Sold out

sold outsold out

Variety	Description	Rootstock
Bergamy		Kirchensaller
Betty Prosser	Perry pear	soldout
Beurre Hardy	Light green pear covered with bronze russet. Tender, juicy with a rose water flavour. Good reliable cropper. 1820.	sold out
Black Worcester	A very old (16th century) cooking pear, that was probably used for perry too. It features on the Worcestershire coat of arms.	sold out
Brown Bess	Perry pear
Buttersend	Perry pear	sold out
Cannock	A general purpose pear, possibly first grown in the Forest of Dean	sold out
Champagner Bratbirne		Kirchensaller
Concorde	Large yellow fruit with a pale yellow flesh, that is sweet and juicy. Very heavy cropper and a compact grower, ideal for pollinating Doyenne du Comice. Self-fertile.	sold out
Conference	Reliable cropper, excellent flavour, self-fertile, Hertfordshire 19th Century.	sold out
Doyenne du Comice	Medium/large yellow fruit often with a red flush, rich juicy flavour, grow with Concorde for reliable pollination, 19th century.	sold out
Greggs Pit	Perry pear	sold out
Green Chisel		Kirchensaller
Grey Cattern		Kirchensaller
Hartpury Green	Perry pear	Kirchensaller
Harvest Pear		Kirchensaller
Josephine de Malines	Raised by Major Esperen in Malines, Belgium c 1830. Named after his wife Josephine. Small, short conical fruit. Pale green skin ripening to yellow. Variable amount of greenish russet particularly around the stalk. White, very smooth, melting flesh. Sweet with a fine aromatic flavour. Best grown in a warm location and picked as late as possible to allow the flavour to develop fully. Keeps well in storage.	Kirchensaller
Painted Lady		Kirchensaller
Pyrus Pyraster		Kirchensaller
Red Cattern		Kirchensaller
Stoneyway	Perry pear	Kirchensaller
Teegar		Kirchensaller
Thorn	An old variety first recorded in 1811. One of the more common perry varieties, that produces a good quality perry. Can also be cooked and eaten fresh.	Kirchensaller
Wahlische Schnapsbirne		Kirchensaller
Water Lugg	Perry pear	sold out
Whinnal’s Longdon	This variety repeatedly won the Long Ashton perry competition. It was blended with Hendre Huffcap.	Kirchensaller
Williams	Known world wide as “Bartlett” this variety provides regular crops of sweet and juicy fruit, Berkshire 18th Century.	sold out
Zucker		Kirchensaller

 

Quince A = Semi Vigorous

Pyrus Communis + Kirchensaller = Very Vigorous

Prices:

Halfstandard  on Quince A    = £20.00

Maidens on Pyrus Communis and Kirchensaller, and Quince A =  £15.00

Straightlead  on Pyrus Communis and Kirchensaller = £20.00