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We offer a 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 offered on three rootstocks : Quince A – moderate vigour, Quince C – semi dwarfing and for the first time four varieties on vigorous Wild Pear. For more information on eventual sizes and spacing see Positioning advice page. Trees are available as barerooted one year ‘maiden’ trees and some as little taller two year trees.
Discount information – the following discounts apply on total order value, excluding carriage – 5% on 5+ trees, 10% on 10+ trees. Carriage based on quantity – see the Delivery page for more details.
Pear trees are dispatched between late November and early April when dormant.
When you order there will be a delay of two to three weeks because of accumulated orders and difficult winter conditions. We will not take payment before arranging delivery or collection.
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Beth
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
Pale green small to medium sized fruits which turn pale yellow. Creamy white flesh, sweet and juicy. Good cropper soon into bearing of moderate vigour. A very enjoyable dessert variety. Bred at East Malling Research Station in 1938, but not named and made generally available until 1974. Rootstock: Quince A
Pollination group – D Pick – late August Storage until – September
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Beurre Hardy
£10.00 – £18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
Many Pear varieties raised in France and Belgium are prefixed Beurre (meaning butter). Not all grow well in the UK but this variety does. Medium to large light green pears covered with large areas of warm brown russet. White, salmon tinged flesh very juicy with a good flavour. Trees on Quince A smaller now approx 3′ hence reduced price.
Pollination group – C Pick – late September Storage until – October
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Beurre Precose Morettini
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
An 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
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
A quality pear that appreciates a warm sheltered site. The round conical pears turn from green to yellow as they ripen with patchs of light brown russet over a lot of the fruit. The flesh at its best is creamy yellow, melting and of excellent flavour.
Pollination group – C Pick – late September Storage until – October
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Black Worcester
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
A pear with a history! May date back to Roman times. Definitely dated back to 1575 so clearly around before then. Depicted on the Worcestershire coat of arms. Large oval pears turn to dark mahogany. A culinary variety that does not soften enough to eat as a dessert but stores really well..
Pollination group – C Pick – late October Storage until – March and later
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Catillac
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
A long established culinary pear of high quality. When ready for picking the skin turns to greenish yellow with a dull red flush. On cooking for 1-2 hours the flesh of the large pears turns fron white to pale pink. A very old variety that arose in France, but grows well in the UK and is as reliable as other pears.
Pollination group – D Pick – mid October Storage until – April
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Concorde
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
A good garden variety raised at East Malling Research Station, Kent. Compact and heavy fruiting. Medium sized yellow pears with russetting. Sweet, juicy, melting pale yellow flesh. As with all pears best to pick the fruits while still green and allow to ripen indoors.
Pollination group – C Pick – late September Storage until – November
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Conference
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
The most well known pear. Reliable and heavy cropping. Medium sized pears with pale yellow flesh, melting, juicy, sweet and of good flavour. Normal pear shape – Pyriform, but can often be long and narrow with a bulbous base, known as callabasse.
Pollination group – C Pick – late September Storage until – November
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Doyenne du Comice
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
A fine pear of excellent flavour – the lovely perfumed flesh that sometimes tastes of vanilla is juicy, sweet & melting. Thought by some to be the finest of pears. Medium to large fruits nearly as wide as tall. Yellow, some with a pink flush. Appreciates a warm sunny position. Sold out on Quince C now.
Pollination group – C Pick – early October Storage until – November
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Durondeau
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
A Belgian dessert pear Durondeau produces attractive golden medium sized fruits which are usually red flushed with a characteristic uneven surface. Fruit of good quality – the white flesh is juicy and of good flavour – sweet with lemony acidity. Pick late September.
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Emile D’Heyst
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
One 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
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
A dessert pear that arose in Belguim around 1759 but grown in the UK particularly in Victorian times. Its name means ‘delicious morsel’. The variety has spread throughout the world including the southern hemisphere being valued for its quality and long ripening period into the following year. It is a very good garden pear that requires a sheltered situation particularly if grown away from southern England.
Pollination group – D Pick – mid Otober Storage until – January
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Louise Bonne of Jersey
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
A very attractive distinctive 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. Medium sized smooth skinned fruits. Heavy cropping and often need thinning. A very old variety dating back to 1780.
Pollination group – B Pick – late September Storage until – October
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Merton Pride
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
Produces large pears of excellent taste. Green skin that turns yellow with russeting. Flesh creamy white, juicy & sweet. A triploid variety, so is more vigorous than many other pears.
Pollination group – C Pick – mid September Storage until – October
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Onward
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
An excellent quality pear – creamy white flesh, melting, juicy, with a rich sweet flavour and balancing acidity. Medium sized fruit ripening to yellow green with pink red flush. A reliable cropper. Introduced in 1947 from Wisley, Surrey.
Will not pollinate Doyenne du Comice and vice versa.
Pollination group – C Pick – mid September Storage until – October
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Pierre Corneille
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
An excellent tasting handsome pear. The medium sized conical shaped pears ripen to have a fine cinnamon russet over warm golden brown skin. The creamy white flesh is very juicy, melting, rich in flavour – sweet with balancing sharpness. Can be stored a long time until the end of the year.
Pollination group – C Pick – late September Storage until – December
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Pitmaston Duchess
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
Produces large long conical pears with yellowish white flesh which is melting, juicy and of nice rich flavour. When ripe the yellowish skin is largely covered with a fine cinnamon coloured russet. The tree is a strong grower, being triploid, ideally grown as a bush tree.
Pollination group – D Pick – late September Storage until – October
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Winter Nelis
£18.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
Winter Nelis is a good late pear cropping regularly producing juicy sweet fruits. Round conical in shape the small to medium sized pears with a long stalk have a rough skin that turns yellowish green but is heavily russetted.
Pollination group – D Fruiting – late October Storage until – January
