Pyrocydonia danieli
(H.K.A.Winkl. ex L.L.Daniel) Guillaumin
Rosaceae
Pirocydonia danieli H.K.A.Winkl. ex L.L.Daniel
Pirocydonia winkleri L.L.Daniel ex Bois
Pyrocydonia winkleri (L.L.Daniel ex Bois) L.L.Daniel
Pyronia danieli (H.K.A.Winkl. ex L.L.Daniel) Rehder
Pyronia danieli winkleri (L.L.Daniel ex Bois) Rehder
Pyronia winkleri (L.L.Daniel ex Bois) Pojark.
Common Name:
General Information
Pyrocydonia danielii is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 5 metres tall.
The plant is occasionally cultivated as a curiosity. The fruit is edible.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
11- Title
- Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bean. W.
- Publisher
- Murray
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures.
,
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Range
A graft hybrid of garden origin, Cydonia oblonga + Pyrus communis 'Williams Bon Chretien'
Habitat
Not known in the wild.
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Deciduous Tree |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Self-fertile | No |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Pyrocydonia danielii is a fairly cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate winter temperatures falling to around -20°c.
Prefers a good well-drained loam in full sun[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Tolerates light shade but does not fruit so well in such a position. Tolerates atmospheric pollution, excessive moisture and a range of soil types if they are moderately fertile[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Established plants are drought tolerant[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
This graft-hybrid was raised in 1902 in the garden of St Vincent College, Rennes, when a plant of the cultivated pear 'William’s Bon Chrêtien' was beheaded just above the graft-union, the stock being the common quince (Cydonia oblonga). The shoot that arose from the trunk had characteristics of both the rootstock and the pear[
1212- Title
- New Trees
- Publication
-
- Author
- Grimshaw J.; Bayton R.; Wilks H.
- Publisher
- Kew Publishing; London
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 1842461737
- Description
- Provides comprehensive botanical descriptions and horticultural commentary on over 800 tree species that have been introduced to cultivation in recent decades.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw or cooked[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]. Fully ripe fruits are crisp and juicy and the flavour is rather pear-like, though of inferior quality to most pears[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed. A bigeneric hybrid, it will not breed true from seed even if fertile seed is produced. If by chance you do obtain seed, then it is best sown in the autumn in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of softwood in early summer, treated with rooting hormone and rooted in a closed case with bottom heat[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Grafting onto Pyrus communis or Cydonia oblonga.
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