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Bristol Cross pear

A heavy-cropping cross of two classic English pears, Bartlett and Conference.

USDA identification images for Bristol Cross

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.

    Parents and other ancestors of this variety


    Visitor reviews

    • 08 Sep 2019  BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada
      Very beautiful and golden when ripe, taste is meltingly luscious, But once ripe must be used right away. It doesn't keep well.

    Tree register

    We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Bristol Cross tree you can register it here.

    Origins

    • Species: Pyrus communis - Pear
    • Parentage: Bartlett x Conference
    • Originates from: Bristol, England, United Kingdom
    • Introduced: 1920
    • Developed by: G.T. Spinks, Long Ashton Research Station
    • UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1973-309

    Identification

    • Country of origin: United Kingdom
    • Period of origin: 1900 - 1949

    Using

    • Picking season: Late
    • Food uses: Eating fresh

    Growing

    • Gardening skill: Average
    • Flowering group: 4
    • Pollinating others: Poor
    • Ploidy: Triploid
    • Vigour: Average vigour
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Other incompatibility: Williams pear group

    Where to buy fresh fruit

    No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.



    References

    • The Book of Pears (2015)
      Author: Morgan
      207

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