One of the most valuable fruit trees, which any gardener will be happy to grow in your garden, you can call the pear "Duchess". The description of its grade includes excellent qualities of the fruit, rich sweet taste, the possibility of long storage of the pods in trees and in the premises, good transportation.
Pear "Duchess" - description
Variety of pears "Duchess is universal and has a wide range of applications: in medicine for the manufacture of funds for colds, for the production of hypoallergenic juices, which can be used even for infants, for conservation .
The most common varieties are the winter and summer varieties of the Duches pear. Here is their description:
- The winter variety of the pear "Duches" is represented by high branched trees with wide crowns shaped like a pyramid. The leaf size is medium, the color is emerald, the shape resembles an ellipse. Fruits grow one by one or bundles. They have the shape of a keg, a smooth surface, dense peels, their mass is about 800 g. The color of the fruit is bright amber, the pulp is white and the fall is juicy. The taste is sweet with a little sourness. Fruit ripening and harvesting takes place in October. The plant has an average yield, one tree accounts for up to 100 kg of fruit.
- Summer variety of pears "Duches" has fruits well fixed on the base of the peduncle, which lasts long on the branches. Their tying takes place on 2-3 pieces. The fruit size is average, the weight is 80-180 g, the shape is pear-shaped with an oblong head, the surface is rough. The skin of the fruit is thin, lemon-yellow in color. The color of the pulp is creamy, it has a granular structure. The taste of the fruit is sweet and slightly spicy, with a characteristic flavor of muscat. Fruits ripen in August. From one tree, you can harvest 230-250 kg of harvest.
Despite some differences, the winter and summer varieties of the Duches pear have similar properties, namely:
- can be stored in a cool place for up to 45 days;
- fruits are used for preserving juices, jams, making marmalade and candied fruits;
- the same planting time - in the second decade of April;
- mulching is carried out in autumn before the temperature decreases;
- have low resistance to diseases and pests.
Pollinator for the pear Duchess
Both winter and summer sort of pears "Duchess" are self-fertile. For pollination of the winter variety of the pear Duches, the best grades are: "Bere Ardanton", "Williams", "Olivier de Serre".
As pollinators for the summer variety "Duches", pear varieties are used: "Lyubimitsa Klappa", "Lesnaya Krasavitsa", "Bere Ardanton".
Having planted a pear "Duchess" in your garden, you can regularly get delicious fruits of high quality.