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Onward
An Engish dessert pear not unlike Comice with excellent flavour and good reliable cropping.
Origin: Surrey UK,
1947
Pollination: Onward is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.
Pollination partners
We are now closed for the season. Ordering for winter 2024/25 will be enabled from Wednesday 1st May 2024.
History and description of Onward
Onward was raised in 1947 at the National Fruit Trials Wisley, Surrey, UK from a cross between
Laxton's Superb and Doyenne du Comice.
Medium sized, pyriform shaped fruit. Fairly smooth pale green skin ripening to yellow green. Pinkish
red flush and patches of brown russet. Smooth, soft, juicy, creamy white flesh. Excellent sweet
flavour with a little acidity.
Moderately vigorous tree. Very reliable good cropper. Not a good pollination partner for Doyenne du
Comice