Introduced from France in 1849 this tasty pear requires a pollinator and produces yellow / green rotund fruits that can be harvested from late September.

Not as well cultivated as Conference, it has more flavour but less storage longevity.

It won the Award of Garden Merit in 2002.

Pyrus Doyenne du Comice is a self sterile pear, it therefore requires a pollination partner for fruit production; both Pyrus communis Conference and Beech Hill can act as pollinators.

Like most fruit trees we recommend a metre radius mulch ring round each tree to promote fruit size and to avoid planting in soils with poor drainage.

If you live in an area prone to rabbits or deer then we recommend rabbit guards for these trees.

Mature height: 3-7m

Mature spread; 4-6m