Horticulture disappeared from the domestic front decades ago. I grew up with a generous orchard, but it “went out of fashion”. Nurseries that cater to consumers carry one or two varieties of everything. I have resorted to smugglers who bring stuff from Brazil, for my Asian pear, or chocolate persimmon, or just lots of varieties of peaches and apples. I have now befriended a breeder with the state R&D office and he sells me small quantities (still by the dozens) of new varieties aimed for commercial production. Most other breeders and wholesale nurseries just shoo me away.
One tragic example is the feijoa (acca sellowiana) which is native here. The state lab spent 20 years developing three varieties, and in the process banned importation of varietals from overseas. Once they launched them, no nursery has been willing or able to reproduce them so you just can´t buy them if you are not going to do a large scale commercial project. All screwed up.
Have you considered moving to the United States? Many people have migrated here in recent years. The USA is not what it once was though it is still a great place to live for those of us who work hard. If you like where you are i would begin growing many fruits and change things in my life. Life is much better with abundant food like delicious fruits. I have so many fruits the animals get tired of eating them. The deer had made beds under my pear trees!
Well, I did live in the US for 10 years in my youth. The first apple tree I ever planted was in my yard in Jersey City, ordered by mail from some nursery in the Mid-West, in the early 90s. Now I would not be able to get health insurance, so at 58, that´s an issue. I also have two businesses, would be impossible to sell them. Also, I specialize in landscaping with edible and medicinal plants, and landscaping with native plants, and that is a whole language that I am still learning. It´s a sort of mission, to bring food and native plants to every corner I am able to plant. Lastly, we are four siblings and we take care of each other…
My family is very close so i totally understand. You might be interested in this article Uruguay planning to scale up production for off-season pears
This is so awsome. He uses Abbate Fetel for pollination. And I found an article in the newspaper with his phone number, so I am off to stalk him now…
We had something less horrible back in the communist era. There was a list of state approved varieties and if something wasn’t on it, you couldn’t plant it and planting in secret was risky - you never knew who could tell on you under pressure.
Meanwhile the state was collectivising small farms and fields and destroyed hundreds of thousands fruit trees on their borders. That’s how they nearly wiped out service trees.
Ironically, a lot of dissidents and snti-communists were meeting while gardening in allotment colonies…
Well, we (the country) do have a socialist vocation and there are “approved” cultivars and they require a label from the govt. agency and any fruit tree not labeled is illegal. It is also illegal to sell seeds that are not registered and approved by the seed agency. People sort this out by selling seed online described as “packet for making plants of xxxx” 
My problem is that as a retail level buyer nothing seems to be available. Varieties produced by wholesale nurseries only go to commercial orchards.
Here are a few photos of my Abbe Fetal pears this year. This is the first season I have had pears on my tree. They look very pretty on the tree with the sun shining on the yellow and the reddish blush against the green leaves.
Exactly right my friend! Thank you for your kind remarks about my pears.
Those of yours are a thing of beauty. I almost hate to eat abate fetel because they have such a nice appearance. They taste as good as they look!
I am glad I planted one of these pear trees. They are very pretty, I agree. Love the way they look in the sunshine. They look like they are glowing.
Do they require cold storage to ripen or will straight tree to counter work?
I have been eating them off the tree. When i want them dead ripe like that im taking my chances.
These look amazing. Hard not to get a bit jealous at fruit you can’t grow where you live.
Am I the only one though that doesn’t really pronounce the name of this pear in my head but instead thinks 'femme fatale"?
The poor abbé would be scandalised. 
Picked the last few remaining on tree. Several grew to around 6 inches this year. The one that had almost a split like top was interesting. Never saw one do that before. Feeling very blessed with these pears. I think they prefer @MikeC climate. His pears look exactly as they would in France or Italy. Mine were grown spray free. The last 7 years all my pears are growing spray free.
Nice crop of Abbe Fetel pears. I agree, you are very blessed to have that many wonderful pears.
Thats it! My first Abate Fetels, arrived at my home in RI from the Gnomes from Arboreum as gift. They traveled beautifully all the way from San Francisco!
I am sure you enjoyed them!!