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3 varieties
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Flowering group
- 4
Picking season
- Late
Self-fertility
- Not self-fertile
Category
- Dessert pear trees
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Categories
Apples
6
Cooking apples
1
Eating apples
6
Red-flesh apples
1
Apricots
1
Cherries
1
Pears
4
Dessert pears
3
Cooking pears
1
Plums
1
Gages
1
Stock availability
All
3
Available to pre-order
2
Not in stock
1
Graft to order
0
Rootstocks
BA29
2
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Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
1
Average
1
Experienced
1
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
1
Not self-fertile
3
Flowering group
?
1
2
3
2
4
3
5
6
Pollinating others
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Good
Average
1
Poor
2
Ploidy
?
Diploid
3
Triploid
Fruit bearing
?
Spur-bearer
3
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
3
Mild damp climates
Warm climates
2
Using
Picking period
early June
mid-June
late June
early July
mid-July
late July
early August
mid-August
late August
early September
mid-September
1
late September
early October
mid-October
2
late October
early November
mid-November
late November
Picking season
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Very early
Early
1
Mid
1
Late
3
Very late
Season of use
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1-3 days
1 week
2
2-3 weeks
1
1-2 months
3 months or more
Cropping
?
Heavy
Good
2
Light
1
Food uses
Eating fresh
3
Culinary
1
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Problems
Disease resistance
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Good
1
Average
2
Poor
Scab
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Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Mildew
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Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
Bacterial canker
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Silverleaf
Very resistant
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Fruit splitting
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Fire blight
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
1
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
2
Germany
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Poland
Russia
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
2
1850 - 1899
1
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
2000
Flowering month
February
March
April
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Light green
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Brown
Crimson
Gold
1
Green
Green - light
2
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
1
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
1
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
Fruit size
Small
Average
Large
2
Very large
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Varieties list
Pear trees
Beurre Hardy
One of the classic French pears, with a very good flavour, but needs a warm sheltered situation.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pear trees
Doyenne du Comice
Doyenne du Comice is considered one of the best flavoured of all pears.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pear trees
Legipont
Legipont or Fondante de Charneu is a traditional Belgian dessert pear, ripening in mid-September.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile