Pear Tree Cultivars

Information about Pear Tree Varieties (cultivars ) including pollination groups, type of fruit and cropping season

See Also - Pear Rootstocks | How to grow Pears | Tree Forms

All pear fruit trees are pollinated by insects, however many pear trees need to be planted near to another apple tree of a different cultivar (variety) to ensure a good crop, so choosing the right pear tree cultivars is of the utmost importance to avoid disappointment. The information below will make it easy for you to choose suitable pear tree(s).

Although there are a few cultivars available which are self fertile, i.e. they pollinate themselves with no need for another tree, unless you are absolutely sure of what you are buying, it’s best to err on the side of caution and buy two different cultivars of pear trees to ensure you get a reasonable crop of apples. If you have lots of pear trees nearby in neighbouring gardens or allotments, you may get away with buying just one tree so long as the distance isn’t too great.

Before you buy your trees, consideration must be given to the flowering time of the trees being purchased to guarantee the flowers from all trees blossom at around the same time so that insects can cross-pollinate.

Below is a chart showing some popular pear cultivars available which have been grouped in accordance to their flowering time. It is therefore important to choose trees which are either in the same group or from adjacent groups. For example, any tree from group C can be pollinated by any tree from group B or Group D

Self-Sterile = need another cultivar to produce a reasonable crop

Self-Fertile = will produce a reasonable crop if planted singly

Part Self-Fertile = produce a better crop if planted close to another cultivar

Early Season - Harvest July - Mid August

Mid Season - Harvest Late August - September

Late Season - Harvest October - November

Cultivar (names Variety	Use	Crop Season	Pollination group	Fertility
Beurre Alexandre Lucas	Dessert	Late	B	Self-sterile
Bianchettone	Dessert	Early	B	Self-sterile
Chalk	Dessert	Early	B	Self-sterile
Green Pear of Yair	Dessert	Early	B	Self-sterile
Madame Treyve	Dessert	Mid	B	Self-sterile
Marechal de Cour	Dessert	Mid	B	Self-sterile
Precoce de Trevoux	Dessert	Early	B	Self-sterile
Sucree de Montlucon	Dessert	Late	B	Self-sterile
Virgouleuse	Dessert	Late	B	Self-sterile
Baronne de Melo	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-sterile
Belle Guerandais	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-sterile
Bergamotte d'Esperen	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Beurre Clairgeau	Dual	Mid	C	Self-sterile
Beurre d'Amanlis	Dessert	Early	C	Self-sterile
Beurre Diel	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-sterile
Beurre Gris d'Hiver	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Beurre Six	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Black Worcester	Culinary	Late	C	Self-sterile
Bonne de Beugny	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-sterile
Conference	Dessert	Mid	C	Part self-fertile
Doyenne Boussoch	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-sterile
Doyenne d'Ete	Dessert	Early	C	Self-sterile
Duchesse d'Angouleme	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-sterile
Duchesse de Bordeau	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Durondeau	Dessert	Mid	C	Part self-fertile
Easter Beurre	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Emile d'Heyst	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-sterile
Fair Maid	Dessert	Early	C	Self-sterile
Forelle	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Jargonelle	Dessert	Early	C	Self-sterile
Louise Bonne of Jersey	Dessert	Mid	C	Part self-fertile
Marguerite de Marillat	Dessert	Early	C	Self-sterile
Mertin Sec	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Packham's Triumph	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-sterile
Passe Crassane	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Robin	Dual	Early	C	Self-sterile
Shinseki Asian Pear	Dessert	Early	C	Self-sterile
Shinsui Asian Pear	Dessert	Early	C	Self-sterile
Twentieth Century Asian Pear	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-sterile
Uvedale's St Germain	Culinary	Late	C	Self-sterile
Vicar of Winkfield	Culinary	Late	C	Self-sterile
Abbe Fetel	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Belle Julie	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Bergamotte d'Automne	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Beth	Dessert	Early	D	Self-sterile
Beurre Dubuisson	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Beurre Hardy	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Beurre Hardy (Red)	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Beurre Rance	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Beurre Sterckman's	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Beurre Superfin	Dual	Mid	D	Part self-fertile
Bishop's Thumb	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Bon-Chretien d'Hiver	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Brandy	Perry	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Bristol Cross	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Catillac	Culinary	Late	D	Self-sterile
Chaumontel	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Citron des Carmes	Dessert	Early	D	Self-sterile
Clapps Favourite	Dual	Early	D	Self-sterile
Comte de Lamy	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Doyenne Georges Boucher	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Dr Jules Guyot	Dual	Early	D	Part self-fertile
Fertility (Improved)	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Fondante d'Automne	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Foremost (Laxton's)	Dessert	Early	D	Self-sterile
Gansel's Bergamot	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Glou Morceau	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Hacon's Incomparable	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Hellen's Early	Perry	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Hessle	Dual	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Josephine de Malines	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Le Lectier	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Marie Louise	Dessert	Mid	D	Part self-fertile
Merton Pride	Dessert	Early	D	Self-sterile
Merton Star	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Messire Jean	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Moonglow	Dual	Early	D	Self-sterile
Moorcroft	Perry	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Olivier de Serres	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Pitmaston Duchesse	Dual	Mid	D	Self-sterile
President Barabe	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Redbald	Dual	Early	D	Self-sterile
Roosevelt	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Seckel	Dual	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Sensation	Dessert	Early	D	Self-sterile
Starkrimson	Dual	Early	D	Self-sterile
Swan's Egg	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Thompson's	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Thorn	Perry	Early	D	Self-sterile
Triomphe de Vienne	Dessert	Early	D	Self-sterile
Williams (Red)	Dual	Early	D	Self-sterile
Williams Bon Chretien	Dual	Early	D	Part self-fertile
Windsor	Dessert	Early	D	Self-sterile
Winter Nelis	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Zephirin Gregoire	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Beurre Bedford	Dessert	Mid	E	Self-sterile
Beurre Bosc	Dual	Mid	E	Self-sterile
Beurre d'Avalon	Dessert	Mid	E	Self-sterile
Beurre Mortillet	Dessert	Early	E	Self-sterile
Blickling	Dessert	Late	E	Self-sterile
Comice (Doyenne de)	Dessert	Mid	E	Self-sterile
Comice (Red)	Dessert	Mid	E	Self-sterile
Concorde	Dessert	Mid	E	Part self-fertile
Doyenne Blanc	Dessert	Mid	E	Self-sterile
English Caillot Rosat	Dessert	Early	E	Self-sterile
Eva Baltet	Dessert	Mid	E	Self-sterile
Gorham	Dual	Early	E	Part self-fertile
Invincible® delwinor	Dual	Mid	E	Self-fertile
Nouveau Poiteau	Dessert	Mid	E	Self-sterile
Onward	Dessert	Mid	E	Self-sterile
Santa Claus	Dessert	Late	E	Self-sterile
Double de Guerre	Dessert	Late	F	Self-sterile

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