European Pears
| D’Anjou Large to medium-size fruit with a round shape and short neck. Smooth white flesh has a melting texture. Vigorous tree growth to large size. A famous winter pear |
B.P. Morettini
(Juno) Bartlett-shaped, sweet fruit with a wonderful melting texture. Skin is yellow with a lovely red blush. Tree has very vigorous growth and is high-yielding. Early season harvest (2 weeks before Bartlett). Earliest pear |
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| Bartlett Large and appealing fruit with very sweet and tender flesh. Picked green, but enjoyed when skin ripens to a soft yellow (sometimes with a slight blush). Tree bears early, heavily, and regularly. Requires a pollenizer in most areas; use Bosc, Super Red™ or Winter Nelis. Excellent fresh or canned. Today’s most popular pear |
Blake's Pride Ripening 2 weeks after Bartlett, this fresh market pear has high rantings for appearance and rating qualities at consumer preference surveys. Reported to hae a high level of fine blight resistance. Fireblight resistance and tastes good too. |
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| Bronze Beauty™ Wimmer cv. (USPP #7485) Medium-size to large fruit with a characteristic Bosc shape and higher soluble solids than Buerre Bosc. Russeting develops very early and matures to a full warm bronze russet. Tree has vigorous and spreading growth to a large size. This variety or Golden Russet Bosc® should be considered before Buerre Bosc for full russeted fruit. Fully russeted Bosc-type pear |
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Buerre Bosc Large and long-necked fruit with fine buttery textured flesh and russeting skin. Vigorous tree growth. Can be used for canning and baking, or simply eaten fresh. Juicy, rich, and spicy |
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| Columbia Red™ Anjou (USPP #6194) Typical D’Anjou-shaped fruit with sweet, white flesh and striking, dark red skin. Very good ripening characteristics. This is the superior Red Anjou strain by which all others are measured. A magnificent red pear |
Concorde (USPP #9192) Large to medium-size fruit with rich aromatic flesh. Skin is brilliantly green with a blush of pink. Sustained tree growth to a medium size. Very productive. A cross between Conference and Comice. New from Europe |
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| Doyenne du Comice Large and roundish fruit with rich, tender flesh and a delectible flavor that melts in your mouth. Skin is yellow with a slight blush. Tree has vigorous growth with good production. Best when fresh. Grandiose dessert pear. King of Pears |
Golden Russet Bosc® (USPP #5243) Large and long-necked fruit. Skin is distinctly light gold at maturity. Harvest after Buerre Bosc.This variety or Bronze Beauty™ Bosc should be considered before Buerre Bosc for fully russeted fruit. Fully russeted Bosc-type pear |
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| Super Red™ Large fruit with bright white flesh, excellent flavor, and dark red skin. Tree has very vigorous growth. This is the earliest maturing red pear, with a storage life of approx. 4 to 6 weeks (subject to internal breakdown). Summer heat will not fade the red skin color — perfect for hot areas. *Susceptible to fireblight. A.K.A. Kalle and Red Clapp’s Favorite |
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Taylor’s Gold™ (USPP #8308) Large to medium-size fruit and Doyenne du Comice-shaped with savory yellow-white flesh. Skin is cinnamon-colored and russeted in most seasons. Vigorous tree growth with good production. May require russet enhancing sprays in low russeting regions. Call our office for more details. Skin appears more resistant to handling and limb rubs than Comice. New Zealand’s newest exceptional variety |
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Varieties available
upon special request Forelle, Packham Triumph, Rosi-Red, Seckel, Sensation, Winter Nelis |
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