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Pollination of Durondeau pear trees

Durondeau (Pyrus communis)  is in flowering group 3. Durondeau 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 Durondeau 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

• Bethin stock

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  An easy and reliable early-season pear, with a very good melting flavour.

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

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Quince Eline
  • Quince A

• Beurre Superfinin stock

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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

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Pyrodwarf

• 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
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• 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
  • Pyrodwarf

• 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
  • Pyrodwarf

• 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

• Fondante d'Automnein stock

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  An old fashioned French pear with a notably sweet flavour.

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

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Quince A

• Ginin stock

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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

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Pyrodwarf

• Glou Morceauin stock

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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

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Quince A

• Gorhamin stock

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  A reliable early 20th century American pear, with a sweet creamy flesh.

  • Flowering group: 4
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Pyrodwarf

• 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 Malinesin stock

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

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

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Pyrodwarf

• 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

• Louise Bonne of Jerseyin stock

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  An attractive red-flushed French pear variety with sweet melting flesh.

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

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Quince A

• 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
  • Pyrodwarf

• 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 Eline
  • Quince A

• Packham's Triumphin stock

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  Perhaps the best known Australian pear, producing large quantities of small but sweet-flavoured pears.

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

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Pyrodwarf

• 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

• Sensationin stock

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  A red-coloured sport of the popular Williams pear, with a similar good flavour.

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

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Pyrodwarf

• 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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• Williamsin stock

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  Williams is a classic English pear, also known as Bartlett, with good flavour and quite easy to grow.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Quince Eline
  • Quince A
  • Pyrodwarf

• 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: