Pear Krasulya. Description of the variety, photo, frost resistance, pollinators, reviews

The characteristics of the Krasulya pear variety say that its ripening period is very early. The Krasulya pear was obtained by crossing the varieties “Little Joy” and “Late”, and it was named so for the intense color of the fruit - when ripe, the color changes from pale pink to rich crimson. The pear variety Krasulya was recommended for cultivation initially in the Ural region, but it produces excellent fruit in most other territories located in the middle Russian latitudes. The main characteristic feature of the pear is its high level of resistance to frost; this feature allows this species to be grown in harsh climates.

Krasulya pear: variety description and characteristics

Krasulya pear: photo of the variety

The tree is of medium height; an adult pear reaches four meters in height, no more. While the tree grows, a round crown is formed, characterized by spreading. The branches grow almost horizontally to the soil surface, slightly bending their tips upward.

The trunk is slightly bent. The bark is flaky.

The leaves are round, not narrow, with serrated edges. The leaf blade is not pubescent, but the shoots and petioles are pubescent. Flower buds are large and oblong. The tree bears fruit mixedly - fruits are formed both on young branches and on last year's ones.

The flowers are large, white in color, and resemble a calyx in appearance. The variety blooms profusely. Begins to bloom from the 15th of May.

The difference between the Krasulya pear variety and other pear varieties is that there are a lot of thorns inside the crown. They are quite sharp, making it difficult to harvest the fruits.

Description of culture

Krasulya pear, according to reviews, grows in neat, low trees. It is decorated with ruddy fruits that correspond to the description of the variety and photographs. The fruits are unpretentious and do not require excessive attention from the gardener. However, the main features of the crop need to be known in order to provide it with the best growing conditions.

Maturing period.

The flowering period for Krasuli is mid to late May. The first fruits appear in early August, the period of mass ripening is mid-August.

Drought resistance, frost resistance

The variety is moisture-loving, but not excessively: excess moisture promotes the development of diseases of the root system and, as a result, leads to a decrease in yield. With normal rainfall for northern regions, watering once every 2 weeks is sufficient for an adult tree.

More frequent watering is required in:

• dry years;
• season of mass ripening;
• the period of formation of a young plant.

Mature trees can easily withstand both winter frosts and spring-autumn frosts, without requiring any measures to protect against the cold. Young trees that do not bear fruit are more sensitive to low temperatures, the trunks of which require additional thermal insulation during wintering.

Appearance of plant and fruit

Krasulya is considered a medium-sized variety and has the following external characteristics:

• height of an adult tree – 4-5 m;
• the trunk has a cone-shaped shape, tapering at the top, usually slightly twisted and covered with greenish, slightly flaky bark. A special feature of the variety is the small growths-thorns located on the trunk;
• Spreading branches extending from the trunk almost at right angles form a wide, rounded crown, permeable to sunlight. At the ends the branches bend upward;
• the leaf is wide, oval in shape with a sharp tip and slightly pronounced teeth along the edges (crenate);
• young foliage has a light green tint, but as the season progresses the color becomes darker and yellowish veins appear on the leaves;
• the leaf surface is smooth, shiny, without hairiness;
• Krasulya blooms from mid-May until the 20th of the month;
• flower bud is large, elongated;
• white, large flowers are cup-shaped, the petals are oval. The color has a pleasant tart smell;
• the fruits are small in size, their weight rarely exceeds 90 g;
• In shape and color, pears resemble a very elongated apple. In the lower part of the fruit, instead of the funnel-shaped depression usual for other varieties of pear, there is a small bulge;
• the skin of ripe fruits is glossy, shiny, very thin and tender;
• the pulp has a light creamy tint, loose, juicy, delicate texture;
• seed chambers are small.

Krasulya pear fruits.

The taste of the fruit is rich, sweet with light spicy notes, slightly reminiscent of the taste of Bergamot.

The fruit pulp contains:

• dry matter – 13%;
• sugar – 11.3%;
• ascorbic acid – 8.5%;
• other acids – 0.5%.

