Sweet and with a light bitterness, juicy and almost dry, big and small, yellow, red, green - all this about pears . How can one not get lost in this diversity and plant a correct grade of pear on the site? Our article will help in this.
The best pear varieties
All existing pear varieties in terms of fruit ripening time are divided into three categories: summer (early), autumn and winter (late). If the site allows, it is better to plant one tree from each category, thereby providing yourself with pears for the whole season. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the climate, since in winter the winter pears simply do not have time to ripen.
The best summer pear varieties
"Skorospelka from Michurinsk" - the name of this variety speaks for itself. Fruits "Skorospelki" are ready to eat before all others - already in the twentieth of July. Let them and not be called large (only 80-100 g), but the fruits of "Skorospelki from Michurinsk" have a pleasant taste and juiciness. Trees of this variety tolerate frosts and are almost not exposed to diseases and pests.
"Severyanka red-cheeked" can be removed from the branches in early August. The fruits of its small size (less than 130 g), with a bright blush on the side turned to the sun. The taste of "Severyanka red-cheeked" is very pleasant - sweet with a slight sourness.
"Augustow dew" pleases with the ripening of fruits in the twentieth of August. The trees of the Augustow dew give the first harvest three to four years after planting, and the yield of each of them can reach 12-15 kg.
"Chizhovskaya" - this variety refers to the self-fruit and late-summer pear varieties. The fruits of it fully ripen by the end of August, they weigh a little less than 150 grams and have a delicate taste. Trees of the "Chizhovskaya" pear give a sturdy abundant harvest - 50-60 kg from a ten-year tree.
The best autumn pear varieties
Otradnenskaya is the best variety for those who prefer canned pears. It ripens in the last decade of September, and yields very abundant harvests."Birch Moskva" is quite a new, but already very popular variety. Pears of this sort are not large, have a pleasant unobtrusive taste and aroma, and fully mature by the end of the first autumn month. In addition, the variety is characterized by the ability to easily tolerate frosts, low susceptibility to diseases and pests.
"Favorite Yakovlev" - refers to the late-autumn varieties, its fruits reach ripeness by the end of September. The fruits differ slightly ribbed shape and a light quince aroma.
"Moskvichka" - a pear, the fruits of which should lie after removing from the branches. Full ripeness they reach only a half to two weeks after harvesting, and in the refrigerator are able to maintain freshness for two months.
The best winter pear varieties
Winter pears mature even later than the autumn ones - starting from the end of October. To get the most delicious harvest, you need to remove it as late as possible, but you do not need to miss the ripeness of botanical, otherwise the fruits will have to be collected from the ground.
"Bergamot Esperena" - the period of biological ripeness comes in this variety usually in late October and early November, but the full flavor of it is gaining by December month. With properly organized storage, pears of this variety calmly lie before April,
"Alyonushka" - has a medium-sized fruit (160 g), yellow with a crimson flush. The fruit is covered with a delicate, delicate skin, under which lies an oily yellow flesh with a pleasant sweet taste.
"Winter birch " - the authorship of this variety belongs to IVMichurin. This variety is distinguished not only by its excellent taste qualities, but also by unsurpassed yields - an adult tree can yield a crop of 200 kg. The disadvantages of this variety include the need to protect tree trunks from frost in the winter.