Invincible Pear Trees

Invincible Pear Trees

Invincible, or Fertilia Delbard, is a hardy pear tree, suitable for the frostiest areas. It flowers twice, so the second flush of blossom will miss all but the latest spring frosts. This also gives it a long cropping period.
The first fruit to ripen are green and crunchy but not gritty. The later ones get a yellow flush and become much sweeter, softer and juicier, so it's really a 2 in1 cooking & eating pear tree.
As an eater, it's pretty good, with many of the qualities of a Williams.

We strongly recommend this pear for the North & Scotland, or in a frost pocket further South.

Browse our range of pear trees or see the full variety of fruit trees.

Features

• Heavy cropper & begins its cropping life early.
• Hardy tree.
• Spur bearing - suitable for cordons.
• Long flowering period avoids frost damage & pollinates other pear trees well.
• Early fruit are best for cooking, later fruit are better for eating fresh.
• Early fruit store in a cold place for 4-8 weeks.
• Partially Self Fertile (needs a partner for best crops).
• Crops from Mid-September through October (even November on a good year).

Growing Invincible Pear Trees:
Rich soil is important - dig in plenty of good manure and compost before planting. Soil drainage must be good. The more sun your trees get, the better your crops will be.

Pollination Partners for Invincible:
Even though they are quite self fertile, your trees still need to be pollinated by another variety for the best crop sizes.
Invincible is in pollination group C.
Please see our guide to Pollinating Pear Trees for a full list of partners for Invincible.

History & Trivia

A fairly recent 20th Century French variety bred by Georges Delbard (1906-1999) at the Delbard nursery in Malicorne-sur-Sarthe.

Its name at home is ‘Fertilia Delbard’, and the plant breeder’s rights name is Delwimor.