Variety profile
Pear ‚Williams Christ’
Pyrus communis · Rosaceae
- Ripening
- mittelfrüh
- Harvest
- Week 34 to 36
- Vigour
- mittel
- Origin
- England
- Introduced
- 1770
- Storage life
- 1 month
- Self-fertile
- No
- Pollination group
- B
- Heritage variety
- Yes
- Use
- Tafel, Einmachen, Brennen
- Pollinator
- Conference, Gute Luise, Clapps Liebling
- Rootstock
- Quitte A, Kirchensaller Mostbirne Sämling
- Disease resistance
- Feuerbrand: gering, Schorf: gering
About this variety
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Williams Christ is the classic summer pear and the basis of the famous Williams brandy. It ripens as early as August and keeps only briefly, so harvest in good time and enjoy or preserve it soon. It needs a pollinator such as ‚Conference' nearby and reacts sensitively to scab, so give it an airy spot.
Melting and tender with the typical, unmistakable muscat aroma, intensely sweet and perfumed. Pick it while still firm and let it ripen for a few days, then it is exactly right.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
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