Global InformationWinter Nelis pear information
| Winter Nelis pear | |
|---|---|
 Winter Nelis pears for sale in New Zealand | |
| Genus | Pyrus |
| Cultivar | 'Winter Nelis' |
| Breeder | Jean Charles Nelis |
| Origin | Belgium, early 1800s |
The Winter Nelis pear is a deciduous pear tree growing to 8 m depending on rootstock, and is sparse and spreading in form. It is not frost tender. Its flowers are self-sterile and a pollinator tree is required that flowers at a similar time (its flowering group is D or 4).[1] It is a late-season dessert pear. The fruit are medium in size and have outstanding storage properties for a pear, easily keeping for a couple of months. Hoggs Fruit Manual (1880s) describes it as one of the richest flavoured pears, flesh being yellowish, fine-grained, buttery and melting, with a rich, sugary and vinous flavour and a fine aroma.[2] The pear is named after the Flemish nobleman Jan-Karel de Nelis (1748–1834), who raised it from seed in the early 1800s. It was introduced to England in 1818 and to the United States in 1823[3][4]
In 1869, Edward Berwick planted the first commercial pear orchard on the Berwick Manor and Orchard in Carmel Valley, California, specializing in the Winter Nelis pear.[5]
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- ^ "Edward Berwick, Pear Pioneer of Peninsula, Is 91". Salinas Morning Post. Salinas, California. 27 Jan 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-10-13.