Spring 2022
We are now accepting pre-orders for delivery from September onwards for pot-grown trees and December onwards for bare-rooted trees.
Orange Pippin Trees
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Varieties
2 varieties
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Awards
- RHS AGM (current)
Flowering group
- 4
Picking season
- Late
Self-fertility
- Partially self-fertile
Category
- Dessert pears
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Categories
Apples
1
Late eating apples
1
Dual-purpose apples
1
Pears
2
Dessert pears
2
Cooking pears
1
Stock availability
All
2
Available to pre-order
2
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
2
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)
Cordon-trained
1
Premium cordon
1
Espalier
Fan-trained
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
1
Large
2
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
Quince C
1
?
Quince Eline
1
?
Quince A
1
?
Pyrodwarf
2
?
Supplied as
Bare-root
2
12L pot
1
11.5L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
1
Average
1
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
2
Not self-fertile
2
Flowering group
?
1
2
3
4
2
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
Average
2
Poor
Ploidy
?
Diploid
2
Triploid
Universal pollinator
?
Yes
No
Fruit bearing
?
Spur-bearer
1
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
1
Mild damp climates
Warm climates
1
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
2
Using
Picking month
June
July
August
September
1
October
November
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
Mid
Late
2
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
1
Good
1
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
2
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
2
Culinary
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Flavour style (apples)
Sweet/Sharp
Sharper
Sweeter
1
Aromatic
Vinous
Cooking result
Puree
Textured puree
Keeps shape
Juice style
Sweeter
Sharper
Sweet (cider)
Sharp (cider)
Bittersweet (cider)
Bittersharp (cider)
Cling-stone
Freestone
Semi-freestone
Clingstone
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
Average
1
Poor
Scab
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
1
Mildew
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
1
Bacterial canker
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Silverleaf
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Fruit splitting
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
France
1
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
1
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
1
2000
Flowering month
March
April
May
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Crimson
Gold
1
Green
Green - light
1
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Small
Average
1
Large
Very large
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
Varieties list
Pear trees
Beurre Superfin
A traditional French 19th century pear, widely considered one of the best for flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Pear trees
Concorde
A marriage of Conference and Comice - Concorde is easy to grow, heavy crops, excellent flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile