Talgar beauty pear (Tungusskaya): 15 photos, variety description, characteristics, pollinators, frost resistance, planting and care

Description of the variety

This variety of pears has been known for more than 50 years. Mainly grown in regions with warm climates. Planting it in the Moscow region and other colder regions is ineffective: the harvest will be insignificant, the pears will be small, and the taste will not reach its peak.

Tree

Trees of this variety of pears are classified as medium-sized, since they reach an average height of 3 meters, but if the crown is not formed, the height can reach 4-4.5 meters, which will cause inconvenience when picking and shaping the fruits.

Trees of this pear variety are classified as medium-sized.

The crown of the tree is wide, pyramidal in shape, and average density. The branches are hanging, the main branches extend from the trunk almost at right angles.

The tree bark is gray and flaky. Fruit formations are mainly represented by ringlets.

The shoots are straight, pubescent, with a large number of lentils. The buds are conical in shape and quite large. The long, glossy, dark green leaves have a pointed shape at the end. The leaf blade is smooth, boat-shaped, with finely serrated serrations along the edges. The petiole is long.

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Talgar beauty is a popular pear variety, perfect for those gardeners who devote only time free from their main activities to their summer cottage. The tree is unpretentious to grow and year after year will delight you with sweet, attractively shaped, ruddy fruits.

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Advantages and disadvantages

The main advantages of the variety are:

• unpretentiousness to the soil on which the pear grows;
• resistance to many fungal diseases;
• resistance to frost and drought;
• the presence of large fruits and abundant harvests (up to 20 tons per 1 hectare);
• pleasant taste.

Among the disadvantages, it should be noted that the flesh of ripe pears begins to darken, so harvesting must be done a little earlier than the consumer stage.

This variety is resistant to many fungal diseases

Reproduction methods

When planning to propagate pears at home, you should take into account a number of features. Most plants reproduce by vegetative and seed methods.

The vegetative method includes propagation of pears by cuttings, air layering and seedling buds.

Seeds are grown less frequently, as this is a longer process, and after the seedling has grown, it will need to be grafted to obtain a crop with good varietal characteristics.

Often, seedlings are propagated by grafting using a rootstock (the main tree) and a scion (a shoot from a pear tree).

Cuttings

Using the vegetative method, you can get a harvest from a tree in just three years.

When propagating a seedling by cuttings, all the properties of the variety are preserved: taste, resistance to frost and diseases, keeping quality.

When propagated by cuttings, the tree has advantages over grafted trees. They consist of improving the taste, duration and abundance of the harvest.

For propagation by cuttings, the following factors should be taken into account:

• seedling age;
• quality of escape;
• season of work;
• root formation stimulator.

When propagating a seedling by cuttings, all the properties of the variety are preserved.
Cuttings are prepared as follows:

1. In spring, cuttings are cut after the leaves bloom and new shoots appear.
2. Planting material is taken from trees that bear fruit for at least 3 years.
3. Shoots for propagation should have smooth bark without damage, and their thickness should not be small.
4. The number of internodes should be at least 3 on short cuttings and at least 2 on long cuttings.
5. The material is harvested in the morning (there is more moisture in the bark), with a sharp garden knife at an angle of 45 ͦ, cut from top to bottom.
6. The cut material is placed in Kornevin solution for 15 hours, and then can be planted in soil or boxes with soil
7. Cuts on the tree must be treated with fungicidal agents to prevent diseases.

Cuttings in autumn have their own characteristics. The material is harvested after leaf fall from woody branches. They are grown in transparent greenhouses, ventilated periodically.

Before planting, the cuts are renewed: on one side the cut should be straight, and on the other it should be made at an angle of 45. They are planted so that the buds are above the soil and watered.

Summer cuttings are carried out in late June or early July. Cuttings cut in the morning are planted, observing the presence of internodes (2-3 pieces) and leaves (2-3 pieces). Also, the buds should be above the soil surface. Care consists of watering and weeding the area; in winter, it is additionally covered with sawdust or spruce branches.

Air layering

To prepare material for air layering, a three-year-old tree is selected. You should choose a branch on the seedling so that the bark is smooth and without damage.

Scheme of pear propagation by air layering

Next, prepare a box, preferably a plastic one. Cover its bottom with polyethylene material and fill it with fertile soil.

After the box is ready, two cuts are made on a healthy branch and the branch is immersed in the box, having previously lubricated the cuts with Kornevin. The branches can be secured with wire.

When air layering is formed in the spring, roots are expected to appear in the fall, but the tree will be ready for replanting only after a year.

Caring for such layerings involves controlling humidity, mulching the soil, protecting the branches from the scorching sun, covering in the fall and additional insulation in the winter.

After two years, the formed pear seedling, along with a lump of earth, is planted in a permanent place.

If the required branch for the formation of layering is high, then a plastic bottle is used instead of a box. The top is cut off and filled with fertile soil. The principles of care remain the same. For fixation, you can use soft material, cling film.

Where to buy, how much it costs

Talgar beauty seedlings with an open or closed root system, as well as trees of various ages, can be purchased in nurseries or in online stores that sell planting material. Seedlings with open (OKS) are grown in the ground and dug up before sale, with closed (ZKS) - they are immediately planted in containers.

In the first case, the cost of the plant is lower and it is possible to inspect the root system, but urgent planting in the ground is required, and there is a high probability of damage during transportation. In the 2nd case, the advantages and disadvantages are reversed.

For example, nurseries offer:

• rooted seedlings - 4990 rubles;
• tree (4-5 years) – 7990 rubles;
• tree (6-7 years in a 30 liter container) – 13,000 rubles;
• tree (6-7 years in a 40 liter container) – 26,000 rubles;
• fruit-bearing tree grown using the unique “Airpot” technology – 30,000 rubles.

Pear seedlings are usually purchased from nurseries.
Nurseries provide delivery of seedlings and trees, their planting and maintenance, and also provide a guarantee, usually for 12 months. Average prices for seedlings and young trees in online stores are much lower, but their quality remains questionable.

Various resources offer:

• “Aristo Garden” – seedlings (OKS) for 250 rubles;
• "Ross Agro" - seedlings (OKS) for 240 rubles;
• “Plant Planet” - a two-year-old tree for 800 rubles. For an additional fee, the store offers a landing service (240 rubles) and a guarantee with 3-time comprehensive service (400 rubles);
• “Lucky vegetable garden” – seedlings (ZKS) – for 450 rubles.

The Talgar Beauty variety (Talgarka) will be the optimal solution for a gardener who does not have the opportunity to devote a lot of time to the plot. If you study the descriptions and characteristics, photographs of the fruit in advance, and if you follow the planting rules, the pear tree will not require undue attention in the future.

Landing

To successfully grow Talgar Beauty, you should know some planting rules. For an experienced gardener, they are not complicated and are similar to the general rules for planting pears.

They choose a place in advance and prepare a hole for the pear. If planting is planned in the spring, then the pit is prepared in the fall. When planting in autumn, it is advisable to prepare the hole several weeks before planting.

How to choose seedlings for planting

Seedlings choose 1-2 years of life. When purchasing, you should pay attention to the appearance. The diameter of the main trunk should be at least one centimeter, the distance from the root collar to the beginning of branch growth should be about 60 cm, and the side branches should be no more than 5-10 centimeters. The trunk itself should be without damage, the bark should be smooth.

Seedlings choose 1-2 years of life

It is worth carefully examining the root system before purchasing; this determines how quickly the pear adapts to a new location and how quickly it will produce growth. The root system must be strong, developed, and free of rot.

Landing dates

It is most correct to plant a pear in the spring, in mid-April, while it is in a vegetative state.

In the southern regions, planting is allowed in September-October with the condition of mandatory adaptation before the start of winter.

How to choose and prepare a place for planting

For the planting site of Talgarka, a sunny, open place is selected on the southwestern or southern side of the site.

Talgarskaya Beauty is unpretentious to the soil, but if you plan to harvest a large harvest, then you should not plant the pear in places that are too clayey, sandy, or marshy.

