Pears
Bare root maidens or two year trees on Quince A , Quince C or Quince E rootstocks.
Quince A (QA) is semi-dwarf, producing bush trees about 15 ft (4.5m) high. Requires staking.
Quince C (QC) is dwarf, and produces bush trees about 4 m (13 ft) high which come into bearing slightly earlier. Requires good growing conditions and staking.
Quince E (QE) is dwarf, similar quince C but is more productive and hardier.
Pyrodwarf (PD) is very good new semi-vigorous rootstock, making trees about 13-16 ft (4-5m) high.
Asian pears are on Kirchensaller rootstock which is vigorous making upright trees.
All the varieties below require cross pollination except Gorham, Improved Fertility & Louise Bonne; choose a variety with the same or an adjacent flower group (eg. ‘B’ in “flower group” will be pollinated by A, B or C). Details of varieties are below the table.
Variety | Pick | Use | fl.gp |
Beurre Giffard | Aug-Sept | Aug-Sept | C |
Jargonelle | July/Aug | July/Aug | C |
Variety | Pick | Use | fl.gp |
Beth | Sept-Oct | Sept-Oct | C |
Bristol Cross | Sept-Oct | Sept-Nov | D |
Doctor Jules Guyot | Aug-Sept | Aug-Oct | D |
Fondante d’Automne | Sept | Sept-Oct | D |
Gorham | Aug/Sept | Sept | E |
Harvest Queen | Aug/Sept | Aug/Sept | D |
Improved Fertility | Sept | Sept/Oct | D |
Invincible* | Sept | Sept | C |
Laxton’s Foremost | Sept | Sept/Oct | D |
Merton pride | Sept | Sept | D |
Moonglow | Aug | Aug-Sept | D |
Nye Russet Bartlett | Aug-Sept | Aug-Sept+ | D |
Onward | Sept | Sept-Oct | E |
Souvenir du congres | Sept | Sept-Oct | D |
Williams Bon Chretien | Aug-Sept | Aug-Sept+ | D |
Variety | Pick | Use | fl.gp |
Beurre Hardy | Oct | Oct-Nov | D |
Concorde | Oct | Oct-Jan | E |
Conference | Sept | Oct-Dec+ | C |
Cromwell | Oct | Oct+ | D |
Doyenne du Comice | Oct | Oct-Dec+ | E |
Durondeau | Sept-Oct | Sept-Nov | C |
| Legipont | Sept | Oct-Jan | |
Louise Bonne of Jersey | Sept | Sept-Nov | C |
Nouveau Poiteau | Oct | Nov | E |
Ovid | Oct | Nov-Dec | C |
Packham’s Triumph | Sept-Oct | Oct-Dec+ | C |
Variety | Pick | Use | fl.gp |
Beurre Dumont | October | Nov-Dec | D |
Glou Morceau | Oct | Dec-Jan+ | D |
Josephine de Malines | Oct | Dec-Feb | D |
Sierra | Oct | Dec-Feb | D |
Winter Nelis | October | Nov-Feb+ | D |
Variety | Pick | Use | fl.gp |
Catillac | Oct | Dec-May | D |
Kieffer | Oct | Oct-Feb | D |
Variety | Pick | Use | fl.gp |
| Hosui | Aug-Sept | Aug-Oct | C |
| Shinko | Sept-Oct | Sept-Dec | C |
Shinseiki | Sept | Sept-Oct | C |
| Shinsui | July-Aug | July-Sept | C |
Variety | Pick | Use | fl.gp |
| Blakaney Red | Oct | Oct-Nov | mid |
Brandy | Oct | Oct-Nov | mid |
| Hendre Huffcap | Oct | Oct | late |
| Thorn | Late Sept | Late Sept | mid |
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Beth / Quince A
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Beth / Quince C
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Beurre Hardy / Kirchensaller
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Beurre Hardy / Quince C
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Brandy / Kirchensaller
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Brandy / QA
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Conference / Quince C
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Doyenne du Comice / Quince A
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Dr Jules Guyot / Quince A
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Durondeau / Quince A
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Fondante dAutumne / Quince A
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Glou Morceau / Quince A
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Hendre Huffcap / Kirchensaller
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Improved Fertility / Quince C
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Invincible / Quince A
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Jargonelle / Quince C
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Louise Bonne of Jersey / Quince A
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Louise Bonne of Jersey / Quince C
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Merton Pride / Quince A
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Merton Pride / Kirchensaller
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Obelisk / Quince A
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Ovid / Quince A
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Pear (Pyrus communis) Packhams Triumph / Quince A
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Pear (Pyrus communis) / Suvenirs / Quince C
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