Malus sieversii seeds collected in Kazakhstan. Received in December 2009 from the USDA, Cornell University, Geneva, New York.


1 PI 600466
Malus sieversii seeds collected in Kazakhstan.

Fruit medium, 4.5 x 4.5 cm, globose, elongated with long pedicel, ribbed fruit, yellow green with strip, some blush. Flavor aromatic, sweet, crisp, somewhat bitter, somewhat juicy. Tree height 10 m, spreading habit; spur type.

Accession was collected. 19-Sep-1993. Kazakhstan.
Locality: Kazakhstan, near Alma Ata, Kotur Balak "Dirty Water", Delbalak "Clean Water", Kherbet Zailiysky Alatau, 30 m N of stream in gorge. Habitat: Soil moist humus, deep brown. Slope 45% N facing. Population 30-40. Surrounding plants cultivated apricot, Sorbus, Lonicera tartarica..
Latitude: 43 deg. 11 min. North (43.183), Longitude: 077 deg. 07 min. East (77.117) GoogleMap it. Elevation: 1685 meters

2 PI 600493
Malus sieversii seeds collected in Kazakhstan.

Sampled 150 fruits from 1 tree. Fruit free of scab, very clean & free of disease, bruises easily. Flesh flavor is aromatic. High quality. Very heavy cropload; spur type tree. Same as accession GMAL 3779.

Accession was collected. 29-Aug-1995. Kazakhstan.
Locality: Semipalitinsk Region (Tarbagatai Mountain Range). Village of Alekseyevka. 4 km. Northeast of Alekseyevka, 20 km. North of Urdzhar. Flat area near stream. Collected in South end of West Valley. Coordinates in Urdzhar: 47-05-01, 81-37-49. Habitat: Temp: max. +41, min. -40. Stoney gravely loam soil. Good drainage. 400 mm rainfall. Dominant tree sp.: Populus. Dominant shrub sp.: Crataegus, Rosa; Associated-Viburnum. Random pop. as close as 20 m. to stream. Many new small trees growing..
Latitude: 47 deg. 14 min. 39 sec. North (47.244), Longitude: 081 deg. 34 min. 14 sec. East (81.571) GoogleMap it. Elevation: 870 meters. Quantity: 1032 ct Comment: Open area. Scattered distribution of 2,000 trees, variable in size and disease uniformity. Area size: portion of 380 hectares. Little sucker propagation. 80% fruiting. Little grazing on site itself, major grazing in adjacent fields.

3 PI 600496
Malus sieversii seeds collected in Kazakhstan.

Sampled 30 fruits from 1 tree. Fruit is firm with aromatic flesh flavor. Fruit size is larger than 50mm, free of scab. Scion also collected.

Accession was collected. 29-Aug-1995. Kazakhstan.
Locality: Semipalitinsk Region (Tarbagatai Mountain Range). Village of Alekseyevka. 4 km. Northeast of Alekseyevka, 20 km. North of Urdzhar. Flat area near stream. Collected in South end of West Valley. Coordinates in Urdzhar: 47-05-01, 81-37-49. Habitat: Temp: max. +41, min. -40. Stoney gravely loam soil. Good drainage. 400 mm rainfall. Dominant tree sp.: Populus. Dominant shrub sp.: Crataegus, Rosa; Associated-Viburnum. Random pop. as close as 20 m. to stream. Many new small trees growing..
Latitude: 47 deg. 14 min. 39 sec. North (47.244), Longitude: 081 deg. 34 min. 14 sec. East (81.571) GoogleMap it. Elevation: 870 meters. Quantity: 1020 ct Comment: Open area. Scattered distribution of 2,000 trees, variable in size and disease uniformity. Area size: portion of 380 hectares. Little sucker propagation. 80% fruiting. Little grazing on site itself, major grazing in adjacent fields.

4 PI 600508
Malus sieversii seeds collected in Kazakhstan.

Sampled 30 fruits from 1 tree. Flesh flavor is aromatic, very flavorful. Fruit size is larger than 50mm, generally free of scab. Scion also collected.

