Pear Thumbelina: description, cultivation
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Pear Thumbelina grows in moderate climatic conditions, and tolerates frost well and feels comfortable up to plus 38 degrees, loves sunlight and, if it is lacking, the taste of the fruit deteriorates. The pear of the Thumbelina variety is a hybrid of the Ussuri pear and the seedling of the Forest Beauty, obtained at the end of the last century on the territory of our country, namely, in its capital in Moscow.
Pear Thumbelina: variety description
Pear Thumbelina: photo of the variety
The pear tree is not tall, it grows up to 1.7 meters. The crown is spreading. The fruits of the pear variety Thumbelina are not large and dense. The branches are pubescent, the pear is prone to shedding the crop, in order to avoid its "beating", it is recommended to collect ripe fruits as soon as possible. The weight of one fruit is about 80 grams, the stalk can be easily removed, the color is yellow with small splashes. The main pear pollinators Thumbelina are pear varieties "Veselinka" and "Siberian«.
Pros and cons
Pros: yield, compactness, frost resistance, duration of crop storage, resistance to diseases and pests.
Cons practically not, the main one is shedding of fruits. Due to the almost complete absence of minuses of the Thumbelina pear variety, reviews about it among gardeners are only positive.
Pear Thumbelina: growing
Pear Thumbelina: photo of the variety
The pear variety Thumbelina is cultivated throughout the central part of Russia. The tree easily tolerates relatively low temperatures. Needs mandatory watering in late spring or early summer to preserve the ovaries.
When choosing a soil, it is worth giving preference to neutral and slightly alkaline, loamy and sandy loam are also suitable. Pear Thumbelina loves well-moistened soil, but watering should be treated with great attention, since excess water leads to rotting of the roots and, as a result, the death of the plant. When choosing a location, it is worth excluding lowlands due to the possible accumulation of rainwater.
Young seedlings are planted mainly in the spring, so the tree takes root well. An autumn planting option is possible, it is important to complete the procedure three weeks before the first frost.
Two-year-old seedlings are planted in the ground.
Six stages of planting:
- Place the peg 15 cm from the center of the hole.
- Fill the bottom of the hole with half of the excavated soil, sprinkle until a cone-shaped hill is formed.
- Install the seedling on the resulting hill by transferring the land.
- Spread the roots evenly over the surface of the mound
- Fill in the rest of the hole with the remaining soil.
- Tamp the freshly poured soil around the seedling and water.
ALWAYS leave the root collar 6 cm above ground level to prevent rotting.
The first fruits of the pear tree Thumbelina gives six years after planting. The tree is fertilized every three years, but the main fertilizing with fertilizers falls just in the first year of yield, that is, after six years. During the flowering period, they are treated with nitrate with urea, scattering them around the tree. The next treatment is carried out after the formation of the ovaries, in the process of maturation they are fed with magnesium sulfate and the last treatment is carried out with organic fertilizers in the fall and urea.
Crown pruning
Pear Thumbelina: photo of the variety
Pruning of the pear variety Thumbelina is almost never carried out. In the spring, dry branches and thinning of young shoots are removed.
In autumn or spring, the trunk is whitewashed, which leads to the death of the larvae of pests and fungi.Whitewashing is performed with acrylic or water paint, emulsion and painted 60 cm of the trunk from the ground surface. The paint also protects wood from burns and is aesthetically pleasing
Pear Thumbelina: photo of the variety
