‘PEARS’
‘PEARS’
This list has now been updated to include varieties that should be ready for sale this winter.
| Variety | Description | Rootstock |
| Beurre Hardy | Light green fruit with bronze russet, juicy flesh with a distinct flavour. Leaves turn bright red in autumn. | Pyrus Communis |
| Beth | Small sweet and juicy, smooth pale yellow skin when fully ripe, excellent garden variety, Kent 1938 | Pyrus Communis Quince A |
| Black Worcester | A very old cooking pear, that was probably used for perry too. It features on the Worcestershire coat of arms. | Pyrus Communis |
| Blakeney Red | The most common perry pear which could also be stewed and used to dye soldiers' khaki uniforms. | Pyro Dwarf |
| Brandy | A small Gloucestershire perry
pear, pale yellow with a bright red flush, 19th century. |
Pyrus Communis, Pyro Dwarf |
| Cannock | Thought to be a Forest of Dean variety, for perry, cooking and fresh eating if stored. | Pyrus Communis |
| 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 Quince A |
| Gregg's Pit | Once very common in the vicinity of Much Marcle. Presumed to have originated at Gregg's Pit in that village, where a very large specimen still grows. | Pyrus Communis |
| Hendre Huffcap | A valued variety with excellent orchard and perry making qualities. | Pyrus Communis |
| Judge Amplett | Named after a famous Worcestershire assize courts judge, this is a heavy cropping, early harvesting variety. | Pyro Dwarf |
| Oldfield | Originated from Leddington, Gloucestershire, known for it's high quality perry. | Sold out |
| Painted Lady | A beautiful pear appropriately named. May also be eaten. Painted Lady is also a synonym for Blakeney Red, but this is a different variety altogether. | Pyrus Communis |
| Sensation | A sport of 'Williams' the fruit has red skin and the leaves are red in spring, best grown with Comice, Conference or Winter Nelis. | Pyrus Communis Quince A |
| Taynton Early Squash | There are both Late and Early Taynton Squash, there is uncertainty to which is the true Taynton Squash | Pyrus Communis |
| Thorn | Compact growing Gloucestershire perry pear, mentioned as an old variety in 1676. | Pyro Dwarf |
| Williams | Known world wide as "Bartlett" this variety provides regular crops of sweet and juicy fruit, Berkshire 18th Century. | Pyrus Communis Quince A |
| Winter Nelis | A very late, good cropping variety, fruit ready November - January. Flowers late too, so is more likely to avoid frosts. | Pyrus Communis |
| Yellow Huffcap | A large tree, known from Westbury-on-Severn. A heavy cropper producing an excellent quality perry. Widely planted over several hundred years, hence some seven or more synonyms. This pear is noted for the strength and quality of its perry, however fruit should be shaken before it is ripe otherwise it may rot on the tree. | Pyrus Communis |
Quince A = Semi Vigorous
Pyro Dwarf = Somewhere between Q.A. and P.C.
Pyrus Communis = Very Vigorous
Prices:
Bush on Quince A = £15.00
Maidens on Pyrus Communis, Pyro Dwarf and Quince A = £14.00