Concorde Pear Tree
The Highlights
- What do you get when you cross a Conference Pear with a Doyenne du Comice? Step forward Concorde Pear, which has the best qualities of both! Concorde has been bred for the easy-growing reliability of Conference with the gourmet taste of Doyenne.
- Perfectly suited to the UK climate and good for colder or more exposed areas
- It does not compromise on taste either, with fine, sweet fruits cropping late in the season towards the end of October
- One of the best keeping Pears - pick just before they're ripe and you can store them right up until January
- Exceptional fruit quality - in trials, 80% of Concorde pears were grade 1
- Yields double the crop of both its parent trees - you can expect a good crop within just two years
- RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner (unsurprisingly!)
- Max size H4m x W4m - Quince A
- Partially Self Fertile - Pollination Group 4
- Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPots™.
- Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.
- Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching.
The Highlights
- What do you get when you cross a Conference Pear with a Doyenne du Comice? Step forward Concorde Pear, which has the best qualities of both! Concorde has been bred for the easy-growing reliability of Conference with the gourmet taste of Doyenne.
- Perfectly suited to the UK climate and good for colder or more exposed areas
- It does not compromise on taste either, with fine, sweet fruits cropping late in the season towards the end of October
- One of the best keeping Pears - pick just before they're ripe and you can store them right up until January
- Exceptional fruit quality - in trials, 80% of Concorde pears were grade 1
- Yields double the crop of both its parent trees - you can expect a good crop within just two years
- RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner (unsurprisingly!)
- Max size H4m x W4m - Quince A
- Partially Self Fertile - Pollination Group 4
- Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPots™.
- Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.
- Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching.
Care Guide
Excellent Pest and Disease Resistance
Has excellent resistance to most problems but you should take time to prune to increase air flow. This will prevent the build up of bacterial disease. Keep an eye out for fire blight or pear scab - these are more rare but require further action.MORE
Water in well when planting - read on for ongoing care
Water in thoroughly when planting. For bare root trees, you won't need to water regularly going forward, only water in dry spells when needed. You should be able tell because the leaves will start to wilt and droop. If a container grown tree, it will need more watering until its roots are established. It should be watered every other day or so for the first few months. Then reduce to twice a week until autumn. In the second year it should have a established enough root system to support itself, just water when required as explained above for bare roots. When watering a tree it is important to give a good soaking. It is better to water heavy and less frequently than little and often as this encourages the roots to grow down into the ground.
Happy in most soils
Prefers fertile well draining soil, can also tolerate clay soil but you will need to take some steps to improve drainage in the winter
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Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower