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Butt

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Originated at Norton. The pear does not rot down easily so there is a saying 'Gather your Butts one year, mill them the next, and drink the year after.'

Synonyms:
Norton Butt
Status:
Not endangered
Uses:
Unknown
Location of origin:
Norton
Collections:
1 tree in the Hartpury Collection 1
2 trees in the Hartpury Collection 2
2 trees in the National Collection of Perry Pears
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Collections containing Butt

Collection name Species Reference Date added
Hartpury 1 Pyrus communis PPE12 November 2000
Hartpury 2 Pyrus communis CPE48 January 2007
Pyrus communis CPE78 December 2007
National Collection of Perry Pears Pyrus communis M12 March 1994
Pyrus communis M56 March 1994

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