- See also:
- Asian pear trees3
- Cooking pear trees2
Dessert pear trees
Our range of organic dessert pears are ideal for eating fresh, after ripening for a few days in a fruit bowl.
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Beurre d'Anjou
Best sellerBeurre d'Anjou is a highly-regarded traditional French dessert pear with melting sweet flesh.- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Beurre Hardy
One of the classic French pears, with a very good flavour, but needs a warm sheltered situation.- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Beurre Lebrun
Beurre Lebrun is a high-quality French mid-season dessert pear, with a fine sweet flesh.24.00€buy- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Beurre Superfin
A traditional French 19th century pear, widely considered one of the best for flavour.- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Clapp's Favorite
An attractive red-flushed early-season pear from the USA.- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Clement's
Clement's pear is a high quality French dessert pear, very similar to Williams / Bartlett.- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Conference
Best sellerConference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to temperate climates in north-west Europe.23.25€buy- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Doyenne du Comice
Doyenne du Comice is considered one of the best flavoured of all pears.- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Legipont
Legipont or Fondante de Charneu is a traditional Belgian dessert pear, ripening in mid-September.- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Louise Bonne
Best sellerLouise Bonne is a pretty red-flushed French pear variety with sweet melting flesh.- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Marguerite Marillat
Marguerite Marillat is a traditional pear raised by Mr Marillat in the 1870s and named after his wife.23.25€buy- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Precoce Henin
Precoce Henin is an early-season eating pear with a rich sweet melting flesh.- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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President Heron
President Heron is a high-quality French dessert pear, a good choice for the home orchard.- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Sucree de Montlucon
Sucree de Montlucon is an exceptionally sweet dessert pear.- Picking season: Very late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Trapezitsa
A very early-season pear for eating fresh, with good resistance to scab.- Picking season: Very early
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Triompe de Vienne
Triomphe de Vienne is a pretty dessert pear, with juicy melting sweet flesh.- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Williams
Best sellerWilliams is a classic English pear, also known as Bartlett, with a good flavour and quite easy to grow.- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3