Butt perry pear tree

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• Gardening skill: Average
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Pollination group: 3
• Uses: Juice
• Uses: Hard cider

Butt is a traditional English perry pear, with medium acidity and medium tannins.

The pears do not necessarily have to be picked - they will fall when ripe and perhaps surprisingly will remain in good condition on the ground until they are gathered.

Butt perry pear trees for sale

You can pre-order for spring 2025

• Full-size 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
  Mature height: 16ft-24ft after 10 years
  Vigorous rootstock
  

  Out of stock
  

How to grow

Butt is a vigorous tree and a heavy cropper. However it has a tendency to biennial bearing - be sure to thin the fruitlets in May to prevent this.

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Butt characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Pollination group3
• Pollinating othersAverage
• Picking seasonLate
• UsesJuiceHard cider
• Keeping (of fruit)1-2 months
• General resistanceAverage
• Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 4 (-34C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originUnited Kingdom
• Fruit colorGreen / Yellow