Conference Pear Tree

The Conference pear tree is one of the first English pears of note to arise from controlled breeding program in England in the 1800’s The Conference pear tree was bred by Thomas Francis Rivers at his family nursery in England. He first announced it to the public at a ‘Pear Congress’ in 1885, which had been advertised as a ‘Pear Conference’, the name he settled with, but it could have easily been called the Congress pear. The Conference pear is medium to large, slightly long, gourd-shaped, smooth green tinted with russet. Flesh pale yellow, with slight pink tinge, melting, very juicy, sweet and delicious. Good fireblight resistance.