Pear Krasulia

In the characteristics of the Krasulia pear variety, it is said that the period of its ripening is very early. The Krasulia pear is obtained by crossing the varieties "Little Joy" and "Pozdnyaya", and it is named so for the intense color of the fruit - when ripe, the color changes from pale pink to rich crimson. The Krasulia pear variety was recommended for cultivation initially in the Ural region, but it also yields excellent fruits in most other territories located in the middle Russian latitudes. The main characteristic of the pear is a high level of frost resistance, this feature allows this species to be grown in a harsh climate.

Pear Krasulia: variety description and characteristics

Pear Krasulia: photo of the variety

The tree is of medium height, an adult pear grows up to four meters, no more. While the tree is growing, a round crown is formed, characterized by spreading. The branches grow almost horizontally to the soil surface, slightly bent with the tips up.

The trunk is slightly curved. The bark is flaky.

The leaves are round, not narrow, the edges are serrated. The leaf blade is not pubescent, and the shoots and petioles are pubescent. Flower buds are large, oblong. The tree bears fruit mixed - fruits are formed both on young branches and on last year's ones.

The flowers are large, white in color, and look like a calyx. The variety blooms profusely. It begins to bloom from the 15th of May.

The difference between Krasulia pear varieties and other pear varieties is that there are a lot of thorns inside the crown. They are quite spicy, it is difficult when harvesting fruits.

Features of the variety

Fruits in the form of a circle, but slightly flattened. They weigh in the range of eighty five to one hundred and twenty grams. The funnel, which most pear varieties have, is absent in this pear. Replacing it is a small growth on pears, from which you can find out that this is a Krasulia pear variety.

Ripe fruits are very attractive in appearance, and this laid the foundation for the name of the species. The peel is smooth, shiny, tender.

Pears are painted in a light green color, cast in yellow tones, but time passes, and the color changes to red and crimson. At the same time, small specks of a dark shade become visible on the peel.

The inner contents are tender, slightly loose. Reviews often say that the texture of the fruits is creamy, and there is also a slight oiliness. The taste is moderately sweet, there is no cloyingness.

Pear Krasulia: advantages and disadvantages

Pear Krasulia: photo of the variety

Advantages Krasulia pear varieties: the fruits are attractive in appearance; early ripeness; great fruit taste; winter resistance at a high level; strong immune protection against scab, fire blight, resistance to gall mite attacks; generous harvest; a high content of sugars in pears - when the fruits are boiled and canned, less sugar should be added.

There is also minuses the Krasulia pear variety: small fruit size; sweet taste, someone may regard this as cloying; there are thorns on the branches; fruits are stored for a short time - they need to be sold or put into processing, since storage is limited to one or two weeks.

Pear Krasulia: cultivation of a variety

When choosing a site for planting the Krasulia pear variety, focus on sunlit areas that are well protected from strong winds.An important aspect is the depth of passage of groundwater - they must lie in depth two meters from the surface soil layer.

The composition of the soil is not particularly important, but the pear will feel more comfortable on nutrient-rich and loose soils. A planting pit is dug fourteen days before pear planting.

A tree of this variety develops poorly on soils with a low alkali content, but the composition of the soil can be corrected. For example, dilute with sulfur (half kg).

Pear Krasulia: landing

Pear Krasulia: photo of the variety

It is necessary to care for the Krasulia pear variety as follows: weed, loosen the trunk circle; water regularly; cut off in a timely manner; whitewash the trunk and skeletal branches; carry out prophylaxis against harmful insects and diseases; clean the trunk circle from debris and fallen leaves; cover the pear for the winter season.

Planting of Krasulia pears is carried out in the spring season, or rather, in April days. And wait until stable warm weather conditions are established, because repeated cold snaps can provoke freezing of the root system of the seedling.

In the southern regions and in the middle latitudes, the variety is planted in open conditions in the autumn season, at the end of September. During this time, a young pear will successfully root in the soil.

• How to plant a pear correctly.

Planting of the Krasulia pear variety is carried out in the spring season and in the autumn. Planting is done with an interval of three to five meters between plants. The development of the tree is best observed on loams and sandy loams. The acidity level should be neutral.

Planting pit scheme: diameter - seventy to ninety cm, depth - one meter.

• Landing algorithm.

The soil mixture is placed at the bottom of the planting pit. To prepare it yourself, the garden soil is mixed with humus (two buckets), sand (one bucket), potassium chloride (half a kilo), ash (one kg), superphosphate (half a kilo), dolomite flour (0.5 buckets) are added. The pit is filled with the finished substrate by one third.

After four to five days, a small stake is driven in slightly from the edge from the middle, which exceeds the surface of the soil by half a meter.

In the middle of the hole is an earthen mound from the garden. The roots are laid out on top of this hill.

The root system is covered with earth, which is compacted a little; you do not need to press it down very hard. The root collar should be located above the surface soil layer.

The trunk is tied to the stake.

A small groove for watering is dug around the circumference of the tree, with an interval of thirty cm from it. Five liters of water are poured into it.

Then the Krasulia pear seedling is mulched with peat or compost fertilizer.

Pear Krasulia: variety care

• Watering and fertilizing.

Watering is carried out systematically, but it is forbidden to overmoisten the pears, because the stagnant liquid in the soil will provoke rotting of the root system. It is advisable to water the plants two or three times every thirty days, but better be guided by the weather. If the season is rainy, then watering is reduced. In hot and dry times, watering, on the contrary, is carried out more often.

It takes about three buckets of water per tree.

Water is poured only into the near-trunk circle, along its circumference. If you pour the liquid directly under the root, then you can seriously harm the tree, and the bottom of the trunk may be burned by the rays of the sun.

Top dressing is applied from the second year of pear development. After which the plant is fed every three to four years. In the spring season, nitrogen and organic matter are introduced, but in the last summer days and in the autumn season, the pear is fed with phosphorus-potassium mixtures.

• Circumcision procedure.

To form the correct crown, the seedlings are pruned immediately after planting. To grow young shoots, the shoots are cut one third of the length.

In a two-year-old tree, a 2-sized shoot is shortened by two-thirds. The remaining branches are cut by one third.

Sanitary pruning is carried out for pears over three years of age. Shoots are cut from the trees, which grow inside the crown, in addition, broken and dried branches are removed.

All cut sites are disinfected with garden varnish.

• Whitewash.

It is advisable to whiten the trunk on November or December days. This is necessary to provide the pear with a protective barrier against frost and sunburn in the spring, when the snow melts.

• How to prepare a tree for the winter season.

The Krasulia pear variety is a winter-resistant variety; it is not sheltered in the middle Russian latitudes. But this does not apply to young pears, which are still very weak to withstand low temperature conditions. For pears up to two years old, it is advisable to make a shelter for the winter, having mulched the trunk circle in advance. It is undesirable to cover the tree with roofing material and polyethylene, since air does not pass through these heaters.

To protect the trunk from rodents, cover it with spruce branches.

• Pollination of a plant

The Krasulia pear variety is not pollinated on its own. For the fruiting of a tree, it is necessary to plant pear pollinating varieties nearby. The best varieties for pollination: "Severyanka", "Rainbow".

Yield indicator

Pear Krasulia: photo of the variety

A characteristic feature of the variety and its dignity is a stable and generous harvest. The tree begins to bear fruit from the fifth year of development.

From one adult pear, thirty-five to fifty kg of fruit are removed. Fruit ripening occurs by the first days of August.

Fruits are stored only for two weeks, after this time their rapid deterioration begins.

Diseases and pests

The Krasulia pear variety is quite resistant to attacks of harmful insects and, in very rare cases, a disease overtakes it. Therefore, it is not only easier to take care of it, but it also saves money - you do not need to buy pesticides, you do not need to spend money on funds for preparing folk infusions in order to treat trees from diseases.

But this does not mean that the tree never gets sick at all. The variety can be affected by powdery mildew, fruit rot, rust.

If the tree is affected by powdery mildew, then specks of white color appear on the leaves. You can reduce the likelihood of morbidity by conducting prevention in the spring. Preventive treatment is carried out with colloidal sulfur (solution) every fourteen days. It is enough to spray the tree two or three times during the spring season. In the autumn season, the plants are treated with Bordeaux mixture.

If the disease nevertheless overtook the pear, then they get rid of it with potent pesticides. The tree is treated with "Topaz", "Skor", "Vitaros", "Previkur".

Pear fruit rot gets sick when there is excessive moisture in the summer season, usually this happens with too frequent rains. The first symptoms of the disease - specks of brownish color appear on the pulp. All infested pears must be removed and destroyed.

Preventive measures to combat fruit rot - treat the plants with Bordeaux mixture and urea.

Against rust, spraying of wood is carried out with "Strobi", "Hom", "Medex", "Azofos". Plants are treated before and after they bloom.

Harmful insects almost never attack the pear, but it can still be attacked by the leafworm, pear honeydew, pear moth.

To control pests, an insecticidal agent is used. You can carry out the treatment with "Karbofos", "Fitoverm", "Iskra-M", "Kinmiks", "Decis".

There are also folk methods of preventing harmful insects.

The larvae of leaf rollers are destroyed by infusion of tobacco and makhorka. For this purpose, two hundred grams of tobacco are mixed with the same amount of shag and filled with ten liters of water. The solution is infused for two days, filtered and diluted with another five liters of water. The solution is sprayed onto the tree.

Adult pear coppers are afraid of tobacco smoke, so pears can be fumigated.

In the spring season, the pear moth is caught in specialized fishing belts attached to the trunk of the pear. Butterflies are caught with bait.

Pear Krasulya: reviews of gardeners

Anna Konstantinovna, 63 years old, Leningrad region: “Krasulia pear is an excellent variety, my favorite. I did not find any minuses in it, an exception, perhaps, is a very thin peel. It is possible that this is an advantage for many, but I did not like it. It is uncomfortable to harvest the fruit. It is necessary to do everything at a fast pace, otherwise the fruits fall to the ground and crumple, or they can completely break. As a result, the loss of some of the fruits may occur, and many wasps fly onto the cracked fruits. "

Ivan Danilovich, 40 years old, Sverdlovsk region: “Krasulia pear saplings were brought to me by a neighbor in a summer cottage. I'm not such an experienced gardener, but I decided to strain myself and plant this tree. Not a bit sorry. The fruits are delicious, the whole family is enjoying themselves with rapture. I don't really like digging in the garden, but this pear does an excellent job even without me. This is what I liked the most. A variety for lazy summer residents, besides, a sweet tooth. All that I do for my pear is watering sometimes, I apply fertilizers 2 times and whitewash the trunk. "

Vladislava Nikolaevna, 46 years old, Moscow region: “I love fruits, but pear is the most, this is my weak point. I have been cultivating pear varieties for a long time, favorites have already been identified, I do not acquire new species. An exceptional variety is the Krasulia pear variety - I drew attention to the photos of pears, and there were delicious fruits, and I also liked the reviews with the characteristics. Of course, I bought this variety, did not regret a drop. The fruits are very pleasant to the taste, moderately sweet, the structure resembles a cream. It tolerates frosty days perfectly, and the pear itself is decorative. "

Outcome

Pear Krasulya does not leave indifferent either a professional gardener or an ordinary summer resident. This pear is especially appreciated in areas with a harsh climate, because the variety can withstand sufficiently low temperature conditions, and this does not harm further fruiting. Undemanding and early maturity also laid the foundation for its prevalence, although it was brought out not so long ago. The decorativeness of the fruit explains the growing of these trees in order to sell the fruit, as they fly apart once or twice.