Bergamotte d'Esperen

An old Belgian variety with excellent flavour but requiring a warm location.

Origin: Belgium, 1830

Pollination: Bergamotte d'Esperen 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 ...

Bergamotte d'Esperen 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	OHxF87Semi-vigorous	£39.00
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 Bergamotte d'Esperen

Raised by Major Esperen at Malines, Belgium c 1830.

Medium sized, uneven bergamotte to round conical shaped fruit. Rough, green skin ripenning to greenish yellow. Patches of brown russet particularly near the stalk. Yellowish white, juicy, melting flesh. Very good perfumed flavour but needing a warm summer to bring out the flavour. Best grown against a south facing wall in the UK.

Characteristics of Bergamotte d'Esperen pear trees

Use	Dessert
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Late Oct
Season of use	Mar
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date	26
Pollination group	E
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners