Beurre hardy pears are renowned for their excellent flavour and are particularly well-suited to eating fresh, though they can also be enjoyed cooked. The flesh is tender, juicy and refreshing with a slight rosewater flavour making them perfect dessert pears. The fruits are cone-shaped with green skin russeted in brown. Don’t worry if some developing fruit falls off the pear tree in summer, this is completely normal and helps prevent the tree from becoming overloaded.