Tony Sunnucks, a fruit grower in Kent, England, is developing a concept pear orchard financed by the U.K. fruit marketer OrchardWorld. The concept orchard at Sunnuck’s Rankins Farm at Linton includes the new pear varieties Delsanne, Gourmande, Verdi, and Elliott and is designed to show how growers can achieve high yields and grow pears profitably. The first trees were planted in 2009. When the block is fully planted next spring, it will be 7.5 acres, with Delsanne being the primary variety. All the trees are on quince rootstocks and are planted on a 3- by 11-foot spacing. The 2009 planting […]