Fruit

• Crops in : October to November

Description

The best known of all pears, excellent eaten as a dessert pear but also exceptional when cooked, as the long bell shaped fruits with firm flesh can be eaten hard or fully ripe with a smooth juicy flavour.

Trees crop late in the season from October to November, but will store until January.

Enjoy at their best by picking slightly under-ripe and store in a cool place and bring indoors to ripen slowly. Will set a good crop of fruit without another variety being present, however the best fruit set is achieved by growing at least two varieties to help with pollination.

Propagated onto 'Quince A' rootstock to produce a tree with moderate vigour and promote fruiting at an early age.

Bred in Great Britain.

Growing Instructions

Pears are very versatile, grown as a bush, planted in an open but sheltered position as a cordon or espalier against a warm south, or west facing wall or fence. They will also fruit very well planted in large containers on the patio.