Thorn

One of the most important pears used for making perry.

Origin: Gloucestershire UK, 1670

Pollination: Thorn is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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Characteristics of Thorn pear trees

Use	Perry
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size	Small
Picking time	Sep
Season of use	Sep
Tree vigour	Small
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Disease resistance	Scab - Resistant
Pollination date	0
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners