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Merton Pride

Merton Pride
Pyrus communis

Merton Pride pear trees for sale

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


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

  • Using

    • Picking period (southern UK):mid-September
    • Picking season:Mid
    • Cropping:Good
    • Keeping (of fruit):1 week
    • Food uses: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 suitability:Temperate climates, Warm climates
    • Summer average maximum temperatures:Cool ( 20C - 24C / 68F - 75F), Warm (25C - 30C / 76F - 85F)

  • Identification

    • Country of origin:United Kingdom
    • Period of origin:1900 - 1949