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Common Name: Humbug Pear Tree
Latin Name: Pyrus ‘Humbug’
Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil
Position: Full sun
Fruit picking time: October
Fruit size/colour: Medium/ vertical stripes of green and yellow
Pollination group: 3
The ‘Humbug’ is aptly named, due to its highly distinctive green and yellow striped skin. This wonderful variety of pear has a thicker skin than most pears, making is great for storing. In fact, this was formally known as the ‘Easter pear’ as traditionally it would be stored over winter and used as part of Easter celebrations. We would recommend picking in October and storing them to ripen for at least 2 months: they are sweet and juicy once ripe and their thick skin makes them perfect for cooking, too, as they hold together well.
Here at Mail Order Trees, getting your trees and plants to you quickly and in perfect condition is our top priority. A great feature of our specially designed cardboard boxes is that they are 100% recyclable, which will help to reduce your carbon footprint even further.
We have a standard flat rate charge of £9.95 per consignment (including VAT) to England and Wales so the more you buy, the more you save! Prices for Scotland, Grampian, the Highands can be calculated in the checkout area. Unfortunately we are unable to ship to any other locations aside from these. This means we do not ship to Isle of Wight, Channel Islands, Northern Ireland/Ireland and any Scottish Islands.
Our usual delivery time is up to 7-10 working days. We will, as ever, aim to stick to our usual timescale but please be aware that this may not always be possible. Please take the time to fill out the special instructions box in the checkout area with the details of a neighbour or safe place that your trees can be left. Every effort will be made to make deliveries in this time or on a date requested by you.
Mail-Order-Trees cannot be held responsible for delayed deliveries due to factors beyond our control such as Public Holidays or adverse weather conditions which make it impossible to lift bare-rooted trees. In cases such as these, you will be notified.
We can only deliver to physical addresses and not to PO boxes. A complete address including correct postcode must be provided. Incorrect postcodes cause more delays than omitting the postcode altogether.
Mail-Order-Trees cannot be held responsible for orders not received if an incorrect address is provided. It will also be necessary to give us details of where to place items should you be out when the delivery arrives. Mail-Order-Trees cannot be responsible for items lost if we have followed your instructions. A contact telephone number can also be very useful to our courier.
