Pear Kondratyevka
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Pear Kondratyevka is a successful combination of qualities that make it popular among Russian gardeners. This article will discuss the main characteristics of the variety, and the most suitable growing conditions.
Pear Kondratyevka belongs to the group of winter pear varieties. Her homeland is the Lower Volga region, and the merit of the appearance of this variety belongs to the employee of the Vavilov State Agrarian University in Saratov and the local experimental gardening station Kondratyeva G.V.
Pear Kondratyevka: variety description and characteristics
Pear Kondratyevka: photo of the variety
Trees of the Kondratyevka pear variety have an average growth rate and, as a rule, have a dense, rounded crown. As a rule, their height is about 5 m. Medium-sized leaf plates are colored light green, the shoots are olive-colored. Leaves appear in early May and fall off by mid-autumn.
Pear Kondratyevka is a large-fruited variety of pears: the mass of fruits ranges from 120 to 200 g. They are characterized by a typical pear-shaped shape and a color characteristic of winter ripening pears. In the phase of removable maturity, the skin of the fruit is colored green, which, as it ripens and reaches the phase of consumer maturity, changes to yellow. In this case, the peel near the stalk acquires a rusty-orange hue. The pulp of the Kondratyevka pear variety is distinguished not only by a sweet taste, but also by a pleasant texture - it is oily, saturated with juice, while there is no graininess. The flavoring bouquet is characterized as dessert.
Pear Kondratyevka: variety features
The Kondratyevka pear variety is characterized by bountiful annual harvests. The first fruiting occurs not earlier than 4 or 5, and sometimes 6 years of pear tree cultivation. You can start harvesting in the second decade of September, some fruits reach removable maturity in the first days of October. Kondratyevka pears can be stored until mid-winter without losing their marketable qualities.
Pear Kondratyevka: variety care
Pear Kondratyevka: photo of the variety
Trees of the Kondratyevka pear variety are popular inhabitants of orchards. They feel best not only on black earth, but also on loamy soils, especially light ones. As for the poorer soils, sod-podzolic lands, common in the north of the European part of Russia and in Western Siberia, are suitable for growing this variety. Thus, the Kondratyevka pear variety is suitable for growing in fairly large areas on both sides of the Urals. At the same time, this variety prefers well-lit and sun-warmed areas and belongs to the sun-loving varieties of pears.
Pear Kondratyevka is a winter-hardy pear variety that does not tolerate drought well and is sensitive to the level of moisture in the soil.
Diseases and pests
Photo of the pear variety Kondratyevka
One of the advantages of the Kondratyevka pear variety is immunity to diseases common among fruit crops. It is slightly affected by scab and rust, as well as other infections of fungal origin such as powdery mildew or mottling of fruit trees.
Among harmful insects, the main enemies of Kondratyevka pears are such common pests as aphids and pear mites. There is also a risk of damage by moths, flower beetles and flea beetles.
Outcome
Pear Kondratyevka is a variety that combines such important qualities for domestic gardeners as winter hardiness, immunity to diseases and a stable high yield. The unpretentiousness of pear trees of this variety to the composition of the soil and the high taste and large size of their fruits also add popularity to the variety. Bred in the Volga region, the Kondratyevka pear variety is also suitable for growing in regions with a more severe climate.
