Varieties of pears for the Moscow region. Which are better?

According to scientists and gardeners-strain testers, a suitable temperature level is required for the successful production of these southern fruit trees . Thus, according to Russian institutions, the following conditions are considered optimal for the cultivation of any pear variety for the Moscow region:

• Temperature above 10 ºС;
• Frost-free duration - 135 days or 4.5 months;
• During the heat period, the temperature should be at least 15 ° C;
• The duration of the heat period is 85 days for summer varieties, 115-150 days for autumn and 120-185 days for winter varieties.

Therefore, to achieve high productivity in the production of pears, it is necessary to carefully and accurately select varieties that are resistant to frost (withstand temperatures to -40 ° C), are resistant to various diseases, such as scab, and are characterized by excellent taste.

Best pear varieties for Moscow region

"Muscovite" - medium-resistant to frost. The variety is late-autumn. Light-loving. Pruning is not required. Fruits are harvested in September. They are stored in the refrigerator until the New Year.

Variety of pears "fret" - high winter hardiness. The soil should be kept loose. Fruitless summer variety. The best pollinators for her are pears "Chizhovskaya" and "Blankova's daughter".

"Chizhovskaya" - winter hardiness is high, but does not like sudden temperature changes. Watering is moderate. The tree is strong. It is necessary to tie the branches with the fruit.

"Severyanka" - high frost resistance for a long time. Requires pruning in early care. Faster than some other varieties begins to bear fruit after planting - on the 2nd or 3rd year.

"Lyubimitsa Yakovleva" - a high indicator of resistance to frost. The young tree is cut slightly, forming the crown. He does not like weeds. Requires treatment for diseases, since from time to time it is prone to damage to the scab. Begins to bear fruit for 6-7th year. From increased humidity is affected by scab.

"Elegant Yefimova" is winter-hardy. Light-loving. Pruning exclusively for sanitary purposes. It differs from other varieties with a high content of pectin - 11% (instead of 7%). Fruit must be ripped unripened.

"Space" - average estimates of winter hardiness. He likes loose, not clay soil. Pruning sanitary at a young age, a sprawling tree. Later, others enter into fruiting - on the 8th and 9th year after planting. Winter hardiness is average, but more resistant to scab.

Skorospelka from Michurinsk - winter hardiness and resistance to diseases are higher than other varieties. Light-loving. Watering is moderate. The harvest is high - up to 50 kilograms from a ten-year tree. Fruit ripening is earlier.

"The August Dew" - resistance to frost is average, therefore such varieties as other medium-resistant to frost should be planted in the lowland. Very resistant to scab. A small tree with a curved crown. Fruits are stored up to 20 days. It is better to grow them in the crown, since the winter hardiness is average.

"Oryol summer" - medium-resistant to frost, temperature changes and diseases. Large fruits weighing 220 grams with the highest tasting ratings - no less than 4.7. However, frost resistance is below average, so growing in the crown is required.

"Eseninskaya" - medium-resistant to frost, temperature changes and diseases. Loves wet, but not swampy places. Quickly brings fruit - for the second year. A tree of a pyramidal shape.

"Autumn dream" - should be planted in the lowlands, resistance to frost below average. High index of disease resistance. The harvest is 40 kilograms per tree for a period of 10 years. Fruits for the 5th year.

"Krasnobokaya" - at the highest level there is endurance to the climatic conditions of this variety of pears. For the Moscow region and other regions, it is an ideal option for cultivation. High index of frost resistance, heat resistance, not subject to disease. Soil should not be hard. Watering is moderate.

"Memory of Zhegalov" is a medium-resistant variety to diseases and winter colds. For good fruiting requires cross-pollination with such varieties as "elegant Efimova", "marble" and "Yakovlev's favorite". Late fruit ripening. When harvesting, you can not restrain the fruits on trees.

"Century" - is medium-resistant to frost and disease. Light-loving. At an early age needs a little pruning. Large-berry variety.

"Krasulya" and "fairy" - heat-resistant and winter-hardy varieties. Middle-aged tree. Watering is moderate. Soil care at an early age is regular.

"Decembrin" - is medium-resistant to frost and disease. Maintenance usual: watering the moderate, loosening of soil. In pruning does not need. Very capricious in joint grafting.

"Irista" is a relatively new variety. Average frost resistance. It is subject to damage to the scab, so it should be treated against the disease. Light-loving.

"Srednerusskaya" is a frost-resistant and heat-resistant grade. Fruits are shorter than the rest, weighing 110-120 grams, sweet. They are stored for about 15 days.

"Bessemyanka" is a high in terms of climatic indices and the average resistance of this variety of pears to diseases. For the suburbs in terms of cultivation is suitable. Watering is moderate. Fruits are short, weighing from 90 to 100 grams.

"Marble" - susceptibility to diseases is extremely low, and resistance to cold and high heat is average. Requires sanitary pruning. Wide fruit. It is required to inoculate to more winter-hardy. Fruitful, up to 200 kilograms from an adult tree. Well transported. Fruits are best removed unripe.

Concluding our little review-description of each variety of pears for the Moscow region, I want to wish all the horticulturists successful harvests, endurance trees in the frosty winters.