Asian Pears

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Niitaka New catalog listings coming in early October
297 Late Summer. Large fruit with sweet crisp juicy flesh. Candy-sweet with aromatic flavors of caramel. Great for fresh eating and canning. Stores two months. Z4/5. read more

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Shinko New catalog listings coming in early October
299 Fall. Medium-large lumpy round brownish russeted Asian pear. Crisp juicy yellow flesh. Stores up to three months. Z4/5. read more

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Shinseiki New catalog listings coming in early October
302 Late Summer. Medium-sized Asian pear, with little to no russeting. White crisp flesh. Keeps about three months. Precocious and productive tree. Disease resistant. Z4/5. read more

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Asian Pear
Shinsui New catalog listings coming in early October
300 Summer. Medium-sized crisp juicy fine-textured very sweet Asian pear. Not as firm as others. Keeps about 6 weeks. Z4/5. read more

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Asian Pear
Yoinashi New catalog listings coming in early October
301 Fall. Large Asian pear with fine-textured off-white crisp juicy aromatic sweet flesh. Z4/5. read more

European Pears

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European Pear
Bartlett New catalog listings coming in early October
265 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 New catalog listings coming in early October
266 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 New catalog listings coming in early October
267 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
Buffum New catalog listings coming in early October
268 Fall. Small heirloom dessert pear with rich, melting, aromatic flesh. Ripens late Sept to early Oct. Vigorous tree. Bears biennially. Rare. Z4. read more

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Cabot Vermont New catalog listings coming in early October
269 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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Clapp Favorite New catalog listings coming in early October
270 Mid-Late Summer. Hardy pear common in Maine for over 100 years. Very juicy melting sweet fruit. Absolutely perfect pear flavor for fresh eating. Makes a great pear wine. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Columbia New catalog listings coming in early October
271 Fall. Looks similar to Bartlett. Granular sweet juicy flesh. Good for dessert, excellent for canning or sauce. Large vigorous spreading productive tree fruits very heavily every other year. Z4. read more

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Comptesse Clara Frijs New catalog listings coming in early October
272 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 New catalog listings coming in early October
273 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 New catalog listings coming in early October
274 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
Endicott New catalog listings coming in early October
275 Fall. The original Endicott pear tree in MA is about 400 years old and is probably the oldest living fruit tree in America. Moderately tasty fresh eating and good for perry. Z4/5. read more

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European Pear
Gourmet New catalog listings coming in early October
276 Late Summer. Similar in texture to Asian pears but less watery and has more flavor. Crisp melting flesh. Very hardy annual bearer. Z3. read more

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European Pear
Kaspar’s Winter New catalog listings coming in early October
277 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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Nova New catalog listings coming in early October
278 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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Patten New catalog listings coming in early October
279 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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Seckel New catalog listings coming in early October
280 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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European Pear
Stacyville New catalog listings coming in early October
281 Late Summer. Delicious citrusy aftertaste. Good fresh and cooked. Precocious, productive, vigorous. Disease resistant. Rare. Z3. read more

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European Pear
Tyson New catalog listings coming in early October
282 Summer. Medium-sized fruit is very juicy, sweet and aromatic. Flavor second only to Seckle. Very large vigorous annually productive tree. Rare. Z4. read more

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Vermont Beauty New catalog listings coming in early October
283 Fall. Alluringly attractive medium-sized fruits. Yellow-tinged flesh is tender, melting, smooth, dense, fine-grained, juicy, with very few grit cells. Excellent dessert pear. Keeps 5-6 weeks. Z4. read more

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Vicar of Winkfield New catalog listings coming in early October
284 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

Rootstock

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Rootstock
Pyrus ‘OHxF97’ New catalog listings coming in early October
257 Produces a vigorous hardy well-rooted almost-standard-sized tree. Z3/4. read more