Packham's Triumph
Variety of European pear · Pyrus communis
The southern hemisphere's most-grown winter pear – sweet, juicy and superbly storable.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
juicysweetaromatic
Susceptibility & resistance
ScabFireblight
Profile
- Parentage
- Uvedale's St Germain x Williams Christ
- Breeder
- Charles Henry Packham
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
- Fruit weight
- 230 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium to large, irregular and knobbly, ripening green to yellow. White, fine, juicy flesh with a Williams-like flavour.
Growth
Moderately vigorous, productive; needs a pollinator.
Yield
High yields; a main export variety from Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Australia.
Notes
Excellent cold storage for several months.
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