Beurre Hardy pear trees
£38.25 - £64.50
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- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
- Awards: RHS AGM (current) 1993
A classic French pear with a very good flavour, but grows best in a warm sheltered situation.
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Beurre Hardy pear trees for sale
Choose a size - pot-grown
All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.
PG12-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree, Quince A rootstock£58.75
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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PG2Premium half-standard 12L pot-grown tree, Quince A rootstock£64.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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Choose a size - bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree,Quince Eline rootstock£39.75
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
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BR22-year bush-trained bare-root tree,Quince Eline rootstock£47.95
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
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BR3Cordon-trained bare-root tree,Quince Eline rootstock£49.00
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
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BR41-year bare-root tree,Quince A rootstock£38.25
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
BR52-year bush-trained bare-root tree,Quince A rootstock£47.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
BR62-year half-standard bare-root tree,Quince A rootstock£48.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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BR72-year bare-root tree,Pyrodwarf rootstock£49.00
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
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Next deliveries
Order now for delivery from 26th May.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
All about Beurre Hardy pear trees
Beurre Hardy is a classic French pear from the early 19th century, which has long been popular in England.
Beurre Hardy has an excellent flavour, and the buttery melting flesh which is characteristic of the best quality French pears.
As with most high quality pears, pick when still firm / hard, and ripen indoors.
Growing and Training
Beurre Hardy performs best in the south and east of the UK, in areas with good soils and plenty of warmth and sunlight. Provided conditions are right it is a reliable cropper and quite easy to grow.
The leaves turn a characteristic dull red in autumn.
Which pollinators are recommended for Beurre Hardy pear trees?
Beurre Hardy is not self-fertile and is also a poor pollinator of other varieties. Ideally you need two other different but compatible varieties planted nearby in order to produce fruit, or one compatible self-fertile variety.
The following varieties are good pollinators for Beurre Hardy.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements just ask us.
ConferenceConference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to the UK climate.
ConcordeA marriage of Conference and Comice - Concorde is easy to grow, heavy crops, excellent flavour.
Winter NelisA late-season dessert pear from Belgium, with an excellent sweet flavour.
Santa ClausAs the name suggests, Santa Claus is a late ripening dessert pear which keeps until Christmas.
BethAn easy and reliable early-season pear, with a very good melting flavour.
Beurre SuperfinA traditional French 19th century pear, widely considered one of the best for flavour.
GorhamA reliable early 20th century American pear, with a sweet creamy flesh.
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History
Beurre Hardy was raised by M. Bonnet, a fruit enthusiast from Boulogne in northern France, around 1820, and named after M. Hardy, a Director of the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris.
Beurre Hardy characteristics
- What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Beurre Hardy?Average
- Is Beurre Hardy self-fertile?Not self-fertile
- What flowering group is Beurre Hardy?4
- Is Beurre Hardy good for pollinating others?Poor
- How does Beurre Hardy bear fruit?Spur-bearer
- What climates is Beurre Hardy suitable for?Temperate climatesWarm climates
- What season do you pick Beurre Hardy?Late
- CroppingGood
- How long can you keep Beurre Hardy in a fridge?1 week
- Food usesEating fresh
- What is the overall disease resistance of Beurre Hardy?Average
- Is Beurre Hardy resistant to scab?Some resistance
- Is Beurre Hardy resistant to powdery mildew?Some susceptibility
- How resistant is Beurre Hardy to fire blight?Some susceptibility
- Where does Beurre Hardy originate from?France
- When was Beurre Hardy first introduced?1800 - 1849
- What colour is the blossom of Beurre Hardy?White
- Fruit colourRusset
- Which awards has Beurre Hardy received?RHS AGM (current)
You might also like these varieties
BethAn easy and reliable early-season pear, with a very good melting flavour.
ConferenceConference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to the UK climate.
InvincibleInvincible is a high quality pear which can also cope with difficult conditions.
WilliamsWilliams is a classic self-fertile English pear, with good flavour, heavy-cropping, and quite easy to grow.
British-grown trees
Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK.
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All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance.
Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS.
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Guaranteed fruit trees
When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions.
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More about pear trees
Pears are amongst the most desirable of all orchard fruits, with their characteristic sweet flavours. Most of the varieties we know today arose in the first half of the 19th century, when there was an explosion of interest among amateur and professional growers in raising new varieties, particularly in Belgium, France, and England. The aim was to achieve a buttery soft flesh and exquisite rich flavour.
Unlike apples, pears which are grown for eating fresh - known as dessert pears - can't usually be eaten straight from the tree, and should not be left to ripen on the tree. Instead aim to pick them just before they are ripe, and then place them in a fruit bowl for a few days.
