Late-season pears
Varieties: 14 | Clear all
Picking season - Late
Picking season - Very late
Category - Pear trees
Gardening skill
?Suitable for beginners2
Average10
Some needed2
Fruit tree categories
Apple trees51Apricot trees2
Asian pear trees2
Cherry trees7
Cider apple trees8
Crab apple trees20
Damson trees4
Hazel trees2
Japanese Plums1
Medlar trees3
Mirabelle trees2
Nectarine trees3
Peach trees1
Pear trees14
Perry pear trees1
Plum trees14
Quince trees3
Walnut trees2
Stock availabilitytop
Tree form
1-year5
2-year2
2-year bush-trained7
Half standard1
Standard 1.75m4
Supplied as
Bare-root7
Pot-grown7
Height after 10 years
Small (dwarf)
Medium (semi-dwarf)5
Large (semi-vigorous)6
Full-size (standard)4
Rootstock
Pyrodwarf1
Pyrus c.4
Quince A6
Quince Eline5
Usingtop
Picking season
?Very early
Early4
Mid5
Late12
Very late2
Keeping
?Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week1
2-3 weeks7
1-2 months5
3 months or more1
Uses
Good for eating fresh12
Good for cooking4
Good for juice
Good for cider
Cooking result
Puree
Textured puree
Keeps shape
Growingtop
Planting position
Full sun essential
Full sun preferred13
Tolerates partial shade
Tolerates north-facing shade
Flowering group
?1
21
36
47
5
6
Self-fertility
?Self-fertile2
Partially self-fertile2
Not self-fertile10
Ploidy
?Diploid12
Triploid2
Pollinating others
?Good2
Average9
Poor3
Vigour
?Weak growing3
Slightly small2
Average growth4
Slightly large4
Large1
Very large
Precocity
?Precocious3
Slow to start bearing1
Cropping
Heavy8
Good4
Light2
Fruit bearing
?Spur-bearer9
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer1
Tip-bearer
Fruit persistence
?Normal ripening10
Fruit drops when ripe1
Ripens over a period1
Persistent
Bearing regularity
?Regular13
Biennial tendency
Climatetop
Blossom frost-resistance
?Good resistance2
Some resistance
Susceptible
Can be grown in
Temperate climates13
Mild / damp climates2
Warm climates11
Disease resistancetop
General resistance
?Good2
Average7
Poor1
Suitable for organic
?Organic / no-spray culture2
Canker
?Very resistant
Some resistance1
Neutral
Some susceptibility1
Very susceptible1
Scab
?Very resistant1
Some resistance6
Neutral
Some susceptibility2
Very susceptible
Mildew
?Very resistant
Some resistance
Neutral
Some susceptibility4
Very susceptible
Silverleaf
?Very resistant
Some resistance
Neutral
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Fruit identificationtop
Country of origin
Australia1
Belgium 3
France 5
Ukraine1
United Kingdom3
Period of origin
1500 - 1549
1550 - 15991
1600 - 16491
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 17991
1800 - 18495
1850 - 18993
1900 - 1949
1950 - 19992
2000
Fruit colour
Green - light5
Green / Yellow3
Red - dark1
Russet1
Varigated1
Yellow / Red1
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Late season pears
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Pear trees
Beurre Hardy
A classic French pear with a very good flavour, but grows best in a warm sheltered situation. compareFrom £19.50 to £37.95Flowering: 4Pick: Late-seasonUses: Eating -
Pear trees
Beurre Superfin
A traditional French 19th century pear, widely considered one of the best for flavour. compareFrom £19.50Flowering: 4partly self-fertilePick: Late-seasonUses: Eating | Cooking -
Pear trees
Black Worcester
The oldest true English pear, 16th century or earlier. Ideal for stewed pears. compareFrom £19.50 to £37.95Flowering: 3(triploid)Pick: Very late-seasonUses: Cooking -
Pear trees
Catillac
A very old French culinary pear, dating back to the reign of Louis XIV. compareFrom £19.50 to £33.45Flowering: 3(triploid)Pick: Late-seasonUses: Cooking -
Pear trees
Concorde® Best seller
A marriage of Conference and Comice - Concorde is easy to grow, heavy crops, excellent flavour. compareFrom £19.50 to £37.95Flowering: 4partly self-fertilePick: Late-seasonUses: Eating -
Pear trees
Conference Best seller
Conference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to the UK climate. compareFrom £19.50 to £37.95Flowering: 3self-fertilePick: Late-seasonUses: Eating -
Pear trees
Doyenne du Comice Best seller
Doyenne du Comice is arguably the best flavoured of all pears. compareFrom £19.50 to £37.95Flowering: 4Pick: Late-seasonUses: Eating -
Pear trees
Fondante d'Automne
An old fashioned French pear with a notably sweet flavour. compareFrom £19.50Flowering: 4Pick: Late-seasonUses: Eating -
Pear trees
Glou Morceau
A traditional 18th century Belgian pear with a notably rich sweet flavour. compareFrom £19.50Flowering: 2Pick: Late-seasonUses: Eating -
Pear trees
Humbug®
Humbug is an unusual pear variety, the fruits have distinctive green and yellow stripes. compareFrom £19.50 to £33.45Flowering: 3Pick: Late-seasonUses: Eating | Cooking -
Pear trees
Josephine de Malines
A classic 19th century winter pear with a high quality flavour. compareFrom £30.95Flowering: 4Pick: Very late-seasonUses: Eating -
Pear trees
Obelisk Best seller
A useful dwarf pear tree for small gardens, it grows with a tidy upright habit and is self-fertile. compareFrom £19.50 to £33.45Flowering: 3self-fertilePick: Late-seasonUses: Eating -
Pear trees
Packham's Triumph
Perhaps the best known Australian pear, producing large quantities of small but sweet-flavoured pears. compareFrom £19.50Flowering: 3Pick: Late-seasonUses: Eating -
Pear trees
Winter Nelis
A late-season dessert pear from Belgium, with an excellent sweet flavour. compareFrom £19.50 to £33.45Flowering: 4Pick: Late-seasonUses: Eating