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Louise Bonne Ancienne Pear Tree at wholesale prices for Professional fruit growers

Scion, Feathered Tree, Half-Standard, Standard — 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!

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Louise Bonne Ancienne Pear Tree at wholesale prices for Professional fruit growers

Technical sheet of the Louise Bonne Ancienne variety

  • Fruit color: Greenish white
  • Skin color: Grassy green on the sunny side, whitish green on the other side, dotted with very small gray spots and often bearing some tawny spots or flecks
  • Size and shape: Above average or average size, variable shape ranging from fairly irregular ovoid and pot-bellied to very elongated turbinate, slightly pentagonal at the base and very slightly swollen
  • Fruit maturity: October, November, December
  • Fruit taste: Coarse, semi-melting, watery flesh, stony in the center. Abundant water, not very sweet, generally sweetish and devoid of aroma.
  • Fruiting period: October, November, December
  • Variety yield: Remarkable fertility
  • Commercial use: Third quality fruit for the knife, first for the compote
  • Comments: Obtained in France, in Charroux (Vienne), in 1668. Jean de Vivonne probably found it and dedicated it to his wife Louise de Torchart. This pear was cultivated by La Quintinie, gardener at Versailles, and greatly pleased Louis XIV. The Louise Bonne pear tree forms magnificent pyramids.

The Louise Bonne pear , also known as Saint-Germain Blanc d'Automne or Bonne Louise Duhamel, is a historic French variety, created in 1668 in Charroux (Vienne) by Jean de Vivonne. Arboriverse, your specialist Wholesale Supplier of Pear trees , offers you this heritage variety, ideal for producers wishing to promote processed products while preserving the French fruit heritage.



Pears in the service of processing

The Louise Bonne pear is prized for its specific qualities, perfectly suited to culinary processing:

  • Medium to generous size: The fruits have a slightly reddish green skin on the sun-exposed areas, enhanced with gray dots, offering an elegant presentation.
  • A flesh dedicated to processing: White, subtly watery, it excels in compotes and other artisanal preparations.
  • A sweet and balanced flavor: Its slightly sweet but refined taste makes it ideal for enhancing gourmet recipes.

Opt for integrating this variety into your orchards and choose to Buy a Louise Bonne Pear Tree Plant from Arboriverse to guarantee professional results.



A robust and productive pear tree

The Louise Bonne pear tree is renowned for its agronomic qualities, which make it a valuable asset for your farms:

  • Vigor and aesthetics: With its robust and well-formed pyramidal branches, it brings structure and yield to your plantations.
  • Reliable production: This variety ensures regular and abundant fruiting, ideal for local markets and processing workshops.
  • Rootstock compatibility: Perfectly compatible with quince or pear trees, it adapts to different types of soil.

Arboriverse, as a specialist wholesale supplier of pear trees , offers you professional quality grafted plants to create efficient and profitable orchards. Choose to buy a Louise Bonne pear tree plant today.



A commercial and heritage asset

Investing in the Louise Bonne pear tree means choosing a product that combines tradition and commercial potential:

  • Historical heritage: This variety, cultivated for Louis XIV at Versailles, embodies an exceptional fruit heritage.
  • Culinary versatility: Its processing quality makes it an ingredient of choice for compotes, syrups and other artisanal creations.
  • Late production: Harvested between October and December, it extends the period of supply on the market.

Arboriverse supports your projects by providing you with grafted plants adapted to the requirements of professionals. Contact us to design your orchard and benefit from our technical advice to buy a Louise Bonne pear tree plant at producer prices.



Why choose Arboriverse?

As a specialist wholesale supplier of pear trees , Arboriverse is committed to offering you solutions adapted to your professional needs:

  • Professional quality plants: Grafted in specialized nurseries for optimal performance.
  • Competitive prices: Take advantage of our producer prices to maximize your profitability.
  • Delivery throughout France: Directly to your plot, with personalized tracking.
  • Technical support: Tailor-made advice and free quotes within 48 hours.

Trust Arboriverse for your planting projects and choose to Buy a Louise Bonne Pear Tree Plant to enhance your orchards and develop a unique offering on the market.