Packham's Triumph

A heavy cropping dessert pear but requiring a warm sheltered location.

Origin: Australia, 1896

Pollination: Packham's Triumph 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 ...

Packham's Triumph pear trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2025

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	PyrusVery vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Packham's Triumph

Packham's Triumph was raised c 1896 by Charles Packham in New South Wales, Australia from a cross between Uvedale St Germain and Williams Bon Chretien. Has become a successful commercial variety since the 1940's, grown extensively in Australia, South Africa and elsewhere.

Medium sized, pyriform fruit. Smooth, green skin ripening to pale yellow. Pale yellow, smooth, juicy flesh. Good musky flavour when properly ripened. Best left on the tree for as long as possible for the flavour to develop.

Relatively weak growing, upright tree. Heavy cropper sometimes requiring to be thinned. Has a tendency to drop the crop. Best grown in a warm sheltered location

Characteristics of Packham's Triumph pear trees

Use	Dessert
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Late Oct
Season of use	Nov
Tree vigour	Small
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Pollination date	14
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Uvedale's St Germain Williams Bon Chretien
Progeny	Nuvar® Celebration