Pear Bere Bosc

Characteristics, photos and reviews of Bere Bosk pear trees have become of interest to owners of private garden plots from all over the world. Pear Bere Bosc is an old man of French selection. In one of the domestic regions, the variety was tested, after experiments it was entered into the state register in 1947. The variety is recommended to grow in the Transcaucasian, Stavropol and Crimean territories.

Pear Bere Bosk: variety description and characteristics

Pear Bere Bosk: photo of the variety

The tree of the Bere Bosk pear variety is of strong growth, actively growing in the first and second years of development. The crown is spreading, contains elongated, strong shoots, which are covered with a rough gray-brown bark. The crown is quite sparse, there is a clear asymmetry. In adult pears it is presented in the form of a wide pyramid.

Lentils are small, often located on the branches. Places of fruit formation - spear and ringlet. The leaf petioles are shortened, slightly more than one cm. The surface of the leaves is smooth, dark green in color. The leaves are elongated, in the form of an egg, have whole edges.

Pear Bere Bosc gives fruit for a long time, its yield does not decrease to thirty-five years, the life span is at least fifty years.

The ripening period is late autumn, in this regard, the buds bloom after the threat of repeated cold snaps. Abundant flowering. The flowers are large, white in color, collected in large inflorescences, one can contain more than ten flowers. One to six ovaries are formed in a tassel.

The frost resistance of the Bere Bosk pear variety is low. In some winter periods with frost, the trees in the Crimean gardens froze over. Frost resistance is sometimes not enough even for the Krasnodar garden plots. Resistance to dry periods is also low.

Features of the variety

A characteristic feature of the Bere Bosk pear variety is fruits of various types (in the form of a bottle, elongated). Pears differ within the same tree. This feature is fully consistent with the characteristics of the variety. Fruits are medium and large in size.

The average weight of a fruit is one hundred and eighty grams, but it can weigh from one hundred and fifty to two hundred and fifty grams. The pear is covered with a thin, slightly rough peel. The main color is yellow-brown, most of the surface is covered with rust-colored specks. During storage, the color changes to golden yellow, almost bronze.

Bere Bosk pears hold tightly on thick, slightly curving fruit stems. Even in hurricanes, they do not fall off. The funnel is not pronounced, the calyx is open, the seed nests are in the form of a bulb. The seeds are small, dark in color.

Tasting score - 4.4-4.8 points.

The taste is excellent. They are sweet with spice and almond flavor. The inner content can be white or slightly creamy, it is juicy, tender, slightly oily. The pulp contains dry matter (14.7%), sugars (9%), titratable acids (0.2%).

Storage of fruits of the Bere Bosk pear variety lasts no more than forty days, the fruits are transported well. The taste becomes worse if pears are stored in the refrigerator. There is a loss of juiciness, a change in the structure of the inner content, it dries and begins to crunch. Some of the fruits removed from the plant have not ripened.Full maturation occurs after two to three weeks.

Pear Bere Bosk: advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Pear Bere Bosk: photo of the variety

Advantages pear varieties Bere Bosk: large size of pears, the harvest grows over the years. The tree is unpretentious to the composition of the soil. If watered regularly, it will bear fruit in large quantities on light (sandstone, sandy loam) soil. The cultivar is immune to scab and a large number of infections caused by fungi.

This pear is actively used in breeding. With her participation, twenty new pear varieties were bred.

Flaws pears Bere Bosk: low frost resistance of young pears; low resistance to drought; does not tolerate wind and draft; fruits are different in shape; fruits ripen unevenly; the crown needs to be formed.

Pear Bere Bosc: planting varieties

Pear variety Bere Bosk loves warmth and moisture. The roots lie deep; therefore, the interval to groundwater should be two to two and a half cm. Heavy and depleted soil is not suitable for planting. The tree feels more comfortable on loose and light soil, which allows moisture and oxygen to pass through well.

Lowlands, where rain and melt water stagnates for a long time, are not suitable for the variety. The place should be well lit by the sun's rays. If it is sheltered from the cold wind and located in the south (southwest) of the garden area, the plants will grow and develop very well.

It is required to acquire seedlings of one or two years, as they will take root faster. The variety is cultivated in the south, in this regard, planting is carried out in the spring season, until the buds swell or in the second autumn month. The place is prepared in this way: the earth is dug up; the roots of perennial weeds are removed; humus, minerals are added; sand is added to improve the structure.

• How to plant a pear correctly.

An adult pear of the Bere Bosk variety has a crown in the form of a wide pyramid, in this regard, the interval between seedlings, buildings, fences and other trees is three to four meters. The holes are dug out large in depth (one meter) and width (eighty cm). The root system is strong and requires batteries to form.

When purchasing planting material, it is assessed. That says about a high-quality seedling: the bark is intact, smooth, even; in length, the roots are at least twenty-five cm, the main roots are at least three to five pieces; the root system is not overdried, at the folds the roots are not subject to breakage, in the sections of the cut they are white in color.

A stake is driven into the middle of the hole, garden soil is poured in the form of a hill, it is mixed with sand, humus, superphosphate and ash are added. A seedling is placed on the hill, the roots are straightened and densely covered with soil, the root collar remains above the ground at a distance of five cm.

The trunk is tied to a support in one or two places. It must be located to the south of the stake. An annual sapling is shortened to eighty to ninety cm. In two-year-old saplings, all skeletal branches are shortened by one third. The length of the middle conductor is reduced. Its top should exceed the upper tier of branches by twenty cm.

Two-year-old seedlings must be closely monitored. What you need to do is: water regularly; to clear the trunk circle from weeds; feed; loosen the soil; to process the tree in order to prevent harmful insects and diseases.

