Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Pear

Variety/Cultivar

Winter Cole

Fruit Description

Pyrus communis (European pear). Turbinate, small, green flesh with partial russet. Flesh is tender, sweet and juicy.

Common Uses

Origin

Seedling of Winter Nelis raised by J.C. Cole, Richmond, Victoria, Australia, late 1880s.

Pollination

Williams, Beurre Bosc

Chill Hours

High

Blossom Time

Late

Harvest Time

Late, +18 days Packham

Production Notes

The tree is very vigorous with spreading branches. Normally productive, needs thinning or can become biennial.

Disease Susceptibility

Moderately susceptible to mites, moderately resistant to pear blast (Pseudomonas syringae)

Images

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