Open for pre-orders from 1st May 2026You can pre-order for the new season from 1st May. Deliveries from December 2026.

Keepers NurseryThe UK's largest range of fruit trees

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Nursery Manager's recommended varieties

Early season eating pear trees

The season for early eating pears runs from mid August to mid September. In warm summers ripening can occur very rapidly and you need to be vigilant and pick the fruit before they are over-ripe and start to drop.

1Bambinella
Pre-order from May
An unusual tiny round summer pear with crisp, very juicy and sweet flesh similar to an asian pear.
2Beth
Pre-order from May
One of the earliest pears to ripen. It has good flavour and is a reliable cropper.
3Jargonelle
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A very old early dessert pear. A high quality sweet juicy pear.
4Sensation
Graft to order
An attractive red skinned sport of Williams Bon Chretien.
5Williams Bon Chretien
Pre-order from May
Probably the best known and most widely grown pear throughout the world.

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