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.
Large juicy yellow/green fruits, ripening in fall. Comice European Pear has long been the standard of excellence with which to compare other varieties. Fire blight resistant. Zone 5-9. Best pollinators: Bosc, Orcas, Shipova.
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.
A unique cross between European Pear and Mt. Ash. Produces a highly fragrant and delicious 2-3" fruit in August. Bright yellow fruits contrast with silvery foliage. . Zone 4-9. Best pollinators: Bosc, Comice, Orcas. Somewhat self fruitful.
A unique cross between European pear and common whitebeam (Aria edulis). Produces a highly fragrant and delicious 2-3" fruit in August or September. Bright yellow fruits contrast with silvery foliage. Shipova originated in France in the 1600s and has propagated by grafting ever since. Formerly known as Sorbopyrus. Best pollinators are Bosc, Comice, Orcas. Somewhat self-fruitful. Formerly known as Sorbopyrus. Zone 4-9.
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