Dimensions | Regular carton size |
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Rootstock | Quince C maiden (semi dwarfing), Quince A maiden (moderate), Pyrodwarf maiden (semi vigorous) |
Pollination Group | C |
Type of Pear | Dessert |
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
£11.00 – £21.50
CompareThe 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.
Smaller trees 2-3′ tall available on Quince ‘A’ rootstock. Good quality just smaller hence reduced price.
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