Our Variety Assessment

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

Concorde successfully delivers the compromise promised by its parentage, combining the reliability and elongated shape of Conference with finer, sweeter and more aromatic flesh inherited from Comice. The tree begins cropping relatively quickly and suits a family orchard well. We would favour it over Comice where consistent production matters, although its flavour is slightly less rich.

Concorde

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

A marriage of Conference and Comice – Concorde is easy to grow, heavy crops, excellent flavour.

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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

Kirchensaller – approx. 6 m mature height

Pyrodwarf – approx. 4 m mature height

Quince BA29 – approx. 3 m mature height

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SKU: 6280 Categories: Dessert pear trees, Pear trees

Description

Concorde is a fairly new variety, but combines the strengths of two classic 19th century varieties. From Conference it inherits reliability and cropping potential, and excellent suitability for the temperate climate. From Doyenne du Comice it inherits top quality flavour. The result is a pear that has both an excellent flavour and yet is fairly easy to grow.

The fruit is very similar to Conference in appearance, tall and pear shaped with extensive russet. The skin colour is variable, normally a yellow-cream color but it may sometimes be flushed from exposure to sunlight.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

English variety bred at East Malling Research Station, cross made in 1968, selected in 1977 then commercially released in 1994.

Origin

Period of origin

USDA zone

Flowering

Harvest period

Eating / keeping period

Use

Sweetness / acidity

Disease resistance

Self-fertility

Partially self-fertile

Pollinator value

Good pollinizer

Ploidy

Diploid

Origin and identity

Parentage

Doyenné du Comice x Conférence

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Medium vigour, upright habit

Quince compatibility

Good compatibility with quince rootstock.

Disease behaviour

Scab

Low susceptibility to scab

Pollination

Compatible pollinating varieties

For reliable fruit set, plant at least one variety with a compatible flowering period nearby. Flowering period: 4 - late.

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Harvest calendar

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About 15 days earlier

September 1-15

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At the same time

September 15-30

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Additional variety information for Concorde is provided in partnership with Orange Pippin.