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Grand Champion
Vandaag de Grand Champion peren geplukt.
Mijn boom werd geplant in 1963. De onderstam ken ik niet. Ik schat de hoogte +/- 4,5m. Hij groeit opvallend gezond. De vruchtbaarheid is niet zeer groot, maar hij staat ook wat afgezonderd ver van andere peren. Ik vind het een zeer gezonde en zeer lekkere peer. Evenwel is deze peer blijkbaar zeer zeldzaam aangeplant. Zij verdient veel beter.
Gegevens uit de literatuur:
A russet sport of Gorham which originated in the W.F. Shannon orchard in Hood River, Oregon, in 1936. Fruit resembles Gorham in size, and form. Skin very smooth, deep gold in color, overspread with uniform 'cinnamon' russet. Attractive. Very resistant to friction and pressure bruising. Flesh white, fine, juicy, buttery, but somewhat firmer than Gorham in texture. Sweet, rich, vinous flavor, rates among the best in dessert quality. Appears to keep a little longer than Gorham. Tree identical with that of Gorham in vigor, form productivity, and blight (bacterievuur) susceptibility. Grand Champion appears outstanding among comparatively new pear varieties. -- H. Hartman 1959.
Grand Champion (PI 541197).-Originated in Hood River, Oregon, by W.F. Shannon. Introduced in 1943. Plant patent 585; 18 May 1943; assigned to Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Co., Louisiana, Missouri. A russet sport of Gorham discovered in 1936. Fruit: skin overspread with attractive golden russet, does not show bruises; flesh white, juicy, flavor spicy; dessert quality good; keeping quality good, storing well until late December; ripens about 2 weeks after Bartlett. Tree: blooms late; identical to Gorham. Late blooming, precocious, heavy bearing, susceptible to fire blight. -- Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties, 1950.
Joan Morgan ‘Book of Pears’ :
Grand Champion blijkt een bruine mutatie van Gorham ( 1910 Geneva , New York state) in de staat Oregon VS. ‘more handsome, covered in fine golden russet, often appearing richer eating quality.’
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