Pear Trees
ROOTSTOCKS – Our pears are grown mostly on Quince A rootstock which will grow to a height of approximately 3.0/4.0m (10-12ft). Selected varieties are available on Quince C rootstock (growing to approximately 2.4/3.0m (8-10ft).
SOIL – Pears prefer a well-drained soil, light and loamy and are in general less tolerant of poor conditions than apples. The flowers are earlier and are therefore more liable to suffer from spring frosts. Wall sites are favoured, especially in the North of the country, for the added protection they offer.
POLLINATION – Although pears are closely related to apples they do not pollinate each other. As with apples choose a pollinator in the same group.
Maiden Pear Trees – Single stem untrained feathered maidens –1 – 2 year old £24.00 each. Bush, 1/2 Standard, Standard, Fan trained trees – from £28.00
Beth
Pollination group 3. Pale green turning yellow when ripe. Smooth skin. Small fruits which are sweet and juicy. Ready September – do not keep.
Clapp’s Favourite
Pollination group 3. An old variety, yellowing fruits are produced early in the season – August. Must be picked and eaten straight away. Pollinate with Conference.
Concorde SF
Pollination group 4. Heavy cropper even on young trees and a compact grower. Medium/large sized fruits, pale green with excellent flavour and firm flesh. Easy to grow. Pick late September, store until January.
Conference SF
Pollination group 3. A good pollinator. A dessert pear which crops and keeps well. Fruits are long and narrow, olive green in colour with solid and patchy russetting. The flesh is firm, tender, slightly gritty, very juicy and sweet. Pick end of September to late November, store until late April.
Doyenne du Comice
Pollination group 4. Better planted with 2 pollinators – Beth, Conference or Williams are suitable. Dessert pear with a very good flavour, but needs a warm sheltered site to give good regular crops. Fruits are pyramidal with yellow skin covered with patches of russet. Flesh is creamy white, juicy, rich, sweet and aromatic. Pick late October to end of November. Store until March.
Gorham
Pollination group 1. A good, reliable cropping pear. Young fruits are green, eventually turning yellow. Cream flesh, juicy and fine with a sweet musky flavour. Pick September, store until October.
Louise Bonne of Jersey SF
Pollination group 2. Will not pollinate Williams. A large greenish yellow, flushed brown, dessert pear. Pick October, keep until October.
Onwards
Pollination group 4. An early season pear. The fruit is pale yellow to green with an orange flush. Cropping well, bears large clean fruit from an early age. Flesh is creamy white and is of excellent flavour. Pick September, will keep in cold store until November. Will not pollinate Doyenne du Comice.
Packham’s Triumph
Pollination group 2. Pollinated by Louise Bonne of Jersey. A bright green fruit changing to yellow. Flesh is white & juicy. Pick October store until December.
Williams Bon Chretien
Pollination group 3. Pollinated by Conference or Comice, a dessert pear with good regular but not heavy crops. Medium/large fruit, golden yellow in colour, faintly striped in red. Flesh is creamy white, soft when ripe and very juicy. Pick early September, store for a short time only.
Winter Nellis
Pollination group 4. Small hardy pear. Pale green turning to pale yellow almost covered by russet. The greenish white flesh is juicy and white,. Pick October stores until January.
