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Bishop's Thumb
A very old pear dating from the 17th century or earlier.
Origin: England UK, 1683
Pollination: Bishop's Thumb is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners
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Characteristics of Bishop's Thumb pear trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | |
| Flavour | |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Late Oct |
| Season of use | Nov-Feb |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | |
| Pollination date | 21 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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