The most popular varieties of pears recommended for the Russian climate are the forms developed by the Honored Agronomist of the RSFSR Sergei Pavlovich Kedrin at the experimental base of the Kuibyshev Agricultural Station. The scientist specializing in the selection of stone fruit crops, including the best varieties of pears for central Russia, was greatly helped by his wife T. M. Kedrina.
The best pear varieties popular in central Russia
Here you can find photos, names and descriptions of pear varieties recommended for cultivation in central Russia.
Early. Bred by S.P. Kedrin from crossing the Volga Bergamot with Williams summer.
Trees of medium to medium vigor. Form a pyramidal, rather compact, medium-dense crown. In terms of winter hardiness, it surpasses Thinkovetka, but it freezes under severe winters. The variety has a high regenerative capacity. The trees are high-yielding, bearing fruit from 8-9 years of age annually.
Fruits with an average weight of 70-80 g, pear-shaped, one-dimensional, greenish-yellow in color.
The pulp is yellowish, medium density, tender, semi-oily, juicy, good sweet and sour taste. The fruits ripen in the second half of August, before Bessemyanka. Harvested from greens, the fruits ripen well and can be stored for up to 2 weeks. They are good both for dessert and for processing, especially for making compotes.
Volozhka. Received by S.P.Kedrin from crossing the Rannyaya variety with the elites of the Chelyabinsk Fruit and Vegetable Station and TsGL.
Pay attention to the photo – this pear variety, recommended for the middle lane, is medium-sized, has a medium-sized wide-pyramidal dense crown:
In terms of winter hardiness, it surpasses the Thin line.
It begins to bear fruit on the 6th-7th and gives a high annual yield.
Fruits of medium size (100 g), one-dimensional, smooth, pear-shaped. Their color is greenish-yellow with brown strokes on fruits well-lit by the sun. The pulp is greenish, of medium density, very juicy, sweet and sour satisfactory taste, better than that of Tonkovotka. Fruits ripen later than the Rannyaya variety, but earlier than Bessemyanka. The harvested fruits can last up to 2 weeks. They are used both fresh and for processing.
Kuibyshevskaya golden. The elite was selected by S.P. Kedrin and T.M. Kedrina from a hybrid family obtained by crossing Pobeda varieties with Fields.
As you can see in the photo, this pear variety, grown in central Russia, has a wide-round crown with hanging branches:
Comes into fruiting early – in the 6-7th year.
The fruits of early autumn consumption are elongated pear-shaped, often bottle-shaped, with an average weight of 110 g. When describing this pear variety, it is especially worth noting the very attractive yellow, with a blush, fruit color and their excellent taste.
Malvina. The elite was selected by S.P. Kedrin from the Sanezhanka seedlings obtained from free pollination.
The trees are medium-sized, have a wide-pyramidal crown, and are winter-hardy.
Fruits are round in shape, greenish-yellow, their average weight is 70 g. Taste is sweet and sour, good, ripens in the third decade of July, 3-5 days earlier than in the Rannyaya variety. Ripe fruits hang on the tree for a long time without crumbling.
Seedless. An old Russian variety of folk selection. A tree of medium vigor, with a broad-pyramidal thin crown, insufficient winter hardiness. Begins to bear fruit at 6-7 years after planting in the garden. Average yield, at the age of 20-25 years – 100-120 kg per tree, periodic fruiting. This pear variety is popular in the middle lane.
Fruits weighing 60-70 g, short pear-shaped, with a slightly widened base and tuberous protrusions, often lack seeds. The skin is dense, dark green in unripe fruits, yellowish-green when ripe. The pulp is white, with yellowness, juicy, very tender, mellow, sweet with some spice, dessert taste. The fruits ripen in late August – early September. They can lie for no more than 2 weeks. Fruits taken in green tolerate transportation well, ripen in prone. They are slightly affected by scab. The variety is self-fertile, however, it should be planted with pollinators to devalue the best yields.
Look at the photo of the pear varieties, the description of which is given above:
