Perry Pears
We have a selection of Perry Pear trees for sale. Perry Pears are traditionally grown in the three counties of Worcestershire, Gloucestershire & Herefordshire. They make large long lived trees and the fruit is used to make Perry.
Trees are available as ‘maidens’ and grown on wild pear rootstock (Pyrus communis)
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.
Perry Pear trees are dispatched between early December and late March when dormant.
You are welcome to advance order trees now (fruit bushes can be ordered from August). Payment will be taken when you place your order. We will then be in contact from early December to arrange delivery or collection.
Perry Pears
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Barnet
[Not in use] Pyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £24.50A moderately vigorous variety that develops spreading head. Heavy cropping, starting at an early age. Russeted all over.
Harvest – early to mid October
Pollination group – C
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Blakeney Red
[Not in use] Pyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £24.50Pears quite large for a Perry pear. Yellow skin flushed red. Makes a good quality perry. Grows into a large tree, even very large in favorable conditions.
Harvest – late Sept / early Oct.
Pollination group – B -
Butt
[Not in use] Pyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £24.50Grow to be a large tree of spreading, even drooping habit. One of the later picked varieties in early November. Produces a good quality fruity perry.
Harvest Time: early November
Pollination Group: B -
Dead Boy
[Not in use] Pyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £24.50A heavy cropping Perry Pear, whose name Dead Boy arose owing to the inedible nature of its fruit and perhaps alludes to the strength of the Perry.
Harvest – mid October
Pollination group – C -
Gin
[Not in use] Pyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £24.50Of medium vigour with slightly spreading branching. Heavy cropping when it gets going. Pears have an almost round appearance.
Harvest – mid October
Pollination group – C -
Hartpury Green
[Not in use] Pyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £24.50A very old variety first mentioned in 1662. It produces round or oblate fruits that are harvested in the second half of October.
Harvest – mid October
Pollination group – A -
Hendre Huffcap
[Not in use] Pyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £24.50A variety with desirable qualities producing a pleasant light perry of good quality. Pears different in shape to many other Perry’s being elliptical.
Harvest – early October
Pollination group – A -
Judge Amphlett
[Not in use] Pyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £24.50Pears yellow or greenish yellow sometimes with a reddish flush on sun exposed side. Produces a very pleasant medium acid, low tannin, light perry.
Harvest – late Sept / early Oct.
Pollination group – A -
Littleton Late Treacle
[Not in use] Pyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £24.50Named as Littleton Late Treacle, because the parent tree, in Littleton in the Vale of Evesham, has all the attributes of Late Treacle but with no actual Late Treacle’s to cross reference with the prefix has been added.
Harvest – early September. Pollination group – B
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Moorcroft
[Not in use] Pyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £24.50A deservedly widely grown Perry pear because of the high quality of its perry. Yellow green pears with russet at either ends or just around the eye.
Harvest – late September
Pollination group – B -
Oldfield
[Not in use] Pyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £24.50The round fruits of Oldfield become green to yellow with russet at both ends. Produces a good quality medium tannin Perry. Grows into a small to medium sized tree for a Perry Pear.
Harvest – late October Pollination group – C
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Thorn
[Not in use] Pyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £24.50A small tree in maturity with an upright habit. Crops well, producing pears of a good size and producing a very good quality perry.
Harvest – late September
Pollination group – B -
Thurston’s Red
[Not in use] Pyrus communis maiden (vigorous): In stock £24.50Also known as Dymock Red. The pears are pyriform or turbinate in shape becoming yellowish skinned with a red flush.
Harvest – mid October
Pollination group – B
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