A modern English pear, excellent flavor, and easy to grow.
Beth pear identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Beth
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
- Bartlett (parent)
Visitor reviews
Tree register
United Kingdom
- Brian Heaney in NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR
- Claire in LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE
- Graham Tibble in Southampton, HAMPSHIRE
- Ian Dimery in Ripon, NORTH YORKSHIRE
- Ian Dimery in Ripon, NORTH YORKSHIRE
- Kirsten Edwards in WAKEFIELD, COUNTY
- Peter e Shaw in Sheffield, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
- Peter Revell in Hemel Hempstead, HERTS
- Saffron Nicholson in Freuchie, FIFE
- Tamas Geleta in UCKFIELD,
- Vin Heron in EAST TORRINGTON, LINCOLNSHIRE
Origins
- Species: Pyrus communis - Pear
- Parentage: Williams x Beurre Superfin
- Originates from: United Kingdom
- Introduced: 1937 - 1975
- Developed by: East Malling Research
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1978-274
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Green - light
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Best sellers
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Early
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweeter
- Discoloration of fruit: Slightly oxidising (browns slowly)
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking period: late August
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Weak growing
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Other qualities
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Beth pear trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Beth pear trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.
References
- Fruit Expert
Author: Hessayon - The Book of Pears (2015)
Author: Morgan
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