Pear Debutante

This summer variety was obtained at the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Genetics and Breeding of Fruit Plants named after I.V. Michurin by S.P. Yakovlev through open pollination of the 'Autumn Yakovleva' variety. It is very little distributed, primarily in the Volga region, and is registered in the Middle Volga region.

The tree is large, fast-growing, with a rounded, moderately dense crown. Branches emerge at an angle close to straight.

Shoots are brown, slightly curved, with few buds. Leaves are medium-sized, oval, with a long-tapered tip. The leaf blade is slightly folded, the margin is finely toothed, the stipules are awl-shaped, medium-sized, shiny, and buds are recurved.

Fruits are medium-sized and uniform, pear-shaped, with a long neck. Color at harvest maturity: main greenish, with a light blush covering a smaller part of the fruit. During storage, fruits acquire a light-yellow color with an orange blush. The peduncle is long and curved.

Flesh has a good, slightly sour-sweet taste. The fruit contains 10.1% sugars, 0.32% titratable acids, 5.3 mg/100g ascorbic acid, and 202 mg/100g P-active substances.

Harvest maturity occurs in early August; the fruit consumption period lasts up to two weeks and is susceptible to rotting. Yield is high and annual. In harsh winters, it suffers only minor frost damage. The variety is weakly affected by scab.

Advantages of the variety: early fruiting, high yield.

Disadvantages of the variety: low fruit marketability.