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Almonds
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104
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6
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20
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41
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25
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15
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5
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7
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14
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4
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28
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26
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1
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17
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43
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7
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6
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13
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3
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6
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5
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38
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28
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4
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9
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48
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34
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12
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18
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8
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1
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7
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5
1
6
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6
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9
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5
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1
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5
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7
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9
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6
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Canker
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Some resistance
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Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
Some resistance
4
Some susceptibility
1
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Powdery mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
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Bacterial canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
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Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1
1800 - 1849
1
1850 - 1899
1
1900 - 1949
1
1950 - 1999
2000
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Blossom colour
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3
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Fruit colour
Black
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Green - light
1
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
3
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
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Purple - light
Red
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Red / Black
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Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
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Dark red
Awards
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Varieties list
Blakeney Red
A popular perry pear, and one of the most reliable croppers. Produces a medium-tannin juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Brandy
A mid-season English perry pear which produces a low-tannin juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Gin
A rare English perry pear variety with good disease resistance and medium acid and tannins.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Green Horse
A traditional Gloucestershire perry pear, which produces a low tannin perry.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Hendre Huffcap
A well-known English perry pear variety, and a reliable cropper. Makes a light, low-tannin perry.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Judge Amphlet
A popular English perry pear variety producing a light, low-tannin juice.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 1
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Thorn
An ancient pear variety from Gloucestershire, now used mainly for perry production.
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Winnals Longdon
A traditional Herefordshire perry pear variety, produces a low tannin perry.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Yellow Huffcap
Yellow Huffcap is a well-known English perry pear.
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile