Bumbiere jeb krause. European pear or common pear.

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Ceļotājs ir veltīts Latvijas bagātībai - dažādiem kokiem.

Bumbieru pārpotešana. 

1927.01.12 

Zemkopis


Tas pilnigi noskaidrots, ka mūsu klimatiskos apstākļos, sevišķi Zemgalē, padodas labi dažas gleznas un garšigas bumbieru šķirnes. Tamdēļ nevajaga atļaut augt dārzos tām mazvērtīgām bumbierēm, kādas tagad sastopamas mūsu augļu dārzos. Labas, garšigas bumbieres ir ienesiga tirgus prece. Var sacit, ka paies ilgs laiks, gadu desmiti, kamēr varbūt varēs runāt par šo augļu pārprodukciju. Tagad bumbieres maksā tik dārgi, ka tās retais var nopirkt. Maksāt par šiem augļiem no 50 sant. līdz 2 lata par mārciņu neiespējami patērētajiem. 
Augstās cenas gan ļoti izdevigas augļkopjiem. Tamdēļ nevaru saprast, kamdēļ tik maz vēl piegriež veribu bumbieru audzēšanai. Jāsaka gan, ka mūsu dārzkopibas laikrakstos par bumbierēm samērā maz rakstits.

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The TB is dedicated to the treasures of Latvia - to the different trees. 

European pear trees are not quite as hardy as apples, but nearly so. However, they do require some winter chilling to produce fruit. A number of Lepidoptera caterpillars feed on pear tree leaves.

For best and most consistent quality, European pears are picked when the fruit matures, but before they are ripe. Fruit allowed to ripen on the tree often drops before it can be picked, and in any event will be hard to pick without bruising. Pears store (and ship) well in their mature but unripe state if kept cold, and can be ripened later, a process called bletting. Some varieties, such as Beurre d'Anjou, ripen only with exposure to cold.

Fermented pear juice is called perry. In Britain, the place name "Perry" can indicate the historical presence of pear trees.

Relatively few cultivars of European or Asian pears are widely grown worldwide. Only about 20-25 European and 10-20 Asian cultivars represent virtually all the pears of commerce. Almost all European cultivars were chance seedlings or selections originating in western Europe, mostly France. The Asian cultivars all originated in Japan and China. 'Bartlett' (Williams) is the most common pear cultivar in the world, representing about 75% of US pear production.