Pear Bere Bosc: variety care

Pear Bere Bosk: photo of the variety

• Watering and fertilizing.

The Bere Bosk pear tree responds well when watered. When it bears fruit, watering is done up to five times per season. If the summer season is hot and without precipitation, the frequency of watering increases. The volume of water for root irrigation is thirty liters per square.In areas with droughts, drip irrigation is organized, soil mulching is carried out to reduce evaporation.

The fertilization plan is drawn up according to the "age of the pear" criterion. There is no need to feed the tree for the first two years. Enough fertilizer laid in the hole when planting. From the third year, they begin to feed the pear. In the spring season, spraying with a solution of a complex of fertilizers is carried out, for example, "Nitrofoskoy", "Ammophos". Every year humus is introduced into the soil - six to ten kg per square. In the autumn season, ash is introduced into the trunk circle.

• Root dressing.

In the spring season, a solution of two hundred grams of "Urea" is introduced per ten liters of water.

In the summer (in June days), the pear is fed with a solution of thirty grams of urea per ten liters of water.

In the summer season (July, August days), thirty grams of superphosphate per square meter is introduced, the same dose of potassium salt per square meter.

In the autumn season, the soil is fertilized with thirty grams of superphosphate per square, and one tablespoon of ash is also introduced.

• Circumcision procedure.

In the spring season, the tree must be cut for sanitary purposes. All frozen shoots affected by diseases and harmful insects are removed. During the first four years, the crown is formed in every fall season. Then asymmetry is eliminated, especially elongated branches are shortened. The lower branches are left, they grow.

Shoots grow at the roots of the tree. In the fall, it is cut out. Harmful insects winter in it. All sections of the cuts are lubricated with garden pitch.

• Whitewash.

Whitewashing of the trunk and skeletal shoots is carried out in the autumn season. Early in the spring, whitewashing will protect the bark from the bright sun. Cook it yourself or buy it at the store. To cook it yourself, mix two kg of lime, one and a half kg of clay and one bucket of water.

Whitewashing is applied to the lower skeletal branches and to the trunk from the soil to the lower branches.

• How to prepare a plant for wintering.

In the autumn season, the trunk circle is cleared of fallen leaves and weeds. When the soil is dug up shallowly, minerals are introduced into it. Before the frosty days come, the last (water-charging) watering is carried out.

The trunk circle is mulched with peat mixed with humus or rotted sawdust. To prevent freezing of the root system, the thickness of the mulch layer is at least fifteen cm. Young seedlings, after frosty days have come, are wrapped in agrofibre.

Pear Bere Bosc: cultivar pollinators

Pear Bere Bosc is pollinated by bees. In order to obtain a decent yield, several plants of the Bere Bosk variety or pear trees of other varieties are planted on the garden plot. You can plant varieties: "Williams", "Bon Louise", "Bere Napoleon".

Yield indicator

Pear Bere Bosk: photo of the variety

Pear Bere Bosc is distinguished by its yield. One adult pear can give one hundred fifty to two hundred and fifty kg of fruit. The yield indicator depends on the structure of the soil, its moisture content and weather. Trees begin to bear fruit from five to seven years old.

Pear variety Bere Bosk is used for cultivation on an industrial scale. A record - three hundred kg of fruits from one tree was recorded in the Krasnodar garden. Fruit picking begins at 1-10 September.

Diseases and pests

Pear Bere Bosc is resistant to diseases caused by fungi and bacteria. But the risk of morbidity still exists. If you use a dirty garden tool, bacteria can enter the wounds of the tree during cutting and cause bacterial burns. Signs of the disease: blackening of young twigs and leaves, you will notice them in the first days of summer. Treatment is carried out with antibiotics (solutions): "Ziomycin", "Penicillin", "Agrimitin".

Humid, warm weather is the cause of a disease such as scab, it is a disease caused by a fungus, and it is also widespread. Scab affects leaves, pears, branches. The infected parts are covered with a gray or brownish-green plaque. Sick pears are sprayed with urea (solution), the soil is watered with a fungicidal preparation.

Rarely, the pear variety Bere Bosk can get sick with other pear and apple ailments, for example, fruit rot, ulcerative cancer, cytosporosis, phyllostictosis.

Of the pests for the pear tree, the gall mite is dangerous.

Pear Bere Bosk: reviews of gardeners

Anna Borisovna, 39 years old, Krasnodar: “My grandfather planted the pear Bere Bosc more than fifty years ago. And it bears fruit, even in our time. We remove all the pears at once. Unripe fruits ripen well at home. We do not store fruits for a long time. We process fruits, make jam, jam. The taste is amazing. The inner contents are tender and sweet. The peel is not so attractive. The branches are loaded with fruit, so we put supports to avoid breakage. "

Valentina Semyonovna, 58 years old, Minsk region: "Our tree is old, large, and gives a big harvest. The fruits are pleasant to the taste, there are some that have a very original look, in the rainy summer season they are affected by rot. I freeze for the winter. "

Alena Vyacheslavovna, 40 years old, Stavropol: “The pear variety Bere Bosk is ours for more than ten years, five of them bear fruit without resting, we remove the fruit every autumn season. The crown is not spreading. The fruits are different in type and size. We harvest in the last days of September. We do not store them for a long time, we eat them quickly. "

Outcome

Pear Bere Bosk: photo of the variety

The characteristics and reviews of the Bere Bosk pear variety allow us to reveal the secret of its such long-standing and widespread prevalence. It is very convenient to grow a strong tree that bears fruit for fifty years or more on your garden plot. An adult pear does not take long to care for. Every year, the Bere Bosk pear variety is ready to please its owners with a stable and generous yield. Diseases and harmful insects infect the variety in rare cases.