Bartlett Pear (organic)
The most popular domestic pear. Large, smooth, waxy yellow skin, sweet white flesh. A vigorous grower. Selffertile in arid West. Will produce better when planted with d’Anjou or Winter Nellis....
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Pears, European (Pyrus communis)
European Pears (Pyrus communis)
Strong long-lived beautiful trees are reliable producers and easy to grow. Home grown Pears have a melting sweet rich flavor and are great fresh, canned or dried. Trees have showy blooms in spring and turn a Gorgeous fall color late in the season. Pears are better adapted to heavier wet soils than most fruit trees, but can”t tolerate waterlogged soils. Fruit needs to be picked before fully soft and ripened off the tree in a cool spot. Harvest fruit when stem easily separates from branch. Grafted on standard seedling rootstock. Need 2 for cross-pollination. Zones 4-9.
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Bosc European Pear (Organic)
Late season heirloom variety from Belgium originated from seed planted in 1807. Beautiful, graceful long necked crispy sweet, golden brown russeted pear has delicious, smooth, juicy, fine grained, sweet and...
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Conference Pear (Organic)
Excellent, large calabash shaped greenish yellow fruit has creamy white flesh that is sweet, very juicy and melting with a pleasant flavor. Ripens in October and November making it a...
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D’Anjou (Beurre D’Anjou) Pear (Organic)
A late ripening pear of major commercial significance in the US said to be 34% of the pear acreage grown. Round-oblong green fruit stores well and is delicious, tender, sweet,...
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Dana Hovey Pear (Organic)
A small, late-ripening, very high-quality pear great for the home garden
Cold Hardy to USDA Zone 4
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Early Homestead Pear (Organic)
Very early ripening (two weeks before Bartlett). Abundant juicy sweet fruits are medium sized with yellow thin skin. This selection is from a 100+ year old magnificent heavy bearing tree...
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Flemish Beauty Pear (organic)
A hardy Belgian pear, the Flemish Beauty Pear Tree is a great choice for growers in cold climates. Fruit is medium to large and rounded in shape with yellow skin...
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Harvest Queen Pear (organic)
Fire Blight resistant! Golden/yellow fruits. The smooth and juicy white flesh tastes similar to Bartlett but with fewer grit cells. Good for canning. Harvest in the fall. zones 4-8
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Magness Pear (organic)
The Magness pear is a soft, juicy dessert pear almost free of grit cells. Introduced by the USDA in the 1960’s, it was named in honor of Dr. John R....
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Orcas Pear (Organic)
Tasty midseason variety was discovered growing in a roadside hedgerow on Orcas Island WA, by fruit enthusiast, Joe Long.” Excellent scab resistant fruits are gold with a red blush and...
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Red Bartlett Pear (Organic)
Beautiful red skinned sport of Bartlett found near Zillah, Washington in 1938. Slightly sweeter and finer textured than regular Bartlett, they are excellent for fresh eating, canning and drying. Ripens...
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Seckel Pear (conventional)
Seckel pears boast a distinctive, spicy, rich and aromatic flavor. Fruits are on the smaller side, sweet, speckled, and great for fresh eating, canning, or baking. Trees are resistant to...
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Suij Winter Pear (Organic)
Incredible long keeping pear is a cross of St. Remy winter pear and Comice. Given to me by my friend Ed Suij of Orcas Island, it was originally developed by...
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Ubilene Pear (organic)
Large, red-skinned pears have sweet, buttery and deliciously flavored flesh. Ripens very early, about 1 month before Bartlett. Heavy cropping trees are very disease resistant. Originated in Bulgaria.
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Winter Nelis (Bon de Malines) (Organic)
Excellent late ripening winter pear is one of the best keepers. Medium sized round-conical fruit hads green skin with brown russet and is sweet, juicy, aromatic, richly flavored with a...
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Brandy European Pear (Organic)
The perry pear is used to make pear cider, or Perry. The brandy pear is prized for its attractive, russeted, red blushed fruit. Use it alone to make a medium-acid...
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Comice Pear (Organic)
Late season classic dessert variety has large yellow fruits with juicy melting aromatic sweet flesh. One of our favorites. Good keeper that can be kept in fridge and brought out...
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Rescue Pear (Conventional)
Strikingly beautiful large yellow pears with bright orange-red blush have delicious smooth, buttery, juicy and sweet flesh of excellent quality. Great for fresh eating , drying and canning. Ripens mid-summer...
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Rescue Pear (Organic)
Strikingly beautiful large yellow pears with bright orange-red blush have delicious smooth, buttery, juicy and sweet flesh of excellent quality. Great for fresh eating , drying and canning. Ripens mid-summer...
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White Doyenne Pear (Organic)
Medium size pale yellow skinned fruit has melting juicy, sweet, rich and aromatic flesh of excellent quality. Ripens in early October. Vigorous upright trees are hardy and very productive. An...
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Wilder Early Pear (Conventional)
A prized, early-ripening, heirloom variety discovered in New York, Wilder Early has proven to be a good producer in the Northwest. Wilder Early produces abundant crops of large, sweet, and...
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