Pear Madame Favre

Pear Madame Favre - a variety of autumn ripening, bred by the French fruit grower M. Favre in 1863. The pear was obtained by free pollination of the "Bere Ardanpon" variety. The Madame Favre pear variety is recommended for cultivation in the Krasnodar and Kabardino-Balkarian territories. At the moment, its popularity is diminishing.

Pear Madame Favre: description of the variety and characteristics

The Madame Favre pear tree is of medium height, has a lush crown in the form of a wide pyramid.

Madame Favre's pears are more average in size, weigh one hundred fifty to one hundred eighty grams, their appearance is unusual or in the form of a wide standard pear, the surface is with tubercles, there is a juicy growth next to the fruit stem. The peel is first light green in color, when the fruit ripens - straw yellow, often there is a faint blush on the side, illuminated by the sun, there are also a large number of small dots of gray color, the peel is fragrant, slightly harsh, plump, at the base of the fruit leg, sometimes small rusty spots. Stripes of greenish color diverge from the fruit stem. During storage, the peel is dry, with a slight roughness. The fruit stem is rather elongated, vertical or bent in the form of an arc, thickened, with nodes, at the bottom there is a large juicy bell, it is obliquely planted, and folded at the base. There is no funnel or is barely noticeable. The saucer is large, deep, with ribs. The calyx is small, closed or almost closed.

The inner content of Madame Favre pear is yellowish-white in color, oily, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant aroma, as a rule, has good taste, but at times it can be slightly tart. In the Kuban climate, fruits include sugars (10.2%), titratable acids (0.4%), solids (16.9%), ascorbic acid (5.3 mg per hundred grams), P-active catechins (36.8 mg per hundred grams of wet weight) ...

Technically ripe fruits of Madame Favre pears become from the first to the fifth September. They can be stored for about thirty days, if they are overripe, they can swell. Fruit does not hold well on the pear.

Features of the variety

Best varieties for pollination: Williams,Clapp's Favorite"," Forest Beauty "," Lucius "," Bere Giffard ". It will be great to plant a variety on a pear or quince plant. On a pear rootstock, the tree begins to bear fruit from the sixth to seventh year, on quince - from the fourth year. The yields are generous despite the annual unevenness. The average yield in the center of the Kuban territory for a tree of fifteen to eighteen years is one hundred sixty to one hundred and eighty centners per hectare.

The Madame Favre pear variety has low resistance to dry periods and an average level of frost resistance. A pear is immune to diseases such as scab, but white spot can affect it.

Pear Madame Favre: advantages and disadvantages

• Varietal Benefits: very high quality fruit, scab immunity.
• Minuses pear varieties Madame Favre: low resistance to dry periods.