Pear (pyrus communis) TALISMANS

Pear (Pyrus communis) 'Talismans'

An old variety with attractive fruits and scab resistance.

'Talismans' is an old, late autumn to early winter pear variety. It is valued for its attractive, quite large fruits with a good sweet-tart flavour. It is also characterized by its resistance to scab and fairly good frost hardiness.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Attractive fruits with a good sweet-tart flavour.
• Resistance to scab.
• Fairly good frost hardiness.
• Good storability until January.

Origin and Registration

• Origin: Old variety
• Country of origin: Information not available.
• Breeder: Information not available.
• Institution: Information not available.
• Crossing: Information not available.
• Registration: Information not available.

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Growth: Medium-vigorous.
• Crown: Easy to shape.
• Pollination: It is cross-pollinated.

Fruit

• Size: Quite large.
• Colour: Yellow-red, with a bright, dark red blush.
• Flesh: White and juicy.
• Flavour: Good, sweet-tart.

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: Fairly good.
• Disease resistance: Resistant to scab.

Cultivation Recommendations

• Suitable pollinators include ‘Pepi’, ‘Jūratė’, ‘Strijskaja’, ‘Dessertnaya Rossoshanskaya’, ‘Mliyevskaya Rannyaya’, ‘Moskovskaya’, ‘Platonovskaya’, ‘Belorusskaya Pozdnyaya’, ‘Bere Kievskaya', ‘Etjud’, ‘Cheremshina’, ‘Goverla’.

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Second half of September.
• Storability: Until January.