Glou Morceau pear trees
Pyrus communis - Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Glou Morceau is a traditional Belgian dessert pear, highly regarded for its quality and delicacy of flavour.
The flesh is of the soft melting buttery consistency which is characteristic of continental pears, with a rich sweet flavour.
If you are looking for an old-fashioned dessert pear this is a good choice.
Glou Morceau pear trees for sale
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root treeQuince A rootstock£38.25< 5 in stock
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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Next deliveries
Order now for delivery from week commencing 24th February.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
Growing and Training
As with many continental pears, Glou Morceau grows best in areas with dry climates and good levels of sunshine. A sheltered south-facing aspect will get the best results, and if these conditions are met it is a reliable cropper.
Glou Morceau is a moderately vigorous tree, and can sometimes set an over-heavy crop, in which case thin the fruitlets during June - this will reduce the burden on the tree and ensure better flavour and fruit size.
The pears should be picked before they soften on the tree.
Recommended pollinators for Glou Morceau pear trees
Glou Morceau is not self-fertile, so you will need another different but compatible variety planted nearby in order to produce fruit.
The following varieties are good pollinators for Glou Morceau.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us.
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ConferenceConference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to the UK climate.
WilliamsWilliams is a classic English pear, also known as Bartlett, with good flavour and quite easy to grow.
SensationA red-coloured sport of the popular Williams pear, with a similar good flavour.
InvincibleInvincible is a high quality pear which can also cope with difficult conditions.
History
Glou Morceau was raised by M. Hardenpont in the town of Mons, Belgium, in the mid-18th century.
Glou Morceau characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group2
- Pollinating othersGood
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesWarm climates
- Picking seasonLate
- CroppingHeavy
- Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
- Food usesEating fresh
- Country of originBelgium
- Period of origin1750 - 1799
- Blossom colourWhite
- Fruit colourGreen / Yellow
Similar varieties
Pitmaston DuchessPitmaston Duchess is a traditional English dual-purpose, noted for the very large size of its pears.
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