heirloom pear
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Dwarf Marie Louise D’Uccle pear
Dwarf Marie Louise D'Uccle pear is a fine fleshed pear, buttery, melting, very juicy and richly flavoured, a very heavy cropper, medium sized fruits, green skinned with small amount of a pale cinnamon russetting
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Douyenne Boussuch pear
Douyenne Boussuch is one of our oldest French pears, fruits are very large - can be up to 3 1/2 inches across, round in shape, white flesh melting and juicy, fine brisk vinous juice and a delicate perfume, needs eating before over ripe
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Jargonelle pear
The Jargonelle pear produces super large pears - probably the largest in our collection, absolute monsters, green skin turning to red/brown cheek when mature, excellent cookers
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Dwarf Buttira Precoce Morettini pear
Dwarf Buttira Precoce Morettini pear is grafted to dwarfing rootstock, the pear is from Italian origins, on a dwarfing tree but one of the largest sized fruits of the pears we grow - pick one pear and make a meal for four people! Yellow fruits with very good flavour, slight russeting, firm, juicy, and a very early cropper
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Buttira Precoce Morettini pear
The Buttira Precoce Morettini pear is from Italian origins, one of the largest pears we grow - pick one pear and make a meal for four people! Yellow fruits with very good flavour, slight russeting, firm, juicy, and an early cropper
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Dwarf Vicar of Winkfield pear
Dwarf Vicar of Winkfield pear is a very old English pear, has medium to large green fruits, elongated neck, one of the very latest winter pears to bear, pears useful for culinary purposes, also good fresh eaters, disease resistant
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Williams pear
The Williams pear has become the standard pear variety grown pretty much worldwide. It is a high quality pear with smooth flesh and lovely aroma. Soft skinned and easily bruised, it ripens early to mid season, very good for bottling – keeps its shape and flavour when cooked, seems to do well in many different climates, stands the cold better than most others. The Williams pear is self fertile - will set a crop when planted on its own. Ripens: February/March Pollinates with: Self fertile, Beurre Bosc, Winter Nelis, Winter Cole,Douyenne Du Comice,
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Dwarf L’Inconnue pear
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Dwarf pear grafted to dwarfing rootstock, very old French heirloom, L'Inconnue pear has medium to large yellow fruits with heavy brown russeting, firm, juicy, rich and sugary, one of our favourites, an excellent, heavy cropping, mid - late harvesting winter pear, I dont know of any other nursery having ever grown this pear Ripens: April/May Pollinates with: Williams
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L’Inconnue pear
Very old French heirloom, L'Inconnue pear has medium to large yellow fruits with heavy brown russeting, firm, juicy, rich and sugary, one of our favourites, an excellent, heavy cropping, mid - late harvesting winter pear, I dont know of any other nursery having ever grown this pear Ripens: April/May Pollinates with: Williams
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Josephine pear
The Josephine pear is an early winter pear with excellent fruit quality, rounded fruits, smooth skin, greenish yellow, with a faint blush. Yellowish white flesh is firm but tender, outstanding aroma, juicy, sweet, and rich in flavour. An old French Pear Ripens: April/May Pollinates with: Lemon Bergamot, Packham's Triumph, Beurre Hardy