European Pears

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European Pear
Bartlett Ordering closed for the season
272 Pyrus communis Late Summer. Large greenish-yellow classic obtuse-pyriform pear. Adaptable to many climates and soils. Full reliable annual crops. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Beurre Clairgeau Ordering closed for the season
273 Pyrus communis Mid-Late Fall. Richly flavored buttery juicy flesh. Used for cooking and canning. Precocious and productive annual bearer. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Bosc Ordering closed for the season
274 Pyrus communis Fall. Large dark rich yellow pear covered with cinnamon-brown russet. Distinctive sweet rich spicy and juicy. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Cabot Vermont Ordering closed for the season
275 Pyrus communis Fall. Medium-large pear with yellowish skin and a slight reddish blush. A superior dessert pear. Highly ornamental tree. Z3/4. read more

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European Pear
Comptesse Clara Frijs Ordering closed for the season
276 Pyrus communis Summer. Medium-sized rather thick-skinned fruit with buttery aromatic juicy flesh. Nectar-like flavor. Keeps for a month. Z4. read more

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Dana Hovey Ordering closed for the season
277 Pyrus communis Winter. Small obovate-obtuse-pyriform rich golden-yellow russeted pear. Possibly the best eating of all winter pears. Keeps extremely well. Z4. read more

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Diel Ordering closed for the season
278 Pyrus communis Late Fall. Medium-sized dessert pear with sweet, tender, juicy flesh. Excellent keeper. Vigorous tree. Good yields. Rare. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Duchesse de Berry d’Ete Ordering closed for the season
279 Mid-Late Summer. Very high-quality dessert pear. Juicy, sugary, aromatic flesh. Productive vigorous grower. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Gorham Ordering closed for the season
280 Pyrus communis Early Fall. Bartlett x Josephine de Malines. New York Stn, Geneva, NY, 1923.

Dessert pear of excellent quality. Smooth, dense,

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Harrow Delight Ordering closed for the season
281 Pyrus communis Early Summer. Bartlett x Purdue 80-51 (Early Sweet x Old Home). HA Quamme, Harrow, Ontario, 1982.

Medium-sized fruit is

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Kaspar’s Winter Ordering closed for the season
282 Pyrus communis Late Fall-Winter. Frankendorf, Germany. Coarse flesh, good flavor. Great storage pear. Can keep until April in the root cellar. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Louise Bonne d’Avranches Ordering closed for the season
283 Fall. Medium-sized fruit with blemish-free skin. Buttery juicy flesh with some grain & grit. Vigorous, productive, upright trees hardy & long lived. Z4. read more

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Nova Ordering closed for the season
284 Pyrus communis Late Summer. Large dessert pear with melting juicy flesh, smooth creamy texture and thin skin. Wonderful dessert pear. Great for canning. Z3. read more

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European Pear
Patten Ordering closed for the season
285 Pyrus communis Late Summer. The best-quality large hardy pear available. Very good fresh eating with sweet “high flavor.” Good canning. Z3. read more

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European Pear
Seckel Ordering closed for the season
286 Pyrus communis Late Summer. Small obovate yellowish-brown russeted pear with slight red blush. Often considered the best-flavored of all pears. Good fresh and cooked. Z4. read more

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Superfin Ordering closed for the season
287 Fall. Unsuitable for commercial production, but historically described as one of the most delicious dessert pears of all time. Delicate, pleasantly perfumed flesh. Buttery, very juicy, sweet. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Vicar of Winkfield Ordering closed for the season
288 Pyrus communis Winter. French heirloom from 1760. Large fruit with dry flesh and strong musky aroma. Best used for cooking or perry. Excellent keeper. Very old and rare. Z4. read more

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Winter Nelis Ordering closed for the season
289 Pyrus communis Winter. Seedling pear from Belgium, early 19th c. Brought to the U.S. from England in 1823.

Medium-sized short

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