Saint Luke

Dessert pear. Raised by Rivers’ Nursery of Sawbridgeworth in 1897. Parentage not known. A short, conical, yellow dessert pear almost totally covered with a brownish grey russet with a rough skin covered in russet dots. Flesh is juicy but a little gritty.
Flowering period D
Pick mid Sept and use Sept and Oct

Supplied on half-standard rootstock Quince A, suitable to grow free-standing or as espalier or cordon (please add note to order if for formal training)