A pretty flushed French pear with a sweet vinous flavor, and buttery melting flesh.
Also known as
- Bonne Louise
- Louise d'Avranches
Louise Bonne of Jersey pear identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Louise Bonne of Jersey
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Offspring of this variety
Visitor reviews
- 05 Jul 2017 METCHOSIN, CanadaI love this pear, you can tell when they are ripe - they fall to the ground - and at that time they are delicious. The ripening period lasts about 3 weeks. They can get biennial if you allow too much of a crop one year, so thin for regular yearly crops, rather than have a huge crop one year and 5 pears the next. I have 8 pear trees and this is my clear favourite for juiciness, flavour, texture and colour. Lasts longer than the Bartlett - but is not a keeper, meant to be enjoyed for three weeks or so a year, and then dried - for enjoyment the rest of the year. Dries nicely, does not have the grittiness of other dried pears (my favourite dried pear too!). This is the one I graft and give to people I really like.
Tree register
United Kingdom
- Amanda in London,
- Connor in Southampton,
- Lynn Pilley in NORTHAMPTON,
- M Neale in Teignmouth, DEVON
- Mike Wicken in Camberley, COUNTY (OPTIONAL)
- Peter Page in Shanklin, ISLE OF WIGHT
- Peter Revell in Hemel Hempstead, HERTS
- Tamas Geleta in UCKFIELD,
Spring blossom records for this variety
2022 season
- 25th March 2022 - tree owned by M in Teignmouth, United Kingdom
Record your blossom dates in our Fruit Tree Register - more >>.
Origins
- Species: Pyrus communis - Pear
- Originates from: Avranches, France
- Introduced: 1788
- Developed by: M. Longueval
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1976-154
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Period of origin: 1750 - 1799
- Fruit colour: Orange flush
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Best sellers
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweeter
- Discoloration of fruit: Slightly oxidising (browns slowly)
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking period: mid-September
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 2
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Weak growing
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Fruit bearing: Partial tip-bearer
- Organic culture: Suitable
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Other incompatibility: Williams pear group
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
Other qualities
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance
- Fire blight: Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Louise Bonne of Jersey pear trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Louise Bonne of Jersey pear trees - Thomas Fruit Trees (EU) France
Louise Bonne pear trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.
References
- The Book of Pears (2015)
Author: Morgan
233 - The Fruit Manual
Author: Hogg