Pear Williams’ Bon Chrétien A seedling found in a Berkshire garden in the 1760s, dual-purpose Pear Williams’ Bon Chrétien, called Bartlett in America, is now grown all over the world – and is the pear most often found in tins! Large, conical fruit, golden-yellow with brown speckles, sometimes flushed red; the flesh is sweet, luscious and juicy with an excellent, slightly musky flavour, and it also holds its shape well when cooked. Very hardy, moderately vigorous tree, but does not thrive in wet areas. Spur-bearer; reliable, heavy cropper. Susceptible to scab. Partially self-fertile, and a good pollinator, but yields will be better with a different pollination partner. Will not pollinate Louise Bonne de Jersey, and vice versa. Holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Site: Sheltered and warmSoil: Any reasonably fertile and well drainedPosition: Full sunPick: SeptemberKeep: SeptemberHardiness: Very hardyPollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination Group 3Uses: Eating, cooking and bottlingPollination notes: Pear Williams’ Bon Chrétien is not self fertile and needs a pollination partner of a different variety nearby. Suitable pollinating partners for Pear Williams’ Bon Chrétien are Pear Concorde, Conference or Doyenné du Comice Learn more about fruit tree rootstocks During the bareroot season, our Pears are pre pruned before being dispatched by mail order.