problem for fruit processing. As a result, the harvest obtained with such labor can simply deteriorate.
  4. The variety must necessarily be zoned for the place in which it will be planted. You should not be led by new-fashioned imported novelties, domestic varieties are tested and correspond to the description.
  5. A mistake in the name of the variety is the first sign that it is most likely a fake. Firms that value their reputation do not allow this. You should not hesitate to ask the seller for a certificate for permission to sell planting material.
  6. The plant must be well prepared for winter, providing moisture and a nutrient medium. The formation of a culture in the form of a small tree will save you from the strong effects of weather disasters.
Fruit trees for the garden

Growing your dream garden in the Moscow region or other northern region of Russia is not easy. But with the right choice of variety and sufficient care, everything will work out.