Rowan nevezhinskaya: varieties, planting, cultivation and use

Information article about Nevezhinsky rowan, its differences from the common rowan. Description of the plant, varieties, landing and care. Use of rowan fruits in folk medicine and cooking. The bright red clusters of rowan trees serve as a source of inspiration for poets and artists. And the Nezhin rowan also has its own history and its own secret. It is connected with the history and global popularity of Smirnov vodkas and liqueurs.

Content:

• Historical information about how the Nevezhinsky mountain ash became Nezhinsky, description of the plant, variety
• How to plant and grow Nevezhinsky mountain ash on a plot
• Application of rowan

Historical information about how the Nevezhinsky mountain ash became Nezhinsky, description of the plant, variety

Back in the middle of the 19th century, the former serf Pyotr Smirnov, having received his freedom, together with his father and brother arrived in Moscow from the Yaroslavl province. This happened in 1858. And already in 1860 he opened his first establishment, where he successfully sold wine. Three years later, the former serf becomes a merchant of the third guild and opens a vodka distillery. Things are going so well that Smirnov vodka becomes the winner of international exhibitions and receives worldwide recognition by 1876.

In 1889, at the world exhibition, a drink released under the name “Nezhinskaya” received a gold medal. Rowan"The product impressed the judges not only with its very nice bottle, with an elongated neck and base in the form of a corrugated skirt, but also with its extraordinary taste.The rowan drink had no bitterness or astringency at all.

Competitors added ordinary sugar to rowan berries, but were unable to obtain the desired taste. And the secret was that Peter Smirnov had been familiar with very sweet and large rowan from the village since childhood. Nevezhina, what happened in the Vladimir province. Where half a ton of delicious berries were collected for the Smirnovsky plant. Initially, the drink was planned to be called “Nevezhinskaya Rowan”.

But so that competitors would not guess where the raw materials for P. Smirnov’s next masterpiece were collected, the drink was named “Nezhin Rowan”, and a whole box of the high-quality drink was presented to the King of Spain. Indeed, at first glance, Nevezhinsky rowan does not differ from ordinary rowan. In fact, the plant is a variety of mountain ash, and gets its name from its place of growth.

This is a deciduous tree with openwork, odd-pinnate foliage, dense shields of white inflorescences. However, the fruits of Nevezhinsky rowan are large and do not have a bitter taste at the time of ripening. Currently, the following have been bred and grown successfully: varieties Nevezhinsky rowan:

1. Kubovaya or Nevezhinskaya kubovaya with elongated fruits of orange-red color, the fruits are juicy and very sweet, ripen by September 15.
2. Yellow - its characteristics are similar to Kubova, but the color of the berries is yellow-orange.
3. Red - the fruits are larger and sweeter than the previous variety, the color of the fruits is scarlet.

All that remains is to find out how to grow sweet and tasty Nevezhin rowan in your garden plot.

How to plant and grow Nevezhinsky mountain ash on a plot

Planting material

To plant rowan nevezhinskaya in the garden you need planting material.Here you can either buy a ready-made seedling from a trusted manufacturer, or you need to already have an adult tree and get layering from it. To do this, a branch is bent in the fall or spring. After which it is pinned to the soil and covered with earth. After a year, the bush is separated from the mother plant and grown in the same place for another year. After which the plant is dug up and transplanted to a new location.

Important! To get a good harvest, it is advisable to plant two varieties of Nevezhinsky rowan. As a last resort, you can plant rowan as a pollinator. For propagation, you can try rooting cuttings, but these plants should not be propagated by seeds; new plants may not inherit the qualities of the mother tree.

Planting and care

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A well-lit place with fertile loamy soil is suitable for Nevezhin rowan. It should not be planted on acidic, clayey, marshy and sandy soils. The planting hole is dug depending on the size of the seedling and its roots. Usually 60 cm by 60 cm or a little more is enough.

Garden soil mixed with humus is poured into the bottom of the hole. Place the seedling at the bottom of the hole and cover the roots with soil. Compact the soil around the stem, water and mulch. In the future, the young bush needs to be watered regularly, and the soil should be loosened and mulched. In subsequent years, the plant needs feeding.

They can be carried out with diluted slurry. In spring and autumn, thinning and sanitary pruning is needed.

Everything else Rowan Nevezhinskaya is an unpretentious plant with high frost resistance. It can be a long-liver in the garden. The disadvantage of Nevezhin rowan trees is that their fruits are very popular with birds.It is possible that in order to preserve the harvest during the ripening period, you will need to drive away the birds manually or use a special device - a repeller.

Application of rowan

When growing Nevezhin rowan on your site, you should not forget about its beneficial and medicinal properties. First of all, rowan berries are a source of vitamin C. Moreover, there is slightly more of it in rowan leaves than in the fruits. They also contain carotenoids and organic acids. Organic food dyes are obtained from rowan berries.

Decoctions and teas made from dried rowan fruits are excellent vitamin drinks. They are recommended for vitamin C deficiency and scurvy. In terms of provitamin A content, rowan fruits are richer than green onions and are equivalent to fruits rosehip. The amount of iron exceeds apples three times. You can drink juice or decoctions from rowan fruits if:

• high blood pressure
• dysentery
• diabetes
• metabolic disorders

A good result can be obtained by consuming a decoction of berries to relieve swelling and stop bleeding. In cooking, the fruits of Nevezhinsky rowan are used to produce marshmallows, jam, and pie fillings.