Trees and Shrubs
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. In broad terms it includes all plants with woody stems except conifers and fruit trees and shrubs.
Pyrus communis ‘Van Mons Léon Leclerc’
‘Fruit very large, oblong-pyramidal. Skin dull yellow, covered with dots and tracings of russet. Eye open, set in a shallow basin, stalk an inch and a half long, curved, and inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh yellowish-white, buttery and melting, very juicy, rich, sugary, and delicious. A remarkably fine pear. Ripe in November.’ [Hogg – Fruit Manual p.215/1860].
Pyrus communis ‘White Doyenné’
‘Fruit pretty large, roundish oblong, narrowest at the stalk, about three inches and a half long, and two inches and three quarters in diameter. Eye very small, with small, acute, closed segments of the calyx, placed in a shallow depression. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, rather thick, inserted in a small cavity; in some specimens it is diagonally inserted under a small elongated lip. Skin pale citron yellow, speckled throughout, more or less, with cinnamon russet, and tinged with orange brown on the sunny side. Flesh white, juicy, very buttery, and delicious. Ripe the end of September, and good for three or four weeks.’ [George Lindley – Orchard Guide p.386/1831].
Pyrus communis ‘Williams’ Bonchrétien’
‘Fruit pretty large, of an irregular, pyramidal, and somewhat truncated form, from three to four inches long, and from two to three inches in diameter. Eye seated on the summit, and never in a hollow or cavity, as in other varieties called Bonchrétien. Stalk an inch long, very gross and fleshy. Skin pale green, mottled all over with a mixture of darker green and russet brown, becoming yellowish and tinged with red on the sunny side when fully ripe. Flesh whitish, very tender and delicate, abounding with a sweet and agreeably perfumed juice. Ripe the end of August to the middle of September.’ [George Lindley – Orchard Guide p.350/1831].
Pyrus communis ‘Windsor’
‘Fruit middle-sized, oblong, obovate, not either pyramidal or turbinate, being widest above its middle, tapering to the crown, and suddenly contracted towards the stalk, where it is slender; about three inches and a half long, and two inches and a quarter in diameter. Eye small, with a connivent calyx, prominently placed on the summit. Stalk an inch long, slender, convexly inserted without any cavity. Skin yellowish green, full of small green specks, becoming yellow when fully ripe, and tinged with orange on the sunny side. Flesh white, soft, with a little grit at the core, and a sugary astringent juice. Ripe the end of August and beginning of September.’ [George Lindley – Orchard Guide p.351/1831].
Pyrus communis ‘Winter Crasanne’
Fruit; large, irregular turbinate in shape. Skin; greenish yellow with some patches of brown russet. Flesh; yellowish white, melting, buttery, very little grittiness, rich, sugary. The tree is a good bearer. Considered an excellent pear. Ripening in January. [HP].
Pyrus communis ‘Winter Nélis’
‘Fruit above the middle size, somewhat oval, broadest in the middle, narrowed towards the crown, and a little more so towards the stalk, about three inches and a quarter long, and two inches and three quarters in diameter. Eye open, slightly sunk in a rather narrow basin. Stalk one inch and a half long, inserted in a narrow and rather deep cavity. Skin dull greyish green, full of grey dots, covered partly, especially on the sunny side, with a brownish-grey russet. Flesh yellowish white, melting, buttery. Juice plentiful, sugary, rich, high flavoured, with a musky perfume. In perfection in December and January’ [George Lindley – Orchard Guide p.409/1831].
Pyrus communis L.
Tree, usually with a conical crown, often thorny, the leaves oval-elliptic with scalloped margins, the flowers white in corymbs, followed by rounded to pyriform fruits, green ripening to green, brown or yellow. To 15m in the wild, but depending on variety in the cultivated pear. [RHSD, Hortus].
Pyrus communis ‘Zépherin Grégoire’
‘Fruit about medium size, roundish. Skin pale greenish-yellow, sometimes becoming of a uniform pale waxen yellow, covered with russet dots and markings. Eye very small, slightly depressed. Stalk an inch long, inserted without depression. Flesh yellow, buttery, melting, and very juicy, very rich, sugary, and vinous, with a powerful and peculiar aroma. A most delicious pear. Ripe in December and January.’ [Hogg – Fruit Manual p.206/1860].
Pyrus communis ‘Cape Pear’
I have found no reference to ‘Cape Pear’ in the literature. It was probably grown at the Cape of Good Hope and brought to New South Wales by ships calling in at the Cape for supplies. William Macarthur’s comments on its popularity in New South Wales suggests that it was an early introduction to the Colony.
Quercus agrifolia N
Fully-hard, spreading evergreen tree with ridged, grey or reddish-brown bark, glossy, elliptic leaves, to 7cm long, and solitary, slender, pointed acorns, to 3.5cm long. To 10m. [RHSE].
Quercus bicolor Willd.
Fully-hardy, spreading deciduous tree with peeling, fissured bark, obovate, shallowly-lobed, glossy leaves, to 16cm long, and long-stalked acorns. To 20m. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Quercus cerris L.
Fully-hardy, fast-growing, spreading, deciduous tree with grey white bark which splits into large plates, lance-shaped, deeply lobed or toothed leaves, to 12cm long, and solitary or small groups of acorns, to 4cm long. To 30m. It occurs naturally in many forms. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Quercus coccinea M?nchh.
Fully-hardy, rounded deciduous tree with pale bark in scaly plates, elliptic, deeply-lobed leaves, to 15cm long, turning red in autumn, and nearly spherical acorns. To 20m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Quercus falcata Michx.
Fully-hardy, spreading, deciduous tree with fissured, grey-brown bark, elliptic leaves, to 22cm long, deeply cut into curved lobes, and nearly spherical acorns. To 25m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Quercus glauca Thunb.
Evergreen tree, sometimes shrubby, with narrow leaves, toothed towards the tips, to 12cm long, and ovoid acorns with a shallow cup, to 1.5cm. To 15m. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].
