Pear (pyrus communis) DACIANA

Pear (Pyrus communis) 'Daciana'

Highly productive summer variety with excellent taste and frost resistance.

'Daciana' is a high-quality summer pear variety bred at the Romanian institute Piteşti – Mărăcineni. It was created by crossing the proven varieties ‘Napoca’ and ‘B.P. Morettini’. Growers value it for its extraordinary productivity, early bearing onset, and very good taste, making it one of the first quality pears of the season.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Extraordinary productivity and early bearing onset.
• Excellent taste (one of the best early varieties).
• Attractive fruits with a red blush.
• Good affinity with quince rootstock.
• Very good frost resistance.

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Romania
• Institution: Fruit Research and Development Institute Piteşti – Mărăcineni
• Parentage: ‘Napoca’ × ‘B.P. Morettini’
• Registration: 1989

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Vigor: Medium.
• Crown: Spherical-pyramidal.
• Bearing: Fruits on young shoots, starts bearing early, and is highly productive.
• Rootstock: Has good affinity with quince (can be grafted directly onto quince).

Fruit

• Size and Weight: Medium size, weighing approximately 150 g.
• Shape and Color: Elongated pyriform. Base color is straw-yellow to yellow-orange, covered with a red blush on the sunny side (30 – 50% of the surface).
• Flesh: White, medium firm, juicy, and melting.
• Taste: Very good, sweet, and refreshing.
• Storage: Fruits last approximately 3 weeks after harvest.
• Usage: Primarily for fresh consumption.

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: Very good resistance to frost.

Cultivation Recommendations

• Pollination: Partially self-fertile (some sources list it as self-fertile), ensuring stable yields.

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Summer variety, ripens at the end of July.