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Varieties
7 varieties
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Categories
Pears
4
Dessert pears
4
Quinces
3
Stock availability
All
7
In stock
7
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
7
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
2
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
2
Medium
7
Large
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
32
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Very dwarf
1
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M9
16
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Dwarf
2
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VVA-1
13
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Quince Eline
7
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Gisela 5
7
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M26
36
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Semi-dwarf
1
?
Wavit
1
?
MM106
50
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Colt
5
?
Own-roots
1
?
Quince A
15
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Semi-vigorous
53
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St. Julien
36
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Supplied as
12L pot
5
11.5L pot
4
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
3
Average
Experienced
1
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
4
Partially self-fertile
1
Not self-fertile
2
Flowering group
?
1
2
3
4
4
3
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
1
Average
2
Poor
2
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
4
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
3
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
4
Mild damp climates
1
Warm climates
3
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
Mid
1
Late
3
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
2
Good
1
Light
1
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
1
2-3 weeks
3
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
4
Culinary
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
Average
4
Poor
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
1
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
3
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
1
Bacterial canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
2
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
2
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1
1850 - 1899
2
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
1
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
3
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
3
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
1
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
4
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
1
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Varieties list
Beurre Hardy
A classic French pear with a very good flavour, but grows best in a warm sheltered situation.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Concorde
A marriage of Conference and Comice - Concorde is easy to grow, heavy crops, excellent flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Conference
Conference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to the UK climate.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Doyenne du Comice
Doyenne du Comice is arguably the best flavoured of all pears.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Meech's Prolific
A deservedly-popular quince variety from the USA, fragrant fruit and attractive blossom.
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Awards: Slow Food - Ark of Taste
Serbian Gold
Serbian Gold is probably the best quince variety for the UK climate.
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Vranja
A popular traditional Quince variety, well-suited to the southern UK.
Self-fertility: Self-fertile