Columnar pear DECORA

A true garden ornament: a compact, productive tree with colourful pears. Autumn to early winter variety developed in Latvia. The fruit is picked in mid-October. Plant seedlings 50-70 cm apart.

Tree: medium-vigorous, columnar, reaching about 2.5 m high and 1 m wide.

Fruit: large, yellowish with a pink blush, firm-skinned and pleasant-tasting. The flesh is fairly firm, juicy and without grit.

Fruiting: begins in the second or third year after planting. Pick from mid-September to early October; harvested fruit keeps for 3-4 weeks. Frost-hardy and moderately disease-resistant.