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    PEARS 'Doyenne du Comice'
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    PEARS 'Doyenne du Comice'

    Commonly known as Dessert pear

    AWARD
    Large yellow-brown dessert fruit in late season, partly self pollinating
    plant size comparison icon
    10 to 15 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Normally 3 - 5 days
    Courier Only due to the size of this plant.
    Due to limitations imposed by couriers, taller items might have to pruned to reduce height prior to dispatch.
    Collect only available from our nursery nr Redruth in Cornwall
    Ready in 3 - 5 days
    £60.00 each 
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    • Good to know
      RHS pollination group 4. Crops better with pollinator.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, caterpillars, brown rot ,powdery mildew, scab, fireblight, honey fungus.
    • Place of origin
      Garden variety. A French variety from the 1800s. Cultivated in UK from about 1860.
    • Deciduous
    • White
    • Single
      Row of petals round conspicuous stamens - no more than 8 petals
    • Cottage garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      3-4m (10-14ft)
    • Spread
      2m (6½ft)
    • Tree
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
      Needs a sunny situation to crop well.
    • Narrowly columnar
    • Mature Size
      3-4m (10-14ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        2m (6½ft)
      		  
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    £6.50
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    £15.50
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