Pear Favorite

Pear "Favorite" – improved by Soviet scientists and adapted to the Russian climate, the American variety "Klapp's Favorite"; (1860)

Dignity of the variety: high yield even on poor soils, drought and winter hardiness, commercial quality of fruits. Weaknesses: harvest for 7-9 years of planting, the need for cross-pollination, a tall tree.

Characteristics of the variety

Treefast growing, up to 5-6 m in height, with a pyramidal crown and a powerful trunk. The bark on the trunk is gray-brown, scaly, on the branches – smooth. The foliage is oval with a sharp end & nbsp; jagged edges. The flowers are white large, 6-7 pieces in the inflorescence.

Fruits egg-shaped, large. Average weight 180 gr., maximum – 252 gr. The skin of a ripe pear is smooth, tender, in a little noticeable point. The color is yellow with a red spot on the sunny side. Pulp – white, juicy. Taste – sweet with refreshing sourness. Harvested ripe fruits keep their marketable characteristics in heat for up to 15 days, they tolerate transportation well.

Yield «Favorites» depends on region and growing conditions. With proper care, up to 34-36 kg of pears are harvested from one tree, 180-300 centners per hectare. Pear ripening terms – end of July. At the slightest overripe, the fruits begin to crumble, so they begin to be removed from the trees a week before full ripeness.

Immunity. The plant can get sick with scab, fruit rot, rust. Subject to attack by leafworm, aphids, sawfly, codling moth, flower beetle, mining moth.

Growing conditions. Adult "Favorite" withstands frosts up to –30°C. However, young pear seedlings can freeze in winter, so the ground around the trunk must be covered with mulch, and the tree itself – snow. Since the variety is not self-fertile, for cross-pollination it is necessary to plant a tree 5-7 meters from other varieties of pears that bloom simultaneously with "Favorite".

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