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Green Horse perry pear trees

Pyrus communis
Green Horse
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  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 5

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 tree Pyrodwarf rootstock £37.50
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
    Out of stock
    Please try next season
  • BR21-year bare-root tree Pyrus c. Kirchensaller rootstock £37.50
    Very large tree (4m-7m after 10 years)
    Out of stock
    Please try next season
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Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

History

Green Horse was discovered in Gloucestershire in the 1860s.


Green Horse characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group5
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates

Using

  • Picking seasonLate
  • CroppingGood
  • Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
  • Food usesHard cider

Identification

  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1850 - 1899
  • Blossom colourWhite
  • Fruit colourGreen - light

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This variety description was researched and written by Orange Pippin staff. Last checked: 2023.