Pear Lada

Pear Lada belongs to the classic varieties. The tree is well adapted and can be grown in almost any region in Russia. This variety has many advantages, so it quickly became popular among gardeners. The Lada variety is a summer variety, since the fruits of the Lada pear can be harvested around mid-August. The height of the Lada pear can reach 2.5 m, while you can clearly observe the stem. The branches of this plant are not thickened. While the tree is young, the crown is a funnel, and when the fruits ripen, the branches look like a pyramid.

Pear Lada: Description of the variety, full characteristics

Pear Lada: photo

The pear variety Lada belongs to self-fertile trees. The fruits are not large in size, but the crop ripens regularly and in large enough quantities. At the same time, the fruits of the self-fertile Lada pear are well attached to the tree and do not fall off for a long time.

Characteristics of pear Lada

Lada pears are characterized by long thick brown branches. Lada pear leaves here have a dark green color, and do not differ in large size. In this case, the petiole is no more than 2.5 cm long. Leaves begin to crumble very quickly with the arrival of autumn.

Pear flowers resemble a bowl and are collected in 6 pieces in one inflorescence. The fruits of the Lada pear are also medium-sized, the weight of one fruit is about 100 g, and the shape resembles an egg. The peel of the Lada pear variety has a glossy surface. The ripe fruit of the Lada pear is characterized by a yellow peel with a slight blush on the sides. These fruits have almost invisible dots under the skin. The cultivar is also characterized by a short but strong stalk. Speaking of taste, the pulp can be described as sweet and sour with a small amount of juice. The color of the pulp is light yellow, and the composition is grainy. When biting the fruit of the Lada pear, the aroma is not pronounced.

This product belongs to scientists - academicians. Their names are Chizhov and Potapov. The hybrid was obtained by crossing two varieties of pears - Olga and Lesnaya krasavitsa. In the early nineties, this plant was registered in the register, and the pear immediately became very famous among gardeners.

Positive negative aspects of the Lada pear variety

The advantages of the Lada pear include the rapid ripening of fruits. Thus, 3-4 years after budding, this plant is already capable of bearing fruit. Good winter resistance. Even a young seedling is not afraid of the harsh Russian winters. Also, the plant has a fairly good immunity to various diseases and pests, among which scab and fire blight are so popular.

However, there are also disadvantages, namely, the fruits of this variety are stored for a short period of time, no more than two months, provided that the room temperature is zero, and the fruits do not tolerate long transportation.

Pear Lada: how to plant?

Pear Lada: photo of a self-fertile variety

If you decide to grow the pear variety Lada on your site, you need to wait for the spring season. Gardeners do not recommend planting Lada pears in the fall, since the root system will not have time to adapt before the onset of cold weather and may die. When buying Lada pear seedlings in the nursery, you should pay attention to the age of the pear. He was supposed to be no more than 2 years old. Otherwise, adaptation will also be problematic.

Any soil is suitable for growing the Lada pear variety, since the plant is not demanding on a certain soil composition, and this allows the plant to be grown throughout Russia. However, if the soil is well-drained, as well as chernozem, then the amount of yield will be much higher. Before planting a Lada pear, you need to dig up the area and add it to the ground in the following fertilizers: compost, potassium salt, and superphosphate. In addition, it is necessary to prepare the landing pit in advance. It should be spacious enough, since the pear has a large root system, and it should be spacious and comfortable. On average, the size of the pit will be 70 cm by 100 cm.In order to facilitate future care of the tree, it is better to immediately drive in a small peg, about 60-70 cm.

Next, a Lada pear seedling is placed in the planting hole, carefully controlling that the root collar is about 5 cm above the ground surface. All root processes must be straightened and covered with prepared soil. When the whole hole is already dug, it is necessary to properly compact the soil and water the Lada pear seedling. The soil around the trunk is mulched with manure or humus. When the planting of the Lada pear is completed, you should immediately carefully tie the tree trunk to the peg prepared in advance.

Pear Lada: variety care

Pear Lada: photo

Further, for the Lada pear, they carry out the most common care that other garden crops also require.