If the groundwater is located too high (less than 2 meters), then planting in this place should also be abandoned or an artificial elevation of the soil should be made.

To plant a pear, it is important not only to choose a place and prepare a hole, but also to dig up the soil at a distance of 3 meters, removing significant weeds and fertilizing with organic and mineral fertilizers. With age, the pear will develop a good root system that will need space and nutrition.

To plant a pear, it is important to dig up the soil at a distance of 3 meters, removing weeds

Distances between trees

The distance between trees should be at least 4-5 meters, this will allow them to grow freely and ensure the comfort of caring for the pear.

Landing algorithm

The landing sequence may look like this:

1. Site preparation (digging and fertilizing) in the summer season.
2. Digging a hole in the fall. The dimensions of the pit must be at least 80x70 cm, the depth of the pit must be at least 1 meter. The fertile soil is left, and the lower layers can be replaced.
3. To fill the hole, a mixture of fertile soil, 30-40 liters of humus and 10 liters of wood ash will be used. Everything is thoroughly mixed and placed at the bottom of the pit. A good addition would be the addition of Superphosphate.
4. First, the bottom of the pit is filled with drainage: stones, pebbles, broken bricks. Next, pour out half of the prepared mixture, then drive in a peg-holder, which should rise above the pit at a height of 1 m. Next, pour out the rest of the mixture, and the pit is closed until spring.
5. In the spring, a seedling, previously immersed in a root growth stimulator for a day, is immersed in a mixture of clay and mullein for several minutes and then planted.
6. To plant, the plant must be placed in a hole and the roots should be spread out so that they are positioned naturally. Gradually they are covered with soil.
7. The root collar should be 4-5 cm above the soil level. If you work together, this will be much easier.
8. The soil is compacted by hand to avoid voids in the root area. Tie it to a peg with a soft cloth.
9. After this, the seedling should be watered, usually using 2-3 buckets of water.
10. Mulching in the tree trunk circle is done so that 4-5 cm of soil remain free. This prevents the plant roots from overheating.

Scheme of planting a pear seedling

While the tree is small, it should be covered with a small structure from the wind.

Growing regions

Initially, the variety was intended for cultivation in the North Caucasus region, but the frost resistance and unpretentiousness of the Talgar beauty make it possible to cultivate it throughout central Russia. According to gardeners, it gives the best results regarding yield and quality of fruits in the southern regions.

Central Russia is the best region for growing this variety

This variety is most popular in the Stavropol and Krasnodar Territories; it is grown without any problems in the conditions of the Lower Volga region, but already in the regions of the Middle Volga this crop can present the gardener with an unpleasant “surprise”.

For regions located north of the Moscow region, it is better to choose other varieties. Talgarka will withstand frosts, but due to the lack of sunlight it is unlikely to bear fruit abundantly.

Pear care

Having planted a pear on your plot, you need to learn how to care for it. Even a novice gardener can do these simple activities.

How to water correctly

Seedlings and young trees are watered as the soil dries, usually spending 2-3 buckets per tree.

Mature plants are watered less often. During the season, spilling a large amount of water (25-30 buckets) is done 2-3 times: during flowering (June), during fruit growth (August), and water-recharging watering is also possible in preparation for wintering.

Watering is best done by sprinkling or sprinkling, and the moisture level is better controlled.

How often should you fertilize?

Fertilizing of the plant is done already from the second year, it is done twice a season. In the spring, they are fertilized with saltpeter (at the rate of 15 g per m2), and in the fall they are fed with humus (5 kg), superphosphate (50 g) and potassium salt (40 g).

In spring, the tree is fertilized with ammonium nitrate

Fertilizers are applied to a trench dug around the trunk, mixed with soil. Starting from the second year, fertilizing is done annually.

Weeding and loosening

Loosening the soil in the tree trunk circle should be carried out in spring and autumn. In spring, loosening is accompanied by the addition of organic fertilizers to the soil. Weeding is required as the soil becomes overgrown with weeds.

Mulching

For mulching, sawdust, peat, and wood ash are used. The soil in the tree trunk circle is dug up and mulched, which allows it to retain moisture in the summer and keep it warm in the winter.

Trimming

Tree pruning is also carried out from the second year, when the lateral branches growing perpendicular to the trunk are selected and left.

When pruning, the branches are left at the same level, and the central conductor should rise 20-30 cm above them. All cuts must be treated with garden varnish. Spring pruning is done before sap flows.

Crown formation

To form the crown, a sparse-tiered type of pruning is often used, which involves laying 5-6 skeletal branches.

A tree formed according to the sparsely tiered type reaches a height of 3-4.5 m. The formation of the crown ends at the age of 5-6 years, after which sanitary and anti-aging pruning is carried out.

To form the crown, a sparse-tiered type of pruning is often used.

Regulatory

This type of pruning is done in the spring before the buds open. The function of this type of pruning is to eliminate crown density, unload wood, and provide sunlight to leaves and fruits.

Dry branches and blind shoots that grow vertically to the trunk are trimmed, and side branches are shortened.

Supportive

Maintenance pruning, which is often referred to as regulatory pruning, is carried out every season. With this type of care, the tree prepares for the new season and successful fruiting.

This type of pruning does not form the crown, but helps to maintain the shape that it was given in the first years of life. Excess and dry branches should be removed.

User reviews

The pear is problem-free and very productive. During its life, it is already more than 30 years old, only 1 year there was no harvest. I don’t remember the reason, but that year there were no fruits on all the trees. At the end of August it becomes edible. It's on sale at the market. Huge, beautiful ones grow on the tops of pear trees. No sores were noticed. Only at the beginning of the season do aphids appear on young treetops. But this can be quickly corrected by spraying. I wouldn't say that its keeping quality is good. If you collect it when ripe, it turns into a “potato” during storage. But it stays well on wood. It can hang until frost. I usually collect it and bring it home, enough for a week, then another. By the way, apparently there are different clones. On mine, the fruits are the same size as in the photo in the first message, but at the market I also saw my friend’s fruits are very small, 10 cm long and without a pink barrel. It no longer responds to feeding. Apparently at this age she no longer needs them. Although once a season, when it begins to bloom, I fertilize and water it. My neighbors planted the Talgarskaya beauty at the same time as me, it grows without care - no one waters it or fertilizes it, and the amount of harvest and the size of the pears are no different from mine. Another ten thousand buckets and the golden key is ours.

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Diseases and pests of the variety

The variety is resistant to many types of fungal diseases, but it is still necessary to prevent them every year. The tree is treated with systemic fungicides and insecticides, protecting against copperhead, pear gall mite and lacewing.

If a pear is affected by fruit rot, the infected parts of the plant are removed and destroyed. The tree is treated with 1% Bordeaux mixture or 4% copper oxychloride solution (25 g of substance per 10 liters).

If the pear is affected by fruit rot, then the tree is treated with a 4% solution of copper oxychloride

Harvest and storage

Harvest, depending on the growing region, can begin in late September and continue until early November.

For better storage, fruits should be collected in the removable stage. For long-term storage, medium-sized fruits without visible defects or damage are selected. On average, storage is possible for 2 months, but there is evidence that you can enjoy pears in February.

When harvested at the consumer stage, the pear pulp may acquire a brown color.

Despite the controversial attitude towards the taste of the Talgarskaya Krasavitsa pear, the variety is popular in regions most suitable for climatic conditions.

The most common diseases

Despite its high disease resistance in some unfavorable years, the Talgar pear still suffers from a number of diseases:

1. Rust. Affects the outer side of leaves. A distinctive feature is the characteristic swellings of a red-brown color. To combat rust, early spring treatments with fungicides are used.

2. Sooty fungus. A black coating appears on the infected parts. The pathogen is capable of infecting all parts of the tree, including fruits. For control, spraying with fungicides is used.

The best remedy for all diseases is timely preventive treatments. The first spraying is carried out in early spring before flowering begins, the second after the formation of ovaries.