Pear (Pyrus communis) BELORUSKAJA POZDŇAJA

Pear (Pyrus communis) 'Beloruskaja Pozdňaja'

A Belarusian winter variety for long winter storage.

'Beloruskaja Pozdňaja' is a reliable and highly valued Belarusian winter variety, representing an ideal choice for anyone looking for pears for long-term storage. It excels with a combination of high frost resistance, low maintenance requirements, and early, high, and regular yields. After storage, the fruits develop a beautiful orange-yellow color and offer a pleasantly sweet, refreshing taste with a delicate acidity.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Excellent storability: Keeps in a good cellar until March, sometimes even until April.
• High frost resistance and low maintenance: Adapts well to various conditions and resists both frost and drought.
• Early, high, and regular yields: Delivers an abundant harvest every year, starting from the 3rd year after planting.
• Pleasant sweet-tart taste: The flesh is juicy, semi-melting, and refreshing.
• Good disease resistance: An overall robust and healthy variety.

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Belarus
• Cross: Open pollination of the ‘Dobra Louise’ variety
• Year of registration: 1989

Variety Characteristics

Tree

Growth is medium-strong, forming a dense, spherical crown. It comes into bearing very early and yields abundantly and regularly.

Fruit

• Size: Medium (100–150 g).
• Skin: Green at harvest, turning an attractive orange-yellow with russeting during storage.
• Flesh: White, fine-grained, juicy, and semi-melting.
• Taste: Pleasantly sweet with a mild acidity, refreshing, and moderately aromatic.

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: The variety is highly frost-resistant.
• Drought resistance: The variety is highly resistant.
• Diseases: It has good overall resistance; it is moderately resistant to scab and fire blight.

Growing Recommendations

• Use: An excellent variety for fresh consumption after storage and for various forms of processing (compotes, jams).
• Suitability: Thanks to its low demands and adaptability, it is suitable for all regions.

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: In the second half of September.
• Eating maturity: Reached gradually from November to March. The fruits need time to ripen in storage.
• Storability: Excellent. In a good cellar, it easily lasts until February, and often until April.
• Transportability: Very good; the fruits do not bruise easily.