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 Onward (Dessert)
Pyrus communis 'Onward'
Common Name: Pear 'Onward' (Dessert)
Latin Name: Pyrus communis 'Onward'
Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: April/ White
Fruit picking time: Mid September
Fruit Size/colour: Medium-large / Yellowish-green, flushed with pink. Patches of russet.
Pollination group: *4*
'Onward' is a very highly regarded pear with excellent fruit quality. This is one of the most attractive of pears with the yellow-green skin flushed a pink-red or russet. It tastes good too, the creamy-white flesh is juicy and has a rich, sweet flavour with little acidity. The tree is a reliable and heavy cropper. To guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same flowering group (e.g. 'Comice').