Williams pear
As Williams Christ is referred to a variety of pear (Pyrus communis). Also the fruit spirits produced from her is so called. The original name of the fruit is Bon Chrétien Williams, in the U.S. and Canada it is called Bartlett.
History
The oldest evidence of Pear Williams Christ go back to about 1770 ( England). Was named the variety after her first propagator, the nurserymen Williams from London. The nickname Bon Chrétien in French means " good Christian." This should refer to the Saint Francis of Paola, who has the French king Louis XI. , Called the Wise, once pear seeds from his native Calabria offered which were then official royal command. Descendants of this variety should be then passed in 1770 to England and then have been spread by the nursery Williams across the UK. Middle of the 19th century was that variety known in Belgium as in England and was then the Belgian pomologists van Mons spread throughout Europe and in North and South America. In the 1920s, Williams Christ was one of three pear varieties that have been selected to kingdom fruit.
Description
The tree grows medium high with pyramidal, slightly sparrigem crown structure. The leaves are large, the edge is weak cut and bent upwards. The bloom time is mid-late. Even young trees bear fruit, the income is regular and large. However, the tree is susceptible to scab and fire blight, individual branches may freeze back in the winter. The diploid variety requires a different variety for fertilization, are suitable as Conference, Gellert butter pear and Clapp's Favorite, not suitable is the sort Gute Luise.
The fruit is large (up to 10 cm long and 180 g in weight ) and squat pear-shaped. Parthenocarpic fruits, which are occasionally formed are small and cylindrical. The shell is yellow - green, sun hand slightly orange tinge. The lenticels are clearly visible to the chalice is the fruit russeting. The flesh is yellow-white, melting, with good, intense aroma. The fruit ripens in late August to early September. You can about two weeks in cold storage up to three months to be stored.
Use
The variety Williams Christ is used as a dessert fruit, canned, and for the production of fruit spirits and liqueurs. The special character of some of the most 40% of spirits is a bottle in which a bulb is. The process was developed by the Walliser family Germanier. To get the pear in the bottle, they stacked after flowering pear bottles over the small fruit. The pear grew until autumn in the bottle to her full height. Since, however, well developed only a third of pears, is chosen by some manufacturers, the cheaper alternative to cut open the bottle on the ground, into a mature pear and admit to glue the floor again. Since the interface is distinct, they are often pasted with a label.