Merton Pride

Pyrus communis

Merton Pride pear trees for sale

Deliveries available until February 2020.

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

Developed in the 1940s at the famous John Innes Institute at Merton, Surrey, England. Merton Pride is a cross between Williams and Glou Morceau.

Using
- Picking season:Mid
- Cropping:Good
- Keeping:1 week
- Fruit persistence:Normal ripening
- Useful for:Eating fresh
Growing
- Gardening skill:Average
- Self-fertility:Not self-fertile
- Flowering group:4
- Pollinating others:Poor
- Ploidy:Triploid
- Vigour:Slightly large
- Bearing regularity:Biennial tendency
- Fruit bearing:Spur-bearer
Problems
- Disease resistance:Good
Climate
- Climate type:Temperate climatesWarm climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures:Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Identification
- Country of origin:United Kingdom
- Period of origin:1900 - 1949
- Flower colour:White