Here at Wairere Harry and Lloyd are known as a right pair but these two know a thing or two about fruit and nuts can help you choose the right Pear for your garden or orchard. Whether you are looking for sweet, juicy European Pears such as Conference, Beurre Bosc, Red Bartlett, Packhams Triumph or Winter Cole or the crisp, fresh Asian Nashi Pears such as Housi or Nijiseiki Wairere is your one stop Pear shop. Pears are easy to grow and are more tolerant of a wide range of soil types than many other fruit trees. Wairere stock standard, heritage, dwarf and multi-graft trees and can guide you in selecting complimentary cultivars to ensure good pollination and a bumper crop of fruit. The best choice of varieties is available in the Nursery from about July onwards when the trees are dormant however you can shop on-line from our secure web-site at any time of the year. Your selection will be carefully packaged and delivered direct to your door anywhere in New Zealand. Click the link for more information about Pears and our great range of other Fruit and Nut trees.
Pear Conference PC
NZ's most popular pear. Crops very well with delicious juicy fruit that are quite long and narrow in shape. The flesh is rich and aromatic with a slight pink tinge when ripe. Attractive, smooth khaki-green skin. Ripe around March. Self fertile, improve with pollinator. RHS AGM. Deciduous.Pear Beurre Bosc PC
A European pear AKA Kaiser. Quality large fruit that is just melt in your mouth delicious. Attractive warm cinnamon brown skin and a long tapered neck with flesh that is sweet and juicy. Matures late summer. Stores well. Grafted on to Quince for size control. Deciduous.Pear Seckel PC
Small things do come in small parcels. Bite into this chubby little gourmet pear and you will have a flavour explosion of honey-sweet, very juicy flesh. Red-brown skin with prominent white dots. Upright tree. Deciduous.Pear Winter Nelis PC
A very good late season pear that is an excellent keeper. Green skin with reddish russet patches. Fruit is small, the flesh buttery with a rich flavour. Prolific cropper. Deciduous.Pear Beurre Hardy QuA
Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact/Semi Dwarfed. In our humble opinion an utterly outstanding eating pear. When ripe 'Beurre Hardy' fills your nose with fragrance, fills your mouth with melting flesh, covers your chin in juice and has a taste that just knocks your socks off. Deciduous.Pear Conference QuA
Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact/ semi dwarfed. NZ's most popular pear. Crops very well with delicious juicy fruit that are long and narrow in shape. The flesh is rich and aromatic with a slight pink tinge when ripe. Attractive, smooth green skin. Ripe March. Self fertile. Deciduous.Pear Winter Cole QuA
Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact / semi dwarfed. Round medium sized fruit with russeted skin and delicious, juicy, melt in your mouth, white flesh that is richly flavoured. Matures in late autumn and stores very well. Deciduous.Pear Doyenne du Comice QuC
Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact / dwarfed. A delicious gourmet pear regarded by many as the pear with the finest flavour. Green skin blushed pink and white, melting, sweet, juicy flesh. It will do best in a sunny sheltered position. Deciduous.Pear Conference QN
NZ's most popular pear. Crops very well with delicious juicy fruit that are long and narrow in shape. The flesh is rich and aromatic with a slight pink tinge when ripe. Attractive, smooth green skin. Ripe around March. Self fertile. Deciduous.Pear Dble Beurre Bosc/Packhams Triumph
Double Graft Pear. Beurre Bosc is a superb quality brown pear with sweet and juicy, large fruit. Excellent quality and stores well. Regular and heavy cropper. Packhams Triumph - a super all purpose variety with large, rich flavoured fruit that are ripe about March. Deciduous.Pear Dble Conference/Doyenne du Comice
Double Graft Pear. Doyenne du Comice, the classic gourmet pear and still regarded as the best. Fine smooth flesh that is sweet and juicy. Conference is a medium to large pear, with green,russeted, fairly smooth skin. The sweet, juicy, melting flesh is rich and aromatic. Deciduous.Pear Dble Doyenne Du Comice/Winter Nelis
Double graft pear. Doyenne du Comice- Top quality dessert pear. Green skin with white melting flesh that carrys a hint of cinnamon. Ready about late February. Winter Nelis- Green skin, rich buttery flavour. Good keeper. Matures around the end of March. Deciduous.Pear Dble Packhams Triumph /Winter Nelis QUC
Double grafted Pear. Packhams Triumph- A super all purpose variety with large fruit mid season, good keeper. Winter Nelis- Green skin with reddish russet patches,small fruit with a rich buttery flavour. Prolific cropper and long keeping. Deciduous.Pear Doyenne du Comice QN
A delicious gourmet pear regarded by many as the pear with the finest flavour. Green skin blushed pink and white, melting, sweet, juicy flesh. It will do best in a sunny sheltered position. Doyenne du Comice has been awarded an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society. Deciduous.Pear William Bon Chretien PC
