Spring 2026Container grown trees available for delivery from week commencing 30th March onwards.
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Cooking pear trees

When we think of pears today we mostly think of dessert pears for eating fresh, but until the 19th century cooking pears for use in the kitchen were far more important. These culinary varieties are typically stewed or used for making jams and preserves.

  • Buy Black Worcester pear trees
    The oldest true English pear, 16th century or earlier. Ideal for stewed pears.
    £64.50buy
    • Picking season: Very late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 3

  • Buy Catillac pear trees
    A very old French culinary pear, dating back to the reign of Louis XIV.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Awards: RHS AGM (former)

  • Buy Cornishgold pear trees
    An 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.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 3

  • Humbug is an unusual pear variety, the fruits have distinctive green and yellow stripes.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 3

  • Buy Pitmaston Duchess pear trees
    Pitmaston Duchess is a traditional English dual-purpose, noted for the very large size of its pears.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 4
    • Awards: RHS AGM (former)

  • Buy Thorn pear trees
    An ancient pear variety from Gloucestershire, now used mainly for perry production.
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 3