Pear ‘Conference’ (Pyrus communis ‘Conference’)
Introduced in the late 19th century, ‘Conference’ is the most popular and reliable dessert pear for gardens across Ireland and the UK. It produces heavy, consistent crops of long, narrow pears with green-russet skin. The pale yellow-white flesh is sweet, melting, and exceptionally juicy when fully ripe, though it can also be enjoyed crisp earlier in the season.
Remarkably adaptable and resilient, ‘Conference’ performs well even in cooler microclimates and offers good frost tolerance during its spring bloom.
