Allotment Vegetable Growing |
Saturday 21 November 2009 Allotment Diary |
Vegetable Seeds, Plants, Fruit and Nut Trees |
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Pear Trees
Fruit Trees, Nut Trees and Fruit BushesIf you are going to plant a tree or bush, then it is going to be there for some years. So it's well worth spending some time looking at the different varieties and going for something that will be productive and providing you with a good crop in years to come. Time spent to prepare the ground properly will repay you many times over. Pear ConcordeA superb pear for the garden. The flavoursome fruit is ready to pick in September and stores well for up to 8 weeks. Forms a very manageable, nicely compact tree. Grown on a 'Quince A' rootstock giving a tree with moderate vigour and promoting pears to fr Price: £18.95 More Information from Suttons Seeds Pear InvincibleA superb new midseason pear that is ready to pick around the first week in October. Known as a 'butter pear' as its velvety flesh lacks the grittiness found in some other varieties. For best results pick fruits whilst still firm and they'll store at least until Christmas. Bring them indoors as needed and they will ripen in a day or so when the rich aromatic flavour and delicious juiciness can be enjoyed to the full! Price: £18.95 More Information from Dobies Pear InvincibleA superb new midseason pear that is ready to pick around the first week in October. Invincible is known as a 'butter pear' as its velvety flesh lacks the grittiness found in some other varieties. Price: £18.95 More Information from Suttons Seeds Pear Red WilliamsAn excellent, easy to grow early variety for picking from late August, to eat during September. It produces highly desirable fruit that have an attractive and uniform red sheen when they're ripe. And the taste? - in our taste tests we found them absolutely delicious! Price: £18.95 More Information from Dobies Pears ConcordeAn excellent self-fertile pear for the garden. The flavoursome fruit is ready to pick in September and stores well for up to 8 weeks. Forms a very manageable, nicely compact tree. Pears are one of the easiest of garden fruit trees with very few pest, disease or other cultural problems. Grown on a 'Quince A' rootstock. Price: £18.95 More Information from Dobies Pear DelsanneExceptionally good flavour A first-class variety, producing a reliably good harvest of unusual, round, tan-skinned fruits which boast an exceptionally good flavour. Ready to pick from late September, they can be stored in a cool place until at least February! Pears are one of the easiest of garden fruit trees with very few pest, disease or other cultural problems. Grown on a 'Quince A' rootstock giving a tree with moderate vigour and promoting pears to fruit at an early age. Price: £18.95 More Information from Dobies Pear DelsanneExceptionally good flavour A first-class variety, producing a reliably good harvest of unusual, round, tan-skinned fruits which boast an exceptionally good flavour. Ready to pick from late September, they can be stored in a cool place until at least February! Pears are one of the easiest of garden fruit trees with very few pest, disease or other cultural problems. Grown on a 'Quince A' rootstock giving a tree with moderate vigour and promoting pears to fruit at an early age. Price: £18.95 More Information from Dobies Pear : ConcordeA manageable, compact, tree ideal for container growing. A heavy crop, even on a young tree, is produced of pale green large pears with firm flesh and excellent flavour. Price: £18.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Pear : ConferenceThe best known of all pears, excellent eaten as a dessert pear but also exceptional when cooked, as the long bell shaped fruits with firm flesh can be eaten hard or fully ripe with a smooth juicy flavour. Price: £18.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Pear : Delsanne® - Double U CordonA small tree produces unusual round shaped fruits with a smooth tan skin and exceptional flavour. Ready to harvest in late September, and if stored in a cool place will keep until at least February. Price: £69.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Pear : Williams' Bon ChretienAn early fruiting variety producing large yellow non-gritty fruits with an excellent sweet and juicy flavour. These strong growing trees are partially self-fertile but make the ideal planting partner for Conference or Concorde to aid pollination and increase the yield. Price: £18.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Pear CollectionCollection comprises 1 tree each of Pear Conference Pear Concorde Pear Williams’ Bon Chretien Price: £46.97 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Pear : Delsanne® (Gold Ember)Easy-to-grow, golden-skinned with a sweet, delicious, inner white flesh grow on a petite tree. Pear Delsanne® is ideal for smaller gardens. Price: £18.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Pear : Family Pear TreeThe ideal trees for small gardens. Three varieties have been grafted onto one tree and will crop at different times, so extending the picking season. Will grow in a container holding at least 30 litres of compost. If you only have room for one tree, then this is the tree for you! Varieties: Williams, Conference & Comice. Price: £34.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Pear : Nashi Pear (Asian Pear)A refreshing mix of pear and apple, Nashi Pear combines the shape and crispness of an apple with the speckled skin, grainy texture and flavour of a pear. Price: £27.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan
Please note that all prices and descriptions on this site are believed correct but should be confirmed on the relevant site prior to order. Please let me know if you find an error via the contact page Copyright Information: The Images, seed Descriptions and Titles on this page are used with permission of the copyright holders - Dobies Seeds, Suttons Seeds, Alan Titchmarsh Seeds, Thompson & Morgan
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