• Watering should be done only in a dry hot summer in the absence of rain for a long time, because if you pour a pear, then there is a risk of various fungal diseases. Also, the pear does not like excessive moisture very much and may even die. The optimal watering regime will be approximately 3 buckets of water per tree. Particular attention should be paid to the first week of the summer season, when fruits begin to form.
• In addition, the tree needs to be fed. In spring, these will be nitrogen-containing preparations. Feeding can be done after the snow has melted, when the soil is sufficiently warmed up.
• The place for planting Lada pears should be open, well lit. However, if the scorching rays of the sun continually hit the plant, the leaves may dry out.
• In addition, after the winter period, it is necessary to cut off old, dried branches and process the stem part of the trunk with lime or iron red lead. In the fall, it is necessary to introduce mineral compositions. The optimal time period is October.
• In addition, care must be observed in the winter season: in time to remove wet snow from trees - from the trunk, from tree branches, since thin shoots can break under the weight of a snowdrift. For the winter, you do not need to cover the trunk, since Lada pears have good winter resistance.

Important correctly form the crown of the tree, and, starting from the first year, remove and thin out excess shoots. In general, Lada pears are pruned twice: this is the autumn and spring. At the same time, damaged branches are removed, too long branches must be shortened with a pruner, and all cuts must be treated with garden pitch so that various microorganisms do not penetrate into the wood.

Pear Lada: harvesting

Pear Lada: photo

As noted above, the Lada pear variety is considered early fruiting. If you follow all the rules of care and form the crown correctly, then the pear begins to bear fruit in 3-4 years. The harvesting period falls at the end of summer, namely in the second half of August. From one tree, you can collect about 50 kg of fruit. The fruits have a fairly strong adhesion to the stalk, so they will fall off on their own only when they are fully ripe. This allows you to postpone the harvest for some time, until about mid-September. When the color of the fruit becomes golden and a blush appears, it means that the ripening of the Lada pear has been successful.

After harvesting, it must be stored in a dark place at temperatures up to about 4 degrees and at least 1 degree. The room should be sufficiently humid and well ventilated. It is best to put pears in special boxes or in wooden boxes. It is necessary to lay them out in layers, shifting them with a small piece of paper. Alternatively, you can use straw as a cover. Not worth it

make too many layers. If you create all the conditions for storing the crop, then it will be stored for at least two months. Some growers store crops in sand or use sand to separate layers. In the sand, the crop is stored even longer, until about the end of autumn.

Diseases and causes of not flowering pear Lada

This plant, as mentioned above, has a fairly high immunity to various diseases common among pears. But if proper care is not followed, they still have a place to be, and insect pests can also attack the tree.

It is best to carry out preventive measures and protect the plant. Already from the beginning of spring, in order to prevent it, it is necessary to treat the trunk, as well as the soil around the tree, with a urea solution. This will help protect the crop from various insect pests that have wintered in the bark of a tree or in the soil. Here it is important to choose a time when the kidneys have not yet begun to swell, so as not to damage them with the solution. Of the possible diseases that can affect a pear, scab, fire blight, fruit rot, rust and powdery mildew are noted. To prevent the plant from getting sick, it is necessary, for preventive purposes, to process the tree several times, first in spring and before the pear ripens Lada

You should also remove old leaves from under the trees and weed the soil under the tree. Control the moisture level so as not to dry out the soil, and also not to make it excessively moist. These measures must be carried out in any case, despite the fact that the tree is resistant to the above diseases.

Of the insect pests, the most popular are: gall mites, aphids, moths and saplings. If these parasites are found, it is necessary to carry out processing with special compounds that can be bought at a hardware store. Timely weeding and regular pruning of the Lada pear will help to avoid the appearance of insects. It is necessary to carefully examine the branches, leaves, fruits and trunk of the tree.

Conclusion

The pear variety Lada is considered a fairly new plant, but has won the love of gardeners almost throughout Russia. This crop is grown not only because it easily adapts to any area, including regions that are characterized by severe winters, but also refers to unpretentious trees, and at the same time it consistently yields a large amount of harvest. In addition, given the early ripeness of the Lada pear fruits, the harvest here can be harvested much earlier than other winter varieties.

Pear Lada: video about the variety