Tree Details | |
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Grid Ref | L3 |
Tree Type | Pear |
Variety | Concorde |
Rootstock | Quince A |
Date Planted | 15 March 2010 |
Tree Description | Pale green turning yellow, patches of gold-brown russet. Flesh sweet and juicy. Heavy cropping. A September pear. |
Comments | Fruiting well elsewhere in St. James (RP & CS). |
Orchard Map |
Every cottage garden has its own miniature orchard: a dozen trees set out in two rows with the lower trunks whitewashed like bobby-socks to keep the insects at bay. (Roger Deakin writing about Ukraine)