Pear "Muscovite" is one of the mostdemanded 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 bright aroma, ideal for winter preparations: jam, 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.
Fruits are average in size, the mass varies from110 to 140 grams, broad-necked, various-sized, greenish-yellow with 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.
Planting a pear
Pear "Muscovite" is sun-loving, canadapt to almost any soil, but especially prefers sod-podsol 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 autumn, in September-October, untilthe buds did not open. 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".Description of the variety includes unpretentiousness to the conditions, but at least a minimum maintenance is necessary. It consists in 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.
Pristovalny 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 vegetation period, attention should be paid tocrown formation. 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 next year after planting,to do fertilization. In early spring, the tree is fed with fertilizers 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, then before fertilizing the pear must be watered, so as not to burn the roots.
For the winter, the land around the trunkswarm, especially for young trees. The trunks are tied up with spruce pads tops downwards. This measure will avoid attacks on 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 the flesh 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 unpretentious, resistant to a variety of diseases and adverse environmental conditions.
So, in the article was considered a pear "Muscovite".Most gardeners find this variety to be optimal for cultivation in the central part of Russia. Even with minimal care, a good harvest yields a pear of "Muscovite". 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 the winter.
