Vekovaya Pear Rootstock/Size:Ussurian Pear Full Size: 2-3 ft.

Vekovaya Pear Rootstock/Size:Ussurian Pear Full Size: 2-3 ft.Introduction and Research Context Vekovaya () is a new pear cultivar for us. Because we are still in the early stages of evaluating this cultivar ourselvesand because there is very little high quality information available in Englishwe conducted a targeted review of pomological research literature and translated key passages directly from Russian into English. The description below is synthesized exclusively from these primary sources: Plodovodstvo i

Tom McCamant

pollination improves fruit set and consistency compared to planting a single tree in isolation

where temps dipped near -35F on 1/13/24

this organism is actually a single grove of Quaking Aspen trees in Utah

if not even hardier

having been used as a parent in later cultivars such as Gloster

a more rigorous pruning regiment will be required

It has been grown and evaluated in extremely cold continental climates where its primary value has been reliability and survival rather than refined dessert quality

that leaves only 25% of the genetics unaccounted for

which we would say is accurate

Winter-Hardy and Easy to Grow

and it also performs well in jam