The tastiest types at a glance

Column pears as "real" column fruit

In contrast to column cherries or column peaches, column pears are actually very easy to use Lean upbringing, whereby there is also quite the formation of fruits directly on the stem of the columnar pear can come. Column bulbs usually grow to about 250 cm high if not consciously to a lower one Tree height being raised. A width of about 30 to 40 cm is useful to on the one hand the Privacy function of the column fruit and on the other hand a higher yield through the branching off from the trunk Fruitwood to enable. The most popular varieties of pillar pear are:

• Pyrus communis 'Doyenné du Comice'
• Pyrus communis 'Obelisk'
• Pyrus communis 'Conference'
• Pyrus communis 'Concorde'
• Pyrus communis 'Bambinella'
• Pyrus communis 'Condora'
• Pyrus communis 'Decora'

Some of these varieties do not grow strictly in columnar form all by themselves. However, they can all be trained to become columnar fruit with relatively little effort.

The pillar 'Decora'

The column pear 'Decora' is a type of pear that is also preferred in the agricultural cultivation of pears. This variety produces fruits with a particularly sweet taste and soft pulp. The fruits of the 'Decora' variety ripen from the end of September to the beginning of August and can easily be stored until around mid-December. Due to the upright growth, this columnar pear is also well suited for cultivation in the pot on a sunny or partially shaded balcony. However, since this is a deep-rooted plant, the respective planter must not be too small or too small. be low.

The pillar 'Conference'

As a typical pollinator variety, the 'Conference' variety fulfills a special purpose in the cultivation of pears: As pears for the Fruit set requiring pollination by pollen from other pear trees in the vicinity, you can find this pear variety as a good one Use pollinator variety. In addition, this pear variety also has long-lasting fruits with a very juicy texture of the pulp.