Vicar of Winkfield

Vicar of Winkfield pear trees for sale

1-year maiden trees

These are the most versatile choice for home orchards, community fruit tree projects, and for training on in any form you require.

Form	Rootstock	Price	Quantity
Maiden	PyrusVery vigorous	£25.00	-1234567891011121314151617181920 < 5 in stock

If you do not see the rootstock you require it is likely we can graft a tree especially for you - click here for more details of our custom-grafting service.

Orders placed now will be delivered in the winter 2025/26 planting season.

History and description of Vicar of Winkfield

Despite what appears to be a typically English name this old variety originates from France. Vicar of Winkfield pear was found as a wild seedling growing in a wood near Villers-en Brenne, France c 1760. It was named after Rev Rham of Winkfield, Berkshire who first introduced the variety to Britain.

Large, long calabasse shaped fruit. Smooth, green to yellowish green skin. Slight brownish flush and some russet patches. Dry, pale yellow flesh. Quite sharp with little flavour in the autumn. Best used for cooking but can also be used as a dessert pear in the winter.

Vigorous, quite attractive, spreading tree often with contorted branches. Good cropper but with a tendency to drop its fruit before they are ready to be picked. A triploid therefore ineffective as a pollinator.

Characteristics of Vicar of Winkfield pear trees

Use	Culinary
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Oct
Season of use	Dec-Feb
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Pollination date	13
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners