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Pear 'Duo-Pear'

Pyrus communis

Hardy Tree

£54.99

Two delicious varieties grafted onto one tree

Perfect for growing in containers

Grow your own fruit on the patio or balcony

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A pair of delicious pear varieties grafted onto one pear tree!

Pear ‘Duo Pear’ is the perfect option for small-space growing. The ‘Duo Pear’ has been carefully grafted with two popular, reliable varieties selected for their suitability for the UK climate and their excellent flavour. The best known of all pears, ‘Conference’ bears long, bell-shaped fruits with firm flesh and a smooth juicy flavour that can be eaten hard or fully ripe. Pear 'Doyenne du Comice' is widely regarded as one of the most flavoursome dessert varieties available. The large, sweet fruits have a melt-in-the-mouth texture of the highest quality.

Pear ‘Duo Pear’ has been grafted onto a dwarf rootstock, making it ideal for growing in a large container on a sunny patio, terrace or courtyard. An additional feature is provided by white blossom in spring, making ‘Duo Pear’ a stunning ornamental tree as well. Height: 2.5m (8.2ft). Spread: 1.5m (5ft).

Pear 'Conference': Pollination group 3, self fertile

Pear 'Doyenne du Comice': Pollination group 4, not self fertile

These two varieties will pollinate each other.

Rootstock: Quince C - Dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 2.5-3m (8-10')

Estimated time to cropping once planted: 2 years.
Estimated time to best yields: 5 years.

Plant Size Height Up to 2.5m (8.2ft)
Spread Up to 1.5m (5ft)

Hardiness & Longevity Hardy Tree

Ideal For kitchen gardencottage gardenswildlife gardens

Position In full sun

Flowering Months Harvest Months

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Codes
1 x 24cm Potted Plant (Quince C Rootstock) (KF7110)

Plant fruit trees in any well drained soil in a sheltered sunny position. Prior to planting, incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost into the planting hole and drive the stake into the ground to support the tree. Staking after planting may result in damage to the root ball. Plant fruit trees at their original soil level and firm them into the ground. Fasten the tree to the stake using a tree tie, and water well. Alternatively plant dwarf trees in a large tub using John Innes no.3 compost. Pears will produce the best crops when planted near to another pear tree to increase pollination.

Fruit trees do not suffer weed competition well. Keep weeds and grass clear from within a 30cm radius of base of the tree. In spring, while the ground is moist, apply a mulch of well rotted manure or garden compost around the base of the tree, taking care not to mound it up against the stem. This will help to retain moisture throughout the summer. Feed and water apple trees during particularly dry periods.

Pruning fruit trees begins immediately after planting. Remove the central stem to just above the highest side branch. For the following 3 years, prune only the tips of the remaining main branches by one third in winter. Aim for about six main branches which will form the frame of your tree, with fruiting sub branches growing off of them. From the fourth year, some sub branches can be pruned out at the union where they join the main branch, to allow new sub branches to take their place.

In order to produce the best quality, largest fruits, the fruits should be thinned leaving two fruits remaining per cluster.

Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes, etc. are delivered at the appropriate time for planting or potting on. Delivery times will be stated on the product page above, or in your order acknowledgement page and email.

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