thanks, I'd already done a bit of research on this but plant passports don't really mean much as far as, well anything really :-\ but I was more interested in where these trees are coming from, i.e. who is supplying them a british nursery or ???
planted mine out today - roots on all except one looked good (4 pears), soaked in manured water for about an hour and staked when planted, they look good and healthy, time will tell :)