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Humbug

A modern pear variety from the Ukraine, notable for its distinctive green and yellow stiped skin. Young shoots also have a variegated appearance in winter.

The relatively thick skin allows this pear to kept in a cold store for use in the winter.

Pyrus communis

Humbug 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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Deliveries resume December 2020

History

From the Ukraine.

Humbug characteristics

  • Picking seasonLate
  • CroppingGood
  • Keeping2-3 weeks
  • Fruit persistenceNormal ripening
  • Useful forEating freshCulinary
  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • PloidyDiploid
  • VigourAverage vigour
  • Bearing regularityRegular
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Disease resistanceAverage
  • Climate typeTemperate climates
  • Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
  • Country of originUkraine
  • Period of origin1950 - 1999
  • Fruit colourVarigated