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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 -
Beurre Superfin
The round conical pears 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
Oval 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 -
Barnet
A 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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Brandy
Grows to be a small to medium sized tree. It is a good cropper from an early age. Skin pale green or yellowish green that is flushed bright red.
Harvest – October
Pollination group – C -
Concorde
Compact and heavy fruiting. Medium sized yellow pears with golden russetting. Sweet, juicy, melting pale yellow flesh. A good garden variety.
Pollination group – C
Pick – late September
Storage until – November -
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 -
Gin
Of medium vigour with slightly spreading branching. Heavy cropping when it gets going. Pears have an almost round appearance.
Harvest – mid October
Pollination group – C -
Merton Pride
Produces 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 -
Pierre Corneille
An 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 -
Tettenhall Dick
A historic pear of the West Midlands used for eating, cooking & perry. Small lemon coloured pears with sharp with some sweetness and plenty of astringency.
Pollination group – C, mid April
Picking time – late Aug / early Sept
Storage until – does not keep.
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