Dessert pears
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Beurre Hardy
A classic French pear with a very good flavour, but grows best in a warm sheltered situation.£47.50 - £62.00buy- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
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Beurre Superfin
A traditional French 19th century pear, widely considered one of the best for flavour.£40.50buy- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
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Celebration NUVAR®
Nuvar Celeberation is a large modern dessert pear.- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Clapps Favourite
An attractive red-flushed early-season pear from the USA.£38.25buy- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Conference
Conference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to the UK climate.£38.25 - £56.25buy- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
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Conference Moors Giant®
Moors Giant is a natural sport of the popular Conference pear - all the same qualities, but with much larger fruit size.£57.50buy- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
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Doyenne du Comice
Doyenne du Comice is arguably the best flavoured of all pears.£40.50 - £62.00buy- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
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Fondante d'Automne
An old fashioned French pear with a notably sweet flavour.£40.50buy- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Glou Morceau
A traditional 18th century Belgian pear with a notably rich sweet flavour.£38.25buy- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Invincible
Invincible is a high quality pear which can also cope with difficult conditions.£40.50 - £57.50buy- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Jargonelle
Jargonelle is a sweet early summer pear, and will grow in most situations.£40.50buy- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Josephine de Malines
A classic 19th century winter pear with a high quality flavour.£40.50buy- Picking season: Very late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
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Louise Bonne of Jersey
An attractive red-flushed French pear variety with sweet melting flesh.£38.25 - £56.25buy- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
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Merton Pride
One of the best English pears, with a notably juicy buttery flesh.£38.25 - £40.50buy- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Packham's Triumph
Perhaps the best known Australian pear, producing large quantities of small but sweet-flavoured pears.£40.50buy- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Pitmaston Duchess
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)
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Santa Claus
As the name suggests, Santa Claus is a late ripening dessert pear which keeps until Christmas.£40.50 - £56.25buy- Picking season: Very late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Winter Nelis
A late-season dessert pear from Belgium, with an excellent sweet flavour.£39.75 - £56.25buy- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
