Black Worcester pear
A very old traditional English culinary pear. The fruits can be stewed or poached.
Black Worcester pear identification images
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USDA identification images for Black Worcester
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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United Kingdom
- Reach Community Orchard in Cambridge,
- Reach Community Orchard in Cambridge,
Origins
- Species: Pyrus communis - Pear
- Originates from: Worcester, England, United Kingdom
- Introduced: mid 1500s
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1935-054
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1550 - 1599
- Fruit colour: Red - dark
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Rarely grown
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Very late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Flavour quality: Good
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Culinary
- Picking period: early November
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Poor
- Ploidy: Triploid
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Organic culture: Suitable
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Black Worcester pear trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Black Worcester pear trees
References
- The Book of Pears (2015)
Author: Morgan
206 - The Fruit Manual
Author: Hogg