Grapes "Everest": description of the variety, rules of care, photos and reviews

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Everest grapes were bred by amateur breeder Evgeny Georgievich Pavlovsky. The created hybrid variety is really successful and worthy of special attention of farmers and winemakers. Everest berries are distinguished by their aroma and bright taste, as well as an excellent ratio of grape acids to sugars. A relatively new table variety is actively used not only as a raw material for winemaking, but is also often consumed fresh. The parent pair "talisman" and "k-81" provided the considered hybrid with excellent taste and commercial qualities, as well as relatively high frost resistance and resistance to dry periods.

Official grape variety data

The vine has a relatively large growth force. Bushes are not disposed to overload. The yield of the hybrid reaches up to 20 kg of berries from one bush. It is possible to carry out the first harvest (technical ripeness of Everest grapes occurs on day 115)around the middle of August.

Form description

The first planted seedlings literally in the third year can begin to bear fruit, bypassing the stage of the signal (first) cluster. Breeders note that the formation of wood occurs at a rapid pace. In terms of ripening, Everest grapes are classified as an early variety. The leaves of the plant are five-lobed and strongly dissected.

Berries

Fruits have a uniform beautiful pink color. At the beginning of ripening, the grapes have a shade with a slight addition of pink. When fully ripe and overripe, the berry of the hybrid in question acquires a dark burgundy hue. It is important to note that the fruits of the Everest grape variety tend to fade slightly in the sun, while the shady side preserves the brightness of the color. Given this property, farmers are in no hurry to open the berry to the sun's rays.

The berries do not begin to acquire their color all at once, but only those that have already gained a mass of at least 15 grams. Other grapes patiently ripen and only then catch up with the first ones in color. Ripe berries gain weight on average 18–20 grams each. However, weight indicators sometimes noted the mass of fruits of Everest grapes up to 25 grams.

The shape of the grapes is oval with a slightly tapered tip, the length of the berries is 4.5 cm, and the stone is 1 cm long. Initially, it may seem that the fruits are incorrectly formed, but the proportions are still respected.

According to the tasting assessment (the photo of Everest grapes also indirectly confirms this), hybriddefined as a plant with an attractive appearance and harmonious taste. The peel gives the berry fruity notes, it is medium in thickness, but perfectly chewable. Muscat taste is practically not felt. The proportion of sugars and organic acids is balanced. All this makes the hybrid pleasant to consume for both lovers of sweet varieties and those who do not like the taste of sugar.

Blusters

Many farmers note that Everest grapes have beautiful symmetrical clusters, dense, with long branches, voluminous and slightly elongated. In length, they reach up to 35–40 cm, and in weight about 0.7–1 kg. In a bunch of grapes hang very tightly to each other.

Harvesting takes place in 3-4 years. Even without the formation of a sufficient amount of wood, the Everest grape bush produces clusters weighing up to 1.2–1.5 kg. However, during this period, the appearance of uneven shoots can be observed. One bush can produce both very large bunches, and those that have a mass of no more than 0.5 kg.

Good pollination of the crop allows you to get a large and beautiful berry, but only after good thinning. The shape of the vine has a conical shape with well-defined wings.

Marketability

According to the description of Everest grapes, the berry has high transportability. Medium-density peel well protects the fruit from negative environmental influences and all kinds of damage. Berries easily endure long-term transportation and are well stored.

One ofThe special characteristics of this hybrid is an attractive presentation. In the market, such bunches are hard to miss and pass by. According to the description of the grape variety "Everest" fruits:

• do not crack;
• keep on the bush for a long time, while not changing their organoleptic properties;
• have high transportability even over long distances;
• storage for a long time after cutting from the bush.

A distinctive feature of the hybrid berries when ripe is also the fact that after “hanging” for up to 30 days, they soften a little at the tips, this indicates overripeness. The state of overripeness is not a minus for Everest grapes, but it is better to pick the berries on time, according to the ripening time.

