Green Horse perry pear trees
Pyrus communis Green Horse is a traditional English perry pear, producing a low-tannin high-acid perry.
Like many old perry varieties the fruits can also be used for stewing and in preserves.
Green Horse perry pear trees for sale
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root treePyrodwarf rootstock£37.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR21-year bare-root treePyrus c. Kirchensaller rootstock£37.50
Very large tree
(4m-7m after 10 years)
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Delivery charges
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History
Green Horse was discovered in Gloucestershire in the 1860s.
Green Horse characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group5
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates
- Picking seasonLate
- CroppingGood
- Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
- Food usesHard cider
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin1850 - 1899
- Blossom colourWhite
- Fruit colourGreen - light
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More about perry pear trees
Perry is a traditional drink made from fermented pear juice, and in recent years has enjoyed a resurgence in interest, along with its cousin cider. Perry is now sometimes called pear cider and although this is incorrect, the term seems to have made it more accessible to consumers.
As with cider apples, perry pears are used specifically for the qualities of their juice and cannot be eaten.
Perry pears are closely related to mainstream pears, and will cross-polinate with them, and both are classified in the species Pyrus communis. However it is likely that perry pears are a distinct sub-species.
If grown on seedling rootstocks perry pears can be very long-lived, as well as growing to a considerable height and spread.
Perry production has a very long history in England, but has tended to be less widespread than cider production, and until recently the vast majority of perry orchards were to be found in a small area of western England, mainly in Gloucestershire. Perry pears are also grown in the traditional French cider growing areas, but the French drink is produced in a different way to English perry.
