Pear Osnovyanitsa

Late-autumn variety, developed at the Krasnokutskaya Experimental Orchard Station by sowing hybrid seeds in 1939; parent forms unknown. Breeders: A. I. Shepelsky, E. S. Polyakova, A. E. Berendey. The variety was officially approved for the North Caucasus region and is widely grown in both amateur and commercial orchards in the Krasnodar, Stavropol regions, and Rostov Oblast.

Medium-sized tree, forming a broad-pyramidal crown that becomes flattened and rounded with age, of medium density. Main branches diverge from the trunk at nearly right angles. Fruit-bearing type — simple and complex clusters, as well as spurs.

Shoots of medium thickness, straight, with brownish-bark and a small amount of small lenticels; buds on shoots are small, conical, and pressed close to the stem. Bud dormancy is good.

Leaves are medium-sized, elliptical, slightly pointed at the apex, green with a bluish tint, shiny, with a long, slender semi-hairy petiole.

Fruits range from medium to large, broad pear-shaped with wide ridges at the apex. Skin is smooth, oily, matte, greenish-yellow with a diffuse pink blush covering most of the fruit. Subcutaneous dots are small, gray, and clearly visible. Peduncle is long, medium thickness, curved.

Flesh is creamy, medium density, semi-oily, fine-grained, juicy, sweet, with a mild spicy aroma. Dry matter content — 13.3%, sugars — 7.7%, organic acids — 0.11%, ascorbic acid — 6.6 mg/100g, pectins — 0.59% (according to A. I. Shepelsky).

Harvesting maturity occurs at the end of September to early October; consumer readiness is two weeks after harvest. Fruits store until the end of November. Transportability is good. Main use — fresh consumption.

Trees begin fruiting in the 5th year after planting in orchards; characterized by high and stable yield.

Tree is sufficiently winter-hardy, weakly affected by scab.

Advantages of the variety: winter hardiness, resistance to scab, high and consistent productivity.

Disadvantages of the variety: fruit flavor lags behind the best approved varieties.