Winter Nelis
Honey Pear, Bonne de Malines
Fruit ripening time: April
Pollination partners: Beurre Bosc, Beurre Easter, Clapps Favourite, Comice, Josephine, Williams, Winter Cole, 20th Century Pear – Nashi
A delicious desert pear with a rich, sweet flavour. The flesh is juicy, buttery and has a vinous flavour.
Small to medium size fruit with green-brown and russetted skin. The flesh is white, granular and aromatic.
A late season pear with very good storage. Lovely eaten fresh and good for baking and preserves.
Tree Size:
Dwarf Tree: 2 – 3 m high. Depending on pruning and the tree shape these pear trees can be kept as small as 2 m in height and planted as close as 50cm apart. Must be supported on a trellis or a stake
Semi-Dwarf: 3.5 - 4.5 m high
Full Size: 10 m +
Soil: Will adapt well to most soils, but heavy, moist soils are preferred to light, shallow soils.
Dwarf and semi-dwarf trees will not tolerate drought.
Will do best in well drained soils. Established trees can withstand wet conditions, but will not tolerate waterlogging. Prefer neutral to slightly acidic soils and do not like high pH soils
