Plants by Soil Type

Pyrus (Pear) communis 'Conference'

Common Name: Conference Pear

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Price: £30.00

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Availability:

3 in stock

Size/Qty: BARE ROOT TREE

Suggested Use: Kitchen Garden
Planting Style: Orchard
Season of Interest: Spring to autumn
Position/ Situation: Sheltered
Sun/ Shade: Sun
Flower Colour: White
Berries or Fruit: Yes
Height: large (up to 12 feet)
Habit/Shape: Tree
Evergreen: No
Soil Type: Normal, well-drained but moisture retentive
Soil PH: Neutral soil
RHS Award of Garden Merit: Yes
Hardiness/minimum temperature: Hardy
Bee and Butterfly: Bee
Resistance to Honey Fungus: Resistant to Honey Fungus
Cooking Use: Dessert

A popular eating Pear, producing a good crop on its own, but better if a group 3 or 4 tree is nearby. Long fruit can be eaten slightly under ripe, but have a very sweet juicy flovour when ripe. Stores well in a fridge. Can also be cooked. Half-standard.

THIS ITEM MUST BE COLLECTED FROM OUR NURSERY OR DELIVERED LOCALLY BY OUR OWN TRANSPORT. IT IS TOOLARGE TO SHIP VIA COURIER

Delivery Info
Pot Sizes

Mainland UK	£8.50-£10	Local delivery Postcodes IP1-IP8 & CO10 (minimum order value applies please click here for details)	FREE
Seeds & cuttings only	£2	Collect from our Nursery (Elmsett, Suffolk, IP7 6LZ)	FREE
Scottish Highlands & offshore Islands	From £10

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Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);

Exotics/Conservatory & House Plants, Succulents: mostly as young plants in 9cm or 1 litre pots
Hardy Perennials, Ferns and Grasses: 1 litre (approx 12cm diameter)
Herbs: 9cm
Hardy Shrubs and Climbers: 1.5 or 2 litre
Potted Bulbs: variable- please see "Size/Qty" on product information page
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers and Bare-root perennials come either bagged or wrapped without a pot

The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall

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