Pyrus c. 'Doyenne du Comice' (Pleached) Winter Trim twice during the growing

Trim twice during the growing season to main a crisp shape

An elegant cultivar prized for its slender

rounded to broadly columnar tree whose distinctively pale young foliage and dense crown make this an eye-catching variety late spring early summer

large prickles covering the trunks of mature specimens

'Worplesdon' doesn't share the corky features of the species but its autumn colours are all the more spectacular

Pyrus c. 'Doyenne du Comice' (Pleached) Winter Trim twice during the growingA popular dessert pear introduced from France in 1849 with fine flavour, similar to 'Conference'. Fruits are produced in early winter. Pick in October while fruit is still firm and store until November before eating. The variety 'Concorde' makes a good pollination partner. Well drained soil, full sun. Flowering group D, not self fertile. H6