Pear tree types

There are three main varieties of pear tree: European, Asian, and hybrid. European pear varieties are the most classic examples of the pears you buy in the store. They have a sweet, juicy quality and include: Bartlett.

What are the best pear trees?
How do I know what kind of pear tree I have?
What is the hardiest pear tree?
What is the best pear tree to grow in the UK?
Can I plant just one pear tree?
Do pear trees produce every year?
What is the most common pear?
What kind of pear is the sweetest?
What is the best ornamental pear tree?
How long do pear trees last?
Do all pear trees need a pollinator?
What are the two types of pear trees?

What are the best pear trees?

Recommended Varieties

'Bartlett', which is the standard choice for pear trees. This tree type is average-size and produces medium to large fruits. ...
'Kieffer', which is resistant to fire blight. This type produces medium fruit and can be used in canning.
'Anjou', which produces light-green fruit with a sweet flavor.

How do I know what kind of pear tree I have?

Each variety of fruiting pear trees produces a distinctive type of pear. The Bartlett pear, for example, is large, soft and bright yellow when ripe. The sugar pear is smaller, with thick red or green skin. Examining the pear is the best way to determine what type of pear tree it is.

What is the hardiest pear tree?

Hardy pears are often small, tasteless and rather mealy. One of the hardiest, John pear, is a good example. Although extremely hardy and the fruit big and beautiful, they are unpalatable. Pears are fairly disease and insect free and are more easily grown organically for just this reason.

What is the best pear tree to grow in the UK?

Recommended Pear varieties

Williams bon Chretien, Glou Morceau, Concorde, earlier ripening Beth, super-delicious newer cultivar Merton Pride, Dr Jules Guyot, Josephine de Malines,[pictured below] Invincible.

Can I plant just one pear tree?

All fruit trees require proper pollination in order to produce fruit. Most pear trees are completely or partially self-pollinated, so it is necessary to plant more than one variety if you wish to have fruit.

Do pear trees produce every year?

No, pear trees do not produce fruit every year. Young pear trees take several years to mature enough to produce fruit. Many pear trees will start producing a small amount of fruit in their third year. Full fruit production may not occur until 4 to 6 years into the tree's life.

What is the most common pear?

Bartlett-The most popular pear in the world, Bartletts have incredible smoothness and sopping sweet flesh. They are known as a Williams pear in Europe and are the basis for the famous eau de vie of Alsace, poire William.

What kind of pear is the sweetest?

Bartlett (or Williams) Pear: This is the perfect choice when you want a really, really juicy pear. Both red and green Bartletts are also among the sweetest pears you'll find. Bosc Pear: These pears are wonderfully crisp, with a delicate sweet flavor that resembles the stereotypical pear taste perfectly.

What is the best ornamental pear tree?

A favourite of ours is Pyrus ussuriensis or Manchurian Pear as it grows more open and oval shaped at 9 metres tall by 7 metres wide. This is a popular and beautiful tree particularly planted as a single specimen where its shape, colour, flower and leaf can be fully appreciated.

How long do pear trees last?

How Long Do Pear Trees Live? With optimal conditions, wild pear trees can live upwards of 50 years. Among cultivated pears, however, this is rarely the case. Often orchards will replace a pear tree before the end of its natural lifespan when fruit production slows.

Do all pear trees need a pollinator?

Most pear trees need cross-pollination from nearby pollen sources of common trees, but some pear trees usually do not need cross-pollinators to produce fruit because they are self-fruitful. Both pear tree species have self-fruitful cultivars.