Autumn 2025 / Winter 2026 seasonWe still have plenty of trees left for the winter planting season, but it is best to order ASAP.
Keepers NurseryThe UK's largest range of fruit trees
Tel. 01622 326465
Gorham
A good dual purpose pear with sweet musky flavour.
Origin: USA, 1910
Pollination: Gorham is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator.Find pollination partners >
British-grown 
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.
More ...
History and description of Gorham
Raised in 1910 by Richard Wellington at the New York State Agricultural Experimental Station, USA from a cross between Williams Bon Chretien and Josephine de Malines.Small to medium sized fruit. Very variable conical to pyriform shape. Greenish yellow skin with variable amounts of fine brown russetting. Creamy white, juicy, smooth textured flesh. Sweet with a musky flavour. A good dessert variety but also useful for cooking.
Upright tree of moderate vigour. Reliable, moderate to good cropper. Recommended as a good pollinator for Doyenne du Comice.
Characteristics of Gorham pear trees
| Use | Dual Cul & Des |
| Colour | |
| Flavour | |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Early Sep |
| Season of use | Sep |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | |
| Disease resistance | Scab - Very resistant |
| Suitable for | Northern Britain |
| Pollination date | 23 |
| Pollination group | E |
| Self-fertility | Partially self-fertile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Parentage | Josephine de Malines Williams Bon Chretien |
Varieties you viewed
Customer services
The Nursery
How to contact us
Keepers Nursery Limited ©2025