Fruiting of Krasuli is mixed: ovaries can appear on both new and last year's growths. The variety is self-fertile and self-pollinating.

Productivity

Thanks to the qualities of the variety, an adult Krasulya is capable of producing up to 40 kg of fruit per season from 1 tree. During the harvest period, its branches are so densely covered with them that the tree requires special support poles.

Krasulya pear (variety description, photos, reviews indicate the early ripening of the fruit) begins to bear fruit at the age of 4-5 years. The age of greatest fertility is 10 years. By the age of 20, productivity falls, but after performing rejuvenating procedures it returns to its previous level.

Features of the variety

The fruit is in the form of a circle, but slightly flattened. They weigh between eighty-five and one hundred and twenty grams. The funnel, which most pear varieties have, is absent in this pear. Its replacement is a small growth on pears, from which you can recognize that this is the Krasulya pear variety.

Ripe fruits are very attractive in appearance, this laid the foundation for the name of the species. The peel is smooth, shiny, tender.

Pears are painted in a light green color, cast in a yellow tonality, but time passes, and the color changes to red and crimson. At the same time, small specks of a dark shade become visible on the peel.

The internal contents are tender, slightly loose. Reviews often say that the texture of the fruit is creamy, and there is also a slight oiliness. The taste is moderately sweet, there is no cloying.

History of selection and region of breeding

The variety is the result of breeding work to breed pears that can successfully bear fruit in the conditions of the Urals.
The South Ural Institute of Horticulture and Potato Growing, located in the city of Chelyabinsk, was engaged in this task. By crossing the “Little Joy” and “Late” varieties, the famous breeder E. A. Falkenberg received the wonderful “Krasulya” pear, which immediately gained the sympathy of gardeners.

The Krasuli variety was selected as an elite variety in 1987, and in 2002 it was recommended for cultivation in the Ural region. “Krasulya” can be found not only in the Urals, but also in the gardens of Western Siberia.

In this region, the following varieties perform well: Lada, Lyubimitsa Yakovleva, Detskaya and Dessertnaya Rossoshanskaya.

Pear Krasulya: advantages and disadvantages

Krasulya pear: photo of the variety

Advantages of the Krasulya pear variety: the fruits are attractive in appearance; early ripeness period; excellent fruit taste; high level of winter resistance; strong immune protection against scab, fire blight, resistance to gall mite attacks; bountiful harvest; There is a high sugar content in pears - when the fruits are boiled and canned, less sugar needs to be added.

There are also disadvantages to the Krasulya pear variety: small fruit size; sweet taste, some may regard this as cloying; there are thorns on the branches; the fruits are not stored for long - they need to be sold or processed, since storage is limited to one to two weeks.

Pros and cons of the variety

According to gardeners who have already planted Krasulya pear in their garden, this variety has many advantages. The main ones are:

• fruits with pleasant taste and attractive presentation;
• seedlings have good immunity to diseases and pests;
• pear trees can withstand frosts down to -25 degrees;
• When there are pollinating partners, the yield is always plentiful.

But there are also some disadvantages. One of the significant ones is the presence of thorns on the branches of the pear tree, which cause inconvenience during harvesting. The excessive sweetness of the fruit is, in principle, not such a drawback, but some may find pears cloying. But in this case, it's a matter of everyone's taste.

Krasulya pear: growing variety

When choosing a place to plant the Krasulya pear variety, focus on sunlit areas that are well protected from strong winds. An important aspect is the depth of groundwater passage - it must lie two meters deep from the surface soil layer.

The composition of the soil is not particularly important, but the pear will feel more comfortable on nutrient-filled and loose soils. The planting hole is dug fourteen days before the pears are planted.

This tree variety does not develop well on soils with a low alkali content, but the composition of the soil can be corrected. For example, dilute with sulfur (half a kg).

Pear Krasulya: planting

Krasulya pear: photo of the variety

It is necessary to care for the Krasulya pear variety as follows: weed, loosen the tree trunk; water regularly; trim in a timely manner; whiten the trunk and skeletal branches; carry out prevention against harmful insects and diseases; clean the tree trunk circle from debris and fallen leaves; cover the pear for the winter season.

Planting of the Krasulya pear is carried out in the spring season, or rather, in the days of April. Moreover, wait for the establishment of stable warm weather conditions, because repeated cold spells can provoke freezing of the root system of the seedling.

In the southern regions and mid-latitudes, the variety is planted in open conditions in the autumn season, at the end of September. During this time, the young pear will successfully take root in the soil.

• How to plant a pear tree correctly.

Planting of the Krasulya pear variety is carried out both in the spring and autumn seasons. Planting is done with an interval of three to five meters between plants. The best development of the tree is observed on loams and sandy loams. The acidity level should be neutral.

Layout of the planting pit: diameter – seventy to ninety cm, depth – one meter.

• Landing algorithm.

The soil mixture is placed at the bottom of the planting hole. To prepare it yourself, mix garden soil with humus (two buckets), add sand (one bucket), potassium chloride (half a kilo), ash (one kg), superphosphate (half a kilo), dolomite flour (0.5 buckets). The hole is filled to one third with the finished substrate.

After four to five days, a small stake is driven slightly from the edge from the middle, exceeding the surface of the soil by half a meter.

An earthen mound from the garden is poured into the middle of the hole. The roots are laid out on top of this hill.

The root system is covered with earth, which is compacted a little; there is no need to press it down very hard. The root collar should be located above the surface soil layer.

The trunk is tied to a stake.

Around the circumference of the tree, at intervals of thirty cm from it, a small ditch is dug for watering. Five liters of water are poured into it.

Then the Krasulya pear seedling is mulched with peat or compost fertilizer.

Care

Like all plants, Krasulya pear seedlings require proper care. It includes removing weeds and cleaning up fallen leaves in the root zone, timely watering, as well as mandatory preventive maintenance. The identified types of work are important, so each of them should be considered in more detail.

Watering and fertilizing

Watering should be done as needed. That is, you should focus on weather conditions. If it’s hot outside and no rain is expected, then you need to water the Krasulya pear tree twice a month with 2-3 buckets of water (for adult trees).

Young seedlings that are not yet 5 years old require no less moisture, but it is recommended to moisten the root zone with 1 bucket of water weekly.

During rainy summers, it is recommended to water less frequently. It is best to pour water into specially made grooves in the near-trunk part, and not under the trunk of the seedling itself. In addition, for mature trees, the irrigation area needs to be expanded to 3-5 meters, since their root system grows more and more every year. In this case, you can dig shallow trenches and pour water into them.

The soil should begin to be enriched with nutrients two years after planting the seedling. This takes into account that fertilizers were initially placed in the planting hole.

In spring, it is recommended to use organic matter, such as humus, manure or rotted compost. In the fall, it is necessary to incorporate phosphorus and potassium into the soil. At the same time, it is necessary to replenish the reserves of nutrients in the soil where the pear tree grows every three years. Also, as in the case of irrigation, the radius of fertilizer application also needs to be increased, because the roots move away from the trunk every year.

Pruning and crown formation

Since the crown of the pear seedling of the Krasulya variety is of medium density, pruning can be done infrequently. But this does not apply to those cases when it is necessary to remove damaged branches and those growing inside the crown.

Important! Directly when planting a seedling, it is necessary to shorten the main fence by about a third. After two years, this procedure must be performed on newly formed branches.

In the future, only sanitary pruning is required. At the same time, if large branches were removed, then all cut points should be covered with garden varnish so that spores of fungi and pathogenic bacteria cannot penetrate into the bare areas of the tree.

In the first three years, the Krasulya pear needs formative pruning.

Whitewash

It is imperative to whitewash the trunk and skeletal branches of a pear tree with lime mortar. Thanks to whitewashing, seedlings can be protected from fungal and infectious diseases. More precisely, this is a kind of disease prevention. Also, the whitened stem part, namely the bark on it, is less susceptible to cracking during frosts. This means that the tree will be able to survive the winter more easily.

The appearance of cracks on the trunk can cause gum leakage, and bacteria, pathogenic fungi and insect pests can also penetrate into them.

