Double U Cordon - Pear Williams Bon Chretien

Pyrus communis Williams' Bon Chrétien

• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: slow-growing
• Flowering period: April
• Flower colour: pure white
• Other features: edible, green dessert pears
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  A dessert pear tree that is covered with pure white flowers in mid-spring, followed by green fruits. The flesh of the fruit is white, soft and very juicy, and deliciously sweet. It crops regularly but not particularly heavily and is an excellent variety to grow.
  
  It does need to be planted with another tree from the same flowering group (e.g. 'Super Comice or Peradel , Confrence or Concorde) to ensure good fruit set. It is grown on BA29 rootstock which is semi-vigorous and ideal for dry soils.
  
  This pear tree has been grown specifically in a double U cordon shape, which makes it easier to pick and is great for growing against walls, garden dividers or as screening. These trees have been grown for a substantial number of years to form this lovely shape.
  
  
• Garden care: Pears naturally shed a small quantity of the developing fruits in midsummer. After this has occurred thin out the remaining pears, leaving one pear per cluster. Add a high-nitrogen feed in spring.
  
  The trees are 90cm wide at the widest point (between the top two U's) and are about 1.3m tall.