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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
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
Merton Pride
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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
Onward
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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
