Beurre Superfin pear trees
£40.50
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- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
- Awards: RHS AGM (current) 2006
A traditional French 19th century pear, widely considered one of the best for flavour.
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Beurre Superfin pear trees for sale
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BR11-year bare-root tree,Pyrodwarf rootstock£40.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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Next deliveries
Delivery from week commencing 16th March 2026 onwards.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
All about Beurre Superfin pear trees
Beurre Superfin is generally considered one of the most outstanding pears for flavour.
Growing and Training
Beurre Superfin is generally reliable and easy to grow - but it needs a warm sheltered climate. If you are in the south-east of the UK you should be successful. In other areas it would be worth considering Beth, which is closely related, but better-suited to the UK climate.
Recommended pollinators for Beurre Superfin pear trees
Beurre Superfin is partially self-fertile, so you do not need another variety to pollinate it to produce fruit.
However you will get a better crop if you plant any of the following pollinator varieties nearby.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements just ask us.
WilliamsWilliams is a classic self-fertile English pear, with good flavour, heavy-cropping, and quite easy to grow.
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.
OnwardOnward is high quality dessert pear, related to Doyenne du Comice but easier to grow.
Winter NelisA late-season dessert pear from Belgium, with an excellent sweet flavour.
ObeliskA useful dwarf pear tree for small gardens, it grows with a tidy upright habit and is self-fertile.
CornishgoldAn 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.
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History
Beurre Superfin was raised at Angers, France, in the early 19th century.
Beurre Superfin characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
- Flowering group4
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Climate suitabilityWarm climates
- Picking seasonLate
- CroppingGood
- Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
- Food usesEating fresh
- Country of originFrance
- Period of origin1800 - 1849
- Fruit colourGold
- AwardsRHS AGM (current)
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
Dessert 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, 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.
