Swan's Egg

An ancient pear named Swan's Egg because of the size and shape of the fruit.

Origin: ,

Pollination: Swan's Egg 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 ...

Swan's Egg 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.

Characteristics of Swan's Egg pear trees

Use	Dessert
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Oct
Season of use	Oct
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date	19
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners