For a long time, gardeners of the Urals tried to adapt various varieties of pears from warmer regions in their gardens. Planted plants, if they did take root, then bear fruit poorly, and the quality of the fruit was far from perfect. The situation changed only at the beginning of the XXI century, when in the West Siberian and Ural regions the Krasul pear was zoned, developed by scientists of the then Chelyabinsk fruit and vegetable experimental station named after I.V. Michurina. It was successful to cross pears of such varieties as Little Joy and Late.
Before we talk about the features of this pear, we recall when and how the pear began to be cultivated by man.
A bit of history
According to scientists, people began to “domesticate” wild species of pear about 3000-4000 years ago in various regions of East Asia. The ancient Greeks and Romans cultivated this plant in their gardens. It was from them that the pear began to spread to such northern European countries as Belgium, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. In Russia, a pear appeared already in the XI century and was actively grown in the gardens of the nobility and at monasteries. In the XVI century, this fruit tree fell on the American continent.
What is useful?
Pear fruits, unlike the same apples, are sweeter due to the lower content of various acids, but this is no less useful. Modern research has shown that pear contains chlorogenic acid, which prevents diseases of the biliary tract and liver, as well as arbutin, a substance that helps the urinary system and kidneys function normally. In traditional folk medicine, both the fruits and leaves of this plant were widely used as an antipyretic, disinfectant, antitussive and diuretic.
Pear Krasulya: description of the variety
This summer variety was obtained in 1987, and zoned in 2002. The seedling develops into a tree of medium size and height with a rounded dense crown. Plants are highly winter resistant and resistant to severe frosts.
Fruiting begins four to five years after planting, subject to proper care and timely shaping pruning. The Krasul pear is medium-yielding, and the fruits on it are medium in size, weighing up to 120 g. Oval-flattened pears of greenish-yellow color with a brownish-red blush ripen in August, but they are stored for a very short time - from 12 to 15 days even in the fridge.
Tree features
As noted above, the Krasul pear variety grows into a medium-sized tree up to 4 meters high. The rounded crown is formed by straight and compactly arranged branches extending from the trunk almost at an angle of 90 0 . The trunk of this pear is cone-shaped and slightly twisted, and the bark on the main branches and the trunk has a greenish color. Pear Krasuli has the so-called mixed type of fruiting, in which the ovaries form both on short fruit twigs - ringworms, and on last year's growths.
Fruit
The large size of pears, this variety can not boast. As a rule, bergamot-like, oval-flattened, single-chamber fruits are small and weigh from 90 to 120 g. Pear Krasulya - the description of the variety from the developer indicates this - should have an oily and tender, smooth skin painted in green glossy color when picking from a tree with small patches of reddish blush.
The pear of this variety can be considered finally ripe when its color becomes golden green, and the blush darkens slightly and spreads to most of the fruit. Large amounts of well-visible gray subcutaneous dots are present. The stems of this pear are straight and short, and the funnel is generally absent, since in its place there are growths of various shapes, which are one of the varietal characters. In the semi-open type small seed chambers, there are quite large and wide brown seeds.
Pear Krasulya did not get its name in vain, since the appearance of the tree itself, and the fruits, is quite attractive.
Taste nuances
The fruits of this variety are semi-oily, juicy and delicate creamy flesh. Experts estimate it as richly sweet and medium aromatic, with a slight spicy aftertaste.
According to tests, according to a 5-point tasting system, the taste of this pear received 4.7 points. Studies have shown that the Krasul pear, the description of which you are reading, contains in its fruits:
- ascorbic acid - 8.5 mg / 100 g;
- the amount of sugars - 11.2%;
- solids - 13%;
titratable acids — 0.49%.
The fruits of this variety are good for fresh consumption, you can also make juice from them, and, as gardeners have shown, they are great for preservation in the form of compotes and preserves.
Advantages and disadvantages
There are many advantages of the Krasulya variety:
- excellent winter hardiness;
- high resistance to various diseases, including fungal;
- compactness of the plant;
- good yield;
- early maturity.
The disadvantages of this pear are much smaller: this, of course, is the small size of the fruit, and also the fact that with a cool summer, the fruits form more tart and not very sweet.