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The UK's largest range of fruit trees
Tel. 01622 326465
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Pear trees
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Nursery Manager's recommended varieties
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Cooking pear trees
Cooking pears fall into two categories. The first are eating varieties which are used for cooking. These are usually used for cooking before the soften. The second are old fashioned cooking pears which remain hard however long they are kept and never soften sufficiently to be eaten fresh.
1
Catillac
In stock
Available £25.00
One of the oldest and best of the cooking pears.
2
Gorham
In stock
Available £25.00
A good dual purpose pear with sweet musky flavour.
3
Williams Bon Chretien
In stock
Available £25.00
Probably the best known and most widely grown pear throughout the world.
British-grown fruit trees