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    Beth

    Beth pears
    Beth has received the RHS Award of Garden MeritBeth is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current) 1993

    Beth is an excellent early-season pear, very well suited to the UK climate. It has a particularly good flavour, with the characteristic melting texture usually associated with the French pear varieties.

    Trained Beth pear trees for sale

    Next deliveries

    For delivery from December 2025

    • Medium 1-year tree £27.00
      bare-root.

    Growing and Training

    Beth is one of the easiest pears to grow, making it a good choice for training as a cordon, fan, or espalier.


    Beth characteristics

    • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
    • Flowering group3
    • Pollinating othersAverage
    • AwardsRHS AGM (current) - 1993
    • Picking period (southern UK)late August
    • CroppingHeavy
    • Keeping1 week
    • Food usesEating fresh
    • ScabSome resistance
    • Country of originUnited Kingdom
    • Period of origin1900 - 1949
    • Fruit colourGreen - light