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Saint Jean d'Hardelot pear trees

(Saint Jean dHardelot)
Pyrus communis
  • Picking season: Very early
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3

Saint Jean d'Hardelot produces small, but very fragrant sweet golden yellow pears.  It is a very early variety and the fruit is generally ready to pick at the end of June or early July, so it is a good variety to start off your summer of fruit production. 

Like all early pear varieties, Saint Jean d'Hardelot pear will not keep long so they are best eaten straight from the tree.

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  • 1 yeartree on Kirchensaller rootstock25.00€
    Very large tree (5m-6m+ after 10 years) Bare-root
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Growing and Training

Saint Jean d'Hardelot is very vigorous and usually grows with an attractive shape. If grafted on a vigorous rootstock it should be long-lived.

As the name suggests this variety was discovered growing in the French coastal town of Hardelot on the English Channel, and it makes a good choice for windy situations.


Saint Jean d'Hardelot characteristics

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Disease resistanceAverage
  • Picking seasonVery early
  • Season of use1-3 days
  • Food usesEating fresh
  • Country of originFrance
  • Period of origin2000
  • Fruit colourGreen / YellowYellow / Red

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  • See also Clapp's Favorite
    Clapp's Favorite
    An attractive red-flushed early-season pear from the USA.
  • See also Conference
    Conference
    Conference is a popular and reliable English pear, well-suited to temperate climates in north-west Europe.
  • See also Legipont
    Legipont
    Legipont or Fondante de Charneu is a traditional Belgian dessert pear, ripening in mid-September.
  • See also Louise Bonne
    Louise Bonne
    Louise Bonne is a pretty red-flushed French pear variety with sweet melting flesh.
  • Trapezitsa
    A very early-season pear for eating fresh, with good resistance to scab.

This variety description was researched and written by Orange Pippin staff. Last checked: 2024.