Pears
We offer a nice selection of Pear trees for sale suited to the British climate. The Pear trees to buy are all dessert varieties apart from two. Most of them have been bred in the UK. Pears trees will grow well in a well drained but moisture retentive soil and will start to fruit early after planting.
Pear trees are usually offered on three rootstocks : Quince A – moderate vigour, a few on Quince C – semi dwarfing and on vigorous Wild Pear. For winter 2024-25 Pear trees are available on Quince A only.
For more information on eventual sizes and spacing see Positioning advice page. Trees are available as barerooted one year ‘maiden’ trees and some as taller two year trees.
Discount information: 5% on 5+ trees, 10% on 10+ trees. Delivery cost: based on quantity ordered. See the How to Order page for more details.
Pear trees are dispatched between early December and late March when dormant.
We have now updated our availability for winter 2025-26. You are welcome to advance order. We will then be in contact to arrange delivery or collection with dormancy from early December.
Pears
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Beth
Quince A maiden (moderate): In stock £23.75A very enjoyable early dessert pear. Pale green small to medium sized fruits which turn pale yellow. Creamy white flesh, sweet and juicy.
Picking time: late August
Storage until: September -
Beurre Hardy
Quince C maiden (semi dwarfing): In stockQuince A maiden (moderate): In stockPyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £23.75Medium to large light green pears covered with large areas of warm brown russet. White, salmon tinged flesh very juicy with a good flavour.
Picking time: late September
Storage until: October -
Beurre Precoce Morettini
Quince A maiden (moderate): In stock £23.75An early dessert pear that seems to perform well in the UK. Quite large pears are pyriform in shape and ripen to have a rose pink flush over a yellow base colour in August. Smooth skinned with little sign of any russet. The white flesh when ripe is juicy, sweet but with a lemony tang.
Pollination group – B Pick – mid August Storage until – September
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Beurre Superfin
Quince A maiden (moderate): In stock £23.75The round conical pears of Beurre Superfin turn from green to yellow as they ripen with light brown russet. The flesh at its best is creamy yellow, melting and of excellent flavour.
Picking time: late September
Storage until: October -
Black Worcester
Quince C maiden (semi dwarfing): In stockQuince A maiden (moderate): In stockPyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £23.75Oval pears turn to dark mahogany. A culinary variety that does not soften enough to eat as a dessert but stores really well. A pear with a long history!
Pick: late October
Storage until: March and later -
Catillac
Quince A maiden (moderate): In stock £23.75A long established culinary pear of high quality. When ready for picking the skin turns to greenish yellow with a dull red flush.
Pollination group – D
Pick – mid October
Storage until – April -
Concorde
Quince A maiden (moderate): In stockPyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stockQuince C maiden (semi dwarfing): In stock £23.75Compact and heavy fruiting Concorde produces medium sized light gold pears with some russetting. Sweet, juicy, melting pale yellow flesh. A good garden variety.
Pollination group – C
Pick – late September
Storage until – November -
Conference
Quince C maiden (semi dwarfing): Out of stockQuince A maiden (moderate): In stock £23.75The most well known pear. Reliable and heavy cropping. Medium sized pears with pale yellow flesh, melting, juicy, sweet and of good flavour.
Pollination group – C Pick – late September Storage until – November
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Doyenne du Comice
Quince C maiden (semi dwarfing): In stockQuince A maiden (moderate): In stock £23.75A fine pear of excellent flavour – the flesh at best is juicy, sweet & melting. Medium to large fruits nearly as wide as tall. Yellow, some with a pink flush.
Pollination group – D
Pick – early October
Storage until – November -
Emile D’Heyst
Quince A maiden (moderate): In stock £23.75One of the most reliable pears in the UK, cropping in most years and performing well into northern England and Scotland. Beneath the light green skin, which turns more yellowish green, the slightly yellowish flesh is sweet, quite juicy and of very pleasant flavour. Arose in Belguim, first fruited in 1847.
Pollination group – B Pick – early October Storage until – November
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Glou Morceau
Quince A maiden (moderate): In stock £23.75Pears are pyriform in shape, the green skin colours to golden when ripe. Its flesh becomes buttery, melting sweet yet with some sharpness.
Pollination group – D
Pick – mid Otober
Storage until – January -
Louise Bonne of Jersey
Quince C maiden (semi dwarfing): In stockQuince A maiden (moderate): In stock £23.75An attractive pear flushed deep red over much of the fruit. A reliably cropping pear of high quality with a citrus like taste to its juicy and melting flesh.
Pollination group – B
Pick – late September
Storage until – October -
Merton Pride
Quince C maiden (semi dwarfing): In stockQuince A maiden (moderate): In stock £23.75Produces large pears of excellent taste. Green skin that turns yellow with russeting. Flesh creamy white, juicy & sweet.
Pollination group – C
Pick – mid September
Storage until – October -
Onward
Quince A maiden (moderate): In stockQuince C maiden (semi dwarfing): Out of stock £23.75A quality pear – creamy white flesh, melting, juicy, with a rich sweet flavour. Medium sized fruit ripening to yellow green with pink red flush.
Pollination group – D
Pick – mid September
Storage until – October -
Pierre Corneille
Quince A maiden (moderate): In stock £23.75An excellent tasting handsome pear. The pears ripen to have a fine cinnamon russet over warm golden brown skin. The creamy white flesh is very juicy, melting, rich in flavour.
Pollination group – C
Pick – late September
Storage until – December -
Pitmaston Duchess
Quince A maiden (moderate): In stock £23.75Produces large long conical pears with yellowish white flesh which is melting, juicy and of nice rich flavour. Yellowish skin is largely covered with a fine russet.
Pollination group – D
Pick – late September
Storage until – October -
Winter Nelis
Quince A maiden (moderate): In stock £23.75A late cropping pear producing juicy sweet fruits. Round conical, the small to medium sized pears have a rough skin that turns yellowish green but is heavily russetted.
Pollination group – D
Fruiting – late October
Storage until – January
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