A sweet and delicious pear which is popular for desserts and bottling. The pale green skin is soft yellow when fully ripe. Ready to eat from late January to February. This pear has an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Deciduous.Pear Belle De Jumet QN
QN = Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact / dwarfed. This extremely juicy and deliciously sweet heritage pear ripens in late January. Valued for its high yield of fruit and the fact that it is self pollinating. Pale gold skin and white flesh that just melts in your mouth. Deciduous.Pear Beurre Bosc QN
A European pear AKA Kaiser. Quality large fruit that is just melt in your mouth delicious. Attractive warm cinnamon brown skin and a long tapered neck with flesh that is sweet and juicy. Matures late summer. Stores well. Grafted on to Quince for size control. Deciduous.Pear Beurre Bosc BA29
A European pear AKA Kaiser. Grafted on Pear rootstock to keep compact/ semi dwarfed. Quality large fruit that is just melt in your mouth delicious. Attractive warm cinnamon brown skin and a long tapered neck with flesh that is sweet and juicy. Matures late summer. Stores well. Deciduous.Pear Packhams Triumph QN
Heritage. Packhams triumph is a large irregular shaped pear with greenish-yellow skin. It has finely textured, white, sweet tasting flesh and is an excellent dessert and bottling pear. Ripens around March/April. Delicious and Deciduous.Pear Winter Cole PC
A nice fat round pear with russeted skin. The flesh is creamy white, juicy and with a good rich flavour. Ripens towards autumn and stores extremely well. Can be preserved or used for juice. Happiest in a sunny sheltered spot however quite hardy and easy to grow. Deciduous.Pear Dble Doyenne Du Comice/Beurre Bosc
Double Graft Pear. Doyenne du Comice- Top quality dessert pear. Green skin with white melting flesh that carrys a hint of cinnamon. Ready about late February. Beurre Bosc - Large long fruit with bronze-green skin and soft highly flavoured flesh that melts in your mouth. Ripe around February.Pear Seckel QN
Small things do come in small parcels. Bite into this chubby little gourmet pear and you will have a flavour explosion of honey-sweet, very juicy flesh. Red-brown skin with prominent white dots. Grafted on to Quince rootstock to keep compact. Deciduous.Pear Winter Cole QN
Round medium sized fruit with russeted skin and delicious, juicy, melt in your mouth, white flesh that is richly flavoured. Matures in late autumn and stores very well. This dwarf version is grafted on to Quince rootstock to keep compact. Deciduous.Pear Beurre Bosc QuC
Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact/Dwarfed. A European pear AKA Kaiser. Quality large fruit that is just melt in your mouth delicious. Attractive warm cinnamon brown skin and a long tapered neck with flesh that is sweet and juicy. Matures late summer. Stores well. Deciduous.Pear Concorde QuC
Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact / dwarfed. A modern dessert pair that crops from a young age with delicious fruit that have green skin with quite a lot of russeting. The flesh is pale yellow, sweet, juicy and melt in your mouth flavour. Self -fertile. The pears are ripe around March. Deciduous.Pear Packhams Triumph PC
Heritage. Packhams triumph is a large irregular shaped pear with greenish-yellow skin. It has finely textured, white, sweet tasting flesh and is an excellent dessert and bottling pear. Ripens around March/April. Delicious and DeciduousPear William Bon Chretien QN
A sweet and delicious pear which is popular for desserts and bottling. The pale green skin is soft yellow when fully ripe. Ready to eat from late January to February. This pear has an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Deciduous.Pear Dble Belle de Jumet/Seckle
Belle de Jumet- a juicy and deliciously sweet heritage pear that ripens in late January. Pale gold skin and white flesh that just melts in your mouth. Seckle - small things do come in small parcels. Bite into this chubby little gourmet pear and you will have a flavour explosion of honey-sweet, very juicy flesh. Red-brown skin with prominent white dots.Pear Garden Belle Dwf PC
Dwarf. This delicious Pear has green skin with soft russeting and sweet, smooth textured flesh. Ripe around February. Only grows to 3m which is considered dwarf for a pear so ideal small gardens. Plant in the sunny spot. Deciduous.Pear Red Bartlett QuA
A popular and highly ornamental Pear with aromatic melting flesh. This pear has beautiful wine-purple skin turning brilliant scarlet when ripe, great for dessert or bottling. Ripens around February. Deciduous.Pear Taylors Gold PC
Taylor's Gold pears have large and full at the base with no neck and a thick stem. Smooth, uniform, cinnamon-coloured skin that may take on the occasional rose blush. A delicate aroma and creamy flesh that is juicy and very tender, Taylor’s Gold pears offer a rich, sweet flavour. Deciduous.Pear Doyenne du Comice PC
A delicious gourmet pear regarded by many as the pear with the finest flavour. Green skin blushed pink and white, melting, sweet, juicy flesh. A vigorous grower that will do best in a sunny sheltered position. Doyenne du Comice has been awarded an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society. Deciduous.Pear Dble Conference/Red Bartlett
