THIS PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH VARIETIES GROWING FOR WINTER ’22-’23
THERE MAYBE SOME CHANGES AS THE GROWING SEASON CONTINUES.
| Variety | Description | Rootstock |
| Barnett | Perry pear | Kirchensaller |
| Bergamy | Kirchensaller | |
| 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. | Quince A |
| Boy Pear | A very old perry pear | Kirchensaller |
| Brandy | Perry pear | Pyrus Communis |
| Butt | Perry pear | Kirchensaller |
| Cannock | A general purpose pear, possibly first grown in the Forest of Dean | Kirchensaller |
| Claret | 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
Kirchensaller |
| Conference | Reliable cropper, excellent flavour, self-fertile, Hertfordshire 19th Century. | Quince A Kirchensaller |
| Doyenne du Comice | Medium/large yellow fruit often with a red flush, rich juicy flavour, grow with Concorde for reliable pollination, 19th century. | Quince A, Pyrus Communis |
| Gorham | Dessert pear | Pyrus Communis |
| Green Olive | Perry pear | Kirchensaller |
| Greggs Pit | Perry pear | Kirchensaller |
| Hartpury Green | Perry pear | Pyrus Communis |
| Harvest Pear | Perry pear | Pyrus Communis |
| Hendre Huffcap | Perry pear | Pyrus Communis |
| Honey Dew | Perry pear | Pyrus Communis |
| Merrylegs | Perry pear | Kirchensaller |
| Newbridge | Perry pear | Kirchensaller |
| Snake Pole | Perry pear | Kirchensaller |
| Strawberry Pear | Pyrus Communis | |
| Stoneyway | Perry pear | Kirchensaller |
| Taynton Codlin | Perry pear | Kirchensaller |
| Teegar | Perry pear | Pyrus Communis |
| Thurston Red | Also known as Dymock Red | Kirchensaller |
| Tumper | Perry pear | Kirchensaller |
| Turners Barn | Perry pear | Pyrus Communis |
| Williams | Known world wide as “Bartlett” this variety provides regular crops of sweet and juicy fruit, Berkshire 18th Century. | Quince A Kirchensaller |
| Yellow Huffcap | Perry pear | Pyrus Communis |
Quince A = Semi Vigorous
Pyrus Communis + Kirchensaller = Very Vigorous
Prices:
Halfstandard on Quince A = £24.00
Maidens on Pyrus Communis and Kirchensaller, and Quince A = £18.00
Bush on Quince A = £24.00
Straightlead on Pyrus Communis and Kirchensaller = £24.00