• Mid season eating pear trees

Beurre Bedford Pear

Pyrus communis

Beurre Bedford Pear Trees for sale - order online

Please select the rootstock, age and tree form available items in the table below. The choice of rootstock is important as it determines the size to which the tree will grow when mature. Trees are available either as maidens which are untrained one year old trees or two year old trees already trained in a particular form. Reduced price trees when available are smaller one year old trees or two year old trees which have less well developed heads than our regular trees but are otherwise perfectly good healthy trees offered at a lower price. Trees are supplied bare root during the planting season from late November to early March. Further information is available below.

• Information on rootstocks
• Information on tree forms
• General advice on choosing fruit trees

Rootstock / Vigour / Age / Form

Price

Quantity

Pyrodwarf - Semi-vigorous   1 year Maiden

£17.50

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History and description of Beurre Bedford

Beurre Bedford pear was raised by Laxton Bros, Bedford, UK in 1902 and introduced 1921.

Medium large conical to pyriform fruit. Smooth light green skin ripening to pale yellow. Bright pink flush. Variable amount of russetting. White, coarse, juicy flesh. Sweet, slightly aromatic flavour.

Compact, upright tree. Fair cropping. Very poor pollinator of other varieties.

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Main characteristics of Beurre Bedford

Use	Dessert
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Mid/Late Sep
Season of use	Oct
Tree vigour	Small
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit bearing	Spur-bearer
Pollination date	23
Pollination group	E
Self fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Show suitable pollination partners
Parentage	Marie Louise, Durondeau