- See also:
- Vigorous Asian pear1
Winter NelisStandard European pear rootstock
Used for: | European pear, Asian pear |
Developed by: | M. Jean Charles Nelis |
Country of origin: | Belgium |
Introduced: | 1818 |
The Winter Nelis pear is sometimes used as a standard rootstock for other European pears.
Winter Nelis rootstock characteristics
- Species compatibilityEuropean pear, Asian pear
- Vigour % of standard100% - 105%
- Rootstock size classStandard
- PrecocitySlow to start bearing
- Country of originBelgium
- Period of origin1800 - 1849
- Fire blightVery susceptible
- Powdery mildewSome susceptibility
- ScabSome resistance
- Root lesion nematodeSome susceptibility
- Honey / Oak root fungusSome resistance
- Crown GallSome resistance
- Root suckersMany
Find our more about this rootstock in the 'Manual of Worldwide Temperate Zone Fruit and Nut Tree Rootstocks'.