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Alexandrine Douillard Pear Tree Plant at Producer Prices for Professional Apple Growers

Scion, distaff, half stem, tall stem - How to choose?

Understanding the Different Forms of Fruit Trees and Their Planting

Arboriverse , a specialist in the production and supply of professional fruit trees, offers a wide range of plants adapted to your needs and your growing objectives. Discover the characteristics of scions, cattails, half-stems and high-stems, and how to choose and plant these trees on your plot.


The Different Forms of Fruit Trees

1. Scion

  • Benefits :
    • Attractive price.
    • Flexibility: possibility of shaping the tree according to your needs.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Requires training.
    • Late production (4 to 5 years).
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 3 to 4 m.
    • Tutoring: recommended for 1 to 2 years.

2. Distaff

  • Benefits :
    • Perfect for small gardens or high density crops.
    • Fast production: fruiting in 1 to 2 years.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Shorter lifespan.
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 5 to 7 m.
    • Tutoring: recommended for 2 to 3 years.

3. Half-stem

  • Benefits :
    • Good production.
    • Accessible size for maintenance.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Requires more space.
    • Production in 2 to 4 years.
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 5 to 10 m.
    • Tutoring: necessary for 3 to 4 years.

4. High-top

  • Benefits :
    • Longevity and high production.
    • Promotes biodiversity.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Significant space (8 to 10 m between trees).
    • Late production (5 years minimum).
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 8 to 10 m.
    • Density: 150 to 250 trees/ha.

Criteria for Choosing the Right Tree Shape

  • Available space: Choose cattails for small gardens or scions for personalized management. For larger spaces, tall stems or half-stems are ideal.
  • Desired production: rapid production favors cattails, while sustainable production favors tall stems.
  • Maintenance: Half-stems are more accessible, while high-stems require little intervention after establishment.
  • Biodiversity: tall stems are best suited to creating natural habitats.

Tips for Planting Your Fruit Trees

1. Soil preparation

  • Analysis and amendment: test the soil and enrich it with compost.
  • Drainage: Avoid compacted or wet soils.

2. Planting

  • Planting hole: adapted to the size of the roots (60x60x60 cm for scions, up to 1 m for tall stems).
  • Positioning: The graft point must be at least 7.5 cm above the ground.
  • Watering and mulching: essential for recovery.

3. Layout and orientation

  • Spacing: respect the recommended distances according to the type of plant.
  • Orientation: north-south for optimal sunshine.

4. Pollination

  • Varietal compatibility: Mix compatible varieties.
  • Pollinators: Plan for 10 to 12% pollinator trees in your orchard.

Why Choose Arboriverse?

  • Professional quality: grafted plants produced by specialist nurserymen.
  • Producer prices: excellent value for money.
  • Fast delivery: throughout France, directly to your orchard.
  • Technical support: personalized advice and free quotes within 48 hours.

Take advantage of our producer prices to buy your fruit trees!

Plant your grafted fruit plot with Arboriverse today.

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Alexandrine Douillard Pear Tree Plant at Producer Prices for Professional Apple Growers

Technical sheet of the Alexandrine Douillard variety

  • Fruit color: White, medium-fine
  • Skin color: Yellow-tan with salmon pink on the sun-exposed side
  • Size and Shape: Medium to small size, regular, pear-shaped and ribbed shape
  • Fruit maturity: About 5 weeks after Williams
  • Fruit taste: Sweet, moderately juicy, pleasant aroma more or less pronounced depending on the type of soil, fairly firm flesh with good hold
  • Earliness of the variety: Mid-season variety
  • Fruiting period: Third decade of September
  • Disease resistance and storage: Susceptible to scab, stemphylia and fire blight. Fruits can be stored for 2 months.
  • Variety yield: Strong and regular production
  • Is this variety self-fertile? No, requires pollinators like Williams, Beurré Hardy, Packam's Triumph, Guyot, Williams Rouge
  • Comments: Good variety for amateurs, preferring rich and deep soils. Traditionally cultivated in the Lyon region, the Rhône Valley and the Southwest of France. Fast fruiting, good affinity with quince. Flowers in April, before or at the same time as Williams. Not very sensitive to handling.

The Alexandrine Douillard pear, also known as Bonne Alexandrine or Poire Douillard, is an old and refined variety. Bred in 1849 by Constant Douillard, an architect from Nantes, it remains today an essential choice for professional growers. As a specialist wholesale supplier of pear plants , Arboriverse offers you this ideal variety to enrich your orchards.


The advantages of the Alexandrine Douillard pear

The Alexandrine Douillard pear stands out for its taste and aesthetic qualities which appeal to demanding markets:

  • Visual appeal: Medium to small in size, its fruits have a yellow-bronze skin enhanced with a delicate salmon pink on the sunny side.
  • Firm and sweet flesh: Perfect for fresh consumption, its semi-fine texture and balanced taste are very popular.
  • Convenient Storage: Fruits harvested at maturity can be stored for up to two months, providing flexibility in distribution.

Buying an Alexandrine Douillard pear tree plant from Arboriverse is the assurance of integrating a high-performance variety into your production.


A robust and easy to grow tree

Tree characteristics:

  • Medium vigor: With an open and branched habit, it adapts to intensive or small orchards.
  • Early flowering: It occurs in April, allowing easy cross-pollination with varieties such as Williams or Beurré Hardy.

Adaptability:

The tree prefers rich, deep soils for optimal production. Proper cultural management, including annual pruning, helps limit disease and maximize yields.


Optimize your yield through controlled pollination

The Alexandrine Douillard pear variety is a self-sterile variety that requires the presence of compatible pollinators, such as Williams , Beurré Hardy , or Packham's Triumph . Its consistent yield makes it a strategic option for stabilizing your harvests.

At Arboriverse, the specialist wholesale supplier of pear trees , we will help you buy an Alexandrine Douillard pear tree plant and successfully develop your orchard.


A profitable and heritage choice

This old variety offers several advantages to professional producers:

  • Stable production: Its rapid fruiting and regular harvest ensure constant profitability.
  • Heritage origin: Historically cultivated in France, it promotes short supply chains and meets the expectations of local consumers.
  • Logistical ease: The fruits, which are not very sensitive to handling, simplify harvesting and packaging.

To diversify your production and meet growing demand, purchase an Alexandrine Douillard pear tree plant from Arboriverse, your partner in professional agricultural solutions.


Why choose Arboriverse?

As a specialist wholesale supplier of pear trees , Arboriverse provides you with:

  • Professional quality grafted plants: Coming from specialized nurseries, our plants are robust and efficient.
  • Responsive service: Quotes within 48 hours and personalized advice to maximize your results.
  • Competitive prices: Take advantage of our producer prices to optimize your investments.

Trust Arboriverse to transform your orchards into a commercial success with solutions tailored to your needs.