Autumn Nelis

Origin/History

Autumn Nelis is an English pear, raised from seed by F. J. Graham, of Cranford, England, about 1852. It was exhibited before the British Pomological Society in 1858 under the name Graham's Bergamot, at which time it was granted a first class certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society. Prior to being placed on the market in 1863, it was renamed Autumn Nelis because of the similarity of the tree and fruit to Winter Nelis. The variety appears in horticultural literature under the synonyms Graham's Autumn Nelis and Graham's Bergamot.

Tree

The tree is described as being very much in the habit of Winter Nelis, very hardy and productive. Young wood is light olive.

Fruit

Size and Form

Fruit is medium in size (Downing), or rather above medium and equal to a large Winter Nelis (Hedrick). Shape is obovate-pyriform.

Skin

Skin is greenish yellow, mostly overspread and netted with russet (Downing), or almost entirely covered with brown-russet (Hedrick).

Stem

Not described in source.

Cavity

Not described in source.

Calyx

Not described in source.

Basin

Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor

Flesh is yellowish, fine-grained, melting, and rich aromatic (Downing). Hedrick expands on this: flesh is yellowish, very tender, melting and buttery, with an abundance of rich, aromatic, sugary juice, and having an exquisite flavor. Rated Very Good (Downing); described as a first class dessert fruit (Hedrick).

Core and Seeds

Not described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

A first class dessert fruit.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.