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Conference pear trees

Pick: Mid-season    Flowering group: 3   Self-fertile    Uses: Eat fresh 
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Conference pear tree

Conference is the most widely-grown pear variety in the UK. It crops heavily and reliably, and will grow in most situations.

It is also one of the few pear varieties to be genuinely self-fertile, so you don't need another pollinator nearby. In turn it is a good pollinator for many other pears.

The skin is usually partially covered in golden-green russet.

Order now for delivery September 2013 onwards

Conference pear trees for sale

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Pot-grown fruit trees (Delivery start September 2013)

Medium (2.5m - 3m)2-year patio-tree - 11.5L pot - Quince C rootstock £39.00
Medium (2.5m - 3m)2-year bush-trained - 12L pot - Quince C rootstock £39.00
Large (3m - 4m)2-year bush-trained - 12L pot - Quince A rootstock £39.00
Large (3m - 4m)Half-standard premium - 12L pot - Quince A rootstock £45.00

Bare-root fruit trees (Deliveries start November 2013)

Medium (2.5m - 3m)1-year - Bare-root - Quince C rootstock £31.00
Medium (2.5m - 3m)2-year bush-trained - Bare-root - Quince C rootstock £33.00
Large (3m - 4m)1-year - Bare-root - Quince A rootstock £31.00
Large (3m - 4m)2-year - Bare-root - Quince A rootstock £33.00
Large (3m - 4m)Half-standard - Bare-root - Quince A rootstock £36.00
Large (4.5m+)1-year - Bare-root - Pyrodwarf rootstock £32.00
Full size (6m+)1-year - Bare-root - Pyrus c. rootstock £32.00

Pot-grown cordon fruit trees (Delivery start September 2013)

Medium (2.5m - 3m)Cordon premium - 12L pot - Quince C rootstock £39.00

Bare-root cordon fruit trees (Deliveries start November 2013)

Large (3m - 4m)Cordon - Bare-root - Quince A rootstock £35.00

Trained fruit trees - pot-grown (Delivery start September 2013)

Price excludes delivery and delivery restrictions may apply
Large (3m - 4m)Fan 4-arm -12L pot - Quince A rootstock £52.00Enquire
Large (3m - 4m)Espalier 2-tier -12L pot - Quince A rootstock £49.00 Sold out
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**All prices include delivery (except certain fan-trained or espalier-trained or mature trees). We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

2-year pot-grown Fan-trained and Espalier trees: Prices of these trees do NOT include delivery as they require special delivery arrangements. Delivery is not possible to all areas. Click here for details or contact us to find out more. These restrictions do not apply to our 1-year part-trained trees or cordons.

Delivery period: Pot-grown trees can be delivered from September onwards. Bare-root trees can be delivered from mid-November onwards. Within those periods you can specify your preferred month of delivery during the checkout process. It is best to order as soon as you can to ensure items are reserved for you.

*Mature heights: Height shown is the approximate height of the tree when mature (after 5-10 years), not the height when supplied. See photos of trees as supplied. Actual mature heights may vary considerably dependent on your local conditions and training and pruning regime - see our Tree Height Calculator.

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Stock availability: Items showing as 'sold out' will probably be available again next season. Click here to be notified when we get more trees of this variety.



Alternatives to Conference pear trees

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Concorde pear trees

Related to Conference, a bit less productive but better flavour.




Summary features of Conference

Growing

Uses

Identification

  • Country of origin: United Kingdom
  • Period of origin: 1850 - 1899
  • Fruit colour: Green - light
  • Leaf colour: Green
  • Popular variety

Climate



Pollination guide for Conference

Conference is in flowering group 3. Conference is self-fertile and does not need a pollination partner, although fruiting may be improved if there is a compatible tree of a different variety nearby. Since it flowers in the middle of the blossom season it can be pollinated by most other pear trees.



How to grow Conference pear trees

Conference is one of the easiest pears to grow, being less fussy than some other pear varieties, tolerant of late frosts and strong-growing.

Unusually amongst pears, Conference is effectively self-fertile. However nearby pollination partners will help cropping - try Doyenne du Comice or Williams.



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Historical details

Conference was developed by the Rivers Nursery of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, in the second half of the 19th century. It is thought to be a seedling of a continental variety called Van Mons Leon Leclerc.



Botanical name

Pyrus communis Conference




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