Whitewashing of pear seedlings is necessary in early spring and autumn, about a month before the onset of the first frost.

You can whitewash a tree trunk only after it has been stripped, if there are signs of damage on it. Attention should be paid to cracks; they should be cleaned and treated with copper-containing preparations. This will help get rid of the larvae of pests that may have settled in them for the winter.

Preparing for winter

Despite the fact that the Krasulya pear variety is frost-resistant, in the first 5 years it needs to be covered for the winter. As insulation, you can use burlap, padding polyester, wrapping them around the trunk and skeletal branches. You cannot use film or roofing felt. The fact is that the indicated materials do not retain heat, and are also airtight. Condensation can form underneath them, and in a humid environment the likelihood of fungi appearing increases.

Additionally, the root zone can be mulched, for example with sawdust, or the soil around the trunk can be covered with spruce branches. This is necessary if the winter turns out to have little snow, and mulch in this case can protect the roots from freezing.

It is imperative to protect the young tree with a protective barrier in the form of a mesh so that small rodents do not damage the bark in winter. The fact is that in winter, hares quite often run into summer cottages in search of food. They can not only gnaw the bark on a seedling, but also eat young twigs.

It is better to cover trees under 2 years old for the winter.

Krasulya pear: caring for the variety

• Watering and fertilizing.

Watering is carried out systematically, but it is forbidden to over-water the pears, because stagnant liquid in the soil will cause rotting of the root system. It is advisable to water the plants two or three times every thirty days, but it is better to focus on the weather. If the season is rainy, then watering is reduced. In hot and dry times, watering, on the contrary, is carried out more often.

One tree requires approximately three buckets of water.

Water flows only into the circle near the trunk, along its circumference. If you pour liquid directly under the root, you can seriously damage the tree, and the bottom of the trunk may be burned by the sun's rays.

Feeding is applied from the second year of pear development. After which the plant is fed every three to four years. In the spring season, nitrogen and organic matter are introduced, but in the last days of summer and in the autumn season, the pear is fed with phosphorus-potassium mixtures.

• Circumcision procedure.

To form the correct crown, seedlings are pruned immediately after planting. In order for young shoots to grow, the shoots are cut to one third of their length.

In a two-year-old tree, the second-largest shoot is shortened by two-thirds. The remaining branches are cut by one third.

Pears older than three years of age undergo sanitary pruning. Shoots that grow inside the crown are cut off from trees, and broken and dried branches are also removed.

All cutting areas are disinfected with garden varnish.

• Whitewash.

It is advisable to whiten the trunk in November or December days. This is necessary to provide the pear with a protective barrier from frost and sunburn in the spring, when the snow melts.

• How to prepare a tree for the winter season.

The Krasulya pear variety is a winter-resistant variety; it is not covered in the middle Russian latitudes. But this does not apply to young pears, which are still very weak to tolerate low temperature conditions. For pears up to two years old, it is advisable to provide shelter for the winter by mulching the tree trunk circle in advance. It is undesirable to cover the tree with roofing felt and polyethylene, since air does not pass through these insulation materials.

To protect the trunk from rodents, cover it with spruce branches.

• Pollination of a plant

The pear variety Krasulya does not pollinate on its own. For the tree to bear fruit, it is necessary to plant pollinating pear varieties nearby. The best varieties for pollination: “Severyanka”, “Rainbow”.

Planting and care

Seedlings should be selected with well-developed roots. Planting is done in spring or autumn. A pear planted in a sunny location will grow best. Groundwater should lie no higher than 2.5 m. If the aquifer is higher, it is necessary to make drainage at the planting site. For autumn planting, the pit is prepared 14 weeks before work; for spring planting, preparation begins in the fall.

The depth of the hole is no more than a meter, the diameter is about 80 cm. The top layer (up to 35 cm) is removed and mixed with humus, sand, potassium chloride and superphosphates, after which the roots are covered. The seedling must be tied to a peg, which is driven in before planting closer to the edge of the hole. After planting, mulch with peat or compost.

The Krasulya pear needs to be watered once a week if the summer is dry, and 2 times a month if precipitation is normal.

