Winter-resistant beauty: pear Krasulya

For a long time gardeners of the Urals have tried to adapt in their gardens a variety of pears from warmer regions. Planted plants, if used, then fruited poorly, and the quality of the fruit was far from perfect. The situation changed only at the beginning of the 21st century, when in the West Siberian and Urals regions the Krasula pear was zoned out by the scientists of the Chelyabinsk fruit and vegetable experimental station named after them. IV Michurina. It was successful to cross pears of such varieties as Little Joy and Late. Before I tell you about the peculiarities of this pear, let's remember when and how the pear began to be cultivated by man.

A bit of history

According to scientists, the man began to "domesticate" wild pear species about 3000-4000 years ago in various regions of East Asia. In their gardens, this plant was cultivated by the ancient Greeks and Romans. It was from them that the pear began to spread to such northern European countries as Belgium, France, Germany and Great Britain. In Russia, the pear appeared in the XI century and was actively cultivated in the nobility gardens and monasteries. In the XVI century, this fruit tree fell on the American continent.

Than is useful?

The fruits of the pear, in contrast to the same apples, are sweeter due to the lower content of various acids, but this is no less useful. Modern studies have shown that the pear contains chlorogenic acid, which prevents bile duct and liver diseases, and also arbutin, a substance that helps the urinary system and kidneys function properly. Traditional folk medicine widely used both fruits and leaves of this plant as an antipyretic, disinfectant, antitussive and diuretic.

Grusha Krasulya: description of the variety

This summer variety was obtained in 1987, and was zoned in 2002. The sapling develops into a medium-sized tree and heights with a rounded dense crown. Plants are highly resistant and resistant to severe frost. Fruiting begins four to five years after planting, subject to proper care and timely molding trim. Pear Krasulya is a medium-yielding fruit, and the fruits are medium in size, weighing up to 120 g. Ripe oval-flattened pears of greenish-yellow color with a brownish-red "blush" in August, but they are kept very briefly - from 12 to 15 days, even in Fridge.

Features of wood

As already noted above, the Krasula pear variety grows into a medium-sized tree with a height of up to 4 meters. The round crown is formed by straight and compactly located branches, extending from the trunk almost at an angle of 90 ^° . The trunk of this pear is conically shaped and slightly twisted, and the bark on the main branches and stem has a greenish color. Pear Krasulya has a so-called mixed type of fruiting, in which the ovaries are formed both on short fruit rods - the rings, and on last year's increments.

Fruit

Large sizes of pears this variety can not boast. As a rule, bergamot-like, oval-flattened, single-chambered fruits are small and weigh from 90 to 120 g. Pear Krasulya - a description of the cultivar from the developer indicates this - must have an oily and gentle, smooth peel, painted in green With small patches of reddish blush. Finely ripe can be considered a pear of this variety when its color becomes golden green, and the blush slightly darkens and spreads to the greater part of the fruit. In large quantities, there are well-marked gray subcutaneous dots. This pear stems are straight and short, and the funnel is absent altogether, since in its place appear outgrowths of various forms, which are one of the varietal traits. In small seminal chambers of the semi-open type there are fairly large and wide brown seeds.

Pear Krasulya was not in vain got its name, since the appearance of the tree itself, and of the fruits is quite attractive.

Flavoring nuances

The fruit of this variety has a semi-oily, juicy and tender pulp of a creamy hue. Experts estimate it as rich-sweet and medium-aromatic, with a slight spicy aftertaste. According to the tests, according to the 5-point tasting system, the palatability of this pear was 4.7 points. The conducted researches have shown, that the pear of Krasulya, the description of which you read, contains in its fruits:

- ascorbic acid - 8.5 mg / 100 g;

- the amount of sugars - 11.2%;

- dry substances - 13%;

- titrated acids - 0.49%.

The fruits of this variety are good for consumption in fresh form, you can also make juice from them, and, as experience of gardeners has shown, they are perfectly suitable for preservation in the form of compotes and jam.

Advantages and disadvantages

Pros for the variety Krasulya set:

• Excellent winter hardiness;
• High resistance to various diseases, including fungal;
• Compactness of the plant;
• Good yield;
• Early fertility.

The disadvantages of this pear are much smaller: this is, of course, the small size of the fruit, and also the fact that with the cool summer the fruits are more tart and not very sweet.