Perry Pear Winnal’s Longdon

A mid-season Gloucestershire perry pear dating from the late 18th century, Pyrus communis Winnal’s Longdon is a spur-bearing tree of moderate vigour and spreading habit, a heavy cropper, but with a biennial tendency and often slow to come into bearing. The pretty fruits are greenish-yellow flushed red and with some russeting, producing a good quality vintage perry, low in tannin with medium to high acidity. Perry pears do not keep well, so juice after picking. Perry pear Winnal’s Longdon needs a compatible pollination partner.

Site: Sheltered
Soil: Any well drained soil
Position: Crops best in full sun
Pick: Early to mid-October
Keep: October
Hardiness: Hardy
Pollination: Self-sterile; Pollination Group 3
Uses: Perry

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During the bareroot season, our Pears are pre pruned before being dispatched by mail order.