Green Horse pear
Green Horse is a traditional English perry pear from the county of Gloucestershire, which produces a low tannin perry.
Green Horse pear identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Green Horse
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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Origins
- Species: Pyrus communis - Pear
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1850 - 1899
- Fruit colour: Green - light
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Leaf colour - autumn: Green
- Fruit size: Large
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Picking month: October
- Picking period: late October
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 5
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Green Horse pear trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Green Horse pear trees
References
- The Book of Pears (2015)
Author: Morgan
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