Pyrus communis 'Gorham'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 2.5-4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

A high-quality, very productive dessert pear. Origin: in Geneva, N.Y., by Richard Wellington, New York State Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1923. Bartlett × Josephine de Malines; cross made in 1910. Tree: upright, dense; vigorous and productive; moderately susceptible to fire blight. Fruit: quality excellent; ripens 10 days later than Bartlett, which it resembles; keeps 6 to 8 weeks longer than Bartlett.
Mode graftings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -22
Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 35
Size -
Vigor vigorous
Productivity productive

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Synonyms

Pyrus communis 'Gorham'