Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Concorde successfully delivers the compromise promised by its parentage, combining the reliability and elongated shape of Conference with finer, sweeter and more aromatic flesh inherited from Comice. The tree begins cropping relatively quickly and suits a family orchard well. We would favour it over Comice where consistent production matters, although its flavour is slightly less rich.

Concorde

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

A marriage of Conference and Comice – Concorde is easy to grow, heavy crops, excellent flavour.

Choose your tree form

1 year old grafted tree – approx. 1–2 m

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

Low-stem tree – approx. 60 cm stem

Standard tree – 1.8 m stem and over

Pear rootstock options

Farold 87 - approx 4.5m mature height

Kirchensaller – approx. 6 m mature height

Pyrodwarf – approx. 4 m mature height

Quince BA29 – approx. 3 m mature height

Quince BA29 with Comice interstem – approx. 3 m mature height

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SKU: 6280 Categories: Dessert pear trees, Pear trees

Description

Concorde is a fairly new variety, but combines the strengths of two classic 19th century varieties. From Conference it inherits reliability and cropping potential, and excellent suitability for the temperate climate. From Doyenne du Comice it inherits top quality flavour. The result is a pear that has both an excellent flavour and yet is fairly easy to grow.

The fruit is very similar to Conference in appearance, tall and pear shaped with extensive russet. The skin colour is variable, normally a yellow-cream color but it may sometimes be flushed from exposure to sunlight.