Cool Temperate

Pears

Availability Autumn / Winter 2011-2012

On Quince A rootstock - moderate vigour, best all round choice; Quince C - 10% smaller

On Pyrodwarf - slightly more vigorous than QA but just as early and productive.

Maidens, Bush & 2 year olds: £18.00; Cordon £20; Espalier & Fan £55.00. Trained forms should be ordered as soon as possible as stocks are limited.

Pears will need a partner unless Self Fertile - SF or PSF. Trees in near-neighbours gardens may be sufficient if not too far away. Family trees will have varieties that cross pollinate each other.

Pollination partners should share the same Po. period, or be in an adjacent period. E.g. A Po.3 pear will need a Po. 3 partner ideally, but should be ok with a Po.2 or Po.4.

Beth	Po. 3	Reliable, heavy, precocious crops; sweet, melting flesh; upright moderate tree; Sept. As part of a family tree only this year.
Concorde SF	Po. 4	Reliable, precocious crops, good flavour, juicy, melting flesh, stores well, use Nov. Q A maidens +QC bush	M,B, Esp
Conference SF	Po.3 PSF	Heavy, reliable crops; fairly hardy, partly self fertile. Use Oct-Nov. QA+QC.	M,B, Esp
Doyenne du Comice	Po. 4	Superb quality, needs a warm site or wall, susceptible scab, heavy crop in good year. Oct-Nov. QA & QC.	B
Emile d'Heyst	Po.2 SF	Medium size, yellow/green; sweet/sharp fruit, moderately juicy, good in North. Oct/Nov. QA.	M
Glou Morceau	Po.4	Green skinned quality flesh, needs a warm site.QA.	B
Invincible SF	Po.2 SF	New French pear for cool sites, hardy, heavy crop, good pollinator. Better quality fruit than Fertility Improved. QA bush & QC Maiden.	B
Jargonelle	Po.3	Triploid - will not pollinate others. Long and good favour, keeps for about a week, hardy, Tip B. Long bendy shoots, has been used for woven hedges. Early August	B
Onward	Po. 3 PSF	Medium, good quality, juicy fruit; heavy crops, does not cross pollinate with Comice. September. QC mdn
Sensation	Po. 3	Sport of Williams with red skin and foliage, same quality fruit and more ornamental. August. QC	B
Winter Nelis	Po. 4	Good crops of small round sweet fruit, some frost & scab res., good as espalier on wall. Pyrodwarf. Dec-Jan. QA Maiden.	B

FAMILY PEAR TREES
on on Quince A rootstock £45.00

3 varieties on one stem:
Conference / Comice / Williams and also Beth / Conference / Concorde

ASIAN PEAR Kumoi mdn £20:00; Shinseiki bush £34.00

Kumoi

as below, golden russet fruit, ornamental and useful, makes an excellent espalier.

pyrodwarf mdn

Shinseiki

Needs a warm, sheltered site. Delicious ripened on the tree - forget the underipe imports!. Stores well. Pyrodwarf rootstock. September.

pyrodwarf

bush

BOLWYLLER PEAR - A pear x whitebeam hybrid £20.00

Shipover - Po.3 Attractive small tree, downy silvery leaves, large blooms, small sweet pears.