Quince Early Ripening

Local lower Volga variety. Widely grown in Astrakhan and southern regions of Volgograd Oblast. It was registered in the Lower Volga region.

Tree — multi-stemmed shrub (from 8 to 12 stems), of considerable size (height 5-6 m). Crown shape oval.

Branches olive-yellow, curved, long and thick. Leaves dark green, medium-sized, egg-shaped, entire. Leaf blade leathery, slightly wrinkled, matte. Petiole short, with medium anthocyanin, transitioning to the central vein. Stipules fairly large, lanceolate, entire.

Flowers solitary, pink-white or light pink, large, petals large, oval. Anthers range from 22 to 26. Filaments light purple, stigmas large, cream-colored. Stigma located at the same level as the anthers.

Fruits small and below average size, uneven, weighing from 78 to 117 g. Fruit shape round-apple-like, tapering toward the apex. Main color greenish-yellow. Depressions small. Calyx open, large. Calyx lobes large, lanceolate, entire, without glands. Receptacle medium-sized, slightly lobed, without pearl-like structures. Ovule bulbous, medium-sized, symmetrical, located in the center of the fruit. Seed chambers closed, each containing 10 to 15 wedge-shaped dark brown seeds.

Flesh white or greenish-white, dense, with numerous large and small stone cells, medium juiciness, tart astringent flavor, and distinct aroma. Chemical composition of fruits: dry matter on average 21.5% (max 23.7%), total sugars — 7.9% (10.3%), titratable acids — 1.0% (1.54), sugar-to-acid ratio — 8.6 (13.4), ascorbic acid — 18.7 mg/100g (28.7), P-active substances (catechins) — 233 mg/100g (121-417), flavonols — 81 mg/100g (70-94), total phenolic compounds — 11.21 mg/100g (690-1450), pectic substances — 0.97% (0.75-1.36) on fresh weight.

Harvesting period — first half of September. From flowering to harvest, 125 days. Average vegetative period length — 205-210 days. Fruits store for no more than 60 days, may be affected by skin spot disease during storage. Fruit commercial quality is low.

Fruits intended for processing.

Trees begin fruiting in the 3rd year after grafting, quickly increase yield, which in some years may be very high (up to 160 kg per tree). Variety is resistant to chlorosis and marginal necrosis.

Advantages of the variety: high ecological adaptability, high yield, early fruiting, disease resistance.

Disadvantages of the variety: low commercial value, fruit drop, susceptibility to skin spot disease during storage, and low fruit flavor quality.

Variety is a good pollinator for many local varieties: Kryukovskaya, Kompotnaya VNIAMLIM, Teplovskaya.