Details for: PI 215329, Pyrus communis L., 'Santa Claus'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Pyrus communis L.

Cultivar:

'Santa Claus'

Origin:

Developed – Belgium

Maintained:

National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Received by NPGS:

24 Mar 1981

PI Assigned:

1954

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

162
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Availability

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Pyrus communis L.

Cultivar:

'Santa Claus'

Origin:

Developed – Belgium

Maintained:

National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Received by NPGS:

24 Mar 1981

PI Assigned:

1954

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Developed

1875.
Belgium
Comment: Cultivar originated in 1875
Developer(s):

Brymer

Donated

24 March 1981.
Maryland, United States
Comment: Received from France to Glenn Dale, Maryland to NCGR- Corvallis.
Donor(s):

Waterworth, Howard, USDA, ARS

Accession Names and Identifiers

'Santa Claus'

Type: Cultivar name

CPYR 513

Type: Site identifier

Group: LOCAL

Corvallis local number

EUROPEAN CULTIVAR

Type: Site identifier

Group: CROPTYPE

Narrative

Colonel Brymer, Dorchester, England, introduced this pear to the notice of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1905 explaining that the parent tree had come originally from Belgium some thirty years previously. Fruit medium, conical, slightly pyriform, fairly even, slightly rough, dull brown-red, practically covered with russet; stem long, slender; calyx partially open, in an even basin; flesh pale yellowish, melting, deliciously flavored; December. -- U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York 1921.

Bunyard regarded Santa Claus as a fruit 'which deserves the attention of all pear lovers.' The leaves turn a rich claret-red in the fall. Ripens late. -- Robert Nitschke, Southmeadow Fruit Gardens Catalog, 1976.

This was originally a French variety though little seems to be known about its origins and history. This strong growing tree is upright. It bears fairly large crops. The leaves turn a beautiful red in the fall. It is named for the fact that the fruits ripen around Christmas or New Year?s. The very large fruits are conical to round. A winter pear, these have a reddish-brown skin with heavy russeting. The creamy white flesh has a wonderful flavor. It is yellow and melting. Santa Claus is a dessert quality fruit. One expert on fruit, Colonel Brymer of Dorchester, England, is quoted as saying around 1905 that it "deserves the attention of all pear lovers." -- http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art170775.asp

Pyrus communis L.

Genus:

Pyrus

Section:

Pyrus

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Amygdaloideae

Tribe:

Maleae

Subtribe:

Malinae

Nomen number:

30474

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:479, 2:1200. 1753

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358498

Comment:

probably of hybrid origin

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

07/07/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Pyrus communis L. subsp. caucasica (Fed.) Browicz (77 active accession[s])
Pyrus communis L. subsp. communis (39 active accession[s])
Pyrus communis L. subsp. pyraster (L.) Ehrh. (113 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pyrus asiae-mediae (Popov) Maleev
Pyrus balansae Decne.
Pyrus bourgaeana Decne.
Pyrus communis L. subsp. bourgaeana (Decne.) Nyman
Pyrus communis L. var. mariana Willk.
Pyrus domestica Medik.
Pyrus elata Rubtzov
Pyrus medvedevii Rubtzov

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	pear		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French	poirier		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Birnbaum		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Birne		2	Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
German	Birnenbaum		2	Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
Italian	pera		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Italian	pero		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Japanese Rōmaji	seiyō-nashi		2	Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portuguese	pereira		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	pera		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Spanish	peral		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	päron		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	xi yang li	as Pyrus communis var. sativa	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Pyrus communis var. sativa
Transcribed Korean	byeongbaenamu		2	Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:122.

