Beautiful red pear fruit varieties "Carmen" do not leave indifferent any gardener, but before planting this pear, you must be familiar with the features of caring for it.
Pear "Carmen" with appetizing and fruits - later in the article description of the characteristics of the variety, photos of the fruit, agrotechnical recommendations.
What kind is it?
Pear "Carmen" refers for summer table varieties pears The Carmen pear is distinguished by its early ripening period, the harvest period is the third decade of July, and the shelf life is up to October. Winter hardiness is lower than average and relatively resistant to disease.
To the summer varieties also belong: Rossoshanskaya beautiful, Sverdlovchanka, Duchess, Tonkovka and Chizhovskaya.
Breeding history and breeding region
The scientists of the All-Russian Research Institute of Genetics and Selection of Fruit Plants named after I. Michurin worked on the creation of the variety, as S.P. Yakovlev, A.P. Gribanovsky and Yu.K. Ilyin.
They crossed two varieties of pears, namely "Williams Red" and "Daughter Blancova", as a result, received a completely new variety - "Carmen".
In 1992, the pear variety "Carmen" was accepted for state variety testing. Today, it is spread rather weakly and is grown mainly in the Central Black Earth region.
This is the first pear variety in Russia with intensive-colored fruits, which was bred for growing in the middle lane.
In central Russia, such varieties of pears are successfully grown: Cathedral, Lyubimitsa Yakovleva, Cosmic, Autumn Yakovleva, and Yakovlev’s Memory.
Pear "Carmen": description of the variety and photos
Pear tree varieties "Carmen" is fast growing. It is different medium height and dense narrow pyramidal crown. In relation to the trunk branches are located at an acute angle.
The tree produces thick straight brownish-brown shoots that are slightly articulated. The buds are small and conical.
At an acute angle to the branches are shiny leaves of medium size, having the shape of a rounded ellipse.
Their main color is green, but they have a reddish tint. The lamina is slightly concave and is equipped with finely edged, smooth edges. Long stipules are awl-shaped.
The average fruit weight of pear varieties "Carmen" is from 160 to 180 grams.
Fruits have the average size and the correct short-toothed shape.
They are covered with a dry peel, which at the time of full ripening of the fruits acquires a reddish-brown color, and is equipped with a thick short stalk.
On the fruits you can see many subcutaneous inclusions.
Fruits of Carmen pear can be recognized by the half-creamy creamy pulp, which has a light pleasant aroma and juiciness.
Fruits taste sweet and sour without a hint of astringency.
For more information about the pear varieties "Carmen" can be in the photo below:
Specifications
Fruits from pear varieties "Carmen" can be expected already for the fifth year after landing. She possesses average earlyness. Fruits reach maturity in the second half of August, and the period of their consumption is two weeks.
As pollinators for this variety of pears, you can use varieties such as "Conference" and "Williams Summer".
For varieties of pears "Carmen" is characterized by the average frost resistance and average yieldwhich is characterized by slow growth.
Good frost resistance is distinguished by the varieties: Elegant Efimova, Lira, Moskvichka, Forest Beauty and Kupava.
Fruits have excellent transportability and excellent consumer qualities. They are widely used for making jam, jam, marmalade and compotes.
Pear trees varieties "Carmen" They are considered durable, as they live from 25 to 50 years.
Planting and care
The Carmen pear variety is not particularly picky about the soil, but it can grow best in fertile and well-drained soils. Stagnant moisture and excessive moisture can cause irreparable harm to wood. When planting pear In the sandy soil it is necessary to add a couple of peat buckets to the pit
Due to the compactness of the crown, the trees of this pear variety can be planted quite tightly. On one hectare of land will perfectly accommodate more than a thousand trees.
The most favorable periods for planting pear varieties "Carmen" are the first half of October and the beginning of May.
Landing should be removed by distance. not less than three meters from the fence or any buildings. It should be even, dry and well lit.
The preparation of the landing pit should do for a week before the planned landing. The size of the diameter of the landing pit should be between 60 to 80 centimeters, and its depth is from 100 to 120 centimeters.
Before planting, two large-sized sand buckets and two humus buckets from plant residues or manure should be filled into the pit.
Three tablespoons of potassium sulfate mix with topsoil. After that, it is necessary to pour a solution of lime prepared by mixing into the pit. two glasses of lime in ten liters of water.
Do not forget to also add to the pit two buckets of pure water. In six or seven days you can begin planting trees.
Late winter or in early spring, you need to do the formation of the crown of pearwhich is carried out by trimming.
Sprinkling is the most favorable way to irrigate pear trees.
To do this, you can use a standing or spinning sprayer that simulates real rain.
In the absence of such an opportunity, you can dig a groove around the tree, the width of which should be about 50 centimeters, and pour water there.
The irrigation rate for pear varieties "Carmen" is twenty liters of water per square meter.
From the second year after pear planting, the soil must be enriched with fertilizers. Mineral fertilizers must be applied annually, and organic - every three years.
Despite the fact that Carmen pears are generally well tolerated in winter, preparation for the cold, they still require. This is especially true of young trees.
To protect the tree from frosting, you can use any available materials, but they must be dry. In defense you can use mulching in the form of straw, sawdust or pine twigs.
Diseases and pests
Variety pear "Carmen" shows excellent resistance to diseases such as scab and septoria.
Resistance to diseases is distinguished by the following pear varieties: Yakovlevskaya, Chudesnitsa, Svetlyanka, Bere Bosk and Talgar beauty.
Most dangerous pests for these trees are hares and micewho especially love to feast on their skin in the winter.
To protect against rodents, pear trees can be lined with coniferous branches.
