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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 -
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 -
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 -
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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