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'Petite Poire' Pear Tree

Small but utterly mighty

Grown by John

South Downs National Park

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'Petite Poire' Pear Tree Fruit Trees
'Petite Poire' Pear Tree Fruit Trees

£35

£40

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The highlights

  • Bite-sized hits of sweet juiciness
  • Can be grown in a container
  • Perfect for snacking and lunchboxes
  • Harvest from September

Description

  • Small yellow bite-sized pears with virtually no core
  • Ideal for snacking and kids' lunchboxes, these little pears have a sweet, rich flavour. Tasty eaten fresh but great for poaching too
  • A strong, reliable cropper
  • Mid season variety, expect crops from September
  • Can be grown in large containers
  • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Bare root
Our bare root trees are lifted fresh from the field, wrapped in a moisture retentive covering and packed straight away. You can be sure they will be fresh when they arrive. In winter, you can store for several weeks if kept in a cool, dark spot. Later in spring, when the temperature rises, you will want to plant within a few days of arrival.
9L poly-pot
This tree is supplied in a 9L Poly-Pot, which is approx D15 x H30cm. Poly-Pots use 70% less plastic than traditional pots and can be recycled. A 9L pot allows ample space for good root development and can support a good size tree.

Height on arrival:

120-150cm
Your tree will arrive at a height between 120-150cm
120-150cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

4m
4m

Eventual spread:

2.4m
Spreads approx 4m
2.4m
Spreads approx 4m

Tasting notes:

Sweet and juicy with virtually no core
Sweet and juicy with virtually no core

Time to first crop:

1 year
You may see your first Pears after the first year but you should not expect to see substantial crops for another 2-3 years after that.
1 year
You may see your first Pears after the first year but you should not expect to see substantial crops for another 2-3 years after that.

Habit:

Bushy
Bushy

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
Does not require protection from frost
Fully hardy
Does not require protection from frost

Self fertile:

Partially self fertile
Doesn't require a pollination partner to produce fruit but may produce better crops if one is nearby. In most built up areas, it is unlikely there will not be a suitable tree close enough to pollinate, but in rural areas you should consider making sure there is another tree in the same pollination group within a mile.
Partially self fertile
Doesn't require a pollination partner to produce fruit but may produce better crops if one is nearby. In most built up areas, it is unlikely there will not be a suitable tree close enough to pollinate, but in rural areas you should consider making sure there is another tree in the same pollination group within a mile.

Pollination group:

Group 3
Group 3

Uses:

Eating, poaching
Eating, poaching

Rootstock:

Quince A rootstock (grows up to 4m)
Pear varieties are usually grown by grafting them to rootstocks. This has benefits for pest resistance, genetics and the efficiency of propagation. Importantly, it also limits the height of a tree to a more manageable, specific height. Quince A trees tend to only reach 4m tall. They can also be trained to a smaller size by pruning or restricting the roots by keeping in a smaller pot
Quince A rootstock (grows up to 4m)

Spacing:

4m
Plant 4m apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Good pest and disease resistance

Has good resistance to most problems but you should take time to prune to increase air flow. This will prevent the build up of bacterial disease. Keep an eye out for fire blight or pear scab - these are more rare but require further action.MORE

Water in well

Water in thoroughly when planting. For bare root trees, you won't need to water regularly, only in dry spells when needed. (You should be able tell because the leaves will start to wilt and droop). If a container grown tree, it will need more watering until its roots are established. It should be watered every other day or so for the first few months, then reduce to twice a week until autumn. In the second year it should have a established enough root system to support itself, just water when required as explained above for bare roots. When watering a tree it is important to give a good soaking. It is better to water heavily and less frequently than little and often, to encourage the roots to grow deeper into the ground.

Full sun

Plant where the tree will receive around 6-8 hours of sunlight daily in spring/summer.

Any fertile, well-drained soil

Prefers fertile well draining soil. Can also tolerate clay soil but you will need to take some steps to improve drainage, such as mixing in fine horticultural grit or perlite to the surrounding soil when planting.

No feeding required

No need to feed - apple trees get all the nutrients they need from the soil. ?v=1613300929

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Meet John

110 years' expertise free with every tree

John’s family have been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.

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