European Pears

These usually have a buttery texture when ripe, they can be picked green and will ripen afterwards (off the tree). These are large trees to 15m tall if left unpruned, they handle pruning well and could be used for espalier.

 

Variety Season Skin Flesh Pollinators Chill Quince Compatible

Williams Bon Chretien

(Bartlett)

Early Greenish yellow White / Cream

PSF, Beurre Bosc,

Beurre & Anjou, Aurora

High Yes
Packam & Triumph Early-mid Yellow Creamy Winter Cole, Winter Nellis, Josephine, Niijeisseiki, Howell High  
Beurre Bosc Mid Russet brown White Williams, Comice, Eldorado High Yes
Beure Hardy Mid-Late Cinnamon Russet Melting sweet Packam & Triumph High  
Winter Cole Late Green some russet   William , Beurre bosc. High  
Eldorado Mid-late Green yellow Firm juicy William, Comice, Dawn, Beurre Bosc High  
Doyenne Du Comice Late Green-yellow brown red blush Yellow melting Beurre bosc, Beurre & Anjou William's High  

Winter Nellis

(Honey Pear)

Late Russet Cream Winter Cole, Williams, Beurre Bosc High  

Josephine (De Malines)

Late Russet Green Cream Winter Cole, Williams, Beurre Bosc High  

Corella

Late Red Soft white Faccia Rosa, San Giovanni, YaLi, TsuLi Low  

(Red) Sensation

(Mock & Red Williams)

  Red White Beurre Bosc High Yes
Rogue Red Mid Red on exposed side V sweet William's, Beurre & Anjou, Beurre Bosc High  
Abate Fetele Mid-late Blushed Russet Melting, sweet William, Buerre Bosc, Coscia High  
Aurora Mid Yellow w/Russet Melting smooth Packam & Williams High  
Howell Mid Green / Yellow White Packam & Triumph High  
Clapp's Favorite Mid Green-yellow w/ red cheek Tender sweet Packam's High  
Lemon Bergamot Mid Greeny yellow Buttery V Good Josephine, Conference, Red Face, San Giovanni High  
Precoce de Fiorani Early Pale yellow w/ red blush   Lemon Bergamot, Red Face, San Giovanni, Abate Fetele High  
Buttira Precoce Morettini Mid Green-yellow with red blush Melting white, sweet Good pollinator William's, Abate Fetele, Coscia, High  
Buttira Rosata Morettini Mid Green-yellow bright red blush Coarse Passe Crassane, Buttira Precoce Morettini High  
Passe Crassane Late Green Russet Soft Packam's, Beurre Hardy High  
Dr Jules Guyot Late Yellow pink-red blush Tender, melting Packam's High  
Harrow's Delight Mid Light green w/ light blush Buttery V Juicy Beurre Bosc, William's, Harvest Queen, Beurre & Anjou High  

Faccia Rosa

(Red face cocktail)

Early Yellowy green with red cheek Soft sweet juicy Faccia Rosa, San Giovanni, Paradise, Faccia Bella, Corella, San Giovanni, Lemon Bergamot, Precoce di Fiorani High  
San Giovanni Cocktail   Greenish Yellow Soft sweet juicy Faccia Rosa, Paradise, Faccia Bella, Corella, Lemon Bergamot, Precoce di Fiorani High  
Paradise - Cocktail       Faccia Rosa, San Giovanni, Paradise, Faccia Bella, Corella High  
Faccia Bella cocktail       Faccia Rosa, San Giovanni, Paradise, Faccia Bella, Corella High  
Hood v early Yellow Green Buttery Flordahome and Ya Li and Tsu Li Low  
Flordahome v early Light Green Tender Hood, Ya Li and Tsu Li Low