Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Beurré Hardy remains a standard when the priority is exceptionally melting flesh and a distinctive aroma sometimes reminiscent of rose water. The vigorous, hardy tree crops reliably once established and has useful resistance to pear scab. It can be slow to begin bearing, while fruit quality improves in a bright, sheltered position. It is not the quickest choice, but among the finest.

Beurre Hardy

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

One of the classic French pears, with a very good flavour, but needs a warm sheltered situation.

Choose your tree form

1 year old grafted tree – approx. 1–2 m

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

Low-stem tree – approx. 60 cm stem

Standard tree – 1.8 m stem and over

Pear rootstock options

Farold 87 - approx 4.5m mature height

Kirchensaller – approx. 6 m mature height

Pyrodwarf – approx. 4 m mature height

Quince BA29 – approx. 3 m mature height

Quince BA29 with Comice interstem – approx. 3 m mature height

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SKU: 4395 Categories: Dessert pear trees, Pear trees

Description

Beurre Hardy is a classic French eating pear, very typical of the new varieties of pears that were being developed by enthusiasts in France and Belgium in the first half of the 19th century – characterised by very juicy sweet flavours. Many of these varieties are named “beurre”, which translates as “butter-like” in English, a reference to the glistening melting flesh of these pears.

Perhaps not the prettiest of pears, but this a variety you plant for its surpassing flavour.