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Pollination of Merton Pride pear trees

Merton Pride (Pyrus communis)  is in flowering group 4. Merton Pride is a triploid variety which will not pollinate other pear varieties. You will either need two pollination partners nearby which must each be different varieties and able to cross-pollinate each other as well as the Merton Pride, or a single self-fertile compatible pollination partner.Choose another variety

Varieties that will pollinate Merton Pride in our catalogue

  • Bethin stock

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    An easy and reliable early-season pear, with a very good melting flavour.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Early
    • Available rootstocks:
    • Quince Eline
    • Quince A

  • Beurre Superfinin stock

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    A traditional French 19th century pear, widely considered one of the best for flavour.
    • Flowering group: 4
    • Partially self-fertile
    • Picking: Late
    • Available rootstocks:
    • Pyrodwarf

  • Blakeney Redin stock

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    A popular perry pear, and one of the most reliable croppers. Produces a medium-tannin juice.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Late
    • Available rootstocks:
    • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller

  • Brandyin stock

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    A mid-season English perry pear which produces a low-tannin juice.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Late
    • Available rootstocks:
    • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller

  • Celebration NUVARin stock

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    Nuvar Celeberation is a large modern dessert pear.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Late
    • Available rootstocks:
    • Quince A

  • Christiein stock

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    Christie is a traditional Scottish dessert pear.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking:
    • Available rootstocks:
    • Quince A

  • Clapps Favourite

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    An attractive red-flushed early-season pear from the USA.
    • Flowering group: 4
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Early

    • Concordein stock

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      A marriage of Conference and Comice - Concorde is easy to grow, heavy crops, excellent flavour.
      • Flowering group: 4
      • Partially self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Quince Eline
      • Quince A
      • Pyrodwarf
      • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller

    • Conferencein stock

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      Conference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to the UK climate.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Good pollinator
      • Self-fertile
      • Picking: Mid
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Quince Eline
      • Quince A
      • Pyrodwarf
      • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller

    • Conference Moors Giantin stock

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      Moors Giant is a natural sport of the popular Conference pear - all the same qualities, but with much larger fruit size.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Good pollinator
      • Self-fertile
      • Picking: Mid
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Quince A

    • Cornishgoldin stock

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      An unusual and ancient juicing and culinary pear discovered in a garden in Cornwall, also known as the Treburrow Pear. Self-fertile and tolerant of difficult climates.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrodwarf

    • Fondante d'Automnein stock

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      An old fashioned French pear with a notably sweet flavour.
      • Flowering group: 4
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Quince A
      • Pyrodwarf

    • Ginin stock

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      A rare English perry pear variety with good disease resistance and medium acid and tannins.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Very late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller

    • Gorhamin stock

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      A reliable early 20th century American pear, with a sweet creamy flesh.
      • Flowering group: 4
      • Self-fertile
      • Picking: Mid
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrodwarf

    • Green Horsein stock

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      A traditional Gloucestershire perry pear, which produces a low tannin perry.
      • Flowering group: 5
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller

    • Hendre Huffcapin stock

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      A well-known English perry pear variety, and a reliable cropper. Makes a light, low-tannin perry.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller

    • Humbugin stock

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      Humbug is an unusual pear variety, the fruits have distinctive green and yellow stripes.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrodwarf
      • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller

    • Josephine de Malinesin stock

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      A classic 19th century winter pear with a high quality flavour.
      • Flowering group: 4
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Very late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrodwarf

    • Moonglowin stock

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      A high quality early season dessert and culinary pear, very resistant to fireblight.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Good pollinator
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Early
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Quince A
      • Pyrodwarf

    • Obeliskin stock

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      A useful dwarf pear tree for small gardens, it grows with a tidy upright habit and is self-fertile.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Quince A
      • Pyrodwarf

    • Olympicin stock

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      Olympic has potentially the largest fruits of any Asian pear variety.
      • Flowering group: 4
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrodwarf

    • Onwardin stock

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      Onward is high quality dessert pear, related to Doyenne du Comice but easier to grow.
      • Flowering group: 4
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Mid
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Quince Eline
      • Quince A

    • Packham's Triumphin stock

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      Perhaps the best known Australian pear, producing large quantities of small but sweet-flavoured pears.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrodwarf

    • Santa Clausin stock

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      As the name suggests, Santa Claus is a late ripening dessert pear which keeps until Christmas.
      • Flowering group: 4
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Very late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrodwarf
      • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller

    • Sensationin stock

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      A red-coloured sport of the popular Williams pear, with a similar good flavour.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Early
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrodwarf
      • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller

    • Thornin stock

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      An ancient pear variety from Gloucestershire, now used mainly for perry production.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking:
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller

    • Winnals Longdonin stock

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      A traditional Herefordshire perry pear variety, produces a low tannin perry.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller

    • Winter Nelisin stock

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      A late-season dessert pear from Belgium, with an excellent sweet flavour.
      • Flowering group: 4
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Quince Eline
      • Quince A

    • Yellow Huffcapin stock

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      Yellow Huffcap is a well-known English perry pear.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking:
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller