Invincible pear trees
Pyrus communis - Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Invincible is a typical modern French pear, with a sweet and juicy flesh, and a hint of violet.
Despite its delicate flavour, Invincible is one of the hardiest pear varieties, good for difficult situations which other pears would not tolerate.
The fruit can be kept for a few months in store.
Invincible is a good pollinator of most other pear varieties.
Invincible pear trees for sale
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root treePyrodwarf rootstock£40.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
Please try next season
BR21-year bare-root treePyrus c. Kirchensaller rootstock£38.25
Very large tree
(4m-7m after 10 years)
Out of stock
Please try next season
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Tree specification
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Tree sizes and forms
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
Growing and Training
Pears tend to come into blossom quite early in the spring, putting the blossom at risk from late frosts. If this happens Invincible, unusually, will often produce a second set of blossom.
Invincible also comes into bearing at a younger age than most other pear varieties, so you won't have as long to wait for the fruit to arrive.
Despite its hardy resilience, as with all pears it is best planted in full sun to achieve the best flavours.
Invincible is one of a small number of pear varieties that are not fully compatible with some of the Quince rootstocks, which are widely used for controlling the height of pear trees. Therefore we sometimes use an "inter-stem" of a different but compatible pear variety, so you may notice two graft unions at the base of the stem.
Recommended pollinators for Invincible pear trees
Invincible is partially self-fertile, so you do not need another variety to pollinate it to produce fruit.
However you will get a better crop if you plant any of the following pollinator varieties nearby.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us.
More pollinators >
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.
Glou MorceauA traditional 18th century Belgian pear with a notably rich sweet flavour.
History
Invincible was introduced by the Delbard nursery, France. It is sometimes known as Fertilia.
Invincible characteristics
- Gardening skillBeginner
- Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
- Flowering group2
- Pollinating othersGood
- Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climatesWarm climates
- Picking seasonMid
- CroppingGood
- Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
- Food usesEating fresh
- Country of originFrance
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Fruit colourGreen - light
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