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Whilst Doyenne du Comice is recognised as the best-flavoured of all pears, it is also quite fussy in its requirements. Many breeders have therefore tried to develop new pear varieties which inherit the flavour and texture whilst eliminating the horticultural problems, and Onward is one of the more successful of these varieties.
Product formats | Bare-root or Container-grown | Delivery | Rootstocks
All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.
*Delivery period: Container-grown trees will be delivered from September 2010. Bare-root trees will be delivered from mid-November 2010. You can order now and your items will be reserved for you, but you will not be asked to pay until nearer the time of delivery.
Onward is in flowering group 4. It is self-sterile and needs a pollination partner nearby. The following varieties will pollinate Onward:
Important: advice about pollination
Far easier to grow in almost every respect than Doyenne du Comice, crops are reliable and the blossom is usefully resistant to spring frosts.
The main horticultural challenge is that it ripens and goes off in a fairly short space of time, so you need to be alert from mid-September onwards in the UK, to make sure you pick the crop at the right time. It does not keep either, so you will have to start eating right away!
Note that Onward will not pollinate Doyenne du Comice.
Wisley, UK, 1974.
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