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Full sun is essential — stone fruit need at least 6–8 hours of direct sunlight daily. A warm, sheltered north-facing position is ideal. Good air circulation reduces fungal disease pressure.
Pyrus communis 'Beurre Bosch'
R460.00
High Chilling — Needs Pollinator!
Beurre Bosch is a high chilling pear with a well-known, large pear with smooth, russeted yellow-green skin and excellent, sweet, fine-textured, buttery flesh. Ripens from March to April.
Generally considered partially self-fertile but produces significantly better with a cross-pollinator nearby.
Beurre Bosch is a high chilling pear variety that produces a well-known, large pear with smooth, russeted yellow-green skin and excellent, sweet, fine-textured, buttery flesh. one of the most popular and widely grown pear varieties in south africa. Ripens from March to April.
Pears are one of the most elegant and rewarding fruit trees in the South African orchard — producing masses of beautiful white blossom in spring, attractive foliage through summer, and generous crops of quality fruit in late summer and autumn. They are long-lived, cold-hardy and less demanding than many people expect, provided they are planted in the right climate zone.
Generally considered partially self-fertile but produces significantly better with a cross-pollinator nearby. Plant with Forelle, Abate Fetel or Rosemarie.
Plant in full sun in deep, well-drained soil. Hard annual winter pruning is important for maintaining productivity and managing tree size. Graft trees begin bearing within 3–5 years of planting.
A well-known, large pear with smooth, russeted yellow-green skin and excellent, sweet, fine-textured, buttery flesh. One of the most popular and widely grown pear varieties in South Africa.
Ripens from March to April.
Grafted pear trees typically begin bearing fruit within 3–5 years of planting.
Moderate growing deciduous tree. Can reach 4–6m unpruned but responds well to pruning. Beautiful white spring blossom. Annual winter pruning maintains productivity.
Pears can be grown in large containers as espaliers or trained forms, though they perform best in the ground.
Full sun is essential — stone fruit need at least 6–8 hours of direct sunlight daily. A warm, sheltered north-facing position is ideal. Good air circulation reduces fungal disease pressure.
Water consistently during the growing season. Deep, infrequent watering is better than frequent shallow irrigation. Reduce watering as the fruit approaches harvest to concentrate sugars. Do not water during winter dormancy unless the soil is very dry.
Deciduous and frost-hardy. High Chilling requirement — needs sufficiently cold winters to flower and fruit reliably.
High Chilling requirement. High chilling requirement. Suited to cold-winter areas — Western Cape interior (Ceres, Witzenberg), Eastern Cape highlands and the cooler Highveld.
Generally considered partially self-fertile but produces significantly better with a cross-pollinator nearby. Plant with Forelle, Abate Fetel or Rosemarie.
Plant in well-drained, deep, slightly acidic to neutral soil in a sunny, sheltered position. Pears are less tolerant of drought than apples but dislike waterlogged conditions.
Prune in winter when dormant to shape the tree and remove crossing branches. Pears do not need as hard a pruning as peaches — light to moderate pruning maintains productivity without excessive regrowth.
Feed with a balanced fertiliser in spring as growth begins. A high-potassium feed after fruit set improves fruit size and quality.
Thin fruit to one per cluster when pea-sized to achieve larger, better-quality fruit.
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