Winter Williams

Pear

Winter Williams Pear

Origin/History

A hybrid cross between Bartlett and Glou Morceau, raised by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons of England. First exhibited before the Royal Horticultural Society in 1905.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Form: Said to resemble Glou Morceau in shape.

Skin: Yellow.

Flavor: Like Bartlett.

Season

Later than Bartlett.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing first appearance in Garden 67:18 (1905).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Winter Williams,

i. Garden 67:18. 1905.

A cross between Bartlett and Glou Morceau shown before the Royal Horticultural Society in 1905 by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, England. Fruit said to resemble Glou Morceau in shape; skin yellow: flavor like Bartlett; later than Bartlett.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)