Judge Amphlet pear
A popular English perry pear variety producing a light, low-tannin juice.
Judge Amphlet pear identification images
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USDA identification images for Judge Amphlet
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: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Green / Yellow
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Rarely grown
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Early
- Flavour quality: Good
- Juice style: Sharp (cider)
- Cropping: Heavy
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Picking period: late August
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 1
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Precocity: Slow to start bearing
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Longevity: Long-lived
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Judge Amphlet pear trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Judge Amphlet pear trees
References
- The Book of Pears (2015)
Author: Morgan
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