Frank P Matthews 
A medium-sized, upright tree with shiny, oval, dark green leaves and white flowers in spring. Fruit is medium-sized, conical, pale green to yellow with variable russeting and fine, cream, sweet, juicy, aromatic flesh. A reliable, self-fertile variety, in pollination group 4. Fruit ripen in early autumn and store for a month or two
2.5-4 metres
2.5-4 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Needs a deep, fertile, moist but well-drained, fairly neutral soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Will not thrive on very acid soils, shallow chalk soils or with shade for more than half the day. See Pears or pear cultivation for further advice
Propagate by grafting or budding onto a clonal rootstock for fruit. Fruit grown from pips will not resemble the parent
Thin fruit in late spring or early summer to improve size and quality. See fruit thinning. Regular pruning required; prune cordons and other restricted forms in summer and all trees in winter. Further pruning advice: pruning new pear trees, summer pear pruning, winter pear pruning, renovating pear trees, pruning established fans
May be susceptible to aphids, caterpillars, codling moth, pear blister mite, pear midge and pear and cherry slugworm
May be susceptible to blossom wilt, brown rot, fireblight, pear scab, European pear rust and honey fungus (rarely)