Quince Avrora

This variety was developed at the North Caucasus Zonal Institute of Horticulture and Viticulture (Krasnodar) from crossing the varieties Ispolinskaya and Kaunchi-8. Breeders: S. F. Rusak, N. V. Mozhar. Approved for the North Caucasus region.

Medium-sized tree, with a rounded, moderately dense crown and good leafing. Main branches emerge from the trunk at a 45-degree angle, straight, and compactly arranged. Bark on main branches is smooth and gray. The trunk is slightly rough, dark gray with brown lenticels, and rough.

Shoots are straight, dark red, hairy at the top. Buds are small, conical, pressed close. Internodes are short; bracts are small and sharp. Leaves are medium-sized, egg-shaped, bluntly pointed, dark green, with weakly serrated, matte, coarsely veined, concave leaf blades; leaf margin is smooth. Petiole is short, thick, slightly hairy.

Flowers are large, deep-cupped, pinkish, fragrant. Petals are oval; stamens are light purple, stigma filaments green, positioned below the anthers. Sepals are medium-sized, with pointed tips. Fruits are above average size, weighing 300 g, round, smooth, slightly ribbed, well-shaped. Skin is tender, smooth, without hairs, light yellow at harvest, turning orange as it ripens. Calyx is small, bluntly conical. Calyx does not fall off, half-open. Receptacle is medium-sized, narrow, grooved. Pedicel is short, thick, straight. Heart is medium-sized, chambers closed. Seeds are medium-sized, conical, dark brown.

Flesh is creamy, medium density, fine-grained, juicy, sweet-tart flavor with strong aroma. Fruits contain 13.8% dry matter, 8.8% sugars, 0.81% titratable acids, 36.3 mg/100g ascorbic acid, 175.8 mg/100g raw mass of P-active catechins.

Fruits ripen in the third decade of September and can be stored for 80-120 days. High transportability. Suitable for high-quality processed products, used for making jams, compotes, juices.

Trees begin fruiting after 4-5 years. Yield is 250 centners per hectare. The variety is characterized by high winter hardiness, drought resistance, and resistance to fungal diseases.

Advantages of the variety: high quality of processed products, winter hardiness, drought resistance of the tree.