Pyrus communis ['Conference', 'Doyenné du Comice', 'Williams' Bon Chrétien']

RHS Plant Profile
family pear tree

Size

Time to Maturity
No preference

Botanical Details

Family
Rosaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Pyrus are deciduous trees or shrubs with oval leaves and scented white flowers in spring, followed by green or brown fruits, edible in some species
Name Status
Unresolved

How to Grow

Propagation

Propagate by Chip budding in late summer, or grafting in mid-winter onto a clonal rootstock for pears. Fruit grown from pips is unlikely to resemble the parent