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The taste of pear has been known since childhood. Previously, the pear was considered a southern fruit, but thanks to the work of breeders, it can now be grown in regions with an unstable climate. These varieties include the early summer pear Children’s. Description of the variety, photos, reviews of the Children’s pear will allow you to make the right choice and easily grow a tree in the Moscow region, Central and Central Our Country.
Description of the pear variety Children’s
The children’s pear was developed by Soviet scientists as a result of crossing the interspecific hybrid No. 8 with the early ripe Duchess variety.
Judging by the reviews of gardeners, the Children’s pear is an early ripe variety. The fruits begin to pour from mid-July to the end of August. A tall and durable variety forms a pyramidal crown from powerful branches. The seasonal growth of branches is about half a meter.
Pear-shaped fruits look beautiful against the background of oval, dark olive foliage. Flowers appear in early May, and long-term fruiting can be seen 5 years after planting. The snow-white flowers are bisexual, therefore, the variety does not require a pollinator.
Pear Children’s is a high-yielding hybrid; up to 40 kg of juicy fruits can be harvested from one adult tree. The tree is immune to many diseases, tolerates sub-zero temperatures well. Spring frosts and drought are not terrible for the variety. This description allows you to grow a pear both in southern cities and in regions with an unstable climate.
Fruit Characteristics
Pear-shaped, yellow fruits with a pink-orange blush have a mass of no more than 80 g. The peel is dense, uneven, tuberculate. Creamy pulp of a pear of a grade Children’s juicy, with sweet taste.
The hybrid tends to overripe quickly, so the fruits are removed as they ripen. Pear Baby is well transported and can keep its taste for 30 days. The fruits are used fresh for making compotes and jams.
Pros and cons of the variety
Like any plant, the Children’s pear has its positive and negative qualities. The positive ones include:
- early ripening;
- precocity
- high yield;
- frost and drought resistance;
- self-fertility;
- unpretentiousness in care;
- versatility in the use of fruits.
Pear has few downsides. Many summer residents consider the small size of the fruit and the need to form a crown as a disadvantage.
Optimal growing conditions
Pear Children belongs to unpretentious varieties. Planting and growing a fruit tree is not difficult, even a novice gardener can handle this activity.
To obtain a high yield, it is necessary to observe the planting dates, choose the right place and seedling.
Planting work of the Nursery pear variety can be carried out in spring and autumn. Experienced gardeners recommend planting seedlings in the fall, a month before the onset of frost. Spring planting is carried out after the freezing of the soil, before bud break. During spring planting, the survival rate is low, since the tree needs to spend a lot of energy on developing the root system and building up young foliage and new shoots.
The choice of location plays an important role in planting a seedling. Pear Nursery prefers to grow in well-drained, nutritious soil with deep groundwater. If the soil is heavy, clay should be improved. To do this, when digging, sand, humus and mineral fertilizers are introduced, this will not only improve the structure of the soil, but also make it fertile.
The root system of a pear tree is well developed, it goes 6-8 m deep into the earth. Therefore, if groundwater is located superficially, there is a possibility of root system rotting.
The landing site should be well lit, on the south side of the site, protected from gusty winds.
Pear seedlings are best purchased from nurseries or trusted suppliers. For better survival, the age of a young plant should be 2-3 years. When choosing, you need to check the root system. It is better that it consists of 3 well-developed main roots, surrounded by a network of small roots. The trunk must be without mechanical damage and without signs of disease.
As a rule, garden pear is grafted onto quince or wild seed pear. The term of the first ripening and the height of the tree depend on the scion. When grafted on quince, the first crop appears 3 years after planting, the crown reaches up to 5 m. On a pear scion, the crop is harvested after 5 years, the plant height reaches more than 5 m. The grafting site should be well spliced, without cracks, spots and growths.
Planting and caring for a pear
According to the characteristics of the Children’s pear, it is clear that it is unpretentious in care and easy to grow. From the correct planting depends on the yield and quality of the fruit.
Rules of landing
Step-by-step instructions for landing work:
- 30 days before planting, they dig a hole 1 m deep and 80 cm wide. The distance between the planting holes must be at least 5 m.
- The extracted soil is mixed with 30 liters of humus and 10 liters of sand. When planting on poor soil, complex mineral fertilizers are applied.
- The prepared soil is poured into the planting hole with a mound and spilled abundantly. After the soil has completely settled, you can start planting a seedling.
- If the plant is purchased with an open root system, it is kept for 6 hours in a bucket of warm water.
- Before planting, the roots are straightened and carefully laid out on a prepared mound. Next to the tree, 1 m of pegs are driven in.
