Summer sort of pears "Augustow dew" was received in the Research Institute. Michurina after crossing pears varieties "Tenderness" and "Triumph of Pakgama". From them, he borrowed excellent winter hardiness, general resistance to diseases and other important signs, due to which he received the widest distribution in the Central Black Earth region and not only.
Description of the pear variety "Augustow dew"
The pear tree grows small in size, not exceeding 3 meters. However, the growth rate is quite high. The crown of the tree is medium in density, slightly drooping. Shoots depart from the stem almost at an angle of 90 degrees, the ability to form them is very high.
The bark on the trunk of the tree and on the skeletal branches is smooth, grayish in color. The first ovaries of fruits are most often formed on simple and complex ovules (the shortest branchlets), spear.
Characteristics of the pear "Augustow dew"
Fruits of the summer pear "Augustow dew" are medium in size, their average weight is 120-150 g. Their shape is short-pear-shaped, all fruits are one-dimensional and aligned. At the time of removable maturity, the peel is colored green, which after turns greenish-yellow and a slight glow appears. The skin is smooth, with a multitude of dots.
Pear flesh is white, fine-grained, tender and melting in tongue, very juicy, sweet-sour. Preferably, the pear belongs to the sorts of table appointments.
Collect fruits can be in mid-September, when the period of removable maturity. The ripened fruits keep well on the branches. In a cool place, the collected pears can be stored for about two weeks. In the refrigerator - up to three months.
Since the pear itself "Augustow dew" is pollinated badly, it needs pollinators. The best candidate for this role is the "Memory of Yakovlev" sort.
Fertility rate varieties "Augustow dew" is quite high: fruit trees annually, starting from 3-4 years after planting in the garden. In the fourth year from each tree you can collect 10-15 kg of fruit. With full fruit bearing, the yield of the variety is 200 centners per hectare.
Additional advantages of the variety are its high resistance to cold and drought. In addition, trees are resistant to many diseases and pests. Yes, and in the care completely unpretentious. The fruits themselves have an excellent presentation.
The only drawback - in periods of particularly abundant harvests pears lose one-dimensionality, that is, they grow in different sizes.