PEAR

PEARS - $25.00 EACH 5/16 CALIPER, USUALLY LARGER

Pears on standard rootstock should be spaced 16 – 20 feet apart and are vigorous trees that are slow to begin to fruit, but are long lived and hardier than dwarf pears. Dwarf pears are grown on Quince A rootstock and may be spaced at 12 feet. They will begin to bear fruit earlier than pears on standard rootstock, but are more tender and suitable for planting in zone 5. For zone 5 dwarf pears, plant with the graft union close to the ground level ( not several inches above as is recommended for dwarf fruits), and mulch heavily in the early winter for protection .We have begun using the OHF series of pear rootstock, more info when they become available.

CLAPPS FAVORITE A large summer pear, pale green to yellowish with a dull red sunny side blush maturing to bright crimson. Flesh is creamy white, fine textured, tender and juicy, good flavor. The tree is vigorous, upright and spreading, productive, winter hardy, good in zone 4. First raised by Thadeus Clapp of Dorchester, Massachusetts, around 1800. Best if harvested prior to becoming fully tree ripe to help prevent core rot and the development of gritty stone cells.

FLEMISH BEAUTY Winter hardy Bartlett type reliable in zone 4 and of excellent quality. Discovered by Van Mons in East Flanders about 1810, quickly establishing itself as a leading European pear, and with Bartlett among the first imported pears to be planted in Ontario, particularly in the northern areas where Bartlett does not survive. The fruit is large with light yellow skin patched with a sunny side brownish yellow; flesh is creamy white, buttery, juicy, rich, and sugary. Harvest September.

LUSCIOUS A winter hardy fireblight resistant pear with a flavor similar to Bartlett . Small sized, good off the tree and particularly good for canning and preserves. Yellowish green, pick September, from South Dakota . Zone 3

SUMMERCRISP Another of the winter hardy zone 3 pears with fireblight resistance. Perhaps the best of the hardy pears for fresh eating off the tree. From Minnesota 1986.


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