Which pears are self-pollinating?

Would you like to have a pear tree in your garden, too?

But what if you only have room for one tree or sapling?

Then choose a self-pollinating pear!

In order to bear fruit, most pear trees need another pear tree.

This must be a different variety, with the same flowering period. The bees will then ensure that the pears pollinate each other. This is called cross-pollination.

Although cross-pollination is necessary for most pear varieties, there are also self-pollinating pear trees (also known as self-fertile). These do not need a second pear tree to produce pears.

Self-pollinating pear trees are ideal for a small garden.

Since you don't need a second tree, you save a lot of space. That's handy if your yard isn't very big.

Which pears are self-pollinating?

In the list below, you'll find self-pollinating pear trees (Pyrus communis), including an indication of whether they are table pears or cooking pears.

• Conference (desert pear)
• Gieser Wildeman (stewing pear)
• Clay Pear (stewing pear)
• Saint Remy (stewing pear)
• Williams (table pear)
• Winter Reed Pear (stewing pear)
• Sweet Brederode (stewing pear)

Higher yield?

Although self-pollinating varieties do not need another tree, the yield is often higher or of better quality if a second pear tree is within reach.

It doesn't have to be a large tree, by the way; it can also be a low-stem tree, a columnar tree, or an ornamental pear tree (with blossoms). The only requirement is that they bloom at the same time.

Check out these self-pollinating fruit trees as well:

Self-Pollinating Apple Varieties

Self-Pollinating Cherry Varieties

Self-Pollinating Plum Varieties