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Varieties
4 varieties
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Flowering group
- 3
Picking season
- Early
Self-fertility
- Not self-fertile
Category
- Dessert pear trees
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Categories
Apples
2
Early eating apples
2
Cooking apples
1
Dual-purpose apples
1
Cherries
1
Sweet cherries
1
Cider apples
1
Pears
4
Dessert pears
4
Plums
2
Eating plums
1
Cooking plums
1
Dual-purpose plums
2
Stock availability
All
4
In stock
4
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
3
1-year bush-trained
2-year
1
2-year bush-trained
1
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
1
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
1
Cordon-trained
1
Premium cordon
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
1
Large
4
Very large
2
N/A
Rootstocks
Quince Eline
1
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Quince A
2
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Pyrodwarf
3
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Pyrus c. Kirchensaller
2
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Bare-root
4
12L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
1
Average
3
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
1
Not self-fertile
4
Flowering group
?
1
2
3
4
4
1
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
1
Average
2
Poor
1
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
3
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
1
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
3
Mild damp climates
Warm climates
2
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
4
Mid
Late
3
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
2
Good
2
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1
1 week
3
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
4
Culinary
1
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Pickling
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Toxic to humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
1
Average
Poor
1
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Fire blight
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Bacterial canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
1
Belgium
Canada
China
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
1
United States
1
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
2
1950 - 1999
1
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
December
Blossom colour
White
1
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
2
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
1
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Light green / Yellow
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
1
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Beth
An easy and reliable early-season pear, with a very good melting flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Jargonelle
Jargonelle is a sweet early summer pear, and will grow in most situations.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Moonglow
A high quality early season dessert and culinary pear, very resistant to fireblight.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Sensation
A red-coloured sport of the popular Williams pear, with a similar good flavour.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile