Pears are among the oldest cultivated fruits in the world, tended by growers since ancient times. For thousands of years, people have selected trees from wild forests, carried scions across borders, and passed treasured varieties from one generation to the next. By the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, European orchardists had refined pears into an astonishing range of shapes, colours and flavours, from rugged cooking pears to the silky, aromatic dessert types we still love today.

Our collection honours this deep history. It brings together traditional European varieties once planted in monastery gardens, rural farms and grand estate orchards. Each pear carries a story shaped by centuries of careful selection and regional culture. Grown organically and chosen for flavour, resilience and biodiversity value, these pears connect your orchard directly to the long and remarkable journey of the fruit.

Explore the collection and find the varieties that continue this living history in your own landscape.