Pair of classic pear trees in goblet shape pollinator

This Classic Pear Pollinator Duo in Goblet Form consists of the varieties Hardy Butter Pear and Comice Doyenné Pear which pollinate each other. Planted not far from each other in the garden, these two fruit trees will produce more. The pear harvest takes place in September-October. Plant your bare-root pears preferably in autumn, as soon as you receive them, in deep, fertile, and well-tilled soil.

This duo consists of:

- x1 Hardy Butter Pear: very hardy variety, suitable for all climates up to 800 m altitude if exposed to the sun. While it may take time to bear fruit, it is then very productive. The tree produces round fruits with smooth, green-bronze skin. Their flesh is fine and juicy, white, very sweet, with a powerful and delicious aroma that has made its reputation. Harvest takes place in September and October. A self-sterile variety, it will be pollinated by the Comice Doyenné Pear.

- x1 Comice Doyenné Pear: vigorous variety, slow to bear fruit, with average and sometimes irregular production, subject to alternation. Pollination by the Hardy Butter Pear improves yield. The tree produces large, excellent-tasting pears. Its fruits are golden-yellow with red blush in sunlight and speckled brown when ripe, revealing a pale, sweet and fragrant, soft and juicy flesh. Harvest takes place in September and October. The fruits keep well in a cool place until December, but their thin skin makes them sensitive to handling. Self-sterile, this pear tree is a good pollinator for other varieties.

Although not frost-hardy, the Pear tree will still appreciate sheltered and sunny locations, avoiding frost-prone and windy situations. It likes fresh and deep soils, while disliking overly filtering and calcareous soils. In winter, give it a shovelful of wood ash, rich in potash, to improve flowering and fruit quality.

Its upright form gives it a tall and slender silhouette, very harmonious. Its oval leaves, finely toothed on the edges, have a petiole as long as the leaf blade and measure about 8 to 9 cm. They turn yellow before falling in autumn.
Its late white flowering in April protects it from frosts. Its flowers consist of 5 white petals and are highly visited by bees.

Pears are consumed fresh, in syrup, in pastries, jams and compotes, used in alcohol preparation, ...

A fruit tree trained in goblet form does not have a central leader (vertical main stem), but branches radiating from its trunk. This particular form allows good penetration of sunlight and air into the canopy, promoting fruit development and ripening while limiting disease development.