European Pear : CONCORDE® Provence Dwarf (Quince) (Orchard Grade)
$37.95
An 'orchard grade' is a tree that may be somewhat shorter, slightly crooked, or a bit scratched, or for some other reason is not a perfect front lawn specimen. These trees will work just as well in an orchard as a first or number one would, since they still produce the very same fruit.
This relatively new British variety was named after the Supersonic Concorde airliner. A cross of Conference and Comice it has proven to be very winter hardy. Large attractive pink blushed green fruit with slender necks have finely textured, juicy flesh with exceptional sugary, rich flavour. Concorde begins bearing at a young age. It is also one of the best storing pears, keeping until late April.
NEEDS A POLLENIZER | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID OCT.
Growing Tips
All European (regular) and Asian pears will pollinate each other providing their bloom times overlap. Generally you can go by the expected harvest time, meaning only the very early and the very late might not be compatible with each other. However, since Asian pears, on average, bloom earlier than Europeans, you might pair an early European with a mid or late Asian.
