Clapps Favourite

An excellent early dual purpose pear.

Origin: USA, 1860

Pollination: Clapps Favourite is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Clapps Favourite

Raised by Thaddeus Clapp, Dorchester, Massacheusetts, USA before 1860. Grown commercially in the USA and UK in the past.

Medium sized, long pyriform fruit. Smooth, pale yellow skin. Bright scarlet flush and stripes. Very little russetting. Pale yellow, crisp, juicy flesh. Pleasant and sweet with a hint of acidity but of only moderate flavour. A fair dessert variety but also good for cooking. Fruit is prone to rot from the core if left on the tree for too long.

Moderately vigorous tree with a drooping habit. Prolific cropper.

Characteristics of Clapps Favourite pear trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Aug
Season of use	Aug-Sep
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Suitable for	Northern Britain
Pollination date	21
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Sports	Starkrimson