pear 'Jargonelle'

Best grown as a free-standing bush or tree. Prefers a deep, fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in a sheltered, sunny position, but also suitable for colder areas. Will not thrive on very acid soils, shallow chalk soils or with shade for more than half the day. Thin fruit as required in late spring or early summer to improve size and quality

Regular winter pruning required; a partial tip-bearer. Further pruning advice: pruning new pear trees, winter pear pruning, renovating pear trees

Propagate by grafting or budding onto a clonal rootstock for fruit. Fruit grown from pips will not resemble the parent

May be affected by aphids, caterpillars, codling moth and pear blister mite

Some resistance to pear scab; may be affected by blossom wilt, brown rot, fireblight and pear rust