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Pollination of Williams pear trees

Williams (Pyrus communis)  is in flowering group 3. Williams is partially self-fertile and does not need a pollination partner, but fruiting is likely to be better if there is a compatible partner of a different variety nearby.Choose another variety

Varieties that will pollinate Williams in our catalogue

• Benita Rafzas

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  Benita Rafzas is an unusual cross between an Asian and European pear.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

• Beurre Superfin

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  A traditional French 19th century pear, widely considered one of the best for flavour.

  • Flowering group: 4
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Blakeney Red

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  A popular perry pear, and one of the most reliable croppers. Produces a medium-tannin juice.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Brandy

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  A mid-season English perry pear which produces a low-tannin juice.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Celebration NUVAR

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  Nuvar Celeberation is a large modern dessert pear.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Christie

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  Christie is a traditional Scottish dessert pear.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking:

• Clapps Favourite

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  An attractive red-flushed early-season pear from the USA.

  • Flowering group: 4
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

• Concordein stock

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  A marriage of Conference and Comice - Concorde is easy to grow, heavy crops, excellent flavour.

  • Flowering group: 4
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Quince Eline
  • Quince A

• Conferencein stock

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  Conference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to the UK climate.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Quince Eline
  • Quince A

• Conference Moors Giant

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  Moors Giant is a natural sport of the popular Conference pear - all the same qualities, but with much larger fruit size.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

• Cornishgoldin stock

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  An unusual and ancient juicing and culinary pear discovered in a garden in Cornwall, also known as the Treburrow Pear. Self-fertile and tolerant of difficult climates.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Quince A

• Fondante d'Automne

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  An old fashioned French pear with a notably sweet flavour.

  • Flowering group: 4
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Gin

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  A rare English perry pear variety with good disease resistance and medium acid and tannins.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Very late

• Glou Morceau

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  A traditional 18th century Belgian pear with a notably rich sweet flavour.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Good pollinator
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Hendre Huffcap

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  A well-known English perry pear variety, and a reliable cropper. Makes a light, low-tannin perry.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Humbug

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  Humbug is an unusual pear variety, the fruits have distinctive green and yellow stripes.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Invincible

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  Invincible is a high quality pear which can also cope with difficult conditions.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Good pollinator
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

• Josephine de Malines

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  A classic 19th century winter pear with a high quality flavour.

  • Flowering group: 4
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Very late

• Kumoi

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  One of the most popular Asian pears, with a firm flesh and sweet flavour.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Moonglow

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  A high quality early season dessert and culinary pear, very resistant to fireblight.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

• Obeliskin stock

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  A useful dwarf pear tree for small gardens, it grows with a tidy upright habit and is self-fertile.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Quince A

• Olympic

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  Olympic has potentially the largest fruits of any Asian pear variety.

  • Flowering group: 4
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Onwardin stock

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  Onward is high quality dessert pear, related to Doyenne du Comice but easier to grow.

  • Flowering group: 4
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Quince A

• Santa Claus

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  As the name suggests, Santa Claus is a late ripening dessert pear which keeps until Christmas.

  • Flowering group: 4
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Very late

• Shinseiki

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  This popular Asian pear variety is well suited to the UK climate, and produces crisp sweet-flavoured pears.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

• Thorn

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  An ancient pear variety from Gloucestershire, now used mainly for perry production.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
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• Winnals Longdon

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  A traditional Herefordshire perry pear variety, produces a low tannin perry.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Winter Nelisin stock

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  A late-season dessert pear from Belgium, with an excellent sweet flavour.

  • Flowering group: 4
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Quince A

• Yellow Huffcap

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  Yellow Huffcap is a well-known English perry pear.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: