A medium-sized tree with rather drooping branches, long, oval, shiny leaves and white blossom in spring. Smooth-skinned fruit are pale green to pale yellow with bright red flushing, and pale yellow, juicy flesh with a mild, pleasant flavour. Pick and use in late summer. Not self-fertile, in pollination group 4
4-8 metres
2.5-4 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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| Spring | ||||
| Summer | ||||
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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 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
Prune according to chosen training method. See pruning new pear trees, summer pear pruning, winter pear pruning, renovating pear trees and 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)