Details for: PI 449288, Pyrus communis L., 'Vicar of Winkfield'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Pyrus communis L.

Cultivar:

'Vicar of Winkfield'

Origin:

Developed – France

Maintained:

National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Received by NPGS:

Oct 1980

PI Assigned:

1980

Form Received:

Cutting

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Inventory Volume:

188
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Availability

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Pyrus communis L.

Cultivar:

'Vicar of Winkfield'

Origin:

Developed – France

Maintained:

National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Received by NPGS:

Oct 1980

PI Assigned:

1980

Form Received:

Cutting

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Developed

1760.
France
Comment: Cultivar originated in 1760
Developer(s):

Leroy, M.

Donated

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

Accession Names and Identifiers

'Vicar of Winkfield'

Type: Cultivar name

Leroy, M.

Q 20976

Type: Quarantine identifier

Group: PEAR

CPYR 162

Type: Site identifier

Group: LOCAL

Corvallis local number

EUROPEAN CULTIVAR

Type: Site identifier

Group: CROPTYPE

Cure

Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative

Leroy (1867) gives 24 synonyms for this variety and Ragan (1908) gives 37. Its original name was De Cure or Le Cure. The name Vicar of Winkfield was applied when it was introduced into England in honor of the Reverend W.L. Rahm, then Vicar of Winkfield in Berkshire, England. Full description and color plate in Hedrick (1921). Found as a seedling by M. Leroy, Cure de Villiers-en-Brenne near Vendome, France in 1760. The variety was introduced into America during the early part of the nineteenth century, and was placed on the APS catalog list in 1852. - Fruit large in size, oblong-pyriform in shape. Skin fairly thick,somewhat tough, greenish-yellow in color, often blushed, attractive. Flesh firm, rarely buttery, granular, moderately juicy. Moderately sweet, often astringent, lacking in desirable flavor and texture characteristics. Rates low as a dessert pear but is quite satisfactory for certain culinary uses. Late Keeper. Tree vigorous, upright, stately, fairly productive, very susceptible to blight. In the blight-free Willamette Valley of Oregon, old trees of this variety have attained heights of 80 feet or more. -- H. Hartman 1957.

This is a cullinary pear of reasonable flavor when cooked. Good quality pear has the appearance of clear greenish yellow skin and possesses strong, musky aroma. Vicar of Winkfield is also an excellent keeper and is suited for cooking. Its season ranges from November to January. The trees are healthier and more vigorous than Bosc. Susceptible to fire blight. - Anonymous

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

Taxonomic Re-Identification: 03 Jan 1997, from Pyrus communis L. var. pyraster L. to Pyrus communis L.

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory	Availability
CYTOLOGIC	PLOIDY LEVEL	Number of sets of chromosomes.	2x - diploid	PYRUS.PLOIDY.2012	CPYR 162 .001 PL	Not Available
DISEASE	FRUIT_SCAB	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB	1 - NO DAMAGE	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
DISEASE	FRUIT_SCAB	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB	3 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
DISEASE	FRUIT_SCAB	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB	5 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2005.FRUITSCAB	CPYR 162 .001 PL	Not Available
DISEASE	LEAF_SCAB	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY LEAF SCAB	1 - NO DAMAGE	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
DISEASE	PSEUDOMONAS	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY PSEUDOMONAS	1 - NO DAMAGE	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
DISEASE	PSEUDOMONAS	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY PSEUDOMONAS	3 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
DISEASE	RUST	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY RUST	1 - NO DAMAGE	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
DISEASE	RUST	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY RUST	1 - NO DAMAGE	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1986		Not Available
INSECT	BLISTER_MITES	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY BLISTER MITES	3 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
INSECT	BLISTER_MITES	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY BLISTER MITES	3 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1986		Not Available
INSECT	BLISTER_MITES	RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY BLISTER MITES	5 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1986		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	PEDICEL_ATTACHMENT	PEDICEL ATTACHMENT	R - RAISED	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	CAVITY	CAVITY	N - NONE	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	CALYX	CALYX	P - PERSISTANT	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	CALYX_BASIN	CALYX BASIN	OM - OBTUSE MEDIUM	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BLOOM_DENSITY	BLOOM DENSITY	5 - (1 = LOW, 9 = HIGH)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BLOOM_DENSITY	BLOOM DENSITY	6 - (1 = LOW, 9 = HIGH)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BLOOM_DENSITY	BLOOM DENSITY	7 - (1 = LOW, 9 = HIGH)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BLOOM_DENSITY	BLOOM DENSITY	8 - (1 = LOW, 9 = HIGH)	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FIRST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM	83	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1986		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FIRST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM	89	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FIRST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM	89	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FIRST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM	90	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FIRST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM	91	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FIRST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM	99	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FULL_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM	102	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FULL_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM	103	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FULL_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM	103	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FULL_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM	90	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FULL_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM	96	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	109	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	LAST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM	109	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	LAST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM	113	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	LAST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM	120	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	LAST_BLOOM	JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM	408	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FULL_RIPE	JULIAN DATE OF FULL RIPE FRUIT	291	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	FULL_RIPE	JULIAN DATE OF FULL RIPE FRUIT	297	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990		Not Available
PRODUCTION	PRECOCITY	NUMBER OF YEARS FROM PLANTING TO FIRST FRUIT	2	PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1986		Not Available