Pear Calliera Chantikler

Pear Caliera Chantikler is considered the most famous ornamental variety, and it comes from distant China, where this tree can be found in its natural habitat. She has a very beautiful crown and foliage, she truly amazes with her unsurpassed appearance, both in summer and autumn.

Pear Caliera Chantikler: variety description and characteristics

Pear Caliera Chantikler: photo of the variety

The decorative pear Kaliera Chantikler in the east grows along the banks of rivers and in the forest, and this tree grows intensively, the pear can grow up to 12 m in height.Its crown shape is regular, conical, broadly pyramidal, and can grow up to 5 m wide. shoots grow vertically. And the tree itself first has a conical crown and then expands. The bark of the pear is smooth and even, brown. There are no thorns. The foliage is oval-round, dark green, rather large. The surface of the leaf plates is smooth and shiny. Foliage forms early. In autumn, the color of the leaves turns first yellow and then purple. If you grow this decorative pear in a cool climate, then the foliage will fall off still green, it is interesting that the leaves can remain on the branches until January. However, the original shade of the foliage is always bronze.

The Kaliera Chantikler pear blooms in the middle of spring. Inflorescences are formed quite abundantly. And sometimes the pear blooms even before the foliage forms, and the flowers gather in bunches. Sometimes single flowers are formed, and they are quite large in diameter. The pear of this variety also bears fruit abundantly, but the fruits of these plants are very small. Fruits are roundish, greenish brown in shape. Although these pears can be eaten, they are not very tasty.

The root system of the tree is deep, it is highly developed. Caliera Chantikler pears are undemanding to the composition of the soil, the only condition for normal existence is the presence of drainage in the soil. If we talk about acidity, then this culture develops best in a neutral or slightly alkaline environment. In order for the fruits to ripen well, and the foliage to have a beautiful color, you need to provide good illumination. In unfavorable weather conditions, young trees are exposed to frost, but in mature age the plants become more frost-resistant. And the spring frost is also bad for the plant. If the snow falls early, then the shoots can also break. Trees are not very sensitive to atmospheric air pollution, therefore, very often these pears are used to plant greenery in urban spaces. Such trees can be planted in parks, squares, near office buildings.

Pear Calliera Chaanticler: planting and caring for the variety

Pear Caliera Chantikler: photo of the variety

The Kalera Chantikler pear variety is propagated by cuttings, seeds and by grafting shoots to the plant. Seeds from decorative pears are recommended to be soaked for 3 days in warm water, and it will need to be changed daily. Before planting, it is better to add a little growth stimulant to the liquid in order for the plant to develop faster. Before planting, the seeds are also stratified, exposed to frost, this is done in order for the pear seeds to germinate better. They are planted in a specially prepared substrate with the addition of peat, river sand and perlite. Seeds are laid out in this mixture, covered with a transparent film and sent to a cool place, you can on the lower shelf of the refrigerator.Remember, the soil should not be dry, however, an excess of moisture leads to rotting of the seeds, so be careful, do everything as normal.

Usually, by the end of the third month, the seeds germinate, which means that they can be transplanted into the ground. When two pairs of good healthy leaves appear on each plant, the seedlings can be dived, transplanted into another container, and maybe immediately into the open ground. Sometimes seeds are germinated in a bag with wet sawdust, moss is also suitable for this, but in no case do not tie the bag tightly, as the seeds also need fresh air. And in order for the plants to develop better, before picking, they are often placed under phytolamps, as a rule, seedlings are best planted in spring. In this case, in open ground, of course, it is best to send one-year-olds and two-year-olds. For disembarkation, you should choose sheltered from the wind, well-lit places. The soil should be either neutral or slightly alkaline, loamy, sandy loam. If you have heavy soil in your area, then be sure to lay out good drainage.

It is quite easy to plant the decorative Kaliera Chantikler pears, it is best to do this in early spring, so that the trees have time to root well before the frost arrives. If you plant a seedling in the fall, then count on the plants to have at least a month before frost, this is how much the tree needs to adapt to a new place. The planting hole should be about 1 m deep and 70 cm wide. The planting hole should be filled with a special fertile mixture with the addition of sand and compost, as well as complex mineral fertilizers. The root system must be straightened well, the seedling is carefully covered with a nutrient mixture, and the soil is tamped. The trunk circle is mulched with peat, and the plants are intensively watered.

Caring for the Caliera Chantikler pear is also easy. To do this, you need to water the plant in a timely manner, it is best to do this at least 4 times during the entire season. Do not forget to loosen the soil, feed and cut the pear. Moreover, you can water both along the furrows and by sprinkling. Typically, watering one mature tree requires at least 30 liters of water. Fertilizers are applied to the soil two to three times a year, provided that the soil on the site is poor. If the soil is fertile, then you can fertilize the soil once every few years. Gardeners love to incorporate compost, potassium sulfate and superphosphate into the soil. The crown is not often cut, since these pears themselves are considered decorative. But in order to increase the wind resistance of a plant, they still need to be formed. Do not forget about sanitary pruning, in early spring, remove all old and diseased branches, all deformed shoots are also recommended to be pruned. But the frost resistance of this variety is low, so it is best to insulate the stem and the lower parts of the skeletal branches for the winter. For this, spruce branches, paper, agromaterial are used, the trunk circle is covered with mulch, for example, peat or humus.

Features of pear formation

Pear Caliera Chantikler: photo of the variety

Naturally, the decorative pear of the Caliera Chantikler variety is grown not for fruit, but for decoration, so special attention should be paid to the formation of the crown. If you have a rich imagination, then you can build very interesting shapes using a trellis, metal bars and ropes. Sometimes trees are placed in the same plane, creating real green fences from them. With the help of trellises, pears are often formed in two tiers, clinging to the branches of nearby trees from these plants, you can also build an arch, for this use curved trellises. As you understand, with the help of simple devices you can realize any ideas and fantasies.

Pests and diseases

Naturally, ornamental Caliera Shantikler pears often suffer from pests and diseases, so the plant must be examined and treated with insecticides and fungicides in a timely manner. Often the foliage of the pear gets bacterial burns and spotting, which spread to the inflorescences and fruits. So, if you notice that bacterial burns have appeared on young foliage, then treat the plants with a copper-containing preparation, and remove the affected parts. Foliage mottling is caused by a fungus, mainly in the spring or fall. This disease is treated with fungicides, all diseased shoots are cut and burned, and the plants are sprayed with various preparations. Also, red, gray, black, brown spots often appear on the foliage, the shoots dry up, become bubbly, and the foliage is curly, these are all signs of the disease, so be sure to inspect and process the plantings in time. And be calm, if you take good care of the plant, then the diseases of the decorative pear Kaliera Chantikler will not be scary.