Pyrus communis Jules Guyot - Pear Tree

The 'Jules Guyot' Pear Tree is a medium-vigour variety that quickly produces large harvests. Its large elongated fruits are yellow, tinged with pink when ripe. Their fine flesh is juicy, melting, quite sweet, and fragrant. The harvest takes place early, from late July to mid-August. The 'Jules Guyot' Pear Tree is not self-fertile. It is resistant to scab. Despite its late flowering, it prefers warm exposures. It will be easier to cultivate in the southern regions.

The pear tree is a tree native to central Asia, cultivated in China for 6,000 years. It was introduced to Europe around the 6th century. While its development in the Middle Ages remained limited, there were already 200 varieties during the Renaissance. Since then, the number of varieties has continued to increase. The 'Jules Guyot' Pear Tree is a pear tree variety obtained in 1870 by the botanist Charles Baltet. He named it in tribute to Dr. Jules Guyot.

Despite its late flowering, the 'Jules Guyot' Pear Tree will appreciate protected and sunny locations, avoid frost-prone and windy situations. Easy to grow, it likes fresh and deep soils, but it fears excessively draining and calcareous soils. In winter, give it a shovel of wood ash, rich in potash, it will improve flowering and fruit quality.
Its upright habit gives it a tall and slender harmonious silhouette. Its oval-shaped leaves, finely toothed at the edge, have a petiole as long as the lamina and measure about 8 to 9 cm (3 to 4in).

Its white flowering occurs in April, quite late. Despite this, it is sensitive to frost and prefers a warm exposure. Its flowers are formed of 5 white petals. They are not self-fertile. It is therefore necessary to plant another pear tree nearby. Its main pollinators are the varieties 'William's', 'Conference', and 'General Leclerc'. Moreover, it will be a very good pollinator for other pear trees. This variety produces large elongated fruits that are yellow, tinged with pink when ripe. Their fine flesh is juicy, melting, quite sweet, and fragrant.

Pears are consumed fresh, in syrup, in pastries, in jams and compotes, and are used to prepare alcoholic beverages.