Details for: PI 541457, Pyrus communis L., 'Vicar of Winkfield'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus communis L.
Cultivar:
'Vicar of Winkfield'
Origin:
Developed – France
Received by NPGS:
28 Feb 1986
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus communis L.
Cultivar:
'Vicar of Winkfield'
Origin:
Developed – France
Received by NPGS:
28 Feb 1986
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed
1760.
France
Comment: Cultivar originated in 1760
Developer(s):
Donated
28 February 1986.
Oregon, United States
Comment: Rec'd from Westigard in Medford, Oregon to NCGR-Corvallis
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Vicar of Winkfield'
Type: Cultivar name
Leroy, M.

EUROPEAN CULTIVAR
Type: Site identifier
Group: CROPTYPE

CPYR 594
Type: Other or unclassified name
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

CPYR 1172
Type: Inventory

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.

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
Comment:
probably of hybrid origin
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
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishpear  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchpoirier  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanBirnbaum  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanBirne  2Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
GermanBirnenbaum  2Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
Italianpera  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Italianpero  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Japanese Rōmajiseiyō-nashi  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portuguesepereira  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishpera  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Spanishperal  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishpäron  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesexi yang li as Pyrus communis var. sativa2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Pyrus communis var. sativa
Transcribed Koreanbyeongbaenamu  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:122.
Annotations
Other Links
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Pathogens
Bioassay
  • P. communis selection LA-62. NEGATIVE Inventory: CPYR 1172 .001 PL
  • P. communis 'Nouveau Poiteau'. NEGATIVE Inventory: CPYR 1172 .001 PL
  • Pyronia veitchii. NEGATIVE Inventory: CPYR 1172 .001 PL
  • Virginia Crab. NEGATIVE Inventory: CPYR 1172 .001 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Description:
Chance seedling

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CYTOLOGICPLOIDY LEVELNumber of sets of chromosomes.3x - triploid PYRUS.PLOIDY.2007CPYR 1172 .001 PLNot Available
DISEASEFRUIT_SCABRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB1 - NO DAMAGE PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1992.FRUITSCABCPYR 1172 .001 PLNot Available
DISEASEFRUIT_SCABRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB2 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE) PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2003.FRUITSCABCPYR 1172 .001 PLNot Available
DISEASEFRUIT_SCABRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB3 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE) PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2005.FRUITSCABCPYR 1172 .001 PLNot Available
DISEASEFRUIT_SCABRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB5 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)0PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1991.FRUITSCABCPYR 1172 .001 PLNot Available
DISEASEFRUIT_SCABRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB5 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE) PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1996.FRUITSCABCPYR 1172 .001 PLNot Available
DISEASEFRUIT_SCABRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB6 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE) PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2002.FRUITSCABCPYR 1172 .001 PLNot Available
DISEASEFRUIT_SCABRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB7 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE) PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1994.FRUITSCABCPYR 1172 .001 PLNot Available
DISEASEMILDEWRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY MILDEW1 - NO DAMAGE3PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2003.MILDEWCPYR 1172 .001 PLNot Available
DISEASEMILDEWRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY MILDEW5 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)3PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2002.MILDEWCPYR 1172 .001 PLNot Available
GENSTOCKPYRUS CORE SUBSETA flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subset  PYRUS.CORE.2012 Not Available
PHENOLOGYFIRST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM89 PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1991 Not Available
PHENOLOGYFULL_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM98 PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1991 Not Available
PHENOLOGYLAST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM111 PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1991 Not Available
PHENOLOGYLAST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM115 PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1991 Not Available