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PEARS 'Conference'
Commonly known as Dessert pear, Pyrus communis subsp. communis
Large rusty greenish-yellow dessert pear, self pollinating
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Deciduous
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White -
Height - 3-4m (10-14ft) -
Spread - 2m (6½ft)
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Fruit - Plants which produce an edible or ornamental fruit - pale yellow flesh with slight pink tinge. Very juicy and sweet.
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Tree
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Hardy - very cold winter - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Full sun -
Additional Features - Good to know - - self fertile but crops more prolifically with a pollinator. RHS pollination group 3. Harvest September. -
Pests & Diseases - aphids, caterpillars, brown rot, powdery mildew, scab, fireblight, honey fungus. -
Place of origin - garden variety. named after the Pear Congress or Conference of 1885. -
Flower Shape - Single - Row of petals round conspicuous stamens - no more than 8 petals
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Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil -
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Tree Shape - Narrowly columnar -
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3-4m (10-14ft)
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2m (6½ft) |
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