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Pollination of Sensation pear trees

Sensation (Pyrus communis)  is in flowering group 3. Sensation is not self-fertile and needs a pollination partner of a different variety nearby.Choose another variety

Varieties that will pollinate Sensation in our catalogue

  • Benita Rafzas

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    Benita Rafzas is an unusual cross between an Asian and European pear.
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Early
    • Bethin stock

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      An easy and reliable early-season pear, with a very good melting flavour.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Early
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Quince Eline
      • Quince A
    • Beurre Superfinin stock

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      A traditional French 19th century pear, widely considered one of the best for flavour.
      • Flowering group: 4
      • Partially self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Pyrodwarf
    • Blakeney Red

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      A popular perry pear, and one of the most reliable croppers. Produces a medium-tannin juice.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Brandy

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        A mid-season English perry pear which produces a low-tannin juice.
        • Flowering group: 3
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking: Late
        • Celebration NUVARin stock

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          Nuvar Celeberation is a large modern dessert pear.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Not self-fertile
          • Picking: Late
          • Available rootstocks:
          • Quince A
        • Christie

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          Christie is a traditional Scottish dessert pear.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Not self-fertile
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          • Clapps Favourite

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            An attractive red-flushed early-season pear from the USA.
            • Flowering group: 4
            • Not self-fertile
            • Picking: Early
            • Concordein stock

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              A marriage of Conference and Comice - Concorde is easy to grow, heavy crops, excellent flavour.
              • Flowering group: 4
              • Partially self-fertile
              • Picking: Late
              • Available rootstocks:
              • Quince Eline
              • Quince A
              • Pyrodwarf
              • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller
            • Conferencein stock

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              Conference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to the UK climate.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Good pollinator
              • Self-fertile
              • Picking: Mid
              • Available rootstocks:
              • Quince Eline
              • Quince A
              • Pyrodwarf
            • Conference Moors Giant

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              Moors Giant is a natural sport of the popular Conference pear - all the same qualities, but with much larger fruit size.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Good pollinator
              • Self-fertile
              • Picking: Mid
              • Fondante d'Automnein stock

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                An old fashioned French pear with a notably sweet flavour.
                • Flowering group: 4
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Late
                • Available rootstocks:
                • Quince A
                • Pyrodwarf
              • Ginin stock

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                A rare English perry pear variety with good disease resistance and medium acid and tannins.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Very late
                • Available rootstocks:
                • Pyrodwarf
              • Glou Morceauin stock

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                A traditional 18th century Belgian pear with a notably rich sweet flavour.
                • Flowering group: 2
                • Good pollinator
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Late
                • Available rootstocks:
                • Quince A
              • Gorhamin stock

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                A reliable early 20th century American pear, with a sweet creamy flesh.
                • Flowering group: 4
                • Self-fertile
                • Picking: Mid
                • Available rootstocks:
                • Pyrodwarf
              • Hendre Huffcap

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                A well-known English perry pear variety, and a reliable cropper. Makes a light, low-tannin perry.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Late
                • Humbug

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                  Humbug is an unusual pear variety, the fruits have distinctive green and yellow stripes.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Invinciblein stock

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                    Invincible is a high quality pear which can also cope with difficult conditions.
                    • Flowering group: 2
                    • Good pollinator
                    • Partially self-fertile
                    • Picking: Mid
                    • Available rootstocks:
                    • Pyrodwarf
                    • Pyrus c. Kirchensaller
                  • Josephine de Malinesin stock

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                    A classic 19th century winter pear with a high quality flavour.
                    • Flowering group: 4
                    • Not self-fertile
                    • Picking: Very late
                    • Available rootstocks:
                    • Pyrodwarf
                  • Kumoi

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                    One of the most popular Asian pears, with a firm flesh and sweet flavour.
                    • Flowering group: 2
                    • Partially self-fertile
                    • Picking: Late
                    • Moonglowin stock

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                      A high quality early season dessert and culinary pear, very resistant to fireblight.
                      • Flowering group: 3
                      • Good pollinator
                      • Not self-fertile
                      • Picking: Early
                      • Available rootstocks:
                      • Quince A
                      • Pyrodwarf
                    • Obeliskin stock

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                      A useful dwarf pear tree for small gardens, it grows with a tidy upright habit and is self-fertile.
                      • Flowering group: 3
                      • Self-fertile
                      • Picking: Late
                      • Available rootstocks:
                      • Quince A
                      • Pyrodwarf
                    • Olympicin stock

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                      Olympic has potentially the largest fruits of any Asian pear variety.
                      • Flowering group: 4
                      • Not self-fertile
                      • Picking: Late
                      • Available rootstocks:
                      • Pyrodwarf
                    • Onwardin stock

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                      Onward is high quality dessert pear, related to Doyenne du Comice but easier to grow.
                      • Flowering group: 4
                      • Not self-fertile
                      • Picking: Mid
                      • Available rootstocks:
                      • Quince Eline
                      • Quince A
                    • Packham's Triumphin stock

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                      Perhaps the best known Australian pear, producing large quantities of small but sweet-flavoured pears.
                      • Flowering group: 3
                      • Not self-fertile
                      • Picking: Late
                      • Available rootstocks:
                      • Pyrodwarf
                    • Santa Clausin stock

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                      As the name suggests, Santa Claus is a late ripening dessert pear which keeps until Christmas.
                      • Flowering group: 4
                      • Not self-fertile
                      • Picking: Very late
                      • Available rootstocks:
                      • Pyrodwarf
                    • Shinseikiin stock

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                      This popular Asian pear variety is well suited to the UK climate, and produces crisp sweet-flavoured pears.
                      • Flowering group: 2
                      • Partially self-fertile
                      • Picking: Early
                      • Available rootstocks:
                      • Pyrodwarf
                    • Thornin stock

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                      An ancient pear variety from Gloucestershire, now used mainly for perry production.
                      • Flowering group: 3
                      • Not self-fertile
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                      • Available rootstocks:
                      • Pyrodwarf
                    • Winnals Longdon

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                      A traditional Herefordshire perry pear variety, produces a low tannin perry.
                      • Flowering group: 3
                      • Not self-fertile
                      • Picking: Late
                      • Winter Nelisin stock

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                        A late-season dessert pear from Belgium, with an excellent sweet flavour.
                        • Flowering group: 4
                        • Not self-fertile
                        • Picking: Late
                        • Available rootstocks:
                        • Quince A
                      • Yellow Huffcap

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                        Yellow Huffcap is a well-known English perry pear.
                        • Flowering group: 3
                        • Not self-fertile
                        • Picking: