At present, plant breeders have created many new productive varieties of pears, nevertheless, long-lived varieties are also well-deserved. I would like to stop and consider in more detail just such a variety - Pear Cure. Description, photos and reviews are waiting for you in this article!
Origin
Once a Catholic priest (cure) Leroy, walking through the forest of Frento in France in 1760, found in it a seedling of a pear, the fruits of which he liked. The variety was named after the Catholic priest - Curet and thanks to the efforts of this person distributed throughout France. This pear variety is also known under other names: Williams winter, Pastorskaya, Zimnaya large, Popskaya and Plebanovskaya.
Zoning Places
The Kure pear variety passed the state test in 1947 and was zoned in the North Caucasus. This variety was widely used in the southern regions of our country - in the Stavropol and Krasnodar Territories, in the south of the Astrakhan Region, in Chechnya and Dagestan, Ingushetia and Crimea, Kabardino-Balkaria and North Ossetia. Cure also grows on the territory of the former union republics: in Armenia, Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Ukraine.
Pear Cure: description, photo, reviews
Pear Cure is a winter variety. The tree has longevity, it is vigorous, has a thick and fairly leafy crown. The shape of the crown is wide-pyramidal (and when the tree reaches twelve years old, it is about 3.9 meters). With a large harvest, the branches of the tree are let down and the crown becomes drooping. The main branches are in relation to the trunk at an acute angle of 40-50 degrees. The color of the bark of adult trees is gray, the entire surface is cracked. Young trees have a smooth bark structure and also gray. The main fruiting begins on the branches of 3-4 years of age, rarely at two years.
Pear Cure: Characteristic
Consider the main characteristics of the Cure variety. Shoots are of medium length and thickness, cranked, usually light brown in color. In annual plants, the upper part of the shoots is brown-brown in color and slightly pubescent. The buds on the trees are medium in size, cone-shaped, dark brown in color with gray scales. The leaves are dark green in color, rounded in shape, with small denticles along the edges. Leaf petiole is small, thin, burgundy.
Bloom
In cure pears, flowering begins early. The flowers are large, white, with dark pink bumps.
Fruit
Individual specimens of pears of this variety can reach 500 grams, the average weight ranges from 160 to 250. The fruits are slightly asymmetrical, slightly elongated pear-shaped. The peel is quite dense, thick, matte and smooth. When the crop is harvested, the color of the fruit is light green, when ripe - light lemon yellow. Some specimens have a mild pink blush. A distinctive feature of this variety can be considered a narrow strip of rusty brown passing along the entire length of the pear. The seed nest is usually small in size, the seed chambers are ovoid in shape, and a small amount of seeds are in the pear. Seeds are elongated, yellow-brown.
The pulp of fruits is most often white, sometimes it can be creamy, medium density, the texture is fine-grained. The taste of the fruit is delicate, with an average juice content, with a weak muscat flavor, has a slight astringency. If there is a lack of sun during the cultivation, the fruits may have a sour taste.
Under adverse conditions, the Cure pear may have a grassy taste or be completely tasteless. Taste qualities also depend on the region of cultivation. The tasting score for this pear variety is low and reaches only 3 to 3.5 points.
Fruit composition
This variety is appreciated for its high vitamin P content; it is useful for people with stomach and intestinal problems. 100 grams of fruit contains:
- 6.5 g sugar;
- 39 mg of vitamin P;
- 3.8 mg of vitamin C;
- 7 mg titratable acid.
The Kure pear variety is considered highly productive: the older the tree, the higher the yield. In a climate favorable to this culture, for example in the Kuban, the yield from a 15-year-old pear is 180 centners per hectare, and in the foothills of the Caucasus, a 25-year-old tree produces a crop of 250 centners. Fruits begin to be harvested from late September to early October. It is not recommended to overexpose the fruits on trees, otherwise the pulp of pears will become powdery and tasteless. Use in food is recommended after 20 days from the end of the collection, when the pears ripen.
Advantages
It should be noted the advantages of this variety:
- Pear Cure is well developed and produces high yields on the stock of forest pears and quinces.
- It has high transportability.
- The variety is unpretentious, does not require special care.
- The pollen of the Cure pear is sterile.
- The variety has good drought tolerance and winter hardiness.
The disadvantage is the mediocre taste of the fruit, stony cells, sometimes tastelessness, excessive astringency. In wet summers, the tree can be affected by scab, and overloading the crop affects the size of the fruits, they become smaller.
Reviews about Pear Cure
According to gardeners, Kure is not distinguished by valuable taste, so if the priority is taste, you should choose other varieties. It is also noted that these pears are suitable for making jam and jams from them, but compotes from them are not of very high quality.
Growing Features
This culture should be grown in well-lit, sunny places. Seedlings should be protected from through winds. Like all fruit crops, pears do not like nearby groundwater. It is preferable to plant trees in light fertile land. To increase productivity, it is necessary to observe some requirements annually, such as pear pruning, timely top dressing and watering. Trunk circles need to weed and mulch. If a harsh winter is expected, the trees must be insulated. As fertilizers, ready-made compositions and any organic fertilizers are used.
Pruning
Often beginner gardeners are interested in how to prune a pear. Pruning is to remove excess thickening and diseased branches, as well as a little shortened continuation shoots.
Pollinators
Pear Cure is a self-infertile variety. Therefore, for pollination, it is necessary to plant other varieties nearby on the garden plot. For this pear, the best pollinators are the following varieties: Klappa's darling, Bere Ardanpon, Deccan winter, Saint-Germain, Bere Bosque, Duches Angouleme.
Storage
Consider how to store cure pears correctly. Only dry fruits should be taken for storage, it is good if they dry naturally. The basement or pantry is best for storing the crop. They are always dark, cool and dry. A warm room can not be used, because in it the crop rots very quickly. The best temperature is considered zero degrees, storage at a temperature of +1 ° C is allowed. Humidity must be at least 80%, even better if it is 85%. First you need to prepare the room, it is desirable to whitewash the ceiling and walls with lime. Then it should be well ventilated. It is good if there is ventilation in this room, in the ventilated rooms fruits, and another crop, are stored longer. It is recommended to lay the fruits in layers and transfer each layer with dry shavings or straw.