Pollination

The flowering times of all varieties in the collection have been recorded over a number of years. The analysis of this enables the Centre to provide planting recommendations to assist good cross-pollination.

Flowering groups

Pears are not self-fertile, so will need at least one other variety flowering at the same time, to ensure cross-pollination

early mid late v. late
Blood Pear Bartestree Squash Arlingham Squash Barnet
Boy Pear Beetroot Wick Court Alex Barland Bunch
Ciphrous Beetroot Wick Court Ella Berllanderi Red Cannock
Claret Beetroot Wick Court Eric Brandy Gin
Early Blunt Red Bergamy Brown Bess Green Longdon
Green Roller Berllanderi Green Burgundy Red Pear
Hendre Huffcap Betty Prosser Butt Rock
Hillend Green Blakeney Red Green Horse Teddington Green
Holmer Brandy Hellens Early White Bache
Jenkins’s Red Clusters Newbridge
Judge Amphlett Coppy Nailer
Knapper Cowslip New Meadow
Tettenhall Dick Dead Boy Pint
Water Lugg Ducksbarn Red Pear
Early Griffin Snake Pole
Gregg’s Pit Taynton Squash Late
Hartpury Green Thurston’s Red
High Pear Winnals Longdon
Holme Lacy
Honeydew
Lullam
Lumber
Merrylegs
Moorcroft
Oldfield
Painted Lady
Parsonage
Penny Pear
Pine
Potato Pear
Red Longdon
Red Longdon
Sack
Speart
Staunton Squash
Strawberry
Taynton Squash Early
Thorn
Tirley Brown
Tumper
Turner’s Barn
Tumper
Welsh Gin
White Longdon