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Varieties
15 varieties
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Categories
Pears
12
Dessert pears
12
Quinces
3
Stock availability
All
15
Available to pre-order
15
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
15
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
11
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
8
Premium cordon
3
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
4
Medium
15
Large
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
36
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Very dwarf
2
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M9
46
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Dwarf
4
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Quince C
3
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VVA-1
33
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Quince Adams
1
?
Quince Eline
15
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Quince Eline interstem
5
?
Gisela 5
20
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Weigi 2
3
?
M26
58
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Semi-dwarf
3
?
Weigi 1
3
?
Gisela 6
1
?
Wavit
38
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Weiwa
14
?
M116
54
?
MM106
112
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Colt
16
?
Own-roots
3
?
Quince A
37
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Semi-vigorous
87
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St. Julien
84
?
Torinel
4
?
Quince A interstem
6
?
MM111
30
?
Pyrodwarf
34
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M25
60
?
Pyrus c. Kirchensaller
23
?
Brompton
20
?
F12/1
7
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Pyrus c.
1
?
Supplied as
Bare-root
15
12L pot
6
11.5L pot
6
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
5
Average
5
Experienced
2
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
5
Partially self-fertile
3
Not self-fertile
7
Flowering group
?
1
2
2
3
8
4
5
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
2
Average
8
Poor
2
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
9
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
1
Tip-bearer
3
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
10
Mild damp climates
2
Warm climates
7
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
3
Mid
4
Late
5
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
5
Good
6
Light
1
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
6
2-3 weeks
4
1-2 months
2
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
12
Culinary
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Pickling
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
Average
4
Poor
3
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
1
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
Some resistance
6
Some susceptibility
4
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
4
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
3
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
1
Belgium
1
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
4
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
2
1800 - 1849
2
1850 - 1899
2
1900 - 1949
3
1950 - 1999
2
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
5
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
6
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
2
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
1
Red striped
Russet
1
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
1
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
5
RHS AGM (former)
3
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
1
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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
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
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
Invincible
Invincible is a high quality pear which can also cope with difficult conditions.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially 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
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)
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
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