Esperens Herrenbirne

Variety of European pear · Pyrus communis

A top-flavoured variety among early-autumn dessert pears.

Dessert

Taste & characteristics

Taste

juicysweettenderaromatic

Susceptibility & resistance

Scab

Profile

Pollination: self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Medium-firm, melting, juicy, richly noble-sweet and wine-like, deliciously aromatic.

Growth

Weak to medium vigour; versatile in cultivation.

Yield

Bears mid-early and then stays high and regular.

Notes

For garden, espalier and - with good care - traditional orchard. Also suited to windy, cooler sites, up to low mountain areas (350 m); needs fertile, moist soils and has higher heat demand. Ripens in succession late Sep to early Oct, keeps only about two weeks. Part of the fruit stays storm-firm even when ripe, allowing staggered picking.

Care

Harvest in several passes as fruit ripens successively. Netting is worthwhile since birds peck the sweet fruit; only suitable for orchards with good care.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species European pear unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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