Fruit has long neck, yellow, size small to medium, outstanding flavor, ripe early August in SW MN. Harrow 604: Somewhat spreading growth habit, well spurred, low vigor, very precocious, early ripening, fire blight susceptible, hardy in Zone 4, injured at -33F. Ewart will pollenize Bartlett and somewhat resembles it although it ripens 10-20 days later. Fruits are medium sized, flesh fine-textured, melting, juicy, flavor and quality are excellent. Tree is precocious and very productive, somewhat more fire blight resistant than Bartlett, willowy growth habit, flower buds hardy to at least -34F. Flower buds hardy to at least -34F tree is productive in SW Minnesota and very resistant to fire blight.Įwart: Introduced in Ohio, 1928. Tree has upright to spreading growth habit. Tree upright, vigorous, early blooming fruit large, flavor mild and sweet, stores about 5-6 months in cold storage.ĭouglas: Fruit is large, slightly tart, few grit cells, firm texture, excellent for canning, keeps well. One of our favorites.ĭ’Anjou: Commercially grown pear for winter storage. here, good resistance to fire blight as observed in our 2016 epidemic. Spreading growth habit, ripens late Sept. Fruit size is small to medium, intensely sweet, highly aromatic flesh, keeps till at least December. Grown commercially in northern WA.ĭana Hovey: Possibly a seedling of Seckel, nicknamed Winter Seckel because of its sweetness. Fruits are large with long necks, excellent sweet flavor, and keep till April in cold storage.
Tree growth habit upright to spreading, moderate vigor, precocious, grower friendly, some resistance to fire blight, spurs up well, fully winter-hardy at –33F in SW Minnesota. Tree very productive, flower buds hardy to at least -34F, fruit very popular at SW Minnesota farmers’ market.Ĭoncorde: A British cross of Conference x Comice. Flesh firm but not crisp, juicy but not dripping, flavor a cross of honey with vanilla. Fruit size medium, shape oblong, yellow-green with a blush of red, rather thick skin. Tends to shrivel in long-term storage because of a thin skin.Ĭomptesse Clara Frijs: Dessert pear from Denmark, 19th century, solid rugged hardy tree. One of the best of the summer pears, grown commercially in southern Quebec.Ĭhampion: Russeted pear, seedling of Gorham, fine-grained flesh, very good flavor, ripens mid to late September in Idaho. Fruits are medium sized, somewhat pyriform, good tasting even when slightly unripe, sweet with vinous flavor notes, but keep only a month at best.
Beurre Giffard: Tree has reddish new growth, willowy growth habit, precocious in bearing, blossoms with Summercrisp. Aurora: Bartlett x Margaret Marillet cross, large pyriform fruits, juicy, sweet, upright to spreading grown habit.
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