Winnal's Longdon pear
A traditional English perry pear variety from the county of Herefordshire, which produces a low tannin perry.
Winnal's Longdon pear identification images
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USDA identification images for Winnal's Longdon
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: 1750 - 1799
- Fruit colour: Green / Yellow
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Fruit size: Small
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Juice style: Sharp (cider)
- Cropping: Heavy
- Food uses: Juice
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Picking month: October
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Bearing regularity: Biennial tendency
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 5 (-29C)
- 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: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Winnal's Longdon pear trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Winnals Longdon pear trees - Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Winnals Longdon pear trees
References
- The Book of Pears (2015)
Author: Morgan
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