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European Pear Trees

The soft, butter texture of a ripe pear with its wonderful fragrance, flavor and sweetness, is unsurpassed in tree fruits. We offers European Pears that are great for fresh eating. These varieties are listed first and are in the order of first ripening. They have been grafted on semi-dwarf O.H.F. X 333 rootstock. Plant two different varieties for cross pollination.

Next, we have listed Perry Pears, European varieties traditionally juiced to make an alcoholic drink comparable to hard cider.

Plant availability by Season Fall Winter / Spring Summer All

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UBILEEN EUROPEAN PEAR (Pyrus communis)

Very early ripening of large sweet fruit with a reddish blush. Good disease resistance. Ubileen European Pear is of Bulgarian origin. Zone 5 - 9.

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ORCAS EUROPEAN PEAR (Pyrus communis)

Large yellow pear with a red blush. Flavorful all purpose variety with good scab resistance. Early mid-season ripening. Orcas European Pear originated in Orcas Island, WA.

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BARTLETT EUROPEAN PEAR (Pyrus communis)

The industry standard for canning and for fresh eating. The fruit of Bartlett European Pear is juicy and sweet and a reasonable keeper. Ripens in September. Tree is compact and very productive but not very disease resistant. Zone 5-9.

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SECKEL EUROPEAN PEAR (Pyrus communis)

Known as "the sugar pear" for its extremely sweet and highly flavored, aromatic fruit. Excellent as a dessert pear, sweet as candy when dried, and also used for canning. Seckel European Pear is a self fertile variety in warmer parts of the country. In the North, it may require cross pollination to bear well. Large crops of small yellow/brown fruit on a naturally semi-dwarf tree. Resistant to fireblight but scab susceptible. Hardy and widely adapted. Zone 4-9.

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COMICE EUROPEAN PEAR (Pyrus communis)

Large juicy yellow/green fruits, ripening in fall. Comice European Pear has long been the standard of excellence with which to compare other varieties. Fire blight resistant. Zone 5-9. Best pollinators: Bosc, Orcas, Shipova.

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BOSC EUROPEAN PEAR (Pyrus communis)

Firm, brown winter pear with narrow neck. Highly aromatic, excellent flavor. A very old variety introduced from Belgium in 1807. Good fresh, dried, or cooked. Very good keeper - up to six months. Zone 5-9. Best pollinators for Bosc Europearn pear are Comice, Orcas, or Shipova.

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SHIPOVA (SORBOPEAR) (Pyrus communis x Sorbus sp.)

A unique cross between European Pear and Mt. Ash. Produces a highly fragrant and delicious 2-3" fruit in August. Bright yellow fruits contrast with silvery foliage. Shipova (Sorbopear) is a European Pear of Yugoslavian origin. Zone 4-9. Best pollinators: Bosc, Comice, Orcas. Somewhat self fruitful.

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BABY SHIPOVA (Pyrus communis x Sorbus sp.)

Similar to Shipova but ripens earlier and bears sooner. Baby Shipova is a naturally smaller tree.

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