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Winter Nelis
A very good but quite small late dessert pear.
Origin: Belgium, 1818
Pollination: Winter Nelis is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >
British-grown 
All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification.
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History and description of Winter Nelis
Winter Nelis pear was introduced to Britain in 1818 from Belgium where it was raised by Jean Charles Nelis at Malines.Small to medium sized, round conical fruit. Rough, dull greenish yellow skin mostly covered with a brown russet. Greenish white, smooth, juicy flesh. Very sweet with a rich delicately perfumed flavour. A good late dessert pear
Weak growing tree best on more vigorous rootstocks. Rather straggly growth producing drooping branches. Fairly good cropper. May need thinning to produce good sized fruit.
Characteristics of Winter Nelis pear trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | |
| Flavour | |
| Fruit size | Small |
| Picking time | Oct |
| Season of use | Nov-Feb |
| Tree vigour | Small |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | |
| Disease resistance | Scab - Very susceptible Mildew - Slightly resistant |
| Suitable for | Northern Britain |
| Pollination date | 22 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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