pear 'Gorham'

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A medium-sized, upright tree with shiny, oval, dark green leaves and white flowers in spring. Fruit is medium-sized, conical, pale green to yellow with variable russeting and fine, cream, sweet, juicy, aromatic flesh. A reliable, self-fertile variety, in pollination group 4. Fruit ripen in early autumn and store for a month or two

Scientific classification

Species: pear 'Gorham' (Pyrus communis 'Gorham')
Genus: Pyrus
Family: Rosaceae

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Toxicity: Fruit Edible · Trees
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of pear 'Gorham'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of pear 'Gorham'

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pear 'Gorham' care guide

Thorough deep watering dry periods, limit water intake cold winter
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Thorough deep watering dry periods, limit water intake cold winter

Fertilizing

Fruit tree high-potash feed spring before blossom opening

Pruning

Thin fruit in late spring or early summer to improve size and quality. See fruit thinning. Regular pruning required; prune cordons and other restricted forms in summer and all trees in winter. Further pruning advice: pruning new pear trees, summer pear pruning, winter pear pruning, renovating pear trees, pruning established fans

Propagation

Propagate by grafting or budding onto a clonal rootstock for fruit. Fruit grown from pips will not resemble the parent

Growing

Needs a deep, fertile, moist but well-drained, fairly neutral soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Will not thrive on very acid soils, shallow chalk soils or with shade for more than half the day. See pear cultivation

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