Pollination of Beurré d'Arenberg pear trees

Pollination partner pear varieties in our catalogue

1. Beth

   An easy and reliable early-season pear, with a very good melting flavour.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season:

   Stock availability:

   • 2-year bush-trained bare-root Quince A
   • Cordon bare-root Quince A
   • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown Quince A
   • Half-standard bare-root Quince A

2. Conference

   Conference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to the UK climate.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season:

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root Quince Eline
   • 2-year bush-trained bare-root Quince Eline
   • 2-year patio-tree pot-grown Quince Eline
   • Cordon premium pot-grown Quince Eline
   • 1-year bare-root Quince A
   • 2-year bush-trained bare-root Quince A
   • Cordon bare-root Quince A
   • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown Quince A
   • Half-standard bare-root Quince A
   • Half-standard premium pot-grown Quince A
   • 1-year bare-root Pyrus c.
   • Standard 1.75m bare-root Pyrus c.

3. Doyenne du Comice

   Doyenne du Comice is arguably the best flavoured of all pears.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season:

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root Quince Eline
   • 2-year patio-tree pot-grown Quince Eline
   • 2-year bush-trained bare-root Quince Eline
   • 1-year bare-root Quince A
   • 2-year bush-trained bare-root Quince A
   • Cordon bare-root Quince A
   • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown Quince A
   • Half-standard bare-root Quince A
   • Half-standard premium pot-grown Quince A

4. Fondante d'Automne

   An old fashioned French pear with a notably sweet flavour.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season:

   Stock availability: sold out

5. Glou Morceau

   A traditional 18th century Belgian pear with a notably rich sweet flavour.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-sterile  Picking season:

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root Quince A

6. Gorham

   A reliable early 20th century American pear, with a sweet creamy flesh.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-fertile  Picking season: Mid season

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root Pyrodwarf

7. Josephine de Malines

   A classic 19th century winter pear with a high quality flavour.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season:

   Stock availability:

   • Standard 1.75m bare-root Pyrus c.

8. Louise Bonne of Jersey

   An attractive red-flushed French pear variety with sweet melting flesh.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season:

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root Quince Eline
   • 2-year bush-trained bare-root Quince Eline
   • 1-year bare-root Quince A
   • 2-year bush-trained bare-root Quince A
   • Half-standard bare-root Quince A

9. Merton Pride

   One of the best English pears, with a notably juicy buttery flesh.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season:

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root Quince A

10. Moonglow

    A high quality early season dessert and culinary pear, very resistant to fireblight.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season:

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root Quince A

11. Packham's Triumph

    Perhaps the best known Australian pear, producing large quantities of small but sweet-flavoured pears.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season:

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root Pyrodwarf

12. Williams

    Williams is a classic English pear, also known as Bartlett, with good flavour and quite easy to grow.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Early season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root Quince Eline
    • 2-year patio-tree pot-grown Quince Eline
    • 1-year bare-root Quince A
    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root Quince A
    • Cordon bare-root Quince A
    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown Quince A
    • Half-standard bare-root Quince A
    • Half-standard premium pot-grown Quince A
    • 1-year bare-root Pyrus c.
    • Standard 1.75m bare-root Pyrus c.

13. Winter Nelis

    A late-season dessert pear from Belgium, with an excellent sweet flavour.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root Quince Eline
    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown Quince A