Top Tree Size:Pyrodwarf base colour yellow

base colour yellow

Described in the 1876 edition of ‘The Herefordshire Pomona’ and rediscovered by Bulmer’s who used it in their cider

juicy cream flesh with a lovely tang

juicing and cider

it is thought that the cider and perry orchards there were to provide for the farm labourers once housed there

Top Tree Size:Pyrodwarf base colour yellowA Welsh perry pear from Monmouthshire. Round soft yellow fruit with faint orange flush. Some russet. Blossoms early. Found in an old orchard in Llantrisant, Usk, shown on a map of 1780. Suitable as a single variety. Produces a well balanced juice with great aroma and caramel sweetness. Jessica Deathe of Three Saints considers it to be her best variety for perry making. Permission to use photograph by the Welsh Perry and Cider Society is gratefully