PEAR - WILLIAMS

William Pear growing on Tree nearly ripe

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Botanical Name: Pyrus communis

Description

Often called 'Bartlett' or Bon Chretien. Medium to large in size and very juicy with a sweet flavour. Pale green at picking, ripening to a clear attractive yellow, sometimes with a slight blush. Used for fresh fruit, juice, stewing, preserving and drying. Early season maturity. Pollinated by 'Beurre Bosc' or 'Nijisseiki' nashi. Partially self-fertile.

Image	Price	Avail.	Propagation	Size	Buy Options
	$34.95	1	Grafted	Large	*Pollinator - Beurre Bosc or nashi beneficial
	$39.00	0	Grafted (Bare Root)	Large	Seeking Propagation Material

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Pear - Williams For Sale (Size: Large) (Grafted)

Pear - Williams For Sale (Size: Large Bare Root) (Grafted)

Plant Information or Specifications

Sub Categories (HashTags)

Chill High (#ChillHigh)

Preferred Climate

Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate
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Grafted
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Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions)

2-5m

Plants required to Pollinate

2 compatible plants (Pollination Required)
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Can it Handle Frosts?

Yes

Amount of leaves in Winter?

No Leaves (Deciduous)

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Water Requirements

Moderate Watering

Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest

2-3 Years

Sun or Shade

Full (Sun:80%-100%)

Preferred Soil Type

Good Drainage

Soil pH

Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)

Fruiting/Harvest Months

March, April

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Question & Answer

When a tree says Pollination Required: Partial does that mean that you need to buy 2 of the same tree and the bees will do the rest? From: FLINDERS VIEW QLD

This pear is partially self fertile and will set fruit by itself however the crop of pears that you get is not as good as it could be if you had another variety of pear other than the Williams Pear growing close by. It would be good to grow the #NashiPear833 close by so that the bees can cross pollinate it and give you a bigger crop

Customer Comments on Pear - Williams

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Pear - Williams (Grafted) ^7/10

Steve1's Edible Fruits
Update: 3503 days 10hrs

Comments: -

Beautiful autumn colors and lots of fruit!

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Beaure Bosc

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

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Pear - Williams ^3/10

Han's Edible Fruits
Update: 3278 days 20hrs

Comments: -

This is actually an old seeding tree, similar shape fruit to that of williams. Definitely a decendent of a European pear.The tree is about 6m tall and slightly infested with pear slug worm. It bears heavily, but the biggest fruits are all on the top of the tree, making it impossible to pick and the birds always get them first. I covered some fruits with newspaper on the lower branches. But very disappointing, the fruit is very very sweet, almost too stweet, and the texture is very dry and hard, not very pleasant to eat. I don't know if it has anything to do with watering because I didn't give it any water even during the harsh Adelaide summer. Anyway, I am going to cut it back to waist high in winter and multi-graft it with nashi Nijiseiki and Kosui.

Height 6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

none

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Pear - Williams (Grafted) ^6/10

Sandy31's Edible Fruits
Update: 280 days 5hrs

Comments: -

loved the fruit.

Double grafted, with Pekham and growing at an Espelier along the fence

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control: copper spray, Lime sulpher

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Comments

sandy31 says... [526 days 16hrs ago]

Its fruiting in Sydney, has approx 30-40 pears

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Pear - Williams

HomegrownHeddibles1's Edible Fruits
Update: 3513 days 10hrs

Comments: -

See Pear, Beurre Bosc, above, with which it is double-grafted.

Planted: 2007

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Beurre Bosc

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Chook manure, compost, blood

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

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Pear - Williams

Nelly1's Edible Fruits
Update: 1503 days 16hrs

Comments: - may survive oct13 fires - one shoot still above graft

Pollination: Cross Pollination

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Pear - Williams (Grafted) ^10/10

KateGreen1's Edible Fruits
Update: 3388 days 11hrs

Comments: -

I am pretty sure this is a Williams pear but cannot remember for sure. We have had quite a few pears off this tree now and they are fantastic!

Fruiting Months March, April, May

Planted: 2005

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 40 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Pear - William Bonhem

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Charlie Carp

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

A bit of natural oil from time to time.

Organic Status:Organic

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Pear - Williams

SimplersJoy1's Edible Fruits
Update: 3387 days 14hrs

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

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Pear - Williams ^7/10

Murray's Edible Fruits
Update: 3377 days 2hrs

Comments: - no pruning required with my tree powering along only acoulple of fruit this year next year will be good

Fruiting Months January, February, March, December

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: packham pear

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter guano cow manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: grasshoppers love the leaves

Organic Status:Organic

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Pear - Williams ^4/10

Silvie's Edible Fruits
Update: 3353 days 15hrs

Comments: -

Previous tennants planted these pear trees. Not sure how old they are but they look pretty well-established. We only had 3 edible fruits, the rest were all black and spotty or eaten by birds.

Fruiting Months January

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 10% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

None.

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Pear - Williams (Grafted)

Meow's Edible Fruits
Update: 3023 days 13hrs

Comments: -

Double graft with Packhams Triumph

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Packhams Triumph

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Pear - Williams ^7/10

Sarah's Edible Fruits
Update: 2967 days 10hrs

Comments: -

Grows rapidly and proud of the shape I've got it to. ( learning to prune still) No flowers as yet. Fingers crossed this year.

Planted: 2009

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Pear - Williams

Perrumba1's Edible Fruits
Update: 1205 days 5hrs

Planted: 2016

Qty: 2

Organic Status:Organic

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