Pear Lada

Pear Lada is considered a classic early summer variety. The unpretentious culture managed to successfully take root in different Russian regions. The variety is popular due to its good immunity and winter hardiness.

Culture appeared in 1979 through the efforts of S. T. Chizhov and S. P. Potapov, employees of the Moscow Agricultural Academy. K. A. Timiryazeva. The new species was based on the pear varieties Olga and Lesnaya Krasavitsa. The new product inherited many positive qualities from the "parents", including a pleasant taste.

In 1993 it was officially entered into the State Register.

Pear Lada is considered a medium-sized tree. Grows up to 3 meters. The crown on a young tree is funnel-shaped. Over the years, it takes on a pyramidal or conical shape. The bark on the trunk is dark gray, brown shoots are long and slightly curved. Average leafiness. Leaves are oval, oblong, green. They are small, slightly curved in the region of the central vein, smooth, elastic and serrated along the edge. On average, the number of flowers is from 5 to 7.

Obovate pears weigh 100-110 g each. The size is considered below average. The fruit is characterized by a light yellow color with a faint light red blush. The short stalk has a slight rustiness. Inside up to 5 small seeds. The fruits are covered with a thin and smooth skin. Dark subcutaneous points are visible on it.

Pears taste sweet and sour. The pulp is moderately juicy, yellowish-white. It is characterized by fine grain and medium density. The fruits exude a delicate aroma. Tasters rate the taste of the Lada variety at 4.1-4.4 points.

Early summer maturation. The undoubted advantage is the regular harvest and its non-shattering capacity.

Pear Lada is notable for its small size, so for it almost 50 kg of yield from one tree is considered a high indicator.

The Lada variety is classified as partially self-fertile. But in order to improve fruiting, it is recommended to plant pollinating varieties nearby: for example, Rogneda, Moskvichka, Kosmicheskaya, Chizhovskaya, Otradnenskaya.

Before purchasing a Lada seedling, you need to choose the most convenient site for planting. It must meet a number of requirements.

• You need to choose a place that is sunny and well-heated, therefore, it is optimal to plant a pear in the southern or southwestern part of the site.

• During the growing season, the seedling should be illuminated by the sun for at least 10 hours. He needs light shading only at noon so that the foliage at the top of the shoot does not dry out.

• In the winter season, the pear must be carefully protected from through winds. The remaining time is light airing only for the benefit of the crown.

• Groundwater should not occur higher than 2 meters from the soil surface.

When the site is located in a flooded area, it is recommended to plant a young seedling on an artificially created elevation. Around the impromptu hill, drainage grooves are formed.

This variety is unpretentious to the composition of the soil, but the most suitable is fertile and loose soil. If the soil is clayey and heavy, you will have to dilute it with sand and peat.

As for the timing of planting, the autumn procedure is more popular, but spring planting also has many supporters. Although it is necessary to prepare for it in advance in order to plant a young pear before sap flow.

It is best to purchase seedlings in the fall. And prepare the seedling hole in advance. If work is planned for the spring, preparations begin in the fall. For the autumn procedure, it is allowed to prepare a pit a month before the planned disembarkation.

Even when a pear tree is planted according to all standards, it is unacceptable to leave it without proper care. This attitude will not leave the plant the opportunity to actively develop.

Watering an adult pear is required abundantly and infrequently. You will need 3 buckets of water for each square meter of the trunk circle. Watering is especially important for the plant before flowering and during fruiting.

The variety is moisture-loving, with a prolonged absence of precipitation, it is important to organize regular watering. It is produced weekly by pouring water into the trunk circle.

Sprinkler irrigation is ideal. You can also water the Lada in the artificial grooves laid along the perimeter. Their depth should be from 20 cm and deeper.

The trunk circle must be kept absolutely clean. Even annual flowers should not grow in this space. In hot weather, the area of ​​the trunk circle should be mulched.

If you add all the necessary nutrients during planting, the pear does not need fertilization for the next couple of years. The need for this appears when the tree enters the fruiting phase, and it will be necessary to strengthen its immunity. And also feeding helps to increase the quantity and quality of fruits. From spring to autumn, Lada needs to be fed only three times.

The formation of the crown begins in the spring, immediately after planting. This period takes approximately 4 years. In temperate climates, it is desirable to maintain a sparse-tiered form.

Periodically, the fruiting pear is thinned out, getting rid of the shoots growing inside the crown, non-fruiting, dry and broken branches. Pruning is desirable no later than the beginning of sap flow. Stable April weather is optimal for such a procedure.

Lada boasts excellent immunity. The variety is especially resistant to scab. Unfavorable weather contributes to the spread of diseases. It is important to periodically inspect trees in order to timely identify an incipient disease. At the end of May - in June, the foliage and petioles are covered with small brown blotches. The outbreak most often occurs in July-August. Warm weather and humidity are favorable conditions for infection. Prevention consists in collecting loose leaves, which must be burned. In the fall, they dig up the earth in the near-trunk circle and dig it up in the aisles. If the disease still manifests itself, you need to act immediately using special drugs.

The Lada variety is valuable for its natural frost resistance. It is snowy winters that are favorable for seedlings - precipitation will naturally protect plants from frost. The stem of an adult pear is not wrapped for the winter. It is enough to remove the bark from it and whiten it, and cover the roots with mulch. An adult pear can easily withstand frost down to -30 degrees Celsius.

Lada is considered a versatile variety. Pears are tastier to eat fresh and ripe, straight from the tree. They are also suitable for blanks - aromatic jam, compote and more are prepared from the fruits.

You can store the fruits at a temperature of zero degrees for up to 2 months. To do this, you need to harvest the fruits before they reach final ripeness. The variety does not tolerate long-term transportation; fruits have very delicate skin and flesh.