The soft, butter texture of a ripe pear with its wonderful fragrance, flavor and sweetness, is unsurpassed in tree fruits. We offer European Pears that are great for fresh eating.
The varieties are listed in the order of ripening. They have been grafted on semi-dwarf O.H.F. X 333 rootstock, unless otherwise noted. Plant two different varieties for cross pollination.
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Midsize, sweet fruits, similar to the crispness of Asian Pears. Summer Crisp fruit keeps for several months. Fireblight resistant. Minnesota origin. Zone 4.
Medium large, good quality yellow skinned, white fleshed fruit with a red blush. Moonglow European Pear is very productive and highly fireblight resistant. Early ripening and quick to start bearing for a European pear. Zone 4-9.
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.
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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