Santa Claus

An old French pear with attractive autumn foliage but requiring a warm location.

Origin: France,

Pollination: Santa Claus 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 ...

Santa Claus 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 Santa Claus

An old French variety.

Very large, round conical fruit. Brownish red russetted skin, Creamy white, quite granular flesh. Sweet with good flavour.

Vigorous, upright tree. Light cropper. Best grown in a warm location. Attractive red autumn foliage.

Characteristics of Santa Claus pear trees

Use	Dessert
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Oct
Season of use	Dec-Jan
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Light
Disease resistance	Scab - Resistant
Pollination date	23
Pollination group	E
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners