• See also:
• Dessert pear trees28
• Ornamental pear trees3
• Asian pear trees4

Cooking pear trees

Culinary pears have a hard flesh which needs cooking to release their flavours.

• Beurre Superfin

  

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

  £40.50buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4
  • Awards: RHS AGM (current)

• Black Worcester

  

  The oldest true English pear, 16th century or earlier. Ideal for stewed pears.

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

• Catillac

  

  A very old French culinary pear, dating back to the reign of Louis XIV.

  £38.25 - £57.75buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
  • Awards: RHS AGM (former)

• Gorham

  

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

  £40.50buy

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4
  • Awards: RHS AGM (current)

• Humbug

  

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

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3

• Moonglow

  

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

  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3

• Pitmaston Duchess

  

  Pitmaston Duchess is a traditional English dual-purpose, noted for the very large size of its pears.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4
  • Awards: RHS AGM (former)

• Thorn

  

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

  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3