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory	Availability
CYTOLOGIC	PLOIDY LEVEL	Number of sets of chromosomes.	2x - diploid	PYRUS.PLOIDY.2012	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
DISEASE	FRUIT_SCAB	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB	2 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
DISEASE	FRUIT_SCAB	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB	2 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2005.FRUITSCAB	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
DISEASE	PSEUDOMONAS	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY PSEUDOMONAS	1 - NO DAMAGE	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (TC)6A(CT)20 F: 5ATTGGAACTCTCCGTATTGTGC3 R: 5ATCAACAGTAGTGGTAGCCGGT3	91:95	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (CT)17 F: 5GTTCTATCTACCAAGCCACGCT3 R: 5CGTTTGTGTGTTTTACGTGTTG3	96:120	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (AG)7 F: 5TCCCGCCATTTCTCTGC3 R: 5GTTTAAACCGCTGCTGCTGAAC3	125:125	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (AC)13 F: 5GCGATTAAAGATCAATAAACCCATA3 R: 5AAGCAGCTGGTTGGTGAAAT3	153:159	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (CA)6TT(CT)21 F: 5GCCCAGAAGCAATAAGTAAACC3 R: 5ATTGCTCCATGCATAAAGGG3	115:127	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (GA)19 F: 5CAAGGAAATCATCAAAGATTCAAG3 R: 5CAAGTGGCTTCGGATAGTTG3	122:134	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (GA)21 F: 5GCCATCTGAACAGAATGTGC3 R: 5GTTTCCCTTCATTCACATTTCCAG3	135:155	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (CT)25 F: 5CGGCGGAAAGCAATCACCT3 R: 5GTTTGCCAGCCCTCTATGGTTCTCAGA3	157:177	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (GA)22 F: 5TTGAAGATGTTTGGCTGTGC3 R: 5TGCATGTCTGTCTCCTCCAT3	181:181	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (CT)19 F: 5CCCTACACAGTTTCTCAACCC3 R: 5CGTTTTTGGAGCGTAGGAAC3	195:211	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (TC)12 F: 5AATAAGCATTCAAAGCAATCCG3 R: 5TTTTTCCAAATCGAGTTTCGTT3	246:260	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (GA)11 F: 5CTCCGCCGCTATAACACTTC3 R: 5GTTTACTCTGGAGGGTATGTCAAAG3	288:300	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (ACG)6 F: 5CATTAATACGCTGCTGTTTCTGC3 R: 5GTTCTTACTTGAATTGGGGTAGGGATTGT3	196:196	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (ACC)6 F: 5ACTCTCCGCAAAACAATGTCGTA3 R: 5GTTCTTTGTGAGAGTTTGAGGAGGAGAGC3	150:150	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (CCACCG)2(CCA)4 F: 5TTCACTGCCCTTTTTACGTATGC3 R: 5GTTCTTCCCCGACAATCTGTAGAGAATCA3	170:170	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (GATCAT)3 F: 5ATCCCAGCATTTCCCAAGATTTT3 R: 5CCGTCCGTGATACCTCTGTC3	298:298	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (TTC)5 F: 5GGTCATCACCCACTTAAAAACCA3 R: 5GTTCTTGTGCCCTGAAGTAATTGAGATGG3	156:156	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (CCA)5, (CCT)5 F: 5GCTACCACAACAAGCTCAACAG3 R: 5GTTTATGTCATCCTGCTGATGTCC3	379:379	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (GTG)6 F: 5CGTTCCGATGAAGTGAAAGAG3 R: 5GTTTCCTGAAACTTGCCAATTGAAAC3	341:347	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MOLECULAR	SSR marker	Motif: (CAGCT)5 F: 5CCCTACAGAGTCATGCATCC3 R: 5GTTTGATGCTGGAGACGAGAAA3	107:107	PYRUS.DNA_Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublished	CPYR 513 .003 PL	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	PEDICEL_ATTACHMENT	PEDICEL ATTACHMENT	U - SUNKEN	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	CALYX	CALYX	P - PERSISTANT	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	GROUND_COLOR	GROUND COLOR	Y - YELLOW	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	OVER_COLOR	OVERCOLOR	N - NONE	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	RUSSET	AMOUNT OF RUSSETING	9 - COMPLETELY RUSSETED	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	RUSSET_LOCATION	LOCATION OF RUSSETING	E - EVERYWHERE	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	LENTICELS	NUMBER OF LENTICELS	5 - (1 = FEW, 9 = MANY)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	LENTICEL_SIZE	SIZE OF LENTICELS	5 - (1 = SMALL, 9 = LARGE)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLESH_COLOR	FLESH COLOR	Y - YELLOW	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLESH_TEXTURE	FLESH TEXTURE	5 - (1 = FINE, 9 = COARSE)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TEXTURE_TYPE	FLESH TEXTURE TYPE	C - CRISP	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TEXTURE_TYPE	FLESH TEXTURE TYPE	J - JUICY	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUITCORE	CORE	D - DISTANT	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	CARPEL_NUMBER	NUMBER OF CARPELS	5	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	GRIT	NUMBER OF STONE CELLS	2 - (1 = NO STONE CELLS, 9 = MANY STONE CELLS)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLAVOR	FLAVOR OF FRUIT FLESH	R - AROMATIC	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLAVOR	FLAVOR OF FRUIT FLESH	S - SWEET	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	QUALITY	QUALITY OF FRUIT FLESH A COMBINATION OF FLAVOR, TEXTURE AND AROMA	6 - (1 = POOR, 9 = EXCELLENT)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BLOOM_DENSITY	BLOOM DENSITY	2 - (1 = LOW, 9 = HIGH)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FIRST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM	102	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FIRST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM	67	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FIRST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM	92	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FULL_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM	107	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FULL_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM	72	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FULL_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM	94	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FULL_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM	96	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	LAST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM	106	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	LAST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM	107	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	LAST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM	111	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	LAST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM	117	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FULL_RIPE	JULIAN DATE OF FULL RIPE FRUIT	298	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990		Not Available