Taste

The taste properties of the table variety "Everest" are good, the pulp of the fruit is juicy and even slightly crispy. The peel is well adherent to the pulp, has an average thickness and is quite easily chewed. There are no more than two seeds in each grape, and they are easily cracked, while not releasing bitterness. Fruits gain sugar quickly, while the balance of acids in them is such that even at the beginning of the ripening period they acquire a pleasant aftertaste and do not sour. The subsequent ripening of fruits only improves their taste.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

According to the description, the Everest grape variety, the photo of which is presented below, has the following advantages:

• farmers can count on an early and stable harvest;
• grapes have an attractive appearanceview and great taste;
• no tendency to pea;
• no rapid fruit cracking;
• excellent rooting cuttings;
• high adaptability to all kinds of climatic conditions;
• resistance to major diseases and pathogens;
• the crop is well transported.

We also highlight the disadvantages of the variety:

• still unexplored winter hardiness;
• culture should be additionally insulated;
• required for growing a huge area.

Fit details

According to the reviews, description and photo of the variety, Everest grapes are propagated by seeds, branches, by grafting a cutting to seedlings or by grafting another variety. The second method takes a significant amount of time. Many growers initially sow seeds in a plastic or peat pot. When already young grapes reach a height of 10–15 cm, they are transferred to open ground. This process takes an average of 2-3 years.

Reproduction by branches is quite realistic to produce only if there is already at least one Everest grape bush on the site. To do this, one or more strong vines are bent down and covered with soil. Reproduction in this way is recommended in spring or autumn.

Unpretentious and undemanding Everest variety, many farmers advise planting it in the second half of April. A landing site should be found on a hill with normal wind protection and good lighting, whichimportant for crop formation.

Soil for growing crops is suitable for almost any. "Everest" can successfully produce a crop, even germinating on rocky slopes. The main advice is the lack of close occurrence of groundwater and places where spring flooding occurs.

According to the experience of many farmers, the crop likes to grow most on the south side. When forming pits for planting grapes, half a bucket of humus is placed on their bottom.

Resistance of grapes to frost and diseases

Today it has not yet been clarified whether it is possible to get a normal harvest if the crop is planted in the northern regions of the country. Therefore, it is impossible to state 100% that Everest is completely frost-resistant.

Winter hardiness, according to reviews of Everest grapes, has not yet been sufficiently studied. Since the hybrid was created relatively recently, many experts have not yet had time to study it well. To avoid crop loss, farmers advise the plant to be insulated for the winter. In autumn, when the first frost occurs, it is important to wrap the grape bushes with a dry method. That is, the vine is carefully folded and placed on pre-prepared boards. The branches are covered with several layers of non-woven material. Many farmers cover the vine with dry sawdust. After the branches have been insulated, be sure to build a top layer of film or roofing material, it will help protect the crop from moisture.

The first processing measures should be carried out when young leaves appear. To do this, you can use "Thiovit Jet" at a dosage of 40grams per 9-10 liters of water. This treatment will prevent the development of diseases such as oidium, phomopsis and rubella.

Everest did not show a tendency to a high incidence of diseases. The culture is not susceptible to the appearance of dangerous diseases such as powdery mildew, mildew, gray rot. However, the key to a high-quality harvest is precisely the preventive treatment of the crop. The presence of a dense skin reliably protects the juicy pulp from insects and small pests. Grapes are not afraid of bees and wasps.

Prevention measures

Preventive measures can be taken to protect plants from insects, rodents and fungal infections. The first thing experts do is spring spraying of the vines and soil. To do this, use a 3% solution of iron or copper sulfate.

The second spraying is carried out during the period of bud break and the appearance of the second leaf. To do this, take drugs with antifungal action. It is also mandatory to carry out the third spraying of Everest grapes before flowering, for which they use "cocktails" of antifungal drugs, insecticides and leaf feeding.

Subsequent spraying of bushes is carried out only as diseases appear, and also taking into account the epidemiological situation in the grape growing region. If specialists carried out prevention in a timely and competent manner, then further spraying may not be useful. As you can see from the article, there is nothing difficult in growing Everest grapes.