Pear Bergamot

Pear Bergamot consists of several varieties that are grown flat and oval. This variety has become known since the times of the USSR, at that time it was grown in certain territories. A Polish species was planted in the western part, a reddish species in the center, Maslinovka and autumn Bergamot in the southern part. The homeland of this variety is Italy, the city of Bergamo.

At the moment, the fruits are harvested in the Russian territories, also in China and the European part. In this article we will talk about the Bergamot pear variety, consider its originality, and also learn how to plant and care for this variety.

Pear Bergamot - description

Pear Bergamot photo

This culture is a tree that bears fruit in the autumn season. It grows in the southern territories of Asia and Europe. Included in the genus Pink, the size of the tree can reach from seven to twenty-five meters.

Leaves are oval, simple. As soon as the opening of the buds begins, the leaves are pubescent, the large foliage is glossy, saturated greenish color, the leaves are lighter below. Inflorescences open on a bunch of peduncles. Cream or snow-white pinkish buds.

Pear Bergamot begins to bear fruit only after eight years of life.

• CROPS GROWED NEXT TO THE VARIETY OF PEAR BERGAMOT

This species yields very well without the help of other neighboring crops. You can also increase the amount of harvest, just plant a pear tree next to it.

• SIZE OF TREES GROWING FRUIT BERGAMOT PEAR

Bergamot pear grows to the largest possible size, the tree also has a gorgeous crown, its shape can be a circle or an oval.

• Perennials

The tree can give fruits already in the first years of life. A culture can live for over twenty years if it is properly cared for.

• COLD SEASON TOLERANCE

This culture tolerates the cold season. The yield is about one hundred and forty kilograms from one tree. If the frost is strong enough outside, the fruits freeze slightly.

• HARVEST QUANTITY

The culture does not have an exact time when the fruits appear, this can happen regularly up to twenty years. In order for the tree to continue to produce crops, old branches should be cut off. Of all the harvests from one tree, there were about eighty kilograms, but this is an average estimate of the yield.

• PORTABILITY OF VIRUSES

Transfers a large number of viruses. It is recommended to carry out preventive work against pests and frost. They do such procedures as: regular moistening, you can cover the tree with a cloth, strengthening it with a special mixture, smoke is also suitable.

Pear Bergamot - characteristic

Pear Bergamot Moscow photo

In appearance, the fruit is flat, rounded, olive or green in color with the addition of yellow. A reddish speck may appear.

• HOW MUCH CALORIES DOES FRUIT CONTAIN?

One hundred grams of the fetus is fifty kilocalories. The fruit contains a sufficient amount of minerals, vitamins, nutrients, carbohydrates, oils, monosaccharides.

• TASTE QUALITIES

The contents inside, it is called pulp, has a pastel green color, granular. In terms of taste, the fruit is sweet, juicy, pleasant. How to understand that the fruit is overripe? It's that simple! It gives off astringency, and also has a high amount of grain.

• FRUIT DIMENSIONS

The peel is fragile, the weight of the fruit is about two hundred grams. If the agricultural machinery is good, then even larger fruit can be grown. Rotting of the fruit can also occur directly on the tree.

• APPLICATION

Pear Bergamot is used for medicinal purposes, the pear should be eaten for pain in the liver or in the pancreas.It is worth keeping a pear up to sixty days.

The peel of the fruit is used for industrial purposes, serves for the color of the fiber.

• VARIETY OF FRUITS

This variety is divided into two types: southern and cold tolerant.

The southern ones are distinguished by their sweet taste and juiciness.

Bergamot cultivar types:

1. Novik is a tree with a trapezoidal crown that grows up to fifteen meters. flowering occurs in late spring, the size of the fruits is medium, the skin of the pears is strong, harsh. As soon as the harvest takes place, the fruits are placed in the cellar for fourteen days. Productivity is regular, tolerates the cold season.
2. Autumn - a large-sized variety, a crown in the form of a trapezoid. The inflorescence occurs at the end of spring, the harvest is harvested in September. The contents inside the pear are soft and tasty. The harvest is large. Fruits do not last so long after harvest.
3. Volzhsky - this variety, after harvesting, can lie for a sufficient amount of time, more than forty days. Inflorescence begins in May, harvesting in September. The color of the fruit is greenish, maybe with a red blush.
4. Dagestan - this variety was released recently. The tree grows up to fifteen meters, the shape of the crown is oval or circle, the shoots are elongated, the leaves are glossy, rounded, green in color. The pear grows to a large size, the contents inside are sweet with a sour taste.
5. Rossoshansky - this culture with a trapezoid-shaped crown, on the contrary, is average. The fruit is small but sweet. The contents inside are not as juicy as the seemingly loose and tasty. Transfers viruses and rodent attacks.
6. Moskovsky - this culture is scattered, the shape of the crown is oval, the leaves are small, the edges are ribbed. Fruits are circle-shaped, greenish with yellow in color. The content inside is harsh, but juicy. The fruit can stay up to fourteen days after picking, and it can be kept in a cool place for several months.

If you want your fruits to last long enough after harvest, choose the Volzhsky variety.

Pear Bergamot: landing

Pear Bergamot Rossoshansky photo

For a complete and comfortable plant survival, the ground must be watered before planting as deep as the roots can spread.

After the seedling has been planted, it should be moistened a couple of times every seven days for one month. One bucket per seedling.

Pear Bergamot is planted in spring. You also need to add about ten centimeters of mulch to the soil. Old, dried branches should be cut off. In drought conditions, moisten the soil with two buckets per seedling. This should be done two to three times every seven days.

