Frank P Matthews
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Pear trees are known as the queen of fruits to many fruit lovers when eaten at the perfect moment. It is that moment that is often hard to predict. This combines picking not to early and ripening not too fast. When in balance, the experience is sensational. Sweet, juicy and succulent fruits that are easy to grow.
Pears have a rich history but many have their origins in other countries. Those that are derived from the UK are generally the best for our gardens. The secret to eating pears at their best is to pick (unhook the fruit) just before they are ripe to reduce bruising but with enough sugars to develop the flavour during the final ripening process.
We supply a very wide variety of pear trees for both dessert and culinary uses. Cooking pears often ripen very late and if prepared in the autumn will take hours of cooking. Store for as long as possible, even if this is well after Christmas, and they will cook in half the time.
We grow pear trees in a range of rootstocks and forms. They can be grown in a pot, fan trained or in a bush form. Many from our selection have also been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit, so keep an eye out for those!
Pear
Heavy cropping, brown russetted, small fruits with a juicy flesh. A pleasant light perry. Crops from an early age.
Pear x Asian Pear combining the best of these fruits. Crisp texture, mellow sweet flavour, hardy and disease resistant.
Small, sweet, juicy flesh. Pale green to pale yellow with smooth skin. Good cropper. Excellent dessert variety.
Light green covered with bronze russet. Rough skin. Tender, juicy with rose water flavour. Good cropper.
Medium size, mid-green turning yellow with light brown russet patches. Pale yellow flesh has delicious scented flavour.
Large, dull green with brown russet, many have purplish flush. Crisp, coarse, fairly juicy flesh. Excellent stewing pear.
Very reliable, heavy cropping variety. Fruit yellow with heavy flush. Makes a medium acid/tannin perry.
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Small, pale greenish-yellow with bright red flush. Crops heavily, can bear biennially. Tree is small-medium.
A small general purpose pear for perry, bottling, stewing and possibly eating if stored long enough.
Large full green fruit changing to greenish yellow. Some fruits develop a red flush and slight russet. Excellent for baking.
Large pyriform of excellent dessert quality. Light green on a yellow background. Strong growing and healthy.
Well known amongst Scottish fruit enthusiasts. Large, sweet, mellow and a reliable cropper.