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Varieties
14 varieties
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Rootstock
- Quince A
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Categories
Medlars
1
Pears
9
Dessert pears
8
Cooking pears
1
Quinces
4
Stock availability
All
14
In stock
14
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
10
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
5
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
Large
14
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
32
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Very dwarf
2
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M9
16
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Dwarf
2
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VVA-1
12
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Quince Eline
7
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Gisela 5
7
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M26
36
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Semi-dwarf
1
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Wavit
1
?
MM106
50
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Colt
5
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Own-roots
1
?
Quince A
14
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Semi-vigorous
49
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St. Julien
32
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Supplied as
12L pot
14
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
4
Average
5
Experienced
1
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
8
Partially self-fertile
2
Not self-fertile
4
Flowering group
?
1
2
1
3
9
4
4
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
1
Average
8
Poor
1
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
6
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
2
Tip-bearer
3
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
8
Mild damp climates
2
Warm climates
5
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
1
Mid
4
Late
5
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
4
Good
6
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
4
2-3 weeks
2
1-2 months
4
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
9
Culinary
2
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
1
Juice
1
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
1
Average
4
Poor
2
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
1
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
5
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
3
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
3
Bacterial canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
1
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
1
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
2
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
1
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
5
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
3
1800 - 1849
2
1850 - 1899
1
1900 - 1949
1
1950 - 1999
1
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
1
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
4
Cream
Pink - light
1
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
1
Green
Green - light
3
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
2
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
3
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
2
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
4
RHS AGM (former)
3
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
1
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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
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
Conference
Conference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to the UK climate.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Cornishgold
TM
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.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Isfahan
A sweet-flavoured quince from Iran, that can be eaten fresh as well as used for cooking.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Louise Bonne of Jersey
An attractive red-flushed French pear variety with sweet melting flesh.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Meech's Prolific
A deservedly-popular quince variety from the USA, fragrant fruit and attractive blossom.
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Awards: Slow Food - Ark of Taste
Nottingham
A popular Medlar, used mainly for cooking.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Obelisk
®
A useful dwarf pear tree for small gardens, it grows with a tidy upright habit and is self-fertile.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Onward
Onward is high quality dessert pear, related to Doyenne du Comice but easier to grow.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Serbian Gold
Serbian Gold is probably the best quince variety for the UK climate.
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Vranja
A popular traditional Quince variety, well-suited to the southern UK.
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Williams
Williams is a classic English pear, also known as Bartlett, with good flavour and quite easy to grow.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Winter Nelis
A late-season dessert pear from Belgium, with an excellent sweet flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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