A good pear is a ripe pear. Then every bite of the fruit almost melts in the mouth, caressing the palate with the sweetness and juiciness of the melon.The fruit harvested at the optimal moment, however, has such a unique taste, not too early and not too late.
Cultivars grafted on a rootstock of a weakly growing quince take up much less space than traditional varieties grafted into semi-or high-growing forms and therefore they can be grown, among others, in spindle form.
Thanks to this, we can find additional space for other trees. It should be noted that due to a less developed root system, soil requirements of trees on a poorly growing rootstock are quite high.The basis for successful cultivation is a fertile, permeable, humus substrate. In limestone soils, leaves may turn yellow (symptoms of chlorosis).
In the first years after planting, the plants need to be watered regularly.Ripe compost or composted bark can be placed around the trunk.Among the low varieties, so far mainly fast-maturing summer and autumn varieties, such as 'Harrow Delight', have been in the lead.
Their fruits taste best straight from the tree, but they can be stored for no more than four weeks after they have been picked.Newer varieties are in no way inferior to popular winter pears like 'Williams Christ', and can be stored in a cool cellar until December. 'Condo' is a new Dutch variety, obtained from the intersection of 'Konferencja' 'and' Konsówki '.
From the first one it has good storage properties, from the second it has excellent taste and resistance to pear scab. A related 'Concorde' has the same parents and also keeps very well (6-8 weeks in a cool cellar).
Cultivation of long-lived pear trees
It is not so easy to determine the optimal time to harvest the fruit.A simple rule has been adopted, according to which early varieties are harvested as early as possible and winter storage varieties as late as possible.There is never one thing (with fruit intended for storage) - you must not shake them off. Pick the fruit intended for storage and carefully place it in the box.
The container should be moved to a cool room, where apples are not stored.This is important because the presence of ethylene-secreting apples makes the pears ripen faster, which in this case is not only undesirable, but even harmful.
