Orange Pippin logo
Tasting notes and identification advice for apples, pears, plums, cherries and other orchard varieties.

Pear varieties

  • Abas Beki Pear
    A dessert pear from Russia.

  • Abbé Fétel Pear
    A high quality and very sweet dessert pear.

  • Alexandre Lambre Pear
    A high quality dessert pear, developed by Belgian enthusiast Van Mons, with the classic buttery melting flesh. Ripens late and needs a warm climate for best results.

  • Ananas de Courtrai Pear
    A juicy sweet-flavored Belgian pear with classic buttery melting flesh. Ripens early season.

  • An early-season American pear variety, related to Bartlett but with an improved flavor and better storage.

  • Autumn Nelis Pear
    An English pear, with juicy buttery melting flesh. Ripens late-season, but does not keep. The tree is hardy and heavy-cropping. The leaves turn an attractive dark red in the fall.