Winter Nelis pear
Edible fruit cultivar
| Winter Nelis pear | |
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 Winter Nelis pears for sale in New Zealand | |
| Genus | Pyrus |
| Species | Pyrus communis[1] |
| Cultivar | 'Winter Nelis' |
| Breeder | Jean Charles Nelis |
| Origin | Belgium, early 1800s |
The Winter Nelis pear, also known as Bonne De Malines, is a deciduous pear tree growing to 8 m depending on rootstock, and is sparse and spreading in form. It is not frost tender. Its flowers are self-sterile and a pollinator tree is required that flowers at a similar time (its flowering group is D or 4).[2] It is a late-season dessert pear picked in late autumn for use in early to mid-winter. The fruit are medium in size and have outstanding storage properties for a pear, easily keeping for a couple of months. Hoggs Fruit Manual (1880s) describes it as one of the richest flavoured pears, flesh being yellowish, fine-grained, buttery and melting, with a rich, sugary and vinous flavour and a fine aroma.[3] The pear is suitable for both raw and cooked applications, alongside it's impressive storage capacities[4] this makes it an ideal pear for the home gardener. The pear is named after the Flemish nobleman Jan-Karel de Nelis [fr; nl] (1748–1834), who raised it from seed in the early 1800s. It was introduced to England in 1818 and to the United States in 1823[5][6]
In 1869, Edward Berwick planted the first commercial pear orchard on the Berwick Manor and Orchard in Carmel Valley, California, specializing in the Winter Nelis pear.[7]
References
- ^ "Pyrus communis &s;Winter Nelis&s; (D) | pear &s;Winter Nelis&s; Fruit Edible/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "403 Forbidden".
- ^ "Your independent guide to pear tree Winter Nelis". www.gardenfocused.co.uk.
- ^ "Winter Nellis Pears". specialtyproduce.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "PEAR Winter Nelis". Waimea Nurseries.
- ^ "Pear trees for sale – Buy fruit trees online – Free advice". Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (Europe).
- ^ "Edward Berwick, Pear Pioneer of Peninsula, Is 91". Salinas Morning Post. Salinas, California. 27 Jan 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
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