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.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 ...

Onward 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

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 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

Characteristics of Onward pear trees

Use	Dessert
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Sep
Season of use	Sep-Oct
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Disease resistance	Scab - Slightly resistant
Suitable for	Northern Britain
Pollination date	23
Pollination group	E
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Incompatibility group	3
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Doyenne du Comice