You cannot water the tree under the trunk! The required amount of water is 2-3 buckets/m2 per trunk circle. You can accurately determine the moisture requirement of a pear by digging a 10-centimeter hole. If the soil from this depth crumbles into handfuls, you need to water the soil. The required depth of moisture penetration into the soil is up to 80 cm.

The tree trunk needs to be loosened and mulched after watering: this helps retain moisture longer.

From the second year, fertilizing is done. Before the start of winter, organic fertilizer (5 kg) is applied with the addition of double superphosphate and potassium fertilizer. Treatment before winter is carried out every three years. And the pear tree needs spring feeding every year: in the spring, ammonium nitrate is applied to the tree trunk at the rate of 20 g/m2.

Formative pruning is carried out on a growing tree, after which you need to start doing sanitary pruning in order to thin out the crown from thickening and remove damaged branches. After 20 years, pruning is done for rejuvenation.

Yield indicator

Krasulya pear: photo of the variety

A characteristic feature of the variety and its advantage is a stable and generous harvest. The tree begins to bear fruit from the fifth year of development.

From thirty-five to fifty kg of fruit is removed from one adult pear. Fruit ripening occurs by the first days of August.

The fruits are stored for only two weeks, after which time they begin to quickly deteriorate.

Characteristics

"Krasulya" pleases gardeners with high yields. It begins to bear fruit in the fifth year of life.

From one mature Krasuli tree you can harvest up to 50 kg of delicious harvest. The fruits ripen in early August. Once picked, they can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

The varieties Yanvarsky, Chudesnitsa, Samara Beauty and Tatyana demonstrate similar yields.

"Krasulya" is
a winter-hardy variety .
However, young, immature trees can freeze, so it is necessary to insulate them for the winter. As soon as a pear begins to bear fruit, its winter hardiness increases sharply.

Help - “Krasulya” is a self-sterile variety , so it requires a neighborhood of pollinating varieties. “Severyanka” and “Rainbow” are recommended.

Nika, Thumbelina, Lyra and Skazochnaya have good winter hardiness.

Diseases and pests

The Krasulya pear variety is quite resistant to attacks by harmful insects and in very rare cases it is overtaken by disease. Therefore, it is not only easier to care for, but it also saves money - you don’t need to buy pesticides, and you don’t need to spend money on products for preparing traditional infusions to treat trees against diseases.

But this does not mean that the tree never gets sick. The variety can be affected by powdery mildew, fruit rot, and rust.

If a tree is affected by powdery mildew, then white spots appear on the leaves. You can reduce the likelihood of morbidity by carrying out prevention in the spring. Preventive treatment is carried out with colloidal sulfur (solution) every fourteen days. It is enough to spray the tree two or three times during the spring season. In the autumn season, plants are treated with Bordeaux mixture.

If the disease nevertheless overtakes the pear, then it is eliminated with strong pesticides. They treat the tree with “Topaz”, “Skor”, “Vitaros”, “Previkur”.

Pears get fruit rot when there is excessive moisture in the summer season, usually when it rains too often. The first symptoms of the disease are specks of a brownish color appearing on the pulp. All infected pears must be removed and destroyed.

Preventive measures to combat fruit rot are to treat the plants with Bordeaux mixture and urea.

The tree is sprayed against rust with Strobi, Hom, Medex, and Azofos. Plants are treated before and after they bloom.

Harmful insects almost never attack the pear, but it can still be attacked by leaf rollers, pear copperheads, and pear moths.

An insecticide is used to control pests. You can treat with “Karbofos”, “Fitoverm”, “Iskra-M”, “Kinmiks”, “Decis”.

There are also traditional methods of preventing harmful insects.

Leaf roller larvae are destroyed by infusion of tobacco and shag. For this purpose, two hundred grams of tobacco are mixed with the same amount of shag and filled with ten liters of water. The solution is infused for two days, filtered and diluted with another five liters of water. The tree is sprayed with the solution.

Adult pear honeydews are afraid of tobacco smoke, so you can smoke the pears.

