Pear "Muscovite": description of the variety, cultivation and care

Pear "Muscovite" is one of the most popular varieties, because the size and weight of its fruits is the most suitable for our climate. In addition, the pear has a pleasant fresh taste and a bright aroma, ideal for winter preparations: jams, compotes, etc. This article provides a detailed description of the variety.

Variety description

Pear "Muscovite" was bred in the Agricultural Academy. K. A. Timiryazev. This variety has an autumn maturity period, it is mainly regionalized in the Central, Volga, Middle Volga and Vyatka regions. The tree is medium in size, the crown is dense and has a conical shape.

The fruits are medium in size, the mass varies from 110 to 140 grams, wide-necked, different-sized, greenish-yellow with a pink blush. The flesh is dense, white, juicy, oily. The taste is special, sweet and sour.

At a temperature of 0 degrees, fruits without loss of properties can be stored for up to 100 days. Pears have high commercial qualities.

The plant is self-fertile, the varieties "favorite yakovleva" and "bergamot moscow" are best suited for pollination.

Pear "Muscovite" - a variety of medium-resistant, resistant to woody diseases (scab, white and brown spots), extreme weather conditions and a large temperature difference.

Fruiting begins three years after planting.

Planting a pear

Pear "Muscovite" sun-loving, can adapt to almost any soil, but especially prefers sod-podsolic or loamy. Categorically not suitable peat-bog soil and places in which at a depth of half a meter the sand begins. Groundwater should not rise above 2 meters.

Plant a pear in the autumn, in September-October, until the buds are blossomed. In the planting pit, humus or compost, superphosphate and calcium chloride are buried. The first couple of months after planting, the seedling is watered abundantly.

Care of a tree

Not very demanding to care pear "Muscovite". The description of the variety includes unpretentiousness to the conditions, but at least minimal maintenance is necessary. It consists in the regular loosening of the soil at the site of the trunks. The first loosening is carried out immediately after planting, to a depth of 12-15 centimeters.

Prestovalny circle should be kept clean, remove weeds and debris, mulch sawdust.

Pour a pear at the rate of 30 liters of water per tree. After loosening and watering, you need to mulch the tree trunks.

During the vegetative period , attention should be paid to the formation of the crown. Shoots are aligned with the growth, while maintaining the position of the central conductor. Pruning of shoots is allowed no more than one-third of their size.

Starting from the next year after planting, you should start applying fertilizers. In early spring, the tree is fed fertilizer with nitrogen. After the beginning of fruiting (from the third or fourth year), a mixture of phosphorus, potassium and organic fertilizers is introduced for autumn digging. If it's hot and not rainy weather, before podkormkoj a pear necessarily water, not to burn roots.

For the winter, the land around the trunks is warmed, especially for young trees. The trunks are tied with their paws upside down. This measure will avoid attacking the tree of rodents and hares.

Formation of the crown helps protect the tree from frost and intense sunlight, and also facilitates the care of the pear. Pruning of branches is recommended when they reach 3.5-4 meters in height.

Benefits

Variety of pears "Muscovite" has a number of advantages. These include juiciness and sweet and sour taste of fruit pulp, long shelf life (up to 3-4 months), high yields - about 40 kilograms of fruit can be collected from one medium tree. In addition, the variety is characterized by unpretentiousness, resistance to a variety of diseases and adverse environmental conditions.

So, in the article was considered a pear "Muscovite". Most gardeners find this variety optimal for cultivation in the central part of Russia. Even with minimal care, a good harvest yields a "Muscovite" pear. The photos shown in the article show that the tree has a size suitable for a small garden and large enough fruits that are perfectly preserved in the form of blanks in winter.