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St James South Elmham Village Orchard Tree Details

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G2 Robin Pear Tree Details

 
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Grid Ref G2
Tree Type Pear
Variety Robin
Rootstock Wild Pear
Date Planted 23 January 2011
(15 yrs 3 mths 26 days ago)
Tree Description Small fruit, bright red on the sunny side. A Norfolk pear, once grown in every farm orchard. A September dessert pear.
Comments Chosen by RP. RP remembers that in his Norfolk family garden orchard there was a tall Robin tree. Towards the top the tree had died back, and Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers regularly used to drill their nest holes in the dead wood. The pears were quite delicious. A Robin pear tree is already fruiting well in St. James (RP & CS).

Grafted in situ.

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More quotesNow for Quinces, they are a fruit which by no means you may place near any other ... because their scent is so strong and piercing that it will enter into any fruit and clean take away his natural relish. (Markham, The English Husbandman 1635)
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