Juicy, sweet, vinous, floral melting flesh - this is perhaps the essential Belgian pear. Ripens late and keeps very well.
Josephine de Malines pear identification images
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USDA identification images for Josephine de Malines
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.
Offspring of this variety
Visitor reviews
Tree register
United Kingdom
- Bill Barker And Sharon Cherry in Smeeton Westerby, LEICESTERSHIRE
- Colin Bowen in LONDON,
- Tony Burch in Blandford Forum, DORSET
Netherlands
- Cheuk A Lam in Amsterdam, NOORD-HOLLAND
Australia
- Neville in Tea Tree Gully, SA
Spring blossom records for this variety
2022 season
- 20th April 2022 - tree owned by Cheuk in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2017 season
- 14th October 2017 - tree owned by Neville in Tea Tree Gully, Australia
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Origins
- Species: Pyrus communis - Pear
- Originates from: Malines, Belgium
- Introduced: early 1800s
- Developed by: Major Esperen
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1970-043
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Country of origin: Belgium
- Period of origin: 1800 - 1849
- Fruit colour: Green / Yellow
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Under-rated
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Very late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweeter
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking period: late October
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Weak growing
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Fruit bearing: Partial tip-bearer
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Josephine de Malines pear trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Josephine de Malines pear trees
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
- Fruit Expert
Author: Hessayon - The Book of Pears (2015)
Author: Morgan
229 - The Fruit Manual
Author: Hogg