Pear Annushka

Autumn variety with dessert-quality fruits, developed by the All-Russian Research Institute for Fruit Crop Selection through crossing 2-13-23 (Russian Malgorzhata Ch Bere Winter Michurin) with Ch Chudesnaya Italy. Breeders: E. N. Sedov, A. G. Kuznetsova, N. G. Krassova, N. M. Glazova. Since 2002, the variety has undergone state testing.

Trees with restrained growth. Dense, pyramidal crown. Main branches straight, emerging from the trunk at a sharp angle. Bark on the trunk and main branches is flaking, gray.

Shoots are straight, medium thickness, round in cross-section, olive-yellow, slightly hairy. Buds are small and numerous. Buds are curved, conical, smooth. Fruit-bearing type is mixed.

Leaves medium-sized, elongated, short-pointed, smooth, matte, with delicate venation. Leaf blade is curved downward, without hairs. Leaf margin is deeply lobed. Petiole is thin, medium length. Flower buds are smooth, large.

Fruits of medium size (140 g), one-dimensional, oval or short pear-shaped, regular in shape. Fruit stem is thick, sunken, upright. Calyx is small, blunt-conical, moderately rust-colored. Receptacle is small, weakly ribbed. Fruit skin is rough, rust-colored, dry, dull. Main fruit color is green at harvest and golden-yellow at consumer ripeness. Cover color appears as a slight sunburn on the sun-exposed side of the fruit. Numerous, gray, clearly visible subcutaneous spots. Fruit core is small, elliptical. Seed chambers are closed, small. Receptacle tube is short. Seeds are small, brown.

Fruit flesh is greenish, dense, semi-oily, very juicy, sweet. Fruits contain 10.1% sugars, 0.25% acids, and 2.7 mg/100g ascorbic acid.

Advantages: early fruiting, high yield, dessert flavor of fruits.