Description
Also excellent for distillation. This perry Pear is also called Normännische. Tree is resistant to scab. It’s from Normandy, France. French perry pear, excellent for making perry and for distillation. Also called Normanischen & Normännische Ciderbirne.
Pear species description: Pear is drought tolerant. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9. Pears do great in the Pacific Northwest.
| SKU: | PR119 |
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| Variety: | Normannischen Ciderbirne |
| Common Name: | Pear |
| Latin Name: | Pyrus communis sativa |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Alias: | Normännische, Normanischen, Normännische Ciderbirne |
| Characteristics: | perry |
| Other Common Names: | Common Pear, European Pear |
| Origin: | from Normandy, France |
| Lifecycle: | Perennial |
| Leaf Drop: | Deciduous |
| Forest Layer: | Understory Tree |
| Food Type: | Fruit Tree |
| Height: | 15ft |
| Sun: | Full, Partial |
| Habitats: | Hedges, woodland margins |
| Soil Type: | Sand, Loam, Clay, Heavy Clay |
| Pollinated By: | Bees |
| Food Uses: | Fruit – raw or cooked. The flavor. ranges from rather harsh and astringent (cultivars used for making alcoholic drinks) through to soft, sweet and very juicy. The best dessert fruits have an exquisite sweet flavor., usually with a very soft flesh, whilst cooking varieties have harder less sweet flesh. |
| Other Uses: | A yellow-tan dye is obtained from the leaves. Wood – heavy, tough, durable, fine grained, hard. Used by cabinet and instrument makers. When covered with black varnish it is an excellent ebony substitute. |
| Disease Resistance: | scab |
| Sources: | pfaf.org wikipedia.org |
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