Bon-Chretien d'Hiver

A very old pear, requires a warm wall to ripen in the UK

Origin: France,

Pollination: Bon-Chretien d'Hiver 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 ...

Bon-Chretien d'Hiver 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.

Characteristics of Bon-Chretien d'Hiver pear trees

Use	Dessert
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size
Picking time	Late Oct
Season of use	Nov-Mar
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping
Pollination date	21
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners