Pyrus communis Louise Bonne d'Avranches - Pear Tree

The Louise Bonne d'Avranches Pear Tree is a variety of medium vigour, with good regular production. It is suitable for all regions and will produce better fruits at higher altitudes. It produces medium-sized pear-shaped fruits, beautifully coloured with a brick red hue on a yellow background. They are of good taste quality and their flesh is fine, sweet, and juicy. Harvest takes place in September, just before the fruits reach ripeness, as they tend to become over-ripe. The Louise Bonne d'Avranches Pear Tree is not self-fertile.

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 Louise Bonne d'Avranches Pear Tree is a variety of pear tree obtained in 1770 from a sowing carried out by Mr. Longueval d'Avranches. He named it after his wife, Louise d'Avranches.

The Louise Bonne d'Avranches Pear Tree is not frost-sensitive but it will appreciate a sheltered and sunny position, avoiding frost-prone and windy situations. It is easy to grow in moist, deep soils, but it dislikes excessively draining and chalky soils. In winter, give it a shovelful of wood ash, rich in potash, which will improve flowering and fruit quality.
Its upright habit gives it a tall and slender, harmonious silhouette. Its leaves are ovate and finely toothed on the edge with a petiole as long as the leaf and measure about 8 to 9 cm (3 to 4in).
It blossoms in late March, which protects it from frost. 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 Beurre Hardy.
This variety produces medium-sized pear-shaped fruits, beautifully coloured with a brick red hue on a yellow background. They taste good and their flesh is fine, sweet, and juicy.

Pears can be consumed fresh, in syrup, in pastries, in jams and compotes, and can be used to make alcoholic beverages...