Glou Morceau
Glou Morceau is a traditional Belgian dessert pear, highly regarded for its quality and delicacy of flavour.
The flesh is of the soft melting buttery consistency which is characteristic of continental pears, with a rich sweet flavour.
If you are looking for an old-fashioned dessert pear this is a good choice.
Pyrus communis
Glou Morceau pear trees for sale
1-year maiden bare-root
tree
24.45€
Quince A rootstock
Large size (3m-4m after 10 years)
Next deliveries
Deliveries resume December 2020
How to grow
Glou Morceau is a traditional Belgian dessert pear, highly regarded for its quality and delicacy of flavour.
The flesh is of the soft melting buttery consistency which is characteristic of continental pears, with a rich sweet flavour.
If you are looking for an old-fashioned dessert pear this is a good choice.
History
As with many continental pears, Glou Morceau grows best in areas with dry climates and good levels of sunshine. A sheltered south-facing aspect will get the best results, and if these conditions are met it is a reliable cropper.
Glou Morceau is a moderately vigorous tree, and can sometimes set an over-heavy crop, in which case thin the fruitlets during June - this will reduce the burden on the tree and ensure better flavour and fruit size.
The pears should be picked before they soften on the tree.
Glou Morceau characteristics
- Picking seasonLate
- CroppingHeavy
- Keeping2-3 weeks
- Fruit persistenceRipens over a period
- Useful forEating fresh
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group2
- Pollinating othersGood
- PloidyDiploid
- VigourSlightly large
- Bearing regularityRegular
- Climate typeTemperate climatesWarm climates
- Summer average maximum temperaturesWarm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Country of originBelgium
- Period of origin1750 - 1799
- Flower colourWhite
- Fruit colourGreen / Yellow
