If you haven’t got much space but you still want to grow your own pear tree, then a stepover is a brilliant option. These trees are trained to grow close to the ground, like a single-tiered espalier, and offer a highly ornamental way to edge a veg or flower bed without the risk of any sun-blocking taking place ‘Concorde’ holds the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit, boasts pears with truly exceptional taste and reliably produces large crops of fruit every year ‘Conference’ is *the* classic dessert pear variety, universally loved for its exceptional taste (both when eaten fresh and used in cooking) ‘Williams' Bon Chrétien’ is a wonderful variety, first bred over 250 years ago, boasting juicy, rich pears and cropping very reliably Proper training and pruning is important to keep your stepover tree’s shape. Fortunately for you, our growers have done the hard part of the initial training for you! You still need to keep on top of maintenance, though, so check out our article, Stepover Apple Trees: The Complete Guide, to find out what to do – don’t worry, the same principles apply for pear trees as they do apple trees Bare root stepover trees arrive in a Y shape with two leading branches, which you'll need to gradually train in stages into a T shape on a horizontal frame
