Folk pear varieties can have interesting characteristics. Let's consider the description and key characteristics of the Dulya pear, the advantages and disadvantages of the variety. When and how to plant seedlings, how to care for young and adult plants, how to deal with diseases and pests. When to collect and where to properly store the harvested fruits.
Description and characteristics of the Dulya pear
The variety is zoned in Russia in the Lower Volga region.The pear grows quickly, grows tall - up to 6.5 m, with an oval-vertical crown. Its shoots are medium in length, thick, and have medium foliage.
The fruits are yellow, with a pinkish side. They ripen in autumn, in September. Fruiting is annual. From one tree you can collect 70 kg of fruit, which is considered a good yield. The fruits do not last long, about a month. Recyclable. Dulya pears have a sweet taste, medium-level juiciness, and coarse-grained flesh.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Features of growing a plant
Growing the Dulya pear variety is not difficult, like most varieties of folk cultivation. The tree is not capricious, but has its own characteristics.
When and where to plant
The time to plant Dulya pear seedlings comes in early spring or mid-autumn. The main condition for successful planting and rooting is that the buds must be unopened or, if planting occurs in the fall, the leaves must fall off.
Pears grow well in sunny, open areas. A tree can be protected from strong cold winds by placing it not far from a house, outbuildings or a high fence. In the selected area, the soil should be loamy or sandy loam, light and nutritious, with a neutral reaction.
Preparation of planting material
Dulya pear seedlings are prepared the day before planting.The tips of the roots of the seedlings are cut off if they are dry. Then prepare a solution of any root formation stimulator. The roots are soaked in it; this treatment stimulates the growth of new roots and accelerates rooting. The branches and top of the trunk are also cut by 1/3.
Planting in the soil
The recommended depth of the planting hole for the Dulya pear is 1 m, diameter is 0.7 m. A drainage layer of 10 cm is laid at the bottom, then a soil-humus layer. Immerse the roots of the seedling inside and straighten them. Fill the entire space of the pit with soil, compact it and water it with 1-2 buckets of water. Cover the tree trunk circle with mulch to prevent the soil from drying out. They place a peg nearby, level the trunk of the tree and tie it to the peg.
Proper crop care
Both young and adult Dulya pears require care. The complex of work consists of fertilizing, watering, and loosening. Pruning is carried out once a year. Cut out branches damaged by diseases and pests, broken, dry, frostbitten, excess, growing in the middle of the crown. In winter, the tree trunk circle is covered with mulch to protect the roots from freezing. To protect against rodents, the trunk is wrapped in metal mesh and burlap.
Fertilizer
In the first year, no fertilizers are applied; the tree has enough of what was provided during planting. Then every year it is fertilized 3 times: in the spring, at the beginning of the growing season, after the end of flowering and during the period of massive growth of the ovary. Organic matter and mineral fertilizers are used.
Watering pears
For the first year, especially the first 2 months after planting, the Dulya pear seedling is watered once a week. Frequent addition of moisture is necessary for rooting to be successful. When the tree takes root, reduce the frequency of watering to once a month.An adult tree that is already producing fruits is watered only in extreme heat. If mulch is not laid near the trunk, the soil is loosened after each irrigation.
Ways to combat diseases and pests
The Dulya variety is susceptible to scab, gray rot and brown spot. The tree is protected from fungi by treating it with pesticides. Preventative spraying will help significantly reduce the likelihood of disease. If this does not help, treat with fast-acting fungicides in a therapeutic dosage. The number of treatments is until the infection is completely eradicated.
Pests: pear mites, aphids, bedbugs, sawflies, psyllids, weevils. Kill insects with insecticides. Prevention of infections and pest damage: destruction of plant debris removed from the garden in the fall, whitening of trunks with lime, pruning.
Harvesting and storage
The fruits of the Dulya variety ripen in September. They are picked from the tree when they turn yellow, but the flesh remains quite dense. These are the ones that are suitable for storage. Only pears that have been picked and not fallen to the ground, without damage to the skin or signs of disease, are sent for storage. They are carefully placed in boxes in layers, with paper placed under each one. They put the packaged pears in the cellar. In cold and moderate humidity, in the absence of light, the fruits are stored for more than a month.
Due to the sweetness of Dulya pears, you can make delicious homemade preparations from them, and, of course, eat them fresh during the entire storage period. The Dulya pear variety is common in the Lower Volga region and is successfully cultivated there. It is well adapted to the climate and is easy to care for. It bears fruit every year and is distinguished by its yield. The fruits are known for their excellent sweet taste.
