Cornelie is a traditional an early-season dessert pear. The pears are usually ripe towards the end of August, when the skin starts to turn from green to yellow. Pick them while they are still hard and leave them to ripen in a fruit bowl.
Next deliveries: December 2024 - February 2025
Let me know when Cornelie pear trees are back in stock.
If you do not hear from us by March you can contact us to pre-order for next autumn.
Cornelie was raised by the famous Belgian pear enthusiast Jean-Baptiste Van Mons, who lived in Louvain in the 1840s and was responsible for developing many of the traditional dessert pears we know today.