Conference pear
| Conference | |
|---|---|
Conference pear | |
| Genus | Pyrus |
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Cultivar | 'Conference' |
| Breeder | Thomas Rivers |
| Origin | Great Britain |
A Conference pear is a variety of pear. It is an autumn cultivar (cultivated variety) of the European pear (Pyrus communis). The variety was developed in Britain by Thomas Francis Rivers from his Rivers Nursery in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. Its name derives from the National British Pear Conference in London in 1885, where it won first prize.