{"product_id":"pear-packham-triumph-espaliers-pyrus-communis","title":"Packham’s Triumph Pear (Espalier) - Pyrus communis ‘Packham’s Triumph’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePackham’s Triumph Pear (Espalier) - Pyrus communis ‘Packham’s Triumph’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustralia's best known pear, raised at Molong in central New South Wales in the 1890s, presented here as a trained espalier on a flat framework. \u003cem\u003ePyrus communis\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Packham’s Triumph’ takes to espalier well because its spurs are long lived and it fruits on the same short wood year after year, so a horizontal arm keeps producing rather than needing constant renewal. The result is a productive tree occupying about 400mm of depth against a wall or fence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Packham’s Triumph\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pale green skin turning butter yellow, with fine white flesh that ripens off the tree after picking in autumn.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralian Origin\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bred in New South Wales and grown here for well over a century, so its behaviour in local conditions is thoroughly understood.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpur Bearing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fruit forms on short permanent spurs along the trained arms, which is what makes the flat form work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpring Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clean white flowers cover the framework before the leaves harden, giving an ornamental season as well as a crop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollination\u003c\/strong\u003e: It sets some fruit alone but crops far more heavily with another European pear such as Williams' Bon Chretien or Beurre Bosc flowering nearby.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWall Trained Productive Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Covers a blank brick or rendered wall with a living, cropping panel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFence Line Edible Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Runs along a boundary wire on a narrow strip that could not hold a full tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Kitchen Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Delivers real fruit yield from a footprint of well under a square metre of bed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGarden Division\u003c\/strong\u003e: Two or three plants on a freestanding wire frame make a permeable, seasonal internal screen.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5-3.5m between plants along a wire run\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3-4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter into early spring while the tree is dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, fertile loam with good drainage and a pH near neutral. Pears will not tolerate a permanently wet root zone, and they need genuine winter chill, roughly 600 to 800 hours below 7C, so cool districts and tablelands suit them best.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fix the framework before planting and tie the existing arms to horizontal wires set 400mm apart, keeping ties loose enough to allow the wood to thicken. Water deeply once or twice a week through the first two summers, mulch to 75mm clear of the trunk, and shorten new laterals to three or four leaves in mid summer to build fruiting spurs rather than leafy growth.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2-2.5m as a trained espalier\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3-4m across the framework\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, at least six hours a day for reliable cropping\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The species originates in Europe and western Asia, this cultivar was raised in New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White, in spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795370049822,"sku":"ND-1324-500MM","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/D5jzBkG7HhaVk_huNSWtb_MeDIGtVZ.jpg?v=1787314385","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/pear-packham-triumph-espaliers-pyrus-communis","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}