Our Variety Assessment

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

Conference is the dependable choice in this selection. It crops regularly, adapts to many training systems and can even set fruit alone, although another pear improves production. The juicy, sweet and versatile fruit can be enjoyed firm or fully melting. The tree may overcrop, reducing fruit size and encouraging biennial bearing. Its strength is reliability rather than exceptional aromatic intensity.

Conference

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

Conference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to temperate climates in north-west Europe.

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: 2426 Categories: Dessert pear trees, Pear trees

Description

Conference is the most widely-grown pear variety in the UK. It crops heavily and reliably, and will grow in most situations.

It is also one of the few pear varieties to be reliably self-fertile in most situations, so you don’t usually need another pollinator nearby. Furthermore it is a good pollinator for many other pears.

The skin is usually partially covered in golden-green russet.

A home-grown Conference pear, picked just before it is fully ripe, has an excellent flavour that should not disappoint.