There are quite a few varieties of pears. There are elite varieties that are widely popular, and there are proven varieties that have won due respect from gardeners. In the latter, you can always be sure. A prominent representative of this variety is the cathedral pear.
Pear Cathedra, grade description
This variety was bred in 1990 in the Moscow Agricultural Academy. Trees of medium height, the crown with its shape resembles a regular cone with medium thickening. The main branches are straight, slightly bent to the top, rarely located. The bark on the branches and shtambe gray smooth. Almost all the fruits are tied on ordinary kolchatka, the rest - on the annual shoots.
Shoots medium sized, round in cross-section, straight, have a small edge, the color is red-brown. Leaves oval-shaped, grow from medium to large size, light green in color, have slightly pointed tips.
Did you know? The Pear Cathed brings the fruits of a small size. The weight of one pear is about 130 g.
The shape of the fruit is correct, has a slight tuberosity typical of pears. The peel has a glossy shine, it is soft and smooth, slightly oily. You can eat the fruit after it acquires a greenish-yellow color. Fully ripened fruit has a light yellow color. The flesh is soft, white, fine-grained. The taste is sweet-sour, juicy, a slight oiliness is felt. The fragrance is mild.
Important! This variety is medium-old. The fruits fully ripen by the end of August.
Advantages and disadvantages of the cat's pear
Variety of pears of the cathedral belong to skoroplodnymi. This means that after 4 years you will be able to harvest the first crop of several dozen pears. Subsequently, you will harvest every year. Huge plus varieties - high yields. For five years, from one hectare of pears you can get 136 centners of fruit. In addition, the variety is resistant to scab, and this greatly simplifies tree care.
Did you know? The variety is considered winter hardy. Frost damage almost does not affect fertility.
Among the shortcomings: small size of pears and a small shelf life of fruits. After two weeks, the pears begin to deteriorate.
How to plant a pear
According to its specificity, the cathedral pear has a resemblance to an apple tree, planting and cultivation of which requires adherence to certain rules.
Choosing a landing site
For a pear choose the sunniest place, as even and dry as possible. The soil at the site of planting should be loose, air- and waterproof, capable of retaining the necessary moisture in the layer where the roots will be located. Best of all, the pear will bear fruit in a soil rich in nutrients. The ideal soil is sod-podzolic, gray forest or black soil. You can not plant a pear in the lowlands. In such places, groundwater is often located high, which will negatively affect the tree, especially in the winter. The Cathedral Pear doesn’t like shaded places.
Landing pattern
The pear planting scheme depends on the size of the area, the number of trees planted and the location of nearby buildings. Best of all, if the trees will be located at a distance of 3-5 m from other trees and buildings.
Pear planting scheme: 
- Prepare a pit (you need to dig a hole and fertilize it well).
- If the pear is not strong, it is necessary to drive a peg.
- The pit should stand for several days (thanks to this, the planted tree will not settle).
- Carefully place the seedling and drop it to the ground. Easier to work with an assistant. One person holds the tree at the right level, and the second - powders and compacts the soil.
- It remains to tie the seedling to the peg and pour it with water.
Rules for irrigation of the Cathedral Pear
The cat variety pear is a little different from its counterparts, so it is very important to know how to water it.
Pear - not too demanding on watering the tree. It will easily survive prolonged heat or drought. However, the pear still needs to be watered, especially young trees. If there is no rain for a long time, take care of watering: three buckets of water under one tree. Spread the soil well after watering, it will ensure the flow of oxygen to the roots. A great option for high-quality irrigation - morning or evening sprinkling. Install a special nozzle on the hose, imitating rain, which turns under pressure.
Caring for the soil: dressing and weeding
Planting and caring for the Cathedral Pear is not a very painstaking job. But feeding for its growth and development is very important. Fertilizing pear recommended twice a year. The first time this is done until mid-September, fertilizing the pear with nitrogen fertilizer. The second time fertilizers are applied before the onset of frost. This may be humus or peat. They cover the area around the tree. Such feeding will not allow the roots to freeze.
Due to the gradual transition of the fertilizer into the ground, the pear will receive all the nutrients by the spring when it needs special support. If a young tree grows only 40 cm in a year, and a fruit bearing - by 20 cm, it is worth thinking about fertilizing the soil. Include in the "diet" of the Cathedral Pear various mineral supplements.
As for weeding, it is vital for pear at a young age. Weeding will rid the pear of competitors that absorb the necessary moisture. Do not think that weeding is important only for a young tree. We must always get rid of weeds, because they turn into breeding grounds for aphid larvae - the worst enemies of the trees. And thanks to the periodic weeding, the soil will always be loose, and therefore, saturated with oxygen.
Features trimming the Cathedral pear
The pear should be cut from the age of two. Thus, you can initially form a crown. The two-year sapling already has about 8 side branches. Four of these branches are chosen and they are made of the main, "bearing" branches. These branches are placed at an equidistant distance from each other at an angle of 45 degrees.
Important! In order to make branches better, they are cut to a quarter. It is always necessary to leave the conductor 25 cm higher.
When pruning a mature tree, it is necessary to remove old, dry, damaged, diseased and incorrectly growing branches.
How to protect the pear from frost
Although the Cathedral Pear endures frosts with endurance, it is still worth warming. In no case can not whitewash the tree before the frost. Whitewashing will only clog the pores of the bark and prevent the tree from breathing. The best insulation is snow. It perfectly protects the tree trunk from winter frosts.
In the winter with little snow, wrap the trunk with newspapers or cotton cloth.
Now you know, how to plant a pear cathedra, and you can wisely take care of the tree which is in the future will bring you a lot of great fruit.
