Sensation

An attractive red skinned sport of Williams Bon Chretien.

Origin: Australia, 1940

Pollination: Sensation is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.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 ...

Sensation pear trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2025

We do not stock this variety, but we can produce custom-graft trees for you. Trees can be grafted on any of the following rootstocks:

Form	Rootstock	Price	Quantity
Maiden	PyrusVery vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Sensation

A red sport of Williams Bon Chretien.

Characteristics of Sensation pear trees

Use	Dessert
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size
Picking time	Aug
Season of use	Aug-Sep
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Pollination date	20
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Incompatibility group	1
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Williams Bon Chretien