Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Kravnicka earns its place primarily through unusual red flesh and a distinctive spicy flavour. Its small pears are mild, moderately juicy and among the few blood pears described as pleasant for fresh eating. We would choose it as a collector’s cultivar rather than for yield or fruit size. Independent information remains limited, particularly regarding ripening, storage life and disease behaviour.

Kravnicka

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

Kravnicka pear tree, a rare red-fleshed pear with small sweet, lightly juicy fruit and a distinctive spicy flavour.

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Dispatch generally takes place from late November to February, depending on the weather and the progress of lifting the trees.

Choose your tree form

1 year old grafted tree – approx. 1–2 m

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

Low-stem tree – approx. 60 cm stem

Standard tree – 1.8 m stem and over

Pear rootstock options

Kirchensaller – approx. 6 m mature height

Pyrodwarf – approx. 4 m mature height

Quince BA29 – approx. 3 m mature height

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SKU: 3297 Categories: Dessert pear trees, Pear trees

Description

Kravnicka pear tree produces small red-fleshed pears. The flesh is slightly juicy, sweet and has a distinctive spicy flavour, unusual among pears.

Red-fleshed pears are much rarer than red-fleshed apples. Kravnicka is described as one of the few that is good for fresh eating.

The fruit is picked from late August to September and can be stored until December.

Kravnicka has good resistance to scab.

Flowering is early. Kravnicka pollinates well with Beurré d’Anjou.

This pear variety originates from Eastern Europe. Its small fruit size makes it especially interesting for collectors or orchards where originality is desired.

We produce this grafted pear tree on several rootstocks, which influence the vigour and final size of the mature tree. It is available in several tree forms depending on availability.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

Rare blood-fleshed pear variety indicated as being of Bulgarian origin. Exact origin date not found.

Origin

USDA zone

Flowering

Harvest period

Eating / keeping period

Use

Sweetness / acidity

Disease resistance

Self-fertility

Pollinator value

Ploidy

Origin and identity

Parentage

Selection of Pyrus communis, exact parents unknown

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Medium vigour, rather stocky habit, very short internodes

Quince compatibility

Poor compatibility with quince rootstock; use an interstem or a Pyrus-type rootstock.

Disease behaviour

Scab

Moderately susceptible on fruits, can become susceptible on wood

Pollination

Compatible pollinating varieties

For reliable fruit set, plant at least one variety with a compatible flowering period nearby. Flowering period: 3 - mid season.

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Harvest calendar

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September 1-15

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At the same time

September 15-30

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