A detailed description of the pear variety August dew

In a wide variety of pear varieties, you always want to choose sweet, high-yielding, unpretentious and easy to care for.

This is August dew, which is loved by gardeners and farmers... Below is a description of the variety, advantages and disadvantages, how to choose the right seedling, plant and care.

Characteristics and description of the variety Avgustovskaya dew

August dew - a summer variety of pears... It grows in the Central Black Earth Region (since 2002). Obtained by crossing the variety Tenderness and Triumph Pakgama.

The variety was bred by S.P. Yakovlev at the All-Russian Research Institute of Genetics and Breeding of Fruit Plants named after V.I. I. V. Michurin.

The height of the tree reaches three meters. Harvests annually, starting from the 4th year of planting in the ground. The yield is high, up to 200 kg / ha at the most fertile age.

The first harvest is about 15 kg per tree. Handles winters wellthat are characteristic of the areas of germination.

Disease resistant... High ability to form shoots and buds.

Characteristics of the structure of the tree:

• light gray color of the bark, smooth;
• lowered crown with medium density;
• straight branches. Arrangement of fruits on long and short ringlets and spears;
• light brown, wide and curved shoots. A large number of small lentils;
• conical buds of medium size, slightly bent to the side;
• oblong ovoid leaves with a wedge-shaped base of dark green color. Average value. Serrated edges. Small saber-shaped stipules;
• petioles of medium thickness and length;
• white flowers are saucer-shaped, small. Sepals are long, directed towards the peduncle. The pistils are long - higher than the anthers. One inflorescence has 7-10 flowers.

Characteristics of the fetus:

• the fruit is of medium size, weighing from 100 to 200 g. Pear-shaped, not ribbed;
• smooth skin with dots. The color at maturity is green or greenish-yellow with a slight "blush" on a small area of ​​the fruit;
• white and fine-grained pulp with a sour-sweet taste and delicate texture;
• the peduncle is curved, long and wide enough;
• small funnel has a conical shape;
• small, closed cup;
• the saucer is small, slightly widened, has a ribbed shape;
• the core is large, onion-shaped;
• medium-sized seeds, closed;
• stick well to the tree;
• ripening period - mid-August - September;
• the storage and use period is two weeks;
• pear for table purposes;
• the best pollinator is the Pamyati Yakovlev variety.

Features and benefits:

1. Winter hardiness and frost resistance.
2. Not picky about droughts.
3. High productivity.
4. Early maturity.
5. Excellent presentation.
6. A small percentage of cases of damage to the tree by diseases or pests.
7. The fruits are easily processed into preserves, jams and dried fruits. Good taste.

Flaws: with high yields, fruit heterogeneity occurs.

The benefits and harms of pears

The benefits of pears August dew is great.It is useful for adults, children - does not cause allergies, intestinal discomfort and has a beneficial effect on the body.

Actively used in traditional medicine with cough, chills, inflammation of the genitourinary system, stone disease. A good helper in the fight against fungus, dermatitis.

In addition, the pear contains:

• vitamin C (ascorbic acid) helps to strengthen the immune system and increase the elasticity of blood vessels;
• vitamin K - a source of calcium;
• vitamin B9 an active participant in the process of hematopoiesis;
• cellulose useful for the digestive tract, because it lowers cholesterol levels and normalizes the intestinal microflora. Fights constipation. Improves appetite;
• sulfur helps to strengthen hair and nails;
• potassium performs a protective function of the heart and helps to restore cells. Prevents the appearance of edema;
• cobalt supports the functioning of the thyroid gland, kidneys. It accumulates hemoglobin and helps in the rapid absorption of iron.

It should be noted that with a huge "set" of useful properties of a pear she can still harm... This applies to the use of fruit for gastritis, colitis and ulcers.

The danger is unripe, hard fruits for children and people of age.

How to choose the right seedling?

The choice of a seedling is a guarantee of a high yield. To choose the right seedling, you must adhere to these rules:

1. The Avgustovskaya dew variety will take root and yield a crop only in an area with favorable climatic conditions (central and southern regions with black soil).
2. Buy seedlings only in special nurseries to avoid cheating and buying another variety or tree.
3. It is worth paying attention to the roots of the seedling - fresh, not dry, not frozen. The longer (from 30 cm) and the more ramified the root system, the greater the likelihood of good survival of the seedling.
4. If the root is cut, it should be white. A change in color indicates that the seedling is frozen or dried out.
5. Examine the root carefully. The presence of swelling indicates disease (root cancer).
6. The trunk is straight, not damaged.
7. The age of the seedling is about a year or two.

Preparing to disembark

In addition to choosing a seedling, it is necessary to prepare the soil well to his landing - a guarantee of survival.

Pre-fertilize for the future planting site (type, amount of fertilizer depends on the soil). Pear August dew has a small crown, so the distance between seedlings is 5 m.

Planting seedlings

It is necessary to plant seedlings autumn (early October) or spring (late April). Regardless of the season, the planting technology is the same:

1. Prepare the pit. The hole is 1 m in diameter and 0.5 m deep. The roots should be located freely in it.
2. Fill in fertilizers (humus, saltpeter, potassium).
3. Spread the roots.
4. Holding the seedling, put it in the hole, cover it with earth so that the root collar disappears underground, tamp it and water it.

Rules for caring for trees and fruits

After choosing the right seedling, preparing the soil and directly planting a young tree, care is important.

Land cultivation... Before watering, weed and loosen the soil as needed.

Watering... About 5 times (in summer) a month (1 bucket - 1 tree). It is worth watering slowly so that all the water is absorbed into the pear hole and "watered" the roots. In a drought, it is better to water in the early morning and evening, half a bucket at a time.

Reduce watering by autumn and then stop. In the spring, start watering gradually. Water volume is adjusted for rainfall and season.

Pruning... Every spring, remove excess vertical shoots at a level of 0.5 m from the ground. Pruning in the fall can lead to the death of the tree - the cuts may not have time to drag on before the first frost. This does not apply to damaged and dry branches.

It is not worth neglecting tree pruning, because the size and sugar content of the fruits depend on this.

Top dressing... August dew loves organic fertilizers - manure, which contains all the substances necessary for a tree. It is worth bringing in no more than 2 kg of manure per 1 m2 of a near-trunk area.

Top dressing is best done in spring (March-April), annually. In the fall, after leaf fall, it is necessary to apply nitrogen fertilizers or the same manure.

Preparing for winter... In late autumn, the tree is treated with limestone mortar. This will protect the bark from sunburn and bark-loving pests.

Harvesting falls in August-September, depending on weather conditions. The older the tree, the greater the yield.

Store pears no more than two weeks in a cool place and about three months in a cellar (in wooden boxes) or refrigerator.

Diseases and pests. Control methods

Despite the fact that August dew is a fairly resistant variety to pests, it is necessary to carry out prevention every spring... For this, both chemical agents (fungicides, insecticides) and folk (herbal infusions) are suitable.

When wounds and cracks with brown spots appear on the root (black cancer) it is necessary to remove the affected leaves and bark, capturing 2 cm of healthy areas. Treat with copper sulfate.

Noticing mealy spots on leaves and flowers it is necessary to remove the affected areas and treat with Topaz. Use colloidal sulfur when watering.

Will remove fruit rot and will warn the appearance of the drug Oxyhom and a solution of borod liquid 1%. Process after flowering.

With insect pests it will help solution of Nitrafen, Kinmix, Spark, etc.

Gardeners reviews

“Finally this year the tree has borne its first fruits, the first two pears. August dew is a great variety according to reviews, but ...! These two pears are big, beautiful, but the taste is ... green! Not ripe, but in the yard in a week in October and frosts. Slavka. "

“Pear August dew is not a rather capricious fruit tree variety. Due to its high yield, early maturity and compactness of the tree, it can quickly gain respect. Compliance with the basic conditions of care will bring a rich harvest of delicious fruits. A pear is lighter than an apple tree. Very juicy. And almost everyone has a short keeping quality ... Filifonka. "

“I raised A. Rosa from a grafted cuttings, there was such a purchase at the forum in the old years. Sumakh, narrow-leaved sucker, shepherdia, robinia, growing nearby - everything froze to the root, but she somehow reached fruiting and did not sneeze. Filifonka. "

“Once I just wanted to plant the August dew, it was grown in our nursery. But then I talked to its director, he said that they had abandoned her - not winter-hardy in our conditions (east). lubov. "

“After the frost, which suddenly returned, pear varieties froze in seedlings that supposedly have a high degree of winter hardiness: August Dew, Gratsia, Zimnyaya, Glazkova, Martian, Tenderness and Chizhevskaya. Aleksandr Kuznetsov."

With a wide variety of pear varieties the variety Avgustovskaya dew has earned justified confidence... And not for nothing, because it has a lot of advantages.

This is resistance to frost, pests, unpretentious care, marketability and excellent taste.