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Pollination of President Heron pear trees

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

Varieties that will pollinate President Heron in our catalogue

  • Beurre d'Anjouin stock

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    Beurre d'Anjou is a highly-regarded traditional French dessert pear with melting sweet flesh.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Late
    • Available rootstocks:
    • BA29
    • PyroDwarf
  • Beurre Lebrunin stock

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    Beurre Lebrun is a high-quality French mid-season dessert pear, with a fine sweet flesh.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Mid
    • Available rootstocks:
    • BA29
    • PyroDwarf
  • 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:
    • BA29
  • Clapp's Favorite

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

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      Clement's pear is a high quality French dessert pear, very similar to Williams / Bartlett.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Mid
      • Available rootstocks:
      • BA29
      • PyroDwarf
    • Concorde

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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
      • Conferencein stock

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        Conference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to temperate climates in north-west Europe.
        • Flowering group: 3
        • Self-fertile
        • Picking: Mid
        • Available rootstocks:
        • BA29
      • Corneliein stock

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        Cornelie is a traditional sweet buttery French dessert pear.
        • Flowering group: 3
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking: Early
        • Available rootstocks:
        • BA29
        • PyroDwarf
      • De Sangin stock

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        A traditional heavy-cropping late-season cooking pear, originating from northern France and Belgium.
        • Flowering group: 4
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking: Very late
        • Available rootstocks:
        • PyroDwarf
        • Kirchensaller
      • Deveci

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        Deveci is a large late-season eating pear, originating from Turkey.
        • Flowering group: 3
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking: Very late
        • Fondante d'Automne

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          An old fashioned French pear with a notably sweet flavour.
          • Flowering group: 4
          • Not self-fertile
          • Picking: Late
          • Hendre Huffcapin stock

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            A well-known English perry pear variety, and a reliable cropper. It makes a light, low-tannin perry.
            • Flowering group: 3
            • Not self-fertile
            • Picking: Late
            • Available rootstocks:
            • PyroDwarf
          • Hosui

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            Hosui has perhaps the best flavour of any Asian pear - it is very juicy and very sweet.
            • Flowering group: 4
            • Not self-fertile
            • Picking: Early
            • 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
              • Legipontin stock

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                Legipont or Fondante de Charneu is a traditional Belgian dessert pear, ripening in mid-September.
                • Flowering group: 4
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Late
                • Available rootstocks:
                • PyroDwarf
              • Louise Bonne

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                Louise Bonne is a pretty red-flushed French pear variety with sweet melting flesh.
                • Flowering group: 2
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Mid
                • Marguerite Marillatin stock

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                  Marguerite Marillat is a traditional pear raised by Mr Marillat in the 1870s and named after his wife.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Mid
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • BA29
                  • PyroDwarf
                • Morettiniin stock

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                  An early season dessert pear with a good flavour.
                  • Flowering group: 2
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Early
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • BA29
                • Packham's Triumph

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                  Perhaps the best-known Australian pear, producing large quantities of sweet-flavoured pears.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Precoce Henin

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                    Precoce Henin is an early-season eating pear with a rich sweet melting flesh.
                    • Flowering group: 3
                    • Self-fertile
                    • Picking: Early
                    • Red Williams

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                      A red-coloured sport of the popular Williams pear, with a similar good flavour.
                      • Flowering group: 3
                      • Not self-fertile
                      • Picking: Early
                      • Saint Jean d'Hardelot

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                        One of the earliest-ripening pears, you should be able to pick them at the end of June.
                        • Flowering group: 3
                        • Not self-fertile
                        • Picking: Very early
                        • Shinseiki

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                          This popular early-season Asian / Nashi pear variety produces crisp sweet-flavoured pears, which can be kept for up to 3 months.
                          • Flowering group: 2
                          • Partially self-fertile
                          • Picking: Early
                          • Stark Crimson

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                            A red form of Clapp's Favorite, also known as Kalle. The pears have a sweet flavor, and ripen in late summer.
                            • Flowering group: 4
                            • Not self-fertile
                            • Picking: Early
                            • Triompe de Viennein stock

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                              Triomphe de Vienne is a pretty dessert pear, with juicy melting sweet flesh.
                              • Flowering group: 4
                              • Not self-fertile
                              • Picking: Mid
                              • Available rootstocks:
                              • PyroDwarf
                            • Williams

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                              Williams is a classic English pear, also known as Bartlett, with a good flavour and quite easy to grow.
                              • Flowering group: 3
                              • Partially self-fertile
                              • Picking: Early
                              • Winnals Longdonin stock

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                                A traditional English perry pear variety, produces a low tannin perry.
                                • Flowering group: 3
                                • Not self-fertile
                                • Picking: Late
                                • Available rootstocks:
                                • PyroDwarf