| Dimensions | Regular carton size |
|---|---|
| Rootstock | Quince A maiden (moderate), Quince A two year (moderate) |
| Pollination Group | C |
| Type of Pear | Dessert |
We supply rootstocks once they have been harvested and sorted, between February and March. We will email you an Order Confirmation when we take payment, before being getting in touch to arrange delivery or collection.
Conference
The 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
£22.75
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.
Originated in the UK and first exhibited at the National Pear Conference in 1885, hence its name. Since then it has become the most widely grown commercial pear in the UK & much grown on the continent.
Pollination group – C Pick – late September Storage until – November
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Beurre Hardy
Medium 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
Louise Bonne of Jersey
An 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
Pitmaston Duchess
Produces 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
