Pyrus communis - Rootstock: Quince A. Circa 1770. Dessert variety. Also known as the Bartlett pear. A heavy cropper and hardy enough for northern districts. The skin turns yellow when ripe. Has a sweet and juicy flavour and is excellent eaten straight from the tree in late summer/early autumn. Poaches well too. Will grow on a north wall. Self-fertile. Group 3. Priced for: a 2 year bush