{"id":278,"date":"2009-09-27T14:56:38","date_gmt":"2009-09-27T13:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldvarieties.com\/contents1a\/?p=278"},"modified":"2009-09-27T20:02:15","modified_gmt":"2009-09-27T19:02:15","slug":"perry-pear-blakeney-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldvarieties.com\/contents1a\/2009\/09\/perry-pear-blakeney-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Perry Pear &#8211; Blakeney Red"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Blakeney Red Perry Pear is named after the village of Blakeney in the Forest of Dean.\u00a0 Also known as Red Pear, Circus Pear, Painted Lady, Painted Pear .<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-279\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldvarieties.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/perry_pear_blakeney_red588.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-279\" title=\"perry_pear_blakeney_red588\" src=\"http:\/\/oldvarieties.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/perry_pear_blakeney_red588-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Blakeney Red Perry Pear\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blakeney Red Perry Pear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Known to have been in existence in 1600, some trees are over 300 years old and it is now the most common perry pear in the Gloucestershire and Herefordshire region.<\/p>\n<p>The Blakeney Red is a greenish yellow perry pear with a red flush on the sunny side, an old favourite which was even considered a desert pear in the 1600&#8217;s. which could also be stewed and used to dye soldiers&#8217; khaki uniforms.<\/p>\n<p>This popular pear is renowned for perry making and is considered one of the best single perry varieties.<\/p>\n<p>Many Cider companies still rely on this pear to produce quality cider.<\/p>\n<p>A statuesque specimen can be found in the <a title=\"Acorn Bank Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/main\/w-acornbankgardenandwatermill\" target=\"_blank\">Acorn Bank Orchards<\/a> at Temple Sowerby, Cumbria.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-280\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldvarieties.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/perry_tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-280\" title=\"perry_tree\" src=\"http:\/\/oldvarieties.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/perry_tree-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Perry Pear - Balkeney Red at Acorn Bank, Cumbria.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perry Pear - Balkeney Red at Acorn Bank, Cumbria.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This tree towers above it&#8217;s neighbouring Medlar&#8217;s to some 40 or 50 feet.<\/p>\n<p>A well shaped tree, the fruit glows red on the sunniest side and hangs in abundance, crammed onto the upward facing branches.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about Perry pears and Perry making visit the <a title=\"Three Counties Perry Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.threecountiesperry.co.uk\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\">Three Counties Perry<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p>You can find young trees at <a title=\"Cummins Nursery website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cumminsnursery.com\/perry.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Cummins Nursery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blakeney Red Perry Pear is named after the village of Blakeney in the Forest of Dean.\u00a0 Also known as Red Pear, Circus Pear, Painted Lady, Painted Pear . 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