Pear Kabardinka

Autumn variety selected by SKNIIGiPS, obtained by hybridization of Bere Ardanpon Ch Lyubimitsa Klappa. Breeders: P. P. Kostyk, A. I. Tereshchenkova, L. V. Khachetlova. The variety is distributed in Kabardino-Balkaria and Stavropol Krai. It has been approved for the Lower Volga region.

The tree has an inverted pyramidal crown of medium density. Predominant are simple and complex rings and spear-shaped buds.

Shoots are straight, round, brown. Leaves are elongated, dark green with a bluish tint, smooth, slightly glossy with finely serrated, even edges. Petioles are long, thin, bare.

Fruits are medium-sized, broad pear-shaped. Skin is smooth, slightly oily, glossy. Color is greenish-yellow with a brownish-red blush. Peduncle is long, slightly curved. Calyx is absent. Half-opened calyx is located in a small, sufficiently wide, smooth dish.

Flesh is greenish-white, tender, oily, juicy, with good sweet-sour taste. Chemical composition of fruits: dry matter — 17.0%, sugars — 13.5%, titratable acids — 0.57%, ascorbic acid — 6.8 mg/100g. Harvesting period — September-October.

Trees begin to bear fruit on strong-growing rootstock on the seventh year. When grafted onto dwarf rootstock 'A' apple, incompatibility is observed. Yield — 200 centners/ha. The variety is winter-hardy and resistant to fungal diseases.

Advantages of the variety: high resistance to fungal diseases, good fruit quality.

Disadvantages of the variety: fruit size reduction under heavy fruit load.