Fondante d'Automne

A good garden variety with sweet musky flavour.

Origin: France, 1825

Pollination: Fondante d'Automne 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 ...

Fondante d'Automne pear trees for sale

1-year maiden trees

These are the most versatile choice for home orchards, community fruit tree projects, and for training on in any form you require.

Form	Rootstock	Price	Quantity
Maiden	Quince CDwarfing	£25.00
Maiden	Quince ASemi-dwarfing	£25.00	< 5 in stock
Maiden	PyrusVery vigorous	£25.00	< 5 in stock

If you do not see the rootstock you require it is likely we can graft a tree especially for you - click here for more details of our custom-grafting service.

Orders placed now will be delivered in the winter 2025/26 planting season.

History and description of Fondante d'Automne

An old Flemish variety raised by Fievee at Maubeuge, France before 1825.

Medium sized, bergamotte shaped fruit. Slightly rough green skin turning yellow when ripe. Occasionally faint pink blush. Patches of brown russet over most of the surface. White, melting flesh. Sweet with an excellent musky flavour.

Small, spreading tree. Reliable, precocious, good to heavy cropper. Attractive red autumn foliage.

Characteristics of Fondante d'Automne pear trees

Use	Dessert
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Sep
Season of use	Sep-Oct
Tree vigour	Small
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Pollination date	20
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Incompatibility group	1
Pollinators	Pollination partners