Pear - varieties for growing in the country and not only

A unique rich aroma, juicy and crunchy or melting in the mouth pulp ... These are all pears, varieties of which are so diverse that they will satisfy even the most demanding gardeners. If you want to feast on the first fruits - plant summer pears. For the preparation of jam and compotes, purchase several autumn types. And in order to have a vitamin supply in your pantry until the next season, grow late varieties. The taste is even easier, because each variety is special. Moreover, all fruits retain their individual smell and taste. It's just that in some, the pulp is denser and sweeter, while others have a slight sourness and soft structure.

All varieties of pears are divided into 3 groups depending on the timing of fruit ripening:

• summer;
• autumn;
• winter.

Each species has not only its own fruiting time, but also the storage time of the crop. The flavor characteristics are also different.

Pear - summer ripening varieties

The peculiarity of summer varieties is that they ripen the very first, starting in July. Such pears are grown mainly for consumption or for conservation. But the early first fruits cannot be stored for a long time, only a couple of weeks, and even then in a cold place. The short growing season allows the cultivation of summer species in temperate climates and even in northern regions. But their seedlings are more expensive than the planting material of later crops.

Most summer pears have good immunity to diseases and pests. In addition, dry, sunny weather does not give a chance to develop various fungi. They are also drought-resistant and high-yielding, but they love feeding.

Summer pear varieties, in turn, are also divided into 3 subgroups:

• early;
• medium;
• late.

Early summer pears

The first summer fruits ripen in July, and you can try some types already at the beginning of the month. Pears can not only be eaten, but also dried, dried, canned. They are very tasty and sweet, but they do not last longer than 3-4 weeks.

The following varieties will please the first harvest:

1. Bashkir summer. Ripens at the 10th of July, but enters fruiting late, at the 6th year of life. Fruits are small, round, weighing about 100 g. The pulp is fine-grained, loose, but juicy. The taste is spicy, sweet, with a slight sourness. The skin is rough and yellow. Stored for no longer than 2 weeks. The variety is resistant to disease and frost.
2. Early Sergeeva. The crop can be removed in early July. Fruits are medium, elongated, with oily and juicy white pulp. The taste is sweet and sour. Lemon skin with a raspberry blush on the sun-exposed side. Pears can be stored for up to 10 days. The variety is resistant to frost and drought, but sometimes it is affected by scab.
3. Children's. Ripens in mid-July, the fruits are small, weighing no more than 80 g. Represents the sweetest varieties of pears. The pulp is juicy, creamy. The skin is dense, with tubercles, yellow with an orange blush. Pears can be stored for up to 4 weeks. The variety is resistant to diseases, but winter hardiness is at an average level.

Summer pears, medium ripening

Such species are distinguished by high productivity. Their fruits ripen in August, starting from the first days, depending on the specific species. The shelf life of pears is also not very long. Although individual varieties can lay up to 4 weeks.

Resistant pear varieties for the Nizhny Novgorod region and other regions of the middle lane:

1. Clapp's favorite.Fruits are ready to be harvested already in late July (early August - in a cool climate). They are of a beautiful yellow-green color with a large red blush. Under the thin skin is juicy white pulp. The variety is distinguished by high winter hardiness (-30 ° C) and drought resistance. But the first time it bears fruit only at the 8th year of life. Pears can be stored up to 10 days without losing their qualities. Then they become soft and tasteless.
2. Cathedral. A fast-growing, frost-resistant variety, yields a harvest already 3 years after planting. Fruits are medium, weighing no more than 140 g, with a bumpy surface. The skin is soft and shiny. The pulp is also melting, buttery, sweet and sour taste and white. Pears are mostly green, after full ripening they turn slightly yellow, and a blurred red blush appears. Stored for no more than 2 weeks. The tree is immune to scab and highly resistant to other diseases.
3. Siberian. Fruits ripen in early September, small, green-yellow in color. The taste is mediocre: the pulp is creamy, juicy, sour and slightly tart. The variety has high winter hardiness and early maturity (bears fruit for 4 years). Pears have a technical purpose and can be stored for up to 2 weeks.

The best late summer pear varieties

The last summer varieties ripen in early autumn. They are generally more productive and unpretentious, besides, most species can be stored for up to a month or longer.

Pears can rightfully be considered the most delicious late summer varieties:

1. Chizhovskaya... The fruits are sweet, slightly sour, medium-sized (up to 120 g). Ripen in early September. The pulp is juicy, firm and white. The skin is yellow-green in color. The variety is frost-resistant, but does not tolerate a lack of moisture. Differs in a long, as for summer species, shelf life - up to 4 months.
2. Rogneda. The fruits can be removed in early autumn. Moreover, it is important not to overexpose them on the branches, so as not to crumble. Pears weighing about 150 g, sweet and sour, with a nutmeg note. The skin is yellow with a red blush. The pulp is the same color, juicy. The variety is early ripening, fruitful, withstands frosts down to -22 ° C, and is resistant to scab. Pears can be stored for up to 3 months.
3. Bryansk beauty. The variety is distinguished by quick fruiting - it gives the first fruits already for 3 years. Pears are large, up to 250 g, with a dense green skin, which turns red when ripe. The pulp is beige, fragrant and juicy, sweet. The crop ripens in mid-September, stored for up to 2 months in a cool place.

Pear - summer varieties

If everyone eats summer pears with pleasure, then the autumn species can already be taken to the pantry for storage. Most varieties are able to lay until spring without losing their taste. Fruits harvested in autumn are versatile. They can be eaten, canned, dried, dried. Pears begin to ripen from the end of September, the last fruits are removed in mid-October.

It is better to harvest the autumn harvest a little earlier, when it reaches technical maturity. After laying for a couple of weeks, the fruits will pick up the desired sugar content and juiciness.

Best autumn pears:

1. Bere Luke. The variety of French selection will delight you with medium greenish fruits of an asymmetric shape with a pleasant blush on the side. They ripen closer to mid-September. A characteristic feature of all Bere is a tasty, oily and juicy pulp with very little acid. The variety is fast-growing, yields a harvest already for 3 years of life. Immune to scab and good winter hardiness. The fruits are stored for up to 2 months.
2. Red-sided. Late autumn and very winter hardy variety of the dining group. The crop is harvested half-ripe at the end of September, otherwise ripe pears crumble. Fruits are fragrant, juicy, with a tart note, can be stored for up to 3 months. Painted yellow with a crimson blush.
3. Talgar beauty. The zest of the variety is interesting fruits that have an elongated one-sided shape. The average weight is 170 g, but pears are also larger. They have a shiny smooth skin, not very thick, yellow in color.In this case, most of it is covered with a dark pink blush. The pulp is creamy, grainy, juicy and sweet. The harvest ripens in September. The downside of the variety is that it is self-fertile, requires pollinators.

The varietal line of the French selection of Bere also has compact undersized species. These are yellow pears Bere Ardanpon no more than 3 m in height. And also golden-colored Bere Gardi fruits, which grows to a maximum of 3 m in height.

Pear - winter varieties

Perhaps the main advantage of late pears is their long shelf life, up to 6 months. As a rule, most winter species have an increased resistance to frost. They retire late and have less time to prepare for it. But their fruits have a special taste, which is revealed gradually. During storage, the fruit becomes sweeter and more aromatic.

Late pears are picked half-ripe. They are usually not eaten immediately because the pulp is hard and unsweetened.

Pears are popular among winter varieties:

1. May Day. Green fruits with a pink blush turn slightly yellow during storage. Moreover, they can lie for up to 250 days. The pulp becomes juicy, aromatic, with a slight sourness and tart aftertaste. The crop is harvested in the second half of September. The variety is distinguished by high winter hardiness and disease resistance.
2. January. A fast growing variety, resistant to frost and scab. The fruits ripen at the end of September, are green-yellow in color and medium in size. On a rough matte skin, subcutaneous points are visible. The pulp is light green, sweet, juicy. Pears can last for 150 days.
3. Maria. Late variety of Ukrainian selection for the southern regions. Despite the declared frost resistance at -30 ° C, it is not recommended to plant in cool climates. The fruits simply do not have time to fill up enough. In the south, pears ripen in October and can lie in a cool room until the end of spring. They are large, weighing about 300 g on average, at first they are green-yellow, then completely yellow. Ripe pulp with a delicate texture, creamy, sweet and sour.

Not to be confused with Maria Bere and Just Maria pears. These are three different varieties.

Pear - winter-hardy varieties

In regions with a cold climate, special attention is paid to the selection of frost-resistant pear seedlings. After all, if the shoots or flower buds freeze out, there is no point in waiting for the harvest. There are persistent varieties among both early and late pears. This makes it possible to grow crops even in regions such as the middle lane and Siberia.

So, pears are highly resistant to frost:

1. Large-fruited Susova. One of the late autumn varieties, ripening in September. A small tree will surprise you with large fruits weighing up to 250 g. Pears are sweet and sour, round in shape, with a juicy white pulp of a dense structure. The skin is also dense, yellow-green with a blurred blush. The fruits are stored until the end of winter.
2. Thin line. An ancient early summer variety of small pears, a leader in winter hardiness - capable of surviving frosts down to -60 ° C. The disadvantages include the mediocre taste of the fruit. They have tough and dry beige flesh, sour and tart. The pears themselves are amber in color, and they quickly crumble from the branches.
3. Talitsa. The earliest summer self-fertile variety. Gives the first harvest in mid-August for 5 years of life. A characteristic feature is high resistance to frost (up to -38 ° С) and spring frosts. This is the best variety for the Urals, where frosts can be even in early summer. The pears are small, weighing up to 110 g, colored light yellow. Large dots are visible on the rough skin. The creamy pulp is juicy, aromatic, with a pleasant sourness. Fruits are stored for no more than 10 days.

Pear Talitsa is also known as Skorospelka Sverdlovskaya.

Pear - large-fruited varieties

Separately, it is worth paying attention to the species, the harvest of which will delight not only the taste, but also the size of the fruits:

• Ilyinka with light green sweet pears weighing up to 300 g;
• Bere Dil with golden yellow pears up to 0.5 kg;
• Large with aromatic pears weighing up to 200 g.

This is far from a complete description of pear varieties, but only some of its most famous types. When deciding which one to plant in the garden, do not forget to take into account not only varietal characteristics, but also your climate. And then you will not have problems with an annual and high harvest.

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