Pear ‘Packham’s Triumph’
Pear ‘Packhams Triumph’
a) Average expected life of tree, in years, from sprout to death (approx numbers)
15-20 years
b) Years until trees first fruit (ie some trees fruit within a few years, others can take decades)
2-3 years
c) Season of year when productive tree fruits (ie Summer, Autumn, Winter Spring or combo ie Su/Au)
Autumn
d) Expected or average number years tree expected to fruit for once it begins. (ie year 8 to 20 = 12 yrs)
Approx year 2-10 = 8 years
e) Country/area of origin
Australia – Molong, NSW
In 1896 Charles Packham grafted an Uvedale St Germain and Williams
f) Average annual rainfall in area of origin
700mm
g) Latin name of tree and family
Genus: Pyrus
Species: Communis
Family: Rosaceae
h) Any other products, benefits, useful or interesting facts about of tree:
- Pear fruit ripens off the tree. Fruit needs to be picked unripe and can then be put into cold storage to ripen which can take up to 4 weeks which means it has good longevity of storage.
- Pear trees are less susceptible to pests and disease than many other fruit trees
- Pear wood is a preferred material for making wind instruments as well as for wood carving, utensils, and wooden tools because it doesn’t warp even after repeated emersion in water.
- Pear wood is suitable for firewood
- Pear trees cope well in chill and require a cold winter
i) Height, width and shape of tree at maturity.
Shape: Rounded Canopy
Height: Up to 6m
Width: Up to 4m
Diameter of Trunk: 20-30cm
j) Challenges or special requirements, such as needing other varieties in order to fruit
- Pear trees fruit best with cross pollination. The most successful cross pollination varieties for Packham Pears are Josephine, Howell or Nijisseki.
- Most common pests and diseases for pears are Cherry Slug, Codling Moth and Fire Blight
- Packham Pear is an early flowerer so preferably needs warmer Spring to set fruit.
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