Pear - Beurre Hardy QC
Details
Medium to large, yellow with cinnamon russet. Smooth, melting, buttery and very juicy. Rich aromatic flavour. Vigorous, healthy tree, quite hardy. Regular heavy crops in a warm location.
Used as grafting interstem on quince roots
Used as grafting interstem on quince roots
Common name
Pear - Beurre Hardy QC
Botanical name
Pyrus communis sativa
Family
Rosaceae
Height (m)
4.0
Edible
Drought tolerance
Date
August 06, 2013
Shade / Sun
Semi shade, Full sun
Soil type
Moist
Related
Pear - Beurre Hardy scion / bud wood
Botanical name
Pyrus
Rootstock
Quince (dwarfing), Pear
Details
Medium to large, yellow with cinnamon russet. Smooth, melting, buttery and very juicy. Rich aromatic flavour. Vigorous, healthy tree, quite hardy. Regular heavy crops in a warm location.
Beurre Hardy is in flowering group 4 and is not self-fertile so needs a pollination partner of a different variety nearby. Pollinate with Clapp's Favorite, Conference, Nashi Hosui, Williams' bon chrétien
One of the few pear cultivars compatible with quince rootstock and therefore suitable for creating dwarf pear trees.
Beurre Hardy is in flowering group 4 and is not self-fertile so needs a pollination partner of a different variety nearby. Pollinate with Clapp's Favorite, Conference, Nashi Hosui, Williams' bon chrétien
One of the few pear cultivars compatible with quince rootstock and therefore suitable for creating dwarf pear trees.
Price
$3.90
each
Price for 2 or more
$3.50
each if you buy 2 or more
Belongs to the following Plant
Pear (Pyrus communis)
Common name
Pear
Botanical name
Pyrus communis
Family
Rosaceae
Forest layer
low-tree
Height (m)
13
Flowers
White
Edible
Fruit / berries
Shade / Sun
Full sun - part shade
Soil type
Free draining
Wind tolerance
Moderate
Propagation method
Graft
Related
Quince root stock for grafting dwarf pear and loquat
Botanical name
Cydonia oblonga
Details
Quinces are used as a root stock for producing dwarf pears, loquat and other quinces.
Root stocks can be created from root suckers, stool bed or seeds from overripe fruit planted in late autumn.
Root stocks can be created from root suckers, stool bed or seeds from overripe fruit planted in late autumn.
Flowers
White
Forest layer
low-tree
Fruit / berries
Propagation method
Cutting
Benefits
- The primary benefits are smaller trees that fruit sooner
Negatives
- Many cultivars of pear are not directly compatible with quince and require double grafting with a compatible interstock
- Pears grafted on quince have shorter lifespan than on seedling grown root stocks
- Quince trees are prone to suckering, sending up growth from around the base of the tree and near damaged roots. These can be used as rootstocks.