• PERIOD

It is worth planting a crop when it is resting time, either it is autumn or spring. It is important that the variety does not freeze during the winter season. Moreover, in the autumn period, frosts can come unexpectedly.

• WHAT AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES ARE USED TO PLANT CROPS?

As with other crops, this variety also needs to find a place where there are no strong gusts of wind, as well as a lot of sun. There should be a small amount of acidity in the ground. At the landing site, you need to make holes from sixty centimeters in size on all sides. Next, you need to lower the seedling, check that the roots are comfortable, if there is not enough space, they dig a hole even more.

The neck of the plant from the roots should be at the top, equal to the soil. People who plant this culture for the first time can confuse the neck with a graft. Remember, the vaccine is located above the cervix!

The seedling planting field, the hole is filled with soil, the earth is slightly tamped. Next, a groove is dug around the seedling - a near-trunk circle. Moisten with plenty of residual water, two to three buckets per tree. When all the moisture enters the soil, the circle is filled with mulch. You also need to make a support next to the seedling, and tie the bush to it.

Remember! The seedlings are planted exactly in the middle of the hole, which is then filled with loose earth.

• WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PLANT A CULTURE?

The most optimal solution for growing a pear tree is a seedling. Saplings that are one or two years old easily take root. Pollination is excellent, so you can plant several crops that ripen at different times, but the time of the inflorescence can be selected closest to each other. Before planting, the roots are soaked in a clay mash.

• GAP BETWEEN CROP PITS

As we already know, the trees grow quite large, so the gap between the pits should be at least six meters, and the distance between the rows is at least eight meters. if you grow crops close, then they will be uncomfortable due to the large accumulation of trees, this can affect the yield from the bad side.

Pear Bergamot: care

To get a large amount of harvest, it is necessary to use agricultural machinery correctly. It is recommended to do:

1. Hilling soil near trees;
2. Do protective procedures to combat the cold;
3. Be sure to feed the culture;
4. Abundant weeding of the earth by the tree;
5. Remove weeds;
6. Moisturizing;
7. To do preventive procedures against viruses and rodents.

In a tree of this variety, the formation occurs independently, but sometimes you should help the tree, cut the shoots. In the cold season, tops may appear on the branches, then cracks appear, therefore, such branches need to be cut off. In order for the tops to bear fruit, they need to be distributed horizontally. To make the tree comfortable, old shoots are cut once a year. Thus, fresh branches will begin to grow and stretch, which will give the tree a rejuvenating look, and branches that no longer bear fruit should also be cut off.

• WHEN DOES THE FRUIT RIP?

Harvesting begins in September, but if you want your fruits to last longer than the prescribed time, put them in a cold place, then there may be a refrigerator or cellar, there may also be a basement. It is also recommended to check the fruit for errors, it depends whether they can lie for a long time after harvesting or not. If you notice damage, it is better to use such fruits immediately for consumption. Also remember that each type of Bergamot variety may lay in different ways after harvest.

• FOOD

Several options for feeding the culture are used, one of them is spraying from a dispenser with a special agent. The time of the event is the autumn period, every year or every other year. Nitrogen is added to the top dressing very little, it is fed in May. It is the fruits that need nitrogen when they are gaining growth. When the tree is in bloom, it must be insulated, when it is cold, this will give the fruits good development and a large harvest.

• WHERE IS BETTER TO FOLD YOUR HARVEST?

The most optimal place for storing fruit without errors is a refrigerator, basement or cellar. Before transportation, fruits are well ventilated outdoors or where it is dry.

• REJUVENATION

For regular growth of fruits on trees, their old branches are pruned, thus rejuvenating.

This must be done very carefully, because if you cut off more, the roots can form without moisture.

The first thing is to cut the branches from the center three hundred and fifty centimeters from the place, where the gap between the branches is large. Branches are removed, live wounds need to be treated with linseed oil, you can also use garden var. It is recommended to cut it first in the south or west of the tree. a year later, it is necessary to cut off a couple of skeletal branches, as well as semi-skeletal ones. The incision is made in the interval from the trunk one hundred centimeters. Also in the summer, small branches are cut. Before autumn, weak branches are also cut off, and the tall and strong ones are left to winter.

• CUT OF OLD FLOWS FROM THE CROWN

The difference between the Bergamot variety and others is that its crown is formed independently. A large number of cut branches is optional.

After wintering, you should remove branches with tops, which are located vertically.

And those that grow horizontally can bear fruit.

Growing regions

The most common territories for the cultivation of this variety are Russia, European regions, China. There are varieties: northern and southern, but where which one to grow depends on the climate in a certain area. This variety can be grown throughout Russia, but the culture should be prepared for the winter period.

This ort can withstand the winter cold, but if it is properly and sufficiently insulated.

In order for the tree to calmly endure frosts, it must be tightly insulated. Therefore, we need a layer of mulch, this should be done in the fall, so it is worth covering the culture with agrofibre, as well as with spruce branches. Aged trees are covered with roofing material, you can also insulate the tree even with snow, make large piles of snow around the tree.

Conclusion

1. Bergamot pear is very tasty, not squeamish when grown. The size of the fruit can reach from eighty to two hundred and fifty grams.
2. Planting is best with seedlings. Be sure to space between planting holes.
3. Bergamot pear feeds strictly on time.
4. How long the fruit will lie after harvesting depends on their type of variety, but Volzhsky holds the most. Remember!
5. Cut off old branches in April, this will give the tree more years to bear fruit.