Josephine de Malines pear trees
£40.50Josephine de Malines pear trees for sale
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BR11-year bare-root tree,Pyrodwarf rootstock£40.50
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(3m-5m after 10 years)
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All about Josephine de Malines pear trees
Josephine de Malines is a traditional winter pear, noted for its high quality flavour and excellent keeping qualities.
Pick the pears as late as possible, and then keep them in a fridge or cold garage. Bring them indoors to ripen in a fruit bowl.
Growing and Training
Josephine de Malines is a weak-growing variety, and therefore best grown on the more vigorous rootstocks and/or in rich soils. It is however an excellent cropper - and a good example of the apparent contradiction that weak-growing varieties can nevertheless crop heavily.
The tree is hardy and reliable and will survive in most conditions. However for fruit production it is important to note that Josephine de Malines is a very late-ripening variety and therefore is best grown in areas where warm dry weather persists into late autumn.
Which pollinators are recommended for Josephine de Malines pear trees?
Josephine de Malines 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 Josephine de Malines.
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.
WilliamsWilliams is a classic self-fertile English pear, with good flavour, heavy-cropping, and quite easy to grow.
Winter NelisA late-season dessert pear from Belgium, with an excellent sweet flavour.
OnwardOnward is high quality dessert pear, related to Doyenne du Comice but easier to grow.
Santa ClausAs the name suggests, Santa Claus is a late ripening dessert pear which keeps until Christmas.
Beurre SuperfinA traditional French 19th century pear, widely considered one of the best for flavour.
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History
Raised in the 1830s by fruit enthusiast Major Esperen from Malines in northern Belgium. This city is today more usually known by its Flemish name Mechelen. The Major named his new variety after his wife Josephine.
Josephine de Malines characteristics
- What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Josephine de Malines?Average
- Is Josephine de Malines self-fertile?Not self-fertile
- What flowering group is Josephine de Malines?4
- Is Josephine de Malines good for pollinating others?Average
- How does Josephine de Malines bear fruit?Partial tip-bearer
- What climates is Josephine de Malines suitable for?Temperate climatesWarm climates
- What season do you pick Josephine de Malines?Very late
- CroppingHeavy
- How long can you keep Josephine de Malines in a fridge?1-2 months
- Food usesEating fresh
- What is the overall disease resistance of Josephine de Malines?Average
- Is Josephine de Malines resistant to scab?Some resistance
- Where does Josephine de Malines originate from?Belgium
- When was Josephine de Malines first introduced?1800 - 1849
- What colour is the blossom of Josephine de Malines?White
- Fruit colourGreen / Yellow
- Which awards has Josephine de Malines 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.
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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.