Double Graft Pear. Conference- a medium to large pear with green, russeted, fairly smooth skin. The sweet, juicy, melting flesh is rich and aromatic. Red Bartlett- a popular and highly ornamental pear with aromatic melting flesh. Beautiful wine-purple skin turning brilliant scarlet when ripe, great for dessert or bottling. Deciduous.Pear Dble William Bon Chretien/Winter Cole
Double Graft Pear. William Bon Chretien- Pale green skin with white finely grained flesh that is juicy and sweet. Ripe around late January. Winter Cole- Round medium sized fruit with russeted skin and delicious white flesh that is richly flavoured. Ripe around late autumn. Deciduous.Pear Taylors Gold QuC
Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact / dwarfed. Taylor's Gold pears have large and full at the base with no neck and a thick stem. Smooth, uniform, cinnamon-colored skin. A delicate aroma and creamy flesh that is juicy and very tender, pears offer a rich, sweet flavor. Deciduous.Pear Doyenne du Comice QuA
Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact / semi dwarfed. A delicious gourmet pear regarded by many as the pear with the finest flavour. Green skin blushed pink and white, melting, sweet, juicy flesh. It will do best in a sunny sheltered position. Deciduous.Pear Keiffer QN
Kieffer is a large pear with greenish-yellow skin blushed in red and has coarse crisp, juicy, white flesh Highly resistant to fire blight and heat or cold extremes. Late fruiting variety with Yellow/Red skin. Self fertile. Suitable to be grown throughout NZ.Pear Packhams Triumph QuA
Heritage. Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact / semi dwarfed. Packhams triumph is a large irregular shaped pear with greenish-yellow skin. It has finely textured, white, sweet tasting flesh and is an excellent dessert and bottling pear. Ripens around March/April. Delicious and DeciduousPear Winter Nelis QuA
Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact / semi dwarfed. This is a nice small pear with yellow-green skin that is lightly russeted. The flesh is quite firm with a fine texture and good flavour. Sweet and juicy. Good for fresh eating or preserving. Produces good reliable crops. Deciduous.Pear Dble William Bon Chretien/Conference
William Bon Chretien. A great late season pear that is an excellent keeper. Green skin with russet patches. Fruit is small, flesh buttery with a rich flavour. Conference. Delicious long narrow and juicy, smooth green skin. Rich aromatic flesh with a pink tinge when ripe around March. Deciduous.Pear Dble William Bon Chretien/Beurre Bosc
William Bon Chretien. A great late season pear that is an excellent keeper. Green skin with russet patches. Fruit is small, flesh buttery with a rich flavour. Beurre Bosc. Quality large fruit that is melt in your mouth delicious. Attractive warm brown skin. Matures late summer. Deciduous.Pear Dble William Bon Chretien/Winter Nelis
William Bon Chretien. A great late season pear that is an excellent keeper. Green skin with russet patches. Fruit is small, flesh buttery with a rich flavour. Prolific cropper. Winter Nelis. Sweet juicy small pear, yellow-green skin with light russeting. Firm fine textured flesh has good flavour. Good reliable cropper. Great fresh or preserved. DeciduousPear William Bon Chretien QuA
Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact / semi dwarfed. A sweet and delicious pear which is popular for desserts and bottling. The pale green skin is soft yellow when fully ripe. Ready to eat from late January to February. Deciduous.Pear Red Bartlett QN
A popular and highly ornamental Pear with aromatic melting flesh. This pear has beautiful wine-purple skin turning brilliant scarlet when ripe, great for dessert or bottling. Ripens around February. Deciduous.Pear Taylors Gold QN
Taylor's Gold pears have large and full at the base with no neck and a thick stem. Smooth, uniform, cinnamon-coloured skin that may take on the occasional rose blush. A delicate aroma and creamy flesh that is juicy and very tender, Taylor’s Gold pears offer a rich, sweet flavour. Deciduous.Pear Starkrimson QuA
Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact / semi dwarfed. Starkrimson is a beautiful looking pear with crimson skin. The flesh is finely textured and smooth with a light taste. Sweet and juicy as well. Excellent for fresh eating. Ripens mid January. Delicious and Deciduous.Pear Concorde QuA
Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact/ semi dwarfed. A modern dessert pair that crops from a young age with delicious fruit that have green skin with quite a lot of russeting. The flesh is pale yellow, sweet, juicy and melt in your mouth flavour. Self-fertile. The pears are ripe around March. Deciduous.Pear Belle De Jumet QuA
Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact/Semi Dwarfed. This extremely juicy and deliciously sweet heritage pear ripens in late January. Valued for its high yield of fruit and the fact that it is self pollinating. Pale gold skin and white flesh that just melts in your mouth. Deciduous.Pear Triomphe de Vienne
Triomphe de Viennes was a chance seedling discovered growing near the town of Viennes close to Lyons in the South Eastern France. It is very much in the style of early Belgium and French dessert pears being oblong in shape, green in colour with much russetting, crisp white juicy flesh with good texture.