Hardenponts Winterbutterbirne

Variety of European pear · Pyrus communis

Warmth-loving winter butter pear for warm sites, ripening into January.

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Taste & characteristics

Taste

juicysweetaromaticrefreshing

Susceptibility & resistance

Scab

Profile

Breeder: Nicolas Hardenpont
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

Very juicy, refreshingly sweet-tart and delicately aromatic, very palatable. On poor sites the flesh can turn coarse and turnip-like.

Growth

Medium vigour. Best trained as a south-wall espalier with rain protection.

Yield

Cropping normally starts early but is often delayed by young-fruit drop. Later moderate and regular yields.

Notes

One of the finest winter dessert pears, but only for very warm, sheltered sites (wine regions, southern countries). Tolerates no high elevations; needs nutrient-rich, moist soils. Tree-ripe late Oct to early Nov, eating-ripe late Nov to January, keeps about 3 months.

Care

Provide rain protection on the espalier against scab, especially when young. Secure a warm, sheltered site.

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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