Description
Tan coloured elegant French pear for dessert, cooking, keeps well. Holds shape so best for poaching, canning. Hardy and slower growing. Fairly impervious to bugs etc.
Zone: 5
Pollinator: Required
Pollinator Partner: other pear variety
Ripens: early Oct.
Siting: For all fruit trees: Full sun, protected from wind but with good air circulation. Avoid top or bottom of hills unless protected by windbreak or building. Plant where falling fruit will not be an issue, nor under wires. Many fruit trees can be very ornamental, so use them as part of your landscape design.
Purchase Size: 15mm BR 6-7′
Condition: bare root
Approximate Mature Size (H x W): 25’x12′
*This plant requires another variety of the same species for pollination. Eg. a Honeycrisp will not pollinate another Honeycrisp, you need a different type of apple for fruit production.
