Quince Krasnoslobodskaya

Variety selected from seedlings of an unknown type growing in the Lower Volga region. Approved for cultivation in the North Caucasus and Lower Volga regions.

Tree is shrub-like, multi-stemmed (consisting of 5-6 stems), medium-sized. Crown shape is rounded.

Shoots are dark yellow, slightly knobby, medium-sized. Leaves are large, entire, oval-rounded, dark green. Leaf blade is flat, moderately hairy. Petiole is short, stipules are small, lanceolate.

Flowers are solitary, pale pink, large; pedicel is long, densely hairy. Sepals are light green, lanceolate, toothed-patterned, with numerous glands along the edges and underside. Petals are large, elongated-oval, in quantity of 5. Stamens are numerous (from 16 to 20). Filaments are light purple, anthers are large, up to 4 mm long, pale yellow. Pistil consists of 5 stigmas 15-17 mm long, stigma densely hairy. Pistil is located above the stamens.

Fruits are medium-sized, average weight 220 g, maximum up to 300 g. Fruit shape is round-apple-like, slightly ribbed. Main color is bright yellow, no covering. Calyx is half-open, sepals are medium-sized, lanceolate, toothed-patterned with glands along the edges and underside. Calyx tube is cylindrical, medium depth and width. Central cavity is medium. Seed chambers are closed, containing up to 50 or more seeds.

Flesh is light yellow, aromatic, firm, with a small amount of stone cells around the core. Juiciness is medium, flavor is sweet-tart with slight bitterness. Chemical composition of fruits: dry matter on average 19.0% (maximum 23.7%), sugars — 8.0% (10.8%), titratable acids — 0.79% (1.54%), sugar-to-acid ratio — 11.0 (15.7), ascorbic acid — 18.9 mg/100 g (36.5), polyphenols (catechins) — 180 mg/100g (102-250), flavonols — 40 mg/100g (16-53), total phenolic compounds — 907 mg/100g (865-955), pectin substances — 1.0% (0.45-1.77%) on fresh weight.

Typical harvest period — end of September. From flowering to harvest takes about 140 days. Average vegetative period length is 204 days. Storage duration up to 120 days. Fruit marketability is high, up to 90%. Variety is intended for processing. Technological rating for compotes — 4.5 points, for jam — 4.6 points.

Self-incompatible, best pollinators: Teplovskaya, Maslyanka Early. Trees begin fruiting on 2-3 years (after budding), producing marketable yield after 4 years. Annual yield is good (up to 45-50 kg/tree).

Resistance to chlorosis is weak (in some years, damage was recorded on 4 points on 40-60% of leaves), resistant to marginal necrosis.

Advantages of the variety: high ecological adaptability, stable yield, high technological and market quality of fruits, relatively long storage period.

Disadvantages of the variety: susceptibility to chlorosis.

Variety was widely used in breeding to obtain early-fruiting, low-growing, and high-yielding varieties with high fruit quality. Varieties developed with its participation include: Ilymenskaya, Krasavitsa Poymya, Nakhodka, Princess, Prevoskhodnaya.