Pear (Pyrus communis) MARIA

Large-fruited, high-yielding winter pear with a very good shelf life, fruit quality and resistance to diseases and frost. Among Ukrainian varieties is the leader in productivity. Due to its many positive properties, it is very popular with gardeners and commercial fruit growers.

Origin: Crimean testing and breeding fruit station Ukraine, breeder R.D. Babina, A.F. Mileshko, V.A. Yakimov. Released in 2014.
Crossing: Doctor Til x Dekanka Zimnaya
Vigour: weak to moderate, canopy medium dense, compact, initially pyramidal, later broad pyramidal
Blossom: late, partially self-fertile, for better pollination needs another pear blooming at the same time. The flowers and young fruits are reasonably resistant to late spring frosts.
Fruits: nice, attractive fruit appearance, very large, average weight 240 g, some huge up to 420 g, regularly pear-shaped. Peel smooth, thin but firm, dry, yellow-green in harwest maturity, golden-yellow with a bright crimson blush on the sunny side in consumption maturity.
Pulp: cream-colored, juicy, buttery, with a pleasant unmistakable pear aroma
Taste: excellent sweet and sour
Harvest season: harwest maturity at the beginning of October, consumption maturity from December. Storage in the cellar is possible until March and in the refrigerator until May.
Yield: high and regular. Early yield onset, already in the 3rd year after planting.
Frost resistance: very good
Disease resistance: resistance to scab (Venturia pyrina), low sensitivity to fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) and pear rust (Gymnosporangium sabinae). Suitable for organic or no-spray culture.
Frost resistance: high