Nuvar® Celebration

A new pear variety similar to Conference.

Origin: Kent UK, 1972

Pollination: Nuvar® Celebration 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 ...

Nuvar® Celebration pear trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2026

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 2027. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Nuvar® Celebration

Nuvar® Celebration was raised in 1972 by Dr Frank Alston at East Malling Research, Kent UK from a Conference crossed with Packham's Triumph and released as a new variety by Nuvar.

Medium to large pyriform fruit. The light green skin is covered for the most part with brown russetting. The flesh is firm and crisp but sweet. Overall very similar in appearance and taste to Conference. An upright spreading relatively vigorous tree.

Characteristics of Nuvar® Celebration pear trees

Use
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Late Sept
Season of use	Oct-Dec
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Pollination date	17
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Conference Packham's Triumph