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Varieties
4 varieties
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Rootstock
- Quince Eline
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Categories
Pears
4
Dessert pears
4
Stock availability
All
4
In stock
4
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
1
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
4
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
3
Medium
2
Large
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
31
?
Very dwarf
1
?
M9
11
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Dwarf
3
?
Quince Eline
4
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Gisela 5
8
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M26
33
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Semi-dwarf
2
?
Wavit
5
?
Weiwa
1
?
MM106
51
?
Colt
8
?
Own-roots
2
?
Quince A
11
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Semi-vigorous
71
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St. Julien
10
?
Pyrodwarf
2
?
Supplied as
12L pot
4
11.5L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
3
Average
Experienced
1
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
1
Partially self-fertile
2
Not self-fertile
1
Flowering group
?
1
2
3
2
4
2
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
1
Average
2
Poor
1
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
4
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
4
Mild damp climates
1
Warm climates
3
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
1
Mid
1
Late
2
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
2
Good
1
Light
1
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
1
2-3 weeks
3
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
4
Culinary
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Pickling
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Toxic to humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
Average
3
Poor
1
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
1
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
3
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
2
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
2
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
Canada
China
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
1
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
3
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
2
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
1
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
December
Blossom colour
White
2
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Yellow
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
4
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
1
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Light green / Yellow
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
3
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
RHS Plant of the Year
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
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
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
Williams
Williams is a classic self-fertile English pear, with good flavour, heavy-cropping, and quite easy to grow.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Awards: RHS AGM (former)