| Variety | THESE PAGES WILL BE UPDATED IN THE AUTUMN, WITH VARIETIES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE WINTER
Description |
Rootstock |
| Baronne de Mello | Small, golden brown, russetted pear with good aromatic flavour. Ready Oct-Nov | sold out |
| Bergamy | Kirchensaller | |
| Beth | Small sweet and juicy, smooth pale yellow skin when fully ripe, excellent garden variety, Kent 1938 | sold out |
| Betty Prosser | Perry pear | Kirchensaller |
| 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 |
| Blakeney Red | The most common perry pear which could also be stewed and used to dye soldiers’ khaki uniforms. Very reliable, heavy cropper. | Kirchensaller |
| Brandy | Small, green/yellow perry pear with an attractive red flush. Ready in October. Small/medium sized tree. Gloucestershire 19th Century | Kirchensaller |
| Brown Bess | Perry pear | Kirchensaller |
| Butt | This old perry pear does not rot down easily so there is a saying ‘Gather your Butts one year, mill them the next, and drink the year after.’ | 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. | Quince A |
| Conference | Reliable cropper, excellent flavour, self-fertile, Hertfordshire 19th Century. | Pyrus Communis, Quince A |
| Doyenne du Comice | Medium/large yellow fruit often with a red flush, rich juicy flavour, grow with Concorde for reliable pollination, 19th century. | Pyrus Communis |
| Gorham | Raised in 1910 by Richard Wellington at the New York State Agricultural Experimental Station, USA from a cross between Williams Bon Chretien and Josephine de Malines. Small to medium sized fruit. Very variable conical to pyriform shape. Greenish yellow skin with variable amounts of fine brown russetting. Creamy white, juicy, smooth textured flesh. Sweet with a musky flavour. A good dessert variety but also useful for cooking. Upright tree of moderate vigour. Reliable, moderate to good cropper. Recommended as a good pollinator for Doyenne du Comice. | Kirchensaller |
| Hendre Huffcap | A valued variety with excellent orchard and perry making qualities. | Kirchensaller |
| Humbug | Small green/yellow and pink striped fruit. Can be eaten fresh or cooked. Even young shoots are striped. | sold out |
| Onward | Sweet rich and juicy reliable dessert variety, pale green/yellow skin with a slight pink flush. | Kirchensaller |
| Pitmaston Duchess | Very large, juicy dessert pear. | sold out |
| Pyrus Pyraster | Kirchensaller | |
| Teegar | Kirchensaller | |
| Wahlische Schnapsbirne | Kirchensaller | |
| Whinnal’s Longdon | This variety repeatedly won the Long Ashton perry competition. It was blended with Hendre Huffcap | sold out |
| Williams | Known world wide as “Bartlett” this variety provides regular crops of sweet and juicy fruit, Berkshire 18th Century. | sold out |
| Winter Nelis | A very late, good cropping variety, fruit ready November – January. Flowers late too, so is more likely to avoid frosts. | sold out |
| Zucker | Kirchensaller |
Quince A = Semi Vigorous
Pyrus Communis + Kirchensaller = Very Vigorous
Prices:
Bush/halfstandard on Quince A = £18.00
Maidens on Pyrus Communis and Kirchensaller, and Quince A = £15.00
Straightlead on Pyrus Communis and Kirchensaller = £18.00-£20.00 depending on size