In the spring, the pear codling moth is caught in specialized fishing belts attached to the trunk of the pear. Butterflies are caught using bait.

conclusions

1. Krasulya is a variety bred by Ural breeders specifically for regions with short and cold summers. Pears ripen by mid-August.
2. The variety is characterized by very high resistance to frost - down to -45 C. The young tree needs insulation. But as soon as the pear begins to bear fruit, its cold resistance increases noticeably, and there is no need for protection.
3. Pears have a wonderful, delicate, sweet taste. Their flesh is loose, soft, and the skin is thin. However, these same qualities ensure low shelf life: the fruits are stored for no more than 15 days.
4. Krasula is resistant to all types of diseases of fruit crops. It can be easily protected from aphids, gall mites and other insects by spraying with a suitable insecticide.
5. The pear is very unpretentious; it does not grow only in low-lying swampy areas.
6. It is not the tree of this variety itself that is planted, but a scion based on the Ussuri pear.

Krasulya pear: reviews from gardeners

Anna Konstantinovna, 63 years old, Leningrad region: “Krasulya pear is an excellent variety, my favorite. I didn’t find any downsides to it, with the possible exception of a very thin peel. This may be an advantage for many, but I didn't like it. It is inconvenient to remove the fruits. You need to do everything quickly, otherwise the fruits will fall to the ground and become wrinkled, and may even break completely. As a result, some of the fruit may be lost, and many wasps will fly onto cracked fruit.”

Ivan Danilovich, 40 years old, Sverdlovsk region: “A neighbor in my summer cottage brought me Krasulya pear seedlings. I am not such an experienced gardener, but I decided to push myself and plant this tree. I don't regret it one bit. The fruits are delicious, the whole family enjoys them with gusto. I don’t really like digging in my garden plot, but this pear does an excellent job without me. This is what I liked the most. A variety for lazy summer residents who also have a sweet tooth. All I do for my pear tree is water it occasionally, apply fertilizer twice and whitewash the trunk.”

Vladislava Nikolaevna, 46 years old, Moscow region: “I love fruits, but pears are my favorite. I have been cultivating pear varieties for quite a long time, my favorites have already been identified, I am not acquiring new species. An exceptional variety is the Krasulya pear variety - I paid attention to the photographs of the pear, and there were delicious fruits depicted there, and I also liked the reviews with the characteristics. Of course, I bought this variety and didn’t regret it one bit. The fruits are very pleasant to the taste, moderately sweet, the structure resembles a cream. It tolerates frosty days well, and the pear itself is decorative.”

Reviews

Kirill

Ekaterinburg

I am happy to grow the Krasulya variety, or rather, it grows itself, without any problems. The fruits, although small, are very tasty and juicy. The plant has never been sick, which is its great advantage.

Daria

Bath

Beautiful fruits are not called that for nothing. Although they are small in size, they are very attractive. The tree is good, does not get sick at all, does not freeze and is easy to grow.

Marina

Arkaim

I am not a very experienced gardener, so Krasulya is the most suitable variety for me. It does not require attention at all, as if it is growing on its own. Delicious fruits are a plus.

Bottom line

The Krasulya pear leaves neither a professional gardener nor an ordinary summer resident indifferent. This pear is especially appreciated in areas with harsh climates, because the variety can withstand fairly low temperature conditions, and this does not harm further fruiting. Undemandingness and precociousness also laid the foundation for its prevalence, although it was introduced not so long ago. The decorative nature of fruits explains the cultivation of these trees to sell the fruits, since they fly apart in one or two pieces.

Landing

The Krasulya pear variety adapts well to different conditions and is easy to grow even in the coldest regions. Therefore, the technology for planting seedlings of this variety is standard. Detailed instructions for selecting and preparing a seat can be found by following the links below.

How to plant a pear tree correctly

At what distance to plant pears?

How to choose pear seedlings

How to replant a pear

Description of the fruit

Krasuli fruits are very beautiful: rounded bergamot-like shape, shiny oily skin, very tender. The fruit is picked from the tree when it turns green with a red blush on the smaller part of the fruit. However, pears reach full consumer ripeness already during storage: they become yellow-green with a dark red, even slightly purple blush. The pulp of a ripe fruit is loose, semi-oily, with a delicate creamy tint. Find out why pear trees don't bear fruit here.

• The normal calorie content of the fruit is 42 kcal/100 g.

The product contains 11.2% sugars, 0.5% acids, 8.5% ascorbic acid. This combination results in a wonderful sweet taste with spicy notes. However, the taste qualities of the pear can change: if the summer is too cold, the fruit does not have time to gain sugar content and becomes sourish-spicy. This material will tell you what to do if the fruits on a pear rot.

According to the tasting scale, Krasulya earned 4.7 points out of 5 possible.

• The dimensions are relatively small: on average, a pear reaches a weight of 90 g, less often - 130 g.
• Like many summer varieties, Krasulya is intended for immediate consumption or processing. Pears are used to make excellent juice, as well as jam, preserves, and filling for pies and pastries. In its raw form, the fruit is added to fruit salads and even dairy desserts like ice cream or yogurt.

Care instructions

Krasulya pear is not labor-intensive and unpretentious in growing and caring for, and does not take much time and effort.

To ensure that tree care is not in vain and brings many benefits, adhere to the following recommendations:

1. Firstly , it is best to water trees in dry weather. For one year of a pear’s life, up to thirty liters of water (20-30 liters) are required. During the period of formation of shoots and fruits, considerable attention should be paid to irrigation. If there is not enough moisture, then the grown fruits may taste bitter and lose their taste and properties of the variety.
2. Secondly , it is best to apply fertilizers by the onset of spring, mixing them with liquid manure, for example, chicken manure. At the beginning of flowering, the plant is sensitive to the lack of potassium in the soil; in the autumn, add a bucket of ash to the circle around the trunk and dig up the soil itself. It is also necessary to remember about other foliar feedings, resorting to solutions of urea and wood ash.
3. Thirdly , for better crown formation during the first years of the tree’s life, the skeletal shoots are shortened by about a third, and the conductor must be cut at a height of thirty centimeters. Various diseased, broken, dry or old branches are also removed. Upon reaching twenty years, the crown must be rejuvenated.
4. Fourthly , Krasulya is distinguished by the fact that this variety is not afraid of most of all diseases, but this does not mean that the prevention of diseases and pests should be abandoned. Prevention is carried out mainly in the spring with a Bordeaux mixture in the spring or autumn.
5. Fifthly , adult pears have good frost resistance; the trunk is whitened and tied with special spruce branches to prevent rodents. The trunk circles of young shoots are mulched to a height of thirty centimeters.

Diseases and pests of Krasulya pear

For preventive purposes, Krasulya pears in the garden are treated with a special solution of colloidal sulfur in the spring. The procedure is carried out twice with a break of two weeks. In case of illness or severe damage to the tree, it must be sprayed with special chemicals and solutions.

The list of high-quality and effective solutions includes such names as “Topaz”, “Vitaros”, “Bayleton”. Diseased areas of plants must be quickly cut off and burned. Immediately after harvesting, it is permissible to spray the tree with Bordeaux mixture.

If, after all, the pear is attacked by pests, it is easy to combat them using insecticides, traps and various sprays. Folk remedies will be effective in the fight against pests: infuse tops of tomatoes or marigolds with garlic.

Young plants can freeze during severe cold weather if there is a snowless winter. In this case, the trunk circles of the tree must be mulched with a layer of earth, and then covered with special material. And as protection from rodents (it is necessary because the plant’s bark is delicate), you can use spruce branches: cover them with mulch.

Watering

A pear requires abundant, but not too frequent watering of the tree, which is carried out depending on the weather from two to four times a month. About three buckets need to be poured per square meter of tree trunk circle. It is important that the water penetrates eighty centimeters deep.

After you have watered the tree, you need to loosen the soil. Due to this, water penetrates inside faster and air passes freely into the soil. Also, weeding of the tree trunk circle is necessary. The diameter of the soil depends on the crown of the tree. The larger the crown, the larger the diameter. After watering, some gardeners mulch the soil with peat to better retain moisture.