Apple-tree Birsk pear

Apple tree Birsk pear belongs to the late type, it was bred in Birsk, in the city after which the variety is named. All experiments were carried out at a research institute dedicated to agriculture.

After the appearance of the apple variety Birskaya grushevoe, it passed all the necessary checks, and began to spread to neighboring regions: Udmurtia, Chuvashia, Ulyanovsk region and others. Scientists use the variety when crossing, since it is famous for its high resistance to fungal diseases.

Apple tree Birsk pear: description of the variety and characteristics

Apple tree Birsk pear: photo of the variety

The apple tree of the Birsk pear variety is rather tall, and also distinguished by its rapid growth. In the years to come after planting, the tree will grow 3/4 of its maximum height. This growth is due to the rapid absorption of nutrients from the soil. At the age of 4-5 years, the crown forms into an oval, with branches hanging on the sides. The foliage density is average, since the branches are widely spaced from each other. The eyelids are skeletal, brown-black in color.

The shoot of the tree is green-brown in color, medium in size, even, without bends or curvatures, a small amount of fluff is visible. On the shoots there is a small number of lentils, they are medium in size, slightly convex. The kidneys deviate from the trunk by 60 degrees. The foliage is large, green. White veins are strongly visible on the leaf surface. The leaf is oval in shape, one edge is strongly elongated and pointed. Due to the jaggedness along the edge of the sheet, the sheet curls up a little. The petioles are short and thick, well attached to the tree.

During the flowering period, a large number of white flowers appear on the Birsk pear tree, in the future, fruits will appear instead.

Features of the variety

Apple tree Birsk pear: photo of the variety

• Characteristics of the fruits.

The fruits of the Birsk pear apple tree are of medium size, usually the weight of one fruit is about 150 grams, sometimes 190-210 grams are found. Fruits are round, monochromatic, yellow-red in color. The skin is dense with a small number of white subcutaneous dots. The stalk of the apple is strong, long and thick, so even when fully ripe, the tree will keep the fruits in place, preventing them from falling off.

The fruits of the Birsk pear apple variety are very pleasant to the taste, they are sweet with a vanilla flavor. It is this feature that this variety is famous for. Investigating the chemical composition, it can be argued that the fruits are useful, as they contain ascorbic acid 10%, pectin 1%, natural sugar 12%.

• Harvesting.

You can start harvesting from the Birsk pear apple tree at the end of September, by which time the apples will have time to ripen. After harvesting the fruits, it is necessary to place them in a dark and cool place in which they can be stored for about 3-3.5 months. The first crop will appear 4 years after planting the seedling in a permanent place.

The amount of harvest is above average, one tree can bring about 60-70 kilograms.

Due to the fact that the Birsk pear apple variety is sterile, pollinators must be planted next to it. They can be any other varieties that have the same flowering period as the main variety. Otherwise, the tree will not be pollinated, and the yield will be 3-5% of the total number of flowers.

The Birsk pear apple variety is resistant to fungal diseases, so the gardener will not have to treat him for such diseases, but do not forget about the preventive treatment, which is carried out several times a year.