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Catillac
One of the oldest and best of the cooking pears.
Origin: France, 1665
Pollination: Catillac is a self-sterile triploid and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >
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All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification.
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History and description of Catillac
A very old variety first recorded in 1665. Believed to have been found in Cadillac in the Girond, France. Considered as one of the best cooking pears.Large, bergamotte shaped fruit. Smooth, dull greenish yellow skin. Dull reddish flush and faint stripes. Occasional russet patches but usually clean. Hard, white, granular flesh. Suitable as a cooking pear only. Needs to be cooked slowly for 1-2 hours. The flesh turns pink when cooked.
Vigorous tree with spreading and weeping growth habit. Very hardy. Regular and heavy cropper. Large attractive blossom.
Characteristics of Catillac pear trees
| Use | Culinary |
| Colour | |
| Flavour | |
| Fruit size | Large |
| Picking time | Late Oct |
| Season of use | Dec-Mar |
| Tree vigour | Vigorous |
| Tree habit | |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Heavy |
| Disease resistance | Scab - Very resistant |
| Suitable for | Hardy Northern Britain |
| Special features | Attractive Blossom |
| Pollination date | 20 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile triploid |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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