A number of publications are available from the National Perry Pear Centre
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Please contact us for overseas posting.
Pears of Gloucestershire and Perry Pears of the Three Counties
by Charles Martell (2013)
Volume 1 of the Gloucestershire Pomona series
Description and colour photographs of the varieties in the National collection (209pp + index)
This book is a by-product of the hunt to track down and propagate the many varieties of ‘lost’ perry pears which are now to be found growing in the National Perry Pear Collections at Hartpury and Malvern. After many years of painstaking research, Charles has published the most up-to-date and complete reference book on the perry pears of the Three Counties, the main perry growing district of Britain. It includes pictures, drawings and full botanical descriptions of all the varieties which are still known to exist. It also includes information on many that are thought to be lost or extinct, together with alternative names and history of each variety.
ISBN: 978-0-9927394-0-9
Softback £24.50
Native Apples of Gloucestershire
by Charles Martell (2014)
Volume 3 of the Gloucestershire Pomona series
Description and colour photographs of the varieties in the Gloucestershire collection (242pp + index)
ISBN: 978-0-9927394-1-6
Softback £24.50
Native Plums (Prunus) of Gloucestershire
by Charles Martell (2018)
Volume 4 of the Gloucestershire Pomona series
Description and colour photographs of the varieties in the Gloucestershire collection (242pp + index)
ISBN: 978-0-9927394-4-7
Softback £18.00
Orchards – Those Other Industries
by Jim Chapman (2016)
Jim briefly considers how the availability of transport and a market, the mill and press and the development of the glass bottle have supported orchards and affected the choice of fruit grown (pp35)
ISBN: 978-0-9927394-3-0
Softback £8.70
Hartpury Orchards Leaflet Pack
- Hartpury Orchard Trail leaflet
- Perry Pear leaflet
- Fruit in Hartpury Churchyard leaflet
Free P&P £1.60
The Shadow Orchard
by Jim Chapman
This booklet looks at the wild orchard of the woods and hedges – a fascinating insight into a totally original subject. 26 pages illustrated with cigarette cards of trees and other similar items.
£4.70
Bee Shelter
The Bee Shelter at Hartpury (24 page booklet) of the history and restoration
Bee Shelter leaflet
Bee Shelter postcard