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Varieties
2 varieties
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Awards
- RHS AGM (current)
Flowering group
- 4
Picking season
- Late
Self-fertility
- Not self-fertile
Category
- Dessert pears
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Categories
Apples
5
Late eating apples
3
Cooking apples
1
Cherries
1
Sweet cherries
1
Pears
2
Dessert pears
2
Stock availability
All
2
In stock
2
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
2
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
1
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
1
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
1
Medium
2
Large
2
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
Quince Eline
2
?
Quince A
2
?
Supplied as
12L pot
2
11.5L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
1
Average
Experienced
1
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
Poor
2
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
2
Mild damp climates
Warm climates
2
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
Mid
Late
2
Very late
1
Cropping
?
Heavy
Good
1
Light
1
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
1
2-3 weeks
1
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
2
Culinary
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
Average
2
Poor
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
2
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1
1850 - 1899
1
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
2
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
1
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
1
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Beurre Hardy
A classic French pear with a very good flavour, but grows best in a warm sheltered situation.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Doyenne du Comice
Doyenne du Comice is arguably the best flavoured of all pears.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile