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 Williams (Dessert)
Pyrus communis Williams Bon Chrétien
Common Name: Pear Williams (Dessert)
Latin Name: Pyrus communis Williams Bon Chrétien
Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: April/ White
Fruit picking time: September
Fruit Size/colour: Small-Medium / Green with patches of russet.
Pollination group: *3*
A good dessert pear tree that is covered with pure white flowers in mid-spring, followed by green fruits. The flesh of the fruit is white, soft and very juicy, and deliciously sweet. It crops regularly but not particularly heavily and is an excellent variety to grow. To guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same flowering group (e.g. 'Beth').