A midseason scab-resistant perry pear with high acids and low tannins. Origin: raised by Mr. Winnall of Woodfield, England, in the parish of Weston-under-Penyard ≈1790. Tree: mature tree is medium to large; very productive but tends toward biennial bearing; slow to come into bearing; one of the few English perry pears compatible with quince rootstock; relatively free of fruit scab. Perry: fruit milled within one week of harvest; juice acidity 0.57, tannins 0.11, specific gravity 1.058; produces a good quality vintage with moderate acids and low tannins. Fruit: small, pyriform, 51–62 mm long, 38–50 mm diameter; stem 13–25 mm; no stem basin, slight calyx basin; calyx reflexed. Skin greenish-yellow, with considerable red blush; slight russet at stem end, more at calyx end; lenticels small, numerous and conspicuous. Flesh has small stone cells around core. Ripens in early October in England’s West Midlands.
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