"Ilyinka" - a fairly common type of pear.
Pear "Ilinka" well suited for making jam, jam, compote, dried fruit, wine, as well as for making medicines.
And fresh pear tasty and sweetespecially when you consider the fact that You can try it before anyone else.
What kind of pears is this variety?
"Ilyinka" refers for the summer early variety pears, it begins with the opening of the pear season.
Also summer varieties include pears: Moscow Early, Cosmic, Sverdlovchanka, Victoria and Lel.
Breeding history and breeding region
The origin of the variety "Ilyinka" is unknown, it is considered Russian folk. “Ilinka” is distributed in Ukraine, Belarus, and also in Crimea, in the Stavropol Territory, Astrakhan region.
In Ukraine, the variety is called in the Tatar language "Kabak-Armud", which means "pumpkin-pear".
In the listed regions, such pear varieties are successfully grown: In memory of Zhegalov, Tonkovetka, Hera, Cathedral and Krasnobakaya.
Pear "Ilyinka": description and photo
Pear tree "Ilinka" large and tall, can reach large sizes in height. The tree grows six meters long, and five meters wide. The crown grows vertically upwards, practically does not branch to the sides.
The shoots are curved, without thorns, medium size, light yellow in color, with buds naked to the branch. The leaves are oval with a pointed edge, large, dark green color. Pears of this variety are blooming with white flowers.
Pear fruit is slightly larger than average., yellow-green color with red diffuse ruddy barrels and a rather dry skin. Through the skin can be seen gray spots.
Pink sides of a pear appear in the sun, occupying one fifth of the fruit. The shape of the fruit is short, with a curved woody stem. Their form is the reference. The weight of one fruit is about 100 g.
The flesh of the fruit is dense with large grains, white, not juicy with dark brown flat oval seeds. The taste is mediocre, sweet, half-oily, without sourness.
When the fruits become completely yellow, they are already considered over-ripe, mealy and tasteless, they over-ripen when they ripen on the tree.
Collect the fruit a little immature, as they sit firmly on the branch.
This must be done for long-term storage of fruit, which lasts about ten days. Pear fruit ripen independently in maturation.
You can get acquainted with the Ilyinka pear in the photo below:
Specifications
Fruiting tree starts from the eighth year of life. If you want faster fruiting, then you need to plant shoots on quince, then the crop can be harvested after four years.
Pear variety "Ilyinka" brings a bountiful harvest. On average, about 100 kg of pears are harvested from one tree, but there have been cases of a surge in yield of up to 1000 kg from an adult tree. And these trees grow to 40-60 years, and sometimes they live to 100 years.
High yields are also demonstrated: Chudesnitsa, Svetlyanka, Samara Beauty, Tyoma and Tatiana.
The grade differs in fast ripening of fruits. Full ripening of pear fruits occurs in July, in the second half of the month. In August, consumer ripening of Ilyinka fruit begins.
Grade "Ilyinka" resistant to frost and drought.
Important! At one site with a tree of the Ilyinka variety, pollinators are planted, since it itself is not pollinated. For cross-pollination in the garden you can plant such varieties: Bessemyanka, Pet Klapp, home Caramel, Panna, Forest Beauty, home Kokinskaya.
Planting and care
The variety "Ilyinka" to the growing conditions is not picky, as well as to the soil. May die in very severe winters.
Landing produce in open and well ventilated areas. The soil is better to choose fertile. Young seedlings need timely watering, otherwise they will lag far behind in growth.
But it is also impossible to overfill the plants, it is necessary to ensure good drainage. From stagnant moisture, the plant will begin to rot, death is possible.
The winter soil pour humus, compost, peat and perekapayut. You also need to spud the tree, and young - to cover with straw or fir branches.
Favorable time for planting and trimming pears - spring. Molding pruning is carried out every year. Intensive molding is necessary for the Ilyinka variety, since the tree is rapidly growing, especially the young.
Pruned shoots growing inside the crown, dry branches, if the tree is grafted, then cut wild shoots. Late autumn sanitary pruning is done. At this time, the infected branches are removed, and the slices are smeared over.
It is necessary to spray the tree twice a year in spring and autumn. Spraying produce before budding with nitrogen fertilizers, and after dropping the leaves - with potash fertilizers.
Important! Pears begin to collect from the tree as soon as they begin to turn yellow. The fact that they are not yet ripe is not important, since without a tree they will ripen and will be tastier and juicier. On the branch, they perespevat and become tasteless.
Diseases and pests
Disease resistant pearas well as adverse environmental factors. It is attacked by scab on fruits and leaves, most often in a humid and cool climate.
In the spring, to protect against //selo.guru/ptitsa/bolezni-p/gribkovye/parsha.html, it is necessary to tear off the old bark and whiten as high as possible with a solution of lime and clay, and mix each component of each component.
Pear "Ilinka" is an excellent option for novice amateur gardeners, as it does not require particularly careful care. The tree will grow very long, especially with proper care.
If you are interested in unpretentious pear varieties, you should pay attention to Krasnobokaya, Hera, Lada, Chudesnitsa and Moskvichka.
This variety is characterized by generous and prolonged fruiting. Fruits can be used in any form: fresh, prepare compotes for winter, and dry.
