You are a beginner gardener and want to have pear trees on your site, but don’t know which variety is better to choose? Then our article is for you! Today we’ll talk about the Allegro pear, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of this variety. Consider the features of growing these fruit trees on the site. So what is this variety?
Pear "Allegro": description
The tree of this pear variety grows of medium height and has a high growth rate. Skeletal branches are firmly fused. The shoots of the Allegro pear are light brown in color, slightly wavy and with a small number of lentils. Leaves are small in size, with sharp tips and serrated edges. The delicious pear fruit grows weighing from one hundred to one hundred and fifty grams each, have an elongated shape and a very thin, barely tangible skin.
During the ripening and removal of fruits from the tree, the pear has a greenish color with a golden brown spot from exposure to sunlight. Gradually, it ripens to a yellowish color, and its flesh acquires a special softness and tenderness. It becomes a little loose, appears fine grain and juicy, sweet taste. The peduncle is quite thick and long, has a curved appearance.
Advantages and disadvantages
The undoubted advantages of the Allegro pear include high productivity. In three years, it was possible to collect more than one hundred and sixty centners of pear per hectare. And this exceeds the standard indicators by more than fifty centners. Despite the relative early maturity, the first harvest will have to wait 5-6 years. Due to its high immunity, this pear variety is resistant to fungal diseases and various pests.
Another advantage of this variety is its resistance to temperature extremes and severe frosts, which is especially important for growing such fruits in our country. But the Allegro pear has a significant drawback - the short shelf life of ripened fruits. In just a week and a half, pears gradually become unusable.
Reviews about the pear "Allegro"
As they say, how many people - so many opinions. But in one thing, the owners of pear trees of this variety agree unconditionally: the pear has a very sweet and juicy pulp, for which it is quite possible to forgive the short shelf life of the fruits. Almost all gardeners confirm the resistance of the pear to frost. At a temperature of 40 degrees, the number of frozen branches is insignificant. In more severe frosts, the losses will be slightly higher. The positive characteristics of this variety also include a rather economical cultivation process. Indeed, due to resistance to diseases and pests, constant disinfecting spraying is not required. And this means that at the exit you get an environmentally friendly product.
Features of cultivation and care
Since the Allegro pear is a self-infertile plant, it must be pollinated. In order to increase yield and ensure pollination, it is best to plant pears of the Chizhovskaya and Augustovskaya dew varieties next to it. To increase the yield by twenty or even thirty percent helps timely shortening of too long annual shoots.
In order to accelerate the ripening process, it is necessary to spray the tree with the Tur preparation. The spraying process is performed twice: the first time at the moment when the shoots reach a length of 10-12 centimeters, the second - after ten days. If you want to protect the tree from sudden temperature changes and too much exposure to sunlight, then treat the trunk with Bordeaux fluid mixed with emulsion paint. In general, this variety can be attributed to rather unpretentious care.