Winnals Longdon perry pear trees
Pyrus communis - Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Winnal's Longdon is a traditional English perry pear, used for making perry (pear cider). It is a heavy-cropping perry pear which produces a low tannin perry. The pears are small and greenish-yellow.
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Growing and Training
Winnal's Longdon is easy to grow, and can be pollinated by many other European pear varieties, including Beth, Conference, Comice, and Louise Bonne.
The main issue is a tendency to biennial bearing - you can prevent this by making sure you thin the fruitlets in late May, especially if there has been a heavy fruit set.
History
Winnal's Longdon was raised by Mr Winnal of Woodfield in the county of Herefordshire in the west of England in the 1790s.
Winnals Longdon characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Disease resistanceAverage
- Picking seasonLate
- Season of use2-3 weeks
- Food usesJuiceHard cider
- Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 5 (-29C)
- Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin1750 - 1799
- Fruit colourGreen / Yellow
Similar varieties
Hendre HuffcapA well-known English perry pear variety, and a reliable cropper. It makes a light, low-tannin perry.
LegipontLegipont or Fondante de Charneu is a traditional Belgian dessert pear, ripening in mid-September.
Poire de LivrePoire de Livre is an ancient culinary pear from the north of France.
Saint MathieuSaint Mathieu is a traditional Franco-Belgian cooking pear.
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 are not usually eaten fresh.
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 and France, although with different methods of production.