Gift Wrapping Service
Why not make your present even
more special with by using our gift wrapping service. This includes one of our
handmade drawstring 'ecobags' made out of 100% biodegradable materials, a gift
tag with optional gift message and a planting and aftercare booklet. All of this
for just £2.00 per tree.
B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
R/B (Root Ball) - The traditional way to buy evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants are kept in their own soil, making them ideal to transplant between November and March.
C/G (Container Grown) - A very convenient way to buy trees and shrubs, already rooted in their pots, they can be planted all year round. Sizes given in litres.
H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of around 1-1.5m. The total height from the ground is approximately 2-2.5m.
Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
Pear Concorde (Dessert)
Pyrus communis 'Concorde'
Common Name: Pear Concorde (Dessert)
Latin Name: Pyrus communis 'Concorde'
Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: April/ White
Fruit picking time: Late October
Fruit Size/colour: Medium / Yellow-green
Pollination group: Partially Self Fertile *4*
A new winter pear variety, combining the best of both sides of its family tree, the Concorde has the elongated shape and crisp texture of the Conference and the mellow sweetness and abundant juice of the Comice. It ripens in late October and keeps well in storage. The Concorde has large, elongated yellow-green fruit with very little russeting. As it ripens, the fruit softens, the flavour mellows and the skin becomes more golden in colour. The dense, smooth flesh makes the Concorde ideal as a cooking pear, with the ability to hold shape and flavour in baking, poaching, jams and preserves. It is also excellent eaten fresh, and is wonderful for salads and slicing because the flesh resists browning (oxidation) when cut. Although 'Concorde' is partially self-fertile, to guarantee a bumper crop of pears plant with another tree from the same flowering group (e.g. and 'Beurre Hardy')