Does anyone know which pear I could use to pollinate a Beurre Hardy pear. I've had a look on fruit tree site but have never heard of them. I would like to get one tomorrow from Lidl's so if anyone knows I would be grateful.
Janet.
Beurre Hardy is a group B so Beth, Conference, Williams Bon Chretien and Jargonelle are OK, Jargonelle is a triploid though so would need a third to get fruit of it as well.
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Thanks SD. You are a star. Just hope they've got some left.
Janet.
A triploid has no pollen, so the Beurre Hardy would pollinate it, and the third tree would be needed to pollinate that.
Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on February 07, 2009, 21:10:44
A triploid has no pollen, so the Beurre Hardy would pollinate it, and the third tree would be needed to pollinate that.
Ithink you will find saddad said that......... ???
I've probably dropped a complete clanger. They didn't have any Conference Pears, they had Comice so I got one of those to go with the Beurre Hardy. Am I a dropper of clangers?
Janet
You'll probably get away with it... there are likely to be conference in the area, Comice is a group C and may still overlap with flowering... :)
Gosh that was quick. Thank-you. I think I will get DG Hessayon. Seen it on Amazon new & used for about 60p + P&P.
Trees in adjacent groups do overlap so you should be OK, and Comice will follow on nicely.