Pear Turquoise

Scientists of the experimental station, which is located in Maykop, worked on the breeding of a variety with a beautiful and unusual name for a pear. As "parents" of "Triumph of Venus", "Olivier de Serre", and "Gervais"And" Max Red Bartlett ". Turquoise pear is intended for cultivation in the Transcaucasia and the North Caucasus, it is believed that it is in these areas that the strengths of the Turquoise pear will most clearly manifest themselves. But gardeners successfully grow this species in other regions, achieving good results and reaping a good harvest.

Pear Turquoise: variety description and characteristics

Trees of the Turquoise pear variety are not very tall, being considered medium, or even rather weak. The height of an adult tree does not exceed three and a half meters, and the crown diameter is usually within 2.5-3 meters. While the tree is young, the crown is pyramidal, but as the plant grows, it becomes more spreading and not too dense. The branches are of medium length, straight and set at a 90-degree angle to the trunk, and can bend downward in a particularly fruitful year. The bark on the trunk and branches is grayish, and young shoots have a reddish tint. The oval leaves of the pear are colored dark green with a red tint, the surface of the leaf blades is smooth and shiny, the petiole has an average length and thickness compared to other varieties.

Despite the fact that the buds of the Turquoise pear variety are pink in color, its flowers are white, they are not large and have a strong and pleasant aroma. This variety is characterized by medium-late flowering.

The crop is harvested in the third decade of September, and the fruits ripen during storage. Subject to the correct storage conditions, they are suitable for use within two to three months. By the time of technical ripeness, the fruits are yellow-green, as they ripen, they acquire a red hue. Fruits of a classic regular pear-shaped shape, a skin with a waxy coating, rather large subcutaneous points are clearly visible. The pulp of the Turquoise pear variety has a creamy color, it is juicy and tender, the taste is spicy, sweet and sour, the aroma is not strong, but very pleasant.

The mass of pears of the Turquoise variety can range from 180 to 350 grams, that is, they are medium or large, compared to other varieties of pears.

Timely harvested fruits have an excellent appearance and are well stored in appropriate conditions. When grown on an industrial scale, there are special storage facilities for this, and gardeners are advised to store the crop in a cellar, basement or refrigerator. Pear Turquoise is recommended mainly for fresh consumption, but this does not mean at all that it cannot be used for making jams, compotes or desserts.

Pear Turquoise: advantages and disadvantages

The pear variety Turquoise has many advantages:

• The variety is fast-growing, you can harvest the first harvest in the fourth year, and even if it turns out to be not very large, do not worry - the yield will increase from year to year.
• High productivity. With good care, an adult tree can produce 30-55 kilograms of pears per season. And when growing fruit on an industrial scale, you can harvest from 125 to 230 centners per hectare (the optimal number of trees per hectare is 410-415).
• The variety has a high resistance to such unpleasant diseases as scab and brown spot. Out of four possible pears, Turquoise received 2 points, which is an excellent result (that is, the lower the score, the higher the stability).
• And of course, one cannot fail to note among the advantages of large and aromatic fruits with excellent taste and the ability to be stored for a long time.

If we talk about the shortcomings of the Bruzovaya pear variety, then among them:

• Self-infertility of the variety. That is, to get a good harvest, you will definitely need to plant another pear variety on the site, which will bloom at the same time and act as a pollinator. The most suitable varieties would be Conference, Williams (it blooms just a couple of days earlier than Turquoise) and Triumph Pakgam.
• The drought resistance and winter hardiness of this variety are average, which means that in a hot summer, the tree needs to be provided with additional watering, and in the winter it is necessary to mulch the soil of the trunk circle and cover the trunk.
• One of the advantages of the variety, high yield, can sometimes become a problem: with a very large number of fruits, the branches of the tree sometimes break. Therefore, take your time to enjoy a large number of ovaries, think about the health of the tree and either remove some of the ovaries, or install high-quality supports for the branches.

Conclusion

Pear Turquoise has not yet become widespread on an industrial scale, but among gardeners it is loved and popular due to its high yield. The tree is not capricious, it is enough to provide it with the care necessary for any fruit tree: choose the right place for planting, timely prune, if necessary, water and cover for the winter (unless, of course, you live in the southern regions, shelter is not required there). For such care, the tree will thank you with an excellent harvest of aromatic and tasty pears. Reviews of gardeners who grow Turquoise pears on their plots are extremely positive, so if you doubt whether to buy seedlings of this variety, then the answer is obvious - definitely buy, you will not be disappointed!