Summer variety selected by VNIISPK, obtained in 1957 by pollinating the 'Dulya Riga' variety with pollen from southern varieties (Decanka Winter + Bere Bake + Napoleon + Sen-Jermain + Bon Louise). Breeders: E. N. Sedov, M. V. Mikhayeva. Approved for cultivation in the Central Chernozem region. Gained widespread popularity and is commonly grown in suburban and collective gardens throughout the middle belt of Russia. Of interest for industrial and farm operations.
Trees are vigorous, with medium-density pyramidal crowns. Main branches diverge from the trunk at sharp angles, with branch tips pointing upwards. Bark on the trunk and main branches is flaking and gray.
Shoots of medium thickness, curved, round in cross-section, green or brown, slightly hairy. Numerous large, convex, palpable bumps are present on the shoots. Buds are small, bent away from the shoot, conical in shape. Leaves are dark green with a yellowish tint, broadly egg-shaped or egg-shaped, long-pointed, with a spirally twisted apex, curved along the central vein. Leaf margins are finely serrated, wavy, slightly uplifted. Petioles are large, lanceolate.
Flowers are white, medium-sized, with oval petals that are closely appressed to each other; stigmas are positioned at the level of the anthers.
Fruits are medium-sized (mass 130 g), one-dimensional, pear-shaped, slightly tilted. Fruit surface is smooth. Skin is rough, slightly rust-colored, dull. Main fruit color is greenish-yellow, with a small, light red blush. Numerous greenish subcutaneous dots are clearly visible. Peduncle is medium in length and thickness, sunken into a small depression, curved.
Flesh is creamy, medium density, finely grained, juicy, sweet, with high flavor quality. Fruits contain 10.3% sugars, 0.12% titratable acids, 7.7 mg/100g ascorbic acid, 50 mg/100g P-active substances, 7.0% pectin substances.
Harvesting maturity in the Oryol region occurs in mid- to late August; consumer period extends until mid-September. Upon overripening, flesh around the core darkens and softens.
Early-bearing, high-yielding, average yield over a long period was 172 centners/ha, annual yields, fruits are high-quality. Winter-hardy in the Oryol region, resistant to scab; fruits and leaves were never affected by scab even during epidemic years.
Advantages of the variety: high ecological adaptability, early bearing and high yield, resistance to scab, high flavor and commercial quality.
