Pear Pollinating Duo - Packham’s Triumph’& ‘Josephine De Malines’
Malus domestica‘Packham’s Triumph’ and ‘Josephine De Malines’ are a perfect pear pollination pair. ‘Packham’s Triumph’ produces juicy, sweet, green-yellow fruit, while ‘Josephine De Malines’ offers richly flavoured, aromatic late-season pears. With overlapping flowering times, they ensure a heavy crop of delicious fruit. Ideal for home gardens and orchard enthusiasts alike.
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Pear Pollinating Duo - Packham’s Triumph’& ‘Josephine De Malines’
Packhams Triumph
An Australian heirloom originating in NSW in 1896, Australia's best known and most popular pear variety. The light green skin turns pale yellow when ripe indicating it's time to sink your teeth into the juicy, sweet, white flesh. Can be used for eating fresh and for cooking.
Pear 'Josephine de Malines'
Named Josephine after the wife of breeder Major Esperen and the town they were discovered, Malines in Belgium. Major Esperen, a well-known pomologist, began cultivating this delicious heirloom variety from a chance seedling in 1830. Josephine pears, short for Josephine de Malines pears were also awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Garden of Merit in 1993. Pollinate with 'Packham's Triumph' and best grown in a warm spot in the garden.
Pears grow in a wide variety of soils, but do best in a soil enriched with decomposed compost and well-rotted manure prior to planting. Their main requirements are full sun, cool winters (600 chilling hours) and regular irrigation. Flowering a month earlier than apples, protect from frost to improve fruiting. Always plant more than one type for cross-pollination.