Fondante d'Automne

Pyrus communis

Fondante d'Automne pear trees for sale

• 1-year maiden bare-root tree 24.45€
  Quince A rootstock
  Large size (3m-4m after 10 years)
  

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Next deliveries

Deliveries resume December 2020

History

Fondante d'Automne is known to have existed in France in 1825 and is probably somewhat older. It is typical of a number of pear varieties from this era which are named "fondante" and are characterised by their particularly sweet rich flavours.

Fondante d'Automne characteristics

• Picking seasonLate
• CroppingGood
• Keeping2-3 weeks
• Useful forEating fresh
• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Flowering group4
• Pollinating othersAverage
• PloidyDiploid
• VigourSlightly small
• PrecocityPrecocious
• Bearing regularityRegular
• CankerSome resistance
• ScabSome resistance
• Climate typeTemperate climatesWarm climates
• Summer average maximum temperaturesWarm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originFrance
• Period of origin1800 - 1849