Pear Forest beauty bears fruit every year. On average, up to 200 kg of fruits are removed from one tree. Pears should be picked when they are still greenish. The shelf life of the fruits of this variety is up to three weeks.
The variety is frost-resistant, fruits weighing up to 180 g. The pulp is yellow-white in color, has a pleasant taste.
Pros and cons
The Forest Beauty variety has good yields, resistance to drought, poor soil and low temperatures.
But the fruits quickly fall from the tree in the wind. Leaves and fruits are prone to scab.
Features of the variety
It is best to plant a pear of this variety in April or early May in a lighted area without excess moisture. It is important that the plant is not exposed to drafts.
The tree grows well in moderately moist soil, dry soil and other soils.
How to water and fertilize
Watering is best done with sprayers. A young tree should be moistened once a week with several buckets of water. Next, you need to water the tree less often.
When the tree has begun to bear fruit, it is watered 3 times a season: before flowering, when the buds are shed, when the fruit ripens. After watering the trees, mulching can be carried out.
Fertilizer is best applied in the second year. Top dressing in sandy soil is carried out once a year, on black soil and loamy soil every 2 or 3 years.
In March or April, you need to add rotted manure or humus. Up to 2.5 kg of funds are deposited per square meter.
In June, foliar feeding is carried out with nitrophos or ammophos. You can also take two glasses of wood ash and dissolve in a bucket of hot water.
In September, a pear can be fertilized with a solution from:
- 10 g of potassium chloride;
- 20 g superphosphate;
- buckets of clean water.
Pruning
The pear is pruned in April. This has been done since the second year. It is necessary to shorten the main shoots by a third of their length.
When the tree reaches the fruiting stage, you need to thin out the crown every year. It is important to avoid thickening and the presence of dry and diseased branches.
From pests, you need to cover fresh cuts with garden pitch. You can also use a mixture of manure and clay.
Warming
The pear of this variety is not covered for the winter, but sometimes it is necessary to close the trunk from rodents. This can be done using coniferous branches, nylon fabric or glass wool. You can make a special whitewash from:
- 8 liters of water;
- 250 g of copper sulfate;
- 1 kg of droppings;
- 1 kg of lime.
The product should be infused for about three or four hours. They need to process the main branches and trunk. The procedure takes place in mid-October.
The cultivar is not resistant to scab, but rust and powdery mildew can also occur. Scab develops in humid conditions. It spreads very quickly. You need to regularly thin out the crown, dig in the trunk, burn the foliage.
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