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BETH
3. BETH. This is the very latest garden pear produced by our research stations. An early variety – September picking. Fruit is moderately small, but high quality. Bred from Williams x Buerre Superfin. Fruit is of an attractive yellow. Ideal pollinators are Conference and Comice.
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BISHOP’S THUMB
3. BISHOP’S THUMB. Pendulus fruit simulating its name. Added by popular request.
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BLACK PEAR OF WORCESTER
3. BLACK PEAR OF WORCESTER. The cooking pear shown on the Worcester coat of arms. Dense fruit, cooking to a superb flavour.
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BRISTOL CROSS
3. BRISTOL CROSS. Dessert pear – introduced by popular request.
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BUERRE HARDY
// 4. BUERRE HARDY. Cooker/dessert. October. Large cropper. Russeted red fruit, with clear red cheek. Strong grower, with tall upright growth. Good autumn foliage. Pick fruit when still hard on the tree. Excellent flavour. Ideal up North.
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CONFERENCE
* // 3. CONFERENCE. Dessert. October/November. Long pale green fruit. Prolific and partially self-fertile, but will set more if pollinator planted.
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CONCORDE
(R) // 3. CONCORDE. The latest from E.M. A cross between Conference and Comice. Partially self-fertile, but will set more if pollinator planted. Concorde is now accepted as the best pollinator for Comice. The best new pear to date. with a perfect flavour.
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DEACON’S PEAR
// 3. DEACON’S PEAR. An unusual discovery here. A very large pear, superbly juicy and keeping well until early December.
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DR. JULES GUYOT
4. DR. JULES GUYOT. Old favourite added by request. Best picked in September. Will go with Marguerite Marillat, Williams and Merton Pride.
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GLOU MORCEAU
// 4. GLOU MORCEAU (also known as ‘Beurré de Hardenport’ and ‘Beurré de Arenberg’. Ripening from November onwards – ideal for Christmas. Hangs on tree well. Greenish yellow fruit – turning more yellow on tree as fruit ripens. Spreading growth.
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HESSLE PEAR
4. HESSLE PEAR. Excellently hardy pear. Ready October. Round to conical fruit. Pale yellow with small russeted dots. Quite a sweet fruit. Does well in the north of country. Crops very heavy. Found in Hessle, Yorkshire.
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IMPROVED FERTILITY
// 4. IMPROVED FERTILITY. As its name implies, is a heavy cropping cultivar. A sport by Seabrooks in 1934. Season: late September/early October. Fruit round to conical – yellow skin, heavily russeted. Very juicy, sweet flavour. Tree upright, but spreading with maturity. Partially self-fertile, dual purpose.
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JARGONELLE
2. JARGONELLE. Ready August. Long, conical, greenish yellow good quality fruit. Beurré Superfin and Beth are good pollinators. First discovered in 1600. Very hardy early pear.
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JOSEPHINE DE MALINES
// 4. JOSEPHINE DE MALINES. One of the best late keeping pears. Pick late in November – at its best in February. Pink perfumed flesh, with high yields. Tip and spur bearer.
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LOUISE BONNE OF JERSEY
// 2. LOUISE BONNE OF JERSEY. Dessert. Late October. Large greenish yellow pear – flushed brown. Self-fertile, but will not cross with Williams. Upright growth. Keeps until March. Blossom has some frost tolerance. Offered double worked with interscions. Received RHS Award of Merit 2003.
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MARGUERITE MARILLAT
2. MARGUERITE MARILLAT. An early September ripening pear. Long, irregular, enormous shaped fruit. Pale yellow – extremely juicy. Conference and Williams are good pollinators. Originated in France in 1872. Extremely heavy cropping, but its own pollen is limited and therefore is not the best for other pollinators in the group.
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MERTON PRIDE
T // 4. MERTON PRIDE. Early fruiting – ready mid-September. Large golden yellow fruit with brown russeting. Creamy flesh, juicy with good flavour.
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MOONGLOW
2. MOONGLOW. A white fleshed succulent addition and is regarded as an improvement to Williams.
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ONWARD
(R) // 4. ONWARD. A very early pear – in season late September. Tree moderately vigorous, flowering about same as Comice. Fruit is pale yellow to green, with patches of russet. Flesh is creamy white and is of excellent flavour. Excellent new pear bred from Comice (not a suitable pollinator). Will keep in cold store until November.
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PACKHAM’S TRIUMPH
2. PACKHAM’S TRIUMPH (sometimes referred to as ‘October Williams’). It is in fact ready end of September, but for best flavour leave on the tree until the last moment. Similar to Comice. Bright yellow fruit, irregular, with lots of russeting. Juicy white flesh. Good pollinator is Louise Bonne of Jersey. Raised by W. Packham, New South Wales, in 1896.
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PEAR APPLE
// 4. PEAR APPLE. An old variety of pear that is reputed to be a cross between a pear and an apple. Added for its unusuality. It is very prolific. Bred here on the Isle of Wight – reliable cropper with age. Is often referred to as ‘Prapple’.
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PITMASTON DUCHESS
T 4. PITMASTON DUCHESS. General purpose; dual use variety. In season October to November. Pale yellow with brown russeting. Good flavour. Fruit can reach 2lb.
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ROBIN PEAR
3. ROBIN PEAR. A small, long lasting, red cheeked pear. Christmas.
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VICAR OF WINKFIELD
T // 2. VICAR OF WINKFIELD (also known as ‘Poire de Cure’). A culinary variety – extremely large. Well flavoured when properly ripened (February). Fruit is pale green to yellow.
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WILLIAMS BON CHRETIEN
// 3. WILLIAMS BON CHRETIEN. Dessert. September. Must be the best known and widely planted. Pale yellow and juicy with delicious flavour. Upright growth. Will stand being grown on a north wall. Popular as a tinned fruit – known as Bartlett Pears.
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WINTER NELIS
// 4. WINTER NELIS. Cooker/dessert. November to January. Small greenish yellow fruit. Good to eat when just picked (at green stage). Ripens over month or so. Graceful arching growth. Flowers have good frost resistance; heavy cropper.
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CANADIAN PEAR - DEVOE
2. DEVOE. The earliest of these pears. Fruit are striped and very decorative, as well as being non-gritty and very tasty.
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ASIAN PEAR - KUMOI
2. KUMOI. Late variety – needs pollinator to succeed, although some claim self-fertile. Our advice is to plant within bee flying distance of your pears to be sure of pollination.
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ASIAN PEAR - SHINSUI
2. SHINSUI. Also early. Not confirmed as self-fertile, but Williams is a good pollinator.
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PERRY PEAR - BLAKENEY RED
3. BLAKENEY RED. Harvested end of September. Ideal for pressing a week after harvest. Makes a good perry of average quality.
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PERRY PEAR - BRANDY
4. BRANDY. Harvested October. Can be pressed four weeks after picking. Dark perry of average quality.
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VRANJA or BERECZCHI
QUINCE - Named after Serbian Pomologist called Bereczchi. Large golden yellow fruit. High quality fruit and heavy cropping. Vigorous tree growth.
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MEECH’S PROLIFIC
QUINCE - Pear shaped fruit. Golden yellow. Slower growing, but heavy and regular cropper. American origin. Raised by Revd. W. Meech.
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