Quince Anjerskaya

French variety, origin unknown. Was regionally selected in the Lower Volga region.

Tree bushy, multi-stemmed (6-7 stems), medium-sized (height 3.5 m, diameter 3.2-3.5 m, crown volume 10.7 m3), with a rounded crown. Bark light-brown in color, flaky surface.

Shoots of medium length and thickness, slightly knotted, olive-brown in color. Internodes of medium length, buds small, narrow-conical, with weak woolly pubescence, strongly pressed. Leaves large, round, light-green, soft, with dense woolly pubescence on the underside of the leaf blade, leaf blade margins smooth. Petiole short, with weak anthocyanin, transitioning to the central vein.

Flower large, solitary, pale-pink in color, pedicel densely hairy, sepals pale-green, lanceolate, toothed with a pattern, abundant glandular hairs along the margins and underside. Petals 5 in number, large, round. Stamens 20-25 in number, light-purple in color, pollen sacs large, pale-yellow, stigma positioned slightly above the pollen sacs, moderately hairy.

Fruits below average size (average fruit mass 140-150 g), flat-round, ribbed, with moderate pubescence. Color yellow, calyx half-open, medium, sepals medium, lanceolate, toothed with a pattern, abundant glandular hairs along the margins and underside; receptacle deep, narrow, folded, cup shallow, roughened with rust-colored patches emerging from the depression, cup with a swelling. Heart-shaped, medium, symmetrical, axial. Axial cavity wide. Seed chambers closed, bud-like, each containing 9 to 11 elongated, dark-brown seeds.

Flesh yellow in color, dense, coarse-grained consistency, moderate content of stone cells, medium juiciness, sweet-sour with high aroma and good flavor. Chemical composition of fruits: dry matter on average 19.8% (max 22.2%), total sugars — 8.8% (11.6%), titratable acids — 0.86% (1.34%) on fresh weight, sugar-to-acid ratio — 11.8 (28.3), ascorbic acid — 18.5 mg/100g (24.5), polyphenols (catechins) — 188 mg/100g (124-302), flavonols — 48 mg/100g (21-78), total phenolic compounds — 1128 mg/100g (580-1862), pectin substances — 1.29% (0.76-2.25%) on fresh weight.

Period from flowering to fruit harvest — 140-146 days. Length of vegetation period — on average 195 days.

Harvesting period — first half of September, storage duration — up to 90 days. Intended use — for processing. Sensory evaluation of compote — 4.5 points, jam — 4.7 points.

Self-incompatible. Best pollinators: Early Oil, Teplovskaya, Nakhodka.

Tree enters fruiting stage on the 4th-5th year after grafting. Average yield — 39.2 kg/tree or 163 centners/ha. Annual fruiting.

Resistant to skin spot disease during storage, chlorosis, and bacterial diseases.

Advantages of the variety: medium tree size, disease resistance, high technological evaluation.

Disadvantages of the variety: low marketability, uneven fruit size, fruit drop before harvest maturity.