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Varieties
2 varieties
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Flowering group
- 4
Picking season
- Very late
Self-fertility
- Not self-fertile
Category
- Dessert pear trees
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Categories
Apples
3
Late eating apples
2
Cider apples
2
Pears
2
Dessert pears
2
Stock availability
All
2
In stock
2
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
2
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
1/4 standard
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Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
Large
2
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
Pyrodwarf
2
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Bare-root
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
Average
2
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
Not self-fertile
2
Flowering group
?
1
2
3
4
2
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
Average
2
Poor
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
1
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
1
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
2
Mild damp climates
Warm climates
2
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
1
Mid
2
Late
5
Very late
2
Cropping
?
Heavy
1
Good
Light
1
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
1
3 months or more
1
Food uses
Eating fresh
2
Culinary
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
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Good
1
Average
1
Poor
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Bacterial canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
1
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
1
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1
1850 - 1899
1
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
2
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
1
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
1
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
1
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
1
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Josephine de Malines
A classic 19th century winter pear with a high quality flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Santa Claus
As the name suggests, Santa Claus is a late ripening dessert pear which keeps until Christmas.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile