Clapps Favourite
Fruit ripening time: March
Pollination partners: Beurre Hardy, Beurre Easter, Comice, Conference, Josephine, Packham, 20th Century Pear - Nashi
An early season pear that will ripen on the tree. When perfectly ripe, these pears have wonderful flavour, with a very fine texture and lots of juice. These pears will not store well and are best eaten fresh, used for baking, or preserved shortly after picking.
A medium size pear with yellow skin and an orange-red blush. The flesh is soft, melting, fine in texture and juicy.
Early season harvest.
Tree Size:
Dwarf Tree: 2 – 3 m high. Depending on pruning and the tree shape these pear trees can be kept as small as 2 m in height and planted as close as 50cm apart. Must be supported on a trellis or a stake
Semi-Dwarf: 3.5 - 4.5 m high
Full Size: 10 m +
Soil: Will adapt well to most soils, but heavy, moist soils are preferred to light, shallow soils.
Dwarf and semi-dwarf trees will not tolerate drought.
Will do best in well drained soils. Established trees can withstand wet conditions, but will not tolerate waterlogging. Prefer neutral to slightly acidic soils and do not like high pH soils