- Before falling asleep the earth, you need to ensure that the root collar is 4-5 cm above the ground.
- The hole is filled with soil, tamping each layer to avoid the appearance of an air cushion.
- The top layer is compacted and shed abundantly.
- The seedling is tied to a support, the trunk circle is mulched with straw, foliage or peat.
Watering and top dressing
The Children’s Pear is a drought-resistant variety, so watering is carried out as the near-stem circle dries. Regular watering is very important for a young seedling, since the root system has not grown stronger and is not able to provide the tree with moisture during a drought. For seedlings, irrigation should be weekly, 2 buckets of warm water for each instance. To preserve moisture, the soil around the trunk is mulched with straw, peat or sawdust.
After each irrigation, loosening is carried out to a depth of 15-20 cm. Hilling will prevent the appearance of pests, enrich the soil with oxygen, and improve gas exchange.
If the pear grows on fertile soil, it does not need top dressing. If on poor soil top dressing is applied 3 times per season:
- spring – organic and nitrogenous fertilizers;
- in summer – complex mineral fertilizers;
- in autumn – phosphorus-potassium supplements.
Throughout the season, you can spray the crown with ash infusion, it will become foliar top dressing and scare away unexpected pests.
Trimming
Pear Nursery needs crown formation and sanitary pruning. Sanitary pruning is carried out in early spring before the start of sap flow. To do this, remove frozen, damaged and broken branches.
Pruning has a bad effect on the growth and development of a pear, so experienced gardeners resort to crown formation mechanically:
- Formation begins immediately after landing. Young branches are bent or rejected. To do this, use spacers or tie shoots to a support.
- Branches located at an angle of 90 ° are straightened with spacers.
- Shoots growing at an obtuse angle are tied to the trunk.
Numerous shoots obscure the sun, slow down the growth of flowers and the formation of fruits, therefore, when forming the crown, 6 main branches are left. Crown branches growing at the lower level are considered skeletal. To do this, leave 3 strong healthy shoots along the diameter of the trunk. The next level is formed after the shoots of the lower tier get stronger, gain strength and start growing. To form the 3rd and subsequent tiers, saw off the central conductor.
Whitewash
Pear whitewashing is carried out before sap flow and after the onset of the first frost. The meaning of whitewashing is to prevent the trunk from sunburn. Whitewash technology:
- The trunk is cleaned of delamination, moss and fungal diseases. It is better to do this with a metal brush or a wooden scraper.
- Dry lime is diluted in water to the state of thick sour cream.
- So that the whitewash does not disappear after the rains, it is bred with laundry soap, silicate or wood glue.
- Whitewashing is carried out from the roots and above the main stems by 30 cm.
- The procedure is done with a paint or straw brush.
Preparation for winter
Pear Children’s – frost-resistant variety. Adult specimens do not need shelter. Young seedlings need to be warmed. To do this, the trunk circle is covered with a 15 cm layer of mulch, and the trunk is tied with spruce branches.
Pear Pollinators Nursery
The hybrid is self-fertile, which means it does not need pollinators. But to increase the yield, you need to plant several different trees on the site that bloom at the same time. It can be a pear Chizhevskaya, Lada, Cathedral. Very often, gardeners use the Children’s pear variety as a pollinator for other species.
Productivity
Pear Children’s high-yielding. Fruit picking begins in mid-July and continues until the end of August. Fruiting occurs 3-5 years after planting. From one adult specimen, you can harvest a generous harvest, more than 10 kg.
Diseases and pests
Pear Children’s has a strong immunity to many diseases. But if the rules of care are not followed, the tree can be affected by pests:
- Green aphid. Sweet secretions contribute to the development of soot fungi. The first treatment is carried out in early spring before bud break with Kinmiks. The second spraying is carried out before flowering, and the third at the stage of fruit formation.
- pear caterpillar – hits the sweet pulp. Insecticides will help get rid of insects.
- Mednyatsya – the pest sucks the juice from the tree. If timely treatment is not carried out, the pear dries up and dies. To fight, use insecticides, an infusion of dandelion or medicinal chamomile, or a decoction of yarrow.
As a preventive measure in the spring, the plant is treated with colloidal sulfur or the Zircon preparation. This drug will not only prevent the appearance of pests, but also increase resistance to diseases, adverse weather conditions.
Reviews of the pear variety Children’s
Conclusion
Pear Children’s is an unpretentious variety that has become popular with gardeners. Its tender, sweet pulp is loved not only by children, but also by adults. Before purchasing a seedling, you need to study the description of the variety, photos and reviews of the Children’s pear. With a minimum of effort, she will thank with a generous, early and beautiful harvest.
