Concorde: smaak en teelt
Compacte groei en relatief vroege vruchtbaarheid.
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From firm and juicy to buttery-soft flesh; not every cultivar becomes pleasantly ripe to eat on the tree.
This description applies to the species; a separate taste test of this cultivar has not been confirmed.
An espalier pear can turn a bare fence into a harvesting spot, while a freestanding tree gets its own corner of the garden. Choose deliberately between eating crisp fruit and letting it soften after picking. A pear tasted too early reveals little of its eventual character.
From firm and juicy to buttery-soft flesh; not every cultivar becomes pleasantly ripe to eat on the tree.
A warm, sheltered spot, preferably sunnier than for apples. Early blossom makes night frost relevant.
Choose two compatible cultivars with overlapping flowering; self-setting in Conference does not guarantee a harvest.
Quince rootstocks limit growth; check the combination and size with the nursery.
A horizontal espalier pear: First tie a selected arm diagonally to a bamboo cane; lower it gradually when growth stops. Secure the bamboo to the wire and tie the wood with soft string without constricting the bark. Retain short fruiting side shoots; let light reach the fruit. Support the trunk and check ties as wood thickens.
Picking and ripening after harvest: Gently lift a test pear; pick when it comes away without pulling. Place sound fruit in a shallow tray and keep cultivars separate. Check whether a pear yields at the neck and taste a small one. Use softened fruit promptly; treat ready to pick and ready to eat as two different stages.
Maintain an open crown and productive short fruiting wood; trained forms need different pruning from free-standing trees.
Allow space for the mature tree, not just the plant currently in the pot. The cultivar determines part of your fruit choice; the rootstock and tree form also help determine how much space the tree needs. Draw the crown, harvesting reach and support on your garden plan. Before buying, check whether a suitable pollinating partner is needed and whether one actually flowers nearby.
Where necessary, support a young tree with a suitable stake and a wide, soft tie. Do not let the tie rub or constrict the tree, and check it as the trunk and crown grow. Water must reach the root zone; a small wet patch on the surface does not tell you whether the rootball has enough moisture. Take care when planting and follow the species instructions for the correct planting depth.
Keep samples of the different cultivars separate. Record picking ripeness, eating ripeness, texture and the preparation you used. Fruit that tastes pleasant straight from the tree may behave differently in a pie or during storage. For perennial plants, your own flowering and harvest observations are more useful than a fixed countdown from the planting date.
Checked on 2026-10-12. This guide was originally written using the listed sources. Growing advice from other countries is not a local weather forecast.