Accession was collected. 30-Aug-1995. Kazakhstan.
Locality: Semipalitinsk Region (Tarbagatai Mountain Range). 20 km. North of Urdzhar, 6 km. NE of Alekseyevka. Slopes of East-West Valley. Collected on north slope of North Valley. Between & East of sites 05 & 06 (GMAL's 3604-3615, GMAL's 3760-3789). Habitat: Slope incline: 5-20. Aspect: South and North. Rainfall: 400 mm. Dominant tree sp.: M. sieversii; Assoc.-Crataegus. Dominant shrub sp.: Rosa; Associated-Amydalus. Dominant herbaceous: Aster..
Latitude: 47 deg. 16 min. 14 sec. North (47.271), Longitude: 081 deg. 34 min. 45 sec. East (81.579) GoogleMap it. Elevation: 960 meters. Quantity: 250 ct Comment: Open area; 800 m. x 400 m. Scattered distribution of 4,000 trees, variable size and disease uniformity. Little sucker propagation. 90% fruiting.

5 PI 600532
Malus sieversii seeds collected in Kazakhstan.

Sampled 150 fruits from 1 tree. Fruit is firm with aromatic flesh flavor. Over color is 90% red. Fruit size is larger than 50mm, no scab. Closest to McIntosh group of those sampled. Spur type tree. Scion also collected.

Accession was collected. 31-Aug-1995. Kazakhstan.
Locality: Semipalitinsk Region (Tarbagatai Mountain Range). 20 km. North of Urdzhar, 3-4 km. Northeast of Alekseyevka. Collected in West and South Valley. Habitat: Slope incline: 5-10 degrees. Aspect: South. Dominant tree sp.: M. sieversii. Dominant shrub sp.: Amygdalus; Associated-Rosa. Dominant herbaceous: Aster; Assoc.-Xanthium..
Latitude: 47 deg. 15 min. 52 sec. North (47.264), Longitude: 081 deg. 35 min. 05 sec. East (81.585) GoogleMap it. Elevation: 1000 meters. Quantity: 1035 ct Comment: Open area, 1.5 km. x 600 m. Variable distribution of 8,000 trees of variable size and disease uniformity. Little sucker propagation. 80% fruiting, very variable in size and color.

6 PI 600538
Malus sieversii seeds collected in Kazakhstan.

Sampled 30 fruits from 1 tree. Fruit is firm with aromatic flesh flavor, juicy. No scab present. Hail damage. Fruit larger than 50mm. Very free of disease. Spur type tree.

Accession was collected. 31-Aug-1995. Kazakhstan.
Locality: Semipalitinsk Region (Tarbagatai Mountain Range). 20 km. North of Urdzhar, 3-4 km. Northeast of Alekseyevka. Collected in West and South Valley. Habitat: Slope incline: 10 degrees. Aspect: South. Dominant tree sp.: M. sieversii. Dominant shrub sp.: Amygdalus; Associated-Rosa. Dominant herbaceous: Aster; Assoc.-Xanthium..
Latitude: 47 deg. 15 min. 52 sec. North (47.264), Longitude: 081 deg. 35 min. 05 sec. East (81.585) GoogleMap it. Elevation: 1000 meters. Quantity: 219 ct Comment: Open area, 1.5 km. x 600 m. Variable distribution of 8,000 trees of variable size and disease uniformity. Little sucker propagation. 80% fruiting, very variable in size and color. Hail damage.

7 PI 600543
Malus sieversii seeds collected in Kazakhstan.

Sampled 150 frts from 1 tree. Fruit is firm, largest in Djangarsky. Some codling moth eggs visible in seed. Quite clean of scab. Tree sets fruit in clusters; has clonal offshoots. Scion also coll. Spur type tree. Same accession as GMAL 3890

Accession was collected. 03-Sep-1995. Kazakhstan.
Locality: Topolevka village. 15 km. East of Topolevka - Djungarsky Range. 1.5 km. Southeast of Topolevka Forestry Camp. Elevation: 1220-1450 m. Habitat: Aspect: Northwest. Dominant tree sp.: M. sieversii; Assoc.-Acer, Quercus, Tilia, Populus, Rhamnus. Dominant shrub sp.: Lonicera; Assoc-Berberis, Cotoneaster, Rubus. Dominant herbaceous: Grasses; Assoc.-Fragaria, Chelidonium, Urtica..
Latitude: 45 deg. 23 min. 46 sec. North (45.396), Longitude: 080 deg. 24 min. 28 sec. East (80.408) GoogleMap it. Elevation: 1450 meters. Quantity: 989 ct Comment: Area size: 1.5 km. x 100 m. Dense distribution of thousands of trees, mainly large. Extensive sucker propagation. 50% fruiting, variable uniformity.





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