Pear in the Urals is a rare phenomenon.Until recently, in the gardens, as a rule, only Severyanka met. In recent years, the situation has changed in connection with the development of the selection laboratory, which offered 16 varieties of pears for the Urals and Siberia. Among them is the pear Uralochka.
Differences of variety
The variety was created in Chelyabinsk by combining the variety of Ussuriysk and Severyanka in 1967. The variety is zoned for the Volga-Vyatka and Siberian regions.
Pear Uralochka has increasedwinter hardiness, despite the severe Siberian winters. The variety is perfectly tolerated by spring frosts, unlike other pear varieties. Gall mite is damaged slightly, the scab is not affected.
Pear Uralochka is characterized by rapidity. The first fruits can be harvested for the fourth year after planting. Yield increases every year. The tree fructifies regularly, every year.
The variety is self-fertilizing, the pollinators are varieties:
- Larinskaya;
- Suspicious.
To the soil, the pear is not exacting.Fruits ripen to the end of September, they are recommended to remove them yellow, so they have the best taste. Fruit preserves - up to a month and a half, have a beautiful appearance and are well transported.
Description of the pear Uralochka characterizes the variety as a universal. Fruits are used fresh and go to blanks, estimated at 4.2 points.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Breeders call the advantages of this variety:
- high yields every year;
- significant winter hardiness;
- excellent lezhkost;
- fruits are transported without damage;
- universal purpose of fruits.
The main disadvantage is the low weight of the fruit.
Planting a pear
Pear planted in the spring until the sap or in autumn. If it is decided to plant in the spring, the pit is prepared in advance, from autumn.
Suitable for planting sunny, but not stuffyplace, best of all from the south or west. The soil is chernozem or forest loam. Sandy or clayey composition is not suitable. It is desirable to plant on high ground to protect the roots from the effects of groundwater.
Buying a seedling, it is worth paying attention to its roots and trunk. On the roots there should be no rot, and on the trunk - damage.
Prepare a pit about 70 by 70 cm and one meter in depth. In the center of the pit a peg is installed to support the tree. The soil from the pit is mixed with compost, peat or manure, as well as fertilizers:
- superphosphate;
- lime;
- potassium chloride.
The soil with the seedlings is filled with the soil mixture obtained, and the soil is rammed. The land is watered with 2-3 buckets of water. The stalk is mulched with humus or peat.
Care
Care for the pear is required at any time of the year.
In spring, the soil around the tree is loosened, nitrogen fertilizers are added, the damaged branches are cut off, treated from pests and diseases.
In summer, the pear should be watered, if necessary - thin out the crown.
In autumn, care activities are the same as in the spring.The only difference is that they fertilize with phosphorus-potassium compounds and bleach the briars with lime. The trunks need shallow digging and mulching with peat or sawdust.
Gardeners are advised to handle the Uralochka peardiseases and pests as prevention. Some treatments coincide with the application of fertilizers. For example, the spring application of urea will help to eliminate the lack of nitrogen and destroy pests.
If the kidneys are already opening, the urea is changed to ready-made formulations (Fitoverma, Akarina, Iskra-Bio).
In autumn the trees are treated with Bordeaux liquid. This measure will help protect the pear from pests.
Top dressing is carried out in early spring, in May, in June andJuly, and also in the autumn. In the spring, you can use chicken droppings, nitrate, green fertilizers. In summer, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are used. In the autumn, they feed potassium chloride and superphosphate.
Having shown a maximum of zeal, it is possible to grow a pear crop in the Urals. And the incomparable characteristics of the variety of pear Uralochka will please any gardener.
