Pear Larinskaya

Autumn variety developed at the Southern Ural Research Institute of Fruit and Vegetable Growing and Potato Growing by crossing selected seedling of Ussuri pear 41-15-9 with 'Lyubimitsa Klappa'. Breeders: E.A. Falkenberg, M.A. Mazunin, V.I. Putyatyn. Approved for the Ural region. Widely grown in collective farms and among amateur gardeners in the Ural region.

Tree large, up to 6 m tall, 4 m in diameter, fast-growing, medium-density crown, irregular: skeletal branches curved in different directions, branch off the trunk at an angle close to straight, curved, sparsely arranged, ends directed upwards. Trunk cylindrical, slight twisting, bark on trunk and main branches flaking, gray. Wood of fruiting branches — simple and complex rings, fruiting bags.

Shoots thick, curved, brown, hairy. Curvatures on branches and shoots are a variety characteristic. Buds few and small, buds curved, large, conical, hairy. Leaves large, broad, elongated, dark green. Leaf blade flat, no hair. Petiole medium length, thick, hairy. Stipules large, hairy, lanceolate.

Flower buds smooth, large, elongated. Flowers large, small-cupped, white, fragrant. Petals oval. Stigma column long, densely hairy. Style above anthers.

Fruits medium size, weight 110 (up to 140) g, uniform, short-pear-shaped, surface warty. Color green at harvest maturity, light-yellow at consumer maturity. Numerous lenticels, gray, clearly visible. Peduncle short, thick, oblique. Pit small, weakly rusted. Receptacle non-falling, closed. Dish small, narrow, ridged. Heart round, bulbous. Seed chambers open, small, membranous. Sub-receptacle tube long, sac-like. Seeds broad, egg-shaped, dark brown.

Fruit flesh creamy, dense, juicy, contains 13.8% dry matter, 9.7% sugars, 0.8% acids. Taste rating 4.5 points.

Fruit ripening period is autumn, harvest maturity occurs 5–10 September, fruits stored until early November (60 days). Tree variety for table use, suitable for making juices and compotes.

Pollinating varieties: Severyanka, Skazochnaya.

Trees grafted onto Ussuri pear seedlings begin fruiting after five years. Annual yield high, up to 46 kg per tree at 10 years old.

Cold resistance high, drought resistance medium, no signs of scab or pear gall mite observed over years of observation, resistant to bacterial burn.

Propagated by grafting and budding onto Ussuri pear seedlings.

Pruning in first three years forming, then sanitary and rejuvenating when tree ages. Planting distance 6 × 4 m.