Quince Moscow Sushova

Origin unknown. Variety selected in Moscow in 1998. Approved for the Central region.

Medium-sized tree or shrub.

Fruits small, weighing about 50 g, round, slightly hairy. Skin yellow, shallow and small calyx, nearly invisible depression. Short, thick peduncle.

Flesh light-yellow, very firm, low juice content, extraordinarily aromatic. Taste sour-sweet, medium astringent, satisfactory-good (about 3.5 points).

Fruits can be stored in a regular cellar (at +5-1°C) until February.

Fruits are mainly used in processing to produce excellent-flavored and tasting jams, compotes, juice, wine, liqueurs, jelly, syrup, marmalades, pastilles, and as a seasoning for vegetable salads. Baked fruits make an excellent aromatic filling for pies. Dried fruits are aromatic spices for tea and used as seasonings for meat and vegetable dishes.

The variety is characterized by high winter hardiness, annual and abundant fruiting, self-fertility, high resistance to diseases and pests, and high adaptability to growing conditions.

Each fruit contains about 50 seeds covered with a mucous membrane, used as a medicinal remedy for gastric ulcers, colitis, bronchitis, skin burns, etc.

Advantages of the variety: use as seed and vegetatively propagated rootstocks (green cuttings root 60-80%), distinguished by high winter hardiness, low growth, and good compatibility with all major pear varieties. For these characteristics, it significantly surpasses other quince varieties: Angers, Northern, BA-29.

Root system shallow, like other quince varieties, so pear trees on Moscow Sushova rootstocks require supports (posts, trellises).