Humbug pear trees
£40.50 - £59.00Humbug pear trees for sale
Choose a size - pot-grown
All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.
PG12-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree, Pyrodwarf rootstock£59.00
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
Choose a size - bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree,Pyrodwarf rootstock£40.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
BR21-year bare-root tree,Pyrus c. Kirchensaller rootstock£40.50
Very large tree
(4m-7m after 10 years)
Out of stock
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Tree specification
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Tree sizes and forms
Next deliveries
Order now for delivery from 26th May.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
All about Humbug pear trees
A modern pear variety from the Ukraine, notable for its distinctive green and yellow stiped skin. Young shoots also have a variegated appearance in winter.
The relatively thick skin allows this pear to kept in a cold store for use in the winter, and it is sometimes known as the Easter Pear since stored fruits are brought out for Easter feasts.
Growing and Training
Humbug is generally a reliable and disease-free variety.
Which pollinators are recommended for Humbug pear trees?
Humbug 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 Humbug.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements just ask us.
ConferenceConference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to the UK climate.
WilliamsWilliams is a classic self-fertile English pear, with good flavour, heavy-cropping, and quite easy to grow.
BethAn easy and reliable early-season pear, with a very good melting flavour.
GinA rare English perry pear variety with good disease resistance and medium acid and tannins.
ObeliskA useful dwarf pear tree for small gardens, it grows with a tidy upright habit and is self-fertile.
SensationA red-coloured sport of the popular Williams pear, with a similar good flavour.
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History
Humbug was developed in the Ukraine and is also know as Pysanka.
Humbug characteristics
- What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Humbug?Average
- Is Humbug self-fertile?Not self-fertile
- What flowering group is Humbug?3
- Is Humbug good for pollinating others?Average
- How does Humbug bear fruit?Spur-bearer
- What climates is Humbug suitable for?Temperate climates
- What season do you pick Humbug?Late
- CroppingGood
- How long can you keep Humbug in a fridge?2-3 weeks
- Food usesEating freshCulinary
- What is the overall disease resistance of Humbug?Average
- Where does Humbug originate from?Ukraine
- When was Humbug first introduced?1950 - 1999
- Fruit colourVarigated
You might also like these varieties
BethAn easy and reliable early-season pear, with a very good melting flavour.
ConcordeA marriage of Conference and Comice - Concorde is easy to grow, heavy crops, excellent flavour.
InvincibleInvincible is a high quality pear which can also cope with difficult conditions.
WilliamsWilliams is a classic self-fertile English pear, with good flavour, heavy-cropping, and quite easy to grow.
British-grown trees
Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK.
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All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance.
Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS.
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Guaranteed fruit trees
When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions.
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More about pear trees
Pears are amongst the most desirable of all orchard fruits, with their characteristic sweet flavours. Most of the varieties we know today arose in the first half of the 19th century, when there was an explosion of interest among amateur and professional growers in raising new varieties, particularly in Belgium, France, and England. The aim was to achieve a buttery soft flesh and exquisite rich flavour.
Unlike apples, pears which are grown for eating fresh - known as dessert pears - can't usually be eaten straight from the tree, and should not be left to ripen on the tree. Instead aim to pick them just before they are ripe, and then place them in a fruit bowl for a few days.
