cckw:

I too bought some at the local grocery store last fall and felt they were better than Comice. When I posted last fall,
I heard Concorde is slow to come into bearing?

Worth the wait for something that tastes that good.

Hi I did a lot of research on this pear last year. I found one company that sold them, but I was too late ordering and did not make a note on the name of the seller. After I found out I wouldn't get a pear for six or seven years I changed my mind on buying it. However, I have also tasted Abbe Fetel, which is sweeter IMO, than Concorde. Trees of Antiquity sell this beautiful pear. I have no idea how long they take to fruit. They are stunning fruits. Mrs. G

Mrs G, In searching on these I remember seeing your old thread looking for the Concorde or other elongated pear. I'll look into the Abbe Fetal.

I bought some scion wood from Bob Purvis this year to graft on some trees I have. Everyone raves about how good Concorde is so I can't wait to try them.

This post was edited by ClarkinKS on Fri, Apr 18, 14 at 4:05

I've had both Concorde and Abbe Fetal from grocery stores. Concorde was easily the better pear. AF is nice looking and moderately sweet, but seems a bit bland to me. While Concorde was very sweet and had more flavor. Grandpa's Orchard had it last year, but I don't see it there now.

My ranking of grocery store pears:
1.) Concorde
2.) Taylor's Gold (a russeted sport of Comice)
3.) Comice
4.) Bosc
5.) Forelle
6.) Abbe Fetal
7.) Seckel (small sample size)
8.) Anjou
9.) Red Bartlett
10.) Bartlett

Based on the flowers I see about to open, I may have some home-grown Harrow Sweet and Fondante De Moulins Lille to compare this fall.