Humbug pear trees
£40.50Humbug pear trees for sale
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BR11-year bare-root tree,Pyrodwarf rootstock£40.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR21-year bare-root tree,Pyrus c. Kirchensaller rootstock£40.50
Very large tree
(4m-7m after 10 years)
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Tree specification
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Tree sizes and forms
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 Humbug pear trees
A modern pear variety from the Ukraine, notable for its distinctive green and yellow stiped skin. Young shoots also have a variegated appearance in winter.
The relatively thick skin allows this pear to kept in a cold store for use in the winter, and it is sometimes known as the Easter Pear since stored fruits are brought out for Easter feasts.
Growing and Training
Humbug is generally a reliable and disease-free variety.
Recommended pollinators for Humbug pear trees
Humbug is not self-fertile, so you will need another different but compatible variety planted nearby in order to produce fruit.
The following varieties are good pollinators for Humbug.
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.
SensationA red-coloured sport of the popular Williams pear, with a similar good flavour.
ObeliskA useful dwarf pear tree for small gardens, it grows with a tidy upright habit and is self-fertile.
GinA rare English perry pear variety with good disease resistance and medium acid and tannins.
BethAn easy and reliable early-season pear, with a very good melting flavour.
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History
Humbug was developed in the Ukraine and is also know as Pysanka.
Humbug characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climates
- Picking seasonLate
- CroppingGood
- Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
- Food usesEating freshCulinary
- Disease resistanceAverage
- Country of originUkraine
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Fruit colourVarigated
British-grown trees 
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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.
