Merton Pride

Pyrus communis

Merton Pride pear trees for sale

• 1-year maiden bare-root tree 33.45€
  Quince A rootstock
  Large size (3m-4m after 10 years)
  

  Out of stock

Next deliveries

Deliveries resume December 2020

History

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

Merton Pride characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Flowering group4
• Pollinating othersPoor
• PloidyTriploid
• Bearing regularityBiennial tendency
• Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
• Picking seasonMid
• CroppingGood
• Keeping1 week
• Useful forEating fresh
• Disease resistanceGood
• Climate typeTemperate climatesWarm climates
• Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originUnited Kingdom
• Period of origin1900 - 1949
• Flower colourWhite