Cordon Pear Tree Reviews

With their vertical, narrow shape, cordon fruit trees offer an inventive means of saving on space whilst still producing impressive fruit yields – where with a standard fruit tree you might only have room for one in your garden, you could most likely fit several cordons! ‘Concorde’ holds the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit, boasts pears with truly exceptional taste and reliably produces large crops of fruit every year 'Doyenné Du Comice' proudly flies the flag for French pears, with its bold, aromatic flavour and wonderfully soft flesh. Use them to make a rich tarte tatin or, alternatively, poach them in spiced red wine - and yep, you guessed it, it's another RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM) winner! ‘Williams' Bon Chrétien’ is a variety with incredible pedigree, having been grown for well over two hundred years. The fruit is juicy, sweet and delicious when poached or baked Our growers have established the proper cordon shape for your pear tree, meaning all you need to do is prune your tree to help retain its shape. Pruning should be carried out in summer with occasional winter pruning also occasionally being required. Here’s what to do: Towards the end of August, trim shoots that are over 20 centimetres (or 8 inches) long, cutting back to one leaf beyond the cluster of leaves at the base of the current year’s growth (the basal cluster) If you find that your cordon tree’s spurs are becoming overly crowded, then thin out some of the older spurs which haven’t fruited as well (this is best done in winter)