(Pyrus communis) We chose this interesting collection of pears for their wonderful fruit quality and because they are among the easiest for backyard gardeners to grow. We use the superior winter hardy, semi-dwarf Old Home x Farmingdale (OHxF) rootstock unless otherwise noted. We offer sturdy, well rooted 3-5' pear trees.
A show stopper. Everyone who sees and tastes this huge beautiful fruit insists on buying a tree. The fruit is yellow with a bright red-orange blush and the flesh is sweet, smooth and juicy. The scab resistant tree is upright and vigorous and each year loaded with fruit. The fruit matures in September and keeps until December. Its small core makes it easy to can. Needs a pollenizer.
Horticulturalist Joe Long discovered this tree growing on his property on Orcas Island, Washington and it has become a regional favorite. The fruit is large, flavorful, scab resistant and loaded each year with yellow fruit with a carmine blush. The tree has a vigorous, spreading habit. The pears are great for canning, drying or eating fresh. The fruit matures in early September. Raintree has an exclusive agreement to propagate this outstanding variety.
The most popular pear in the U.S. and also in Europe where its called Williams. Fruit ripens in early September. The large pears turn yellow with a pink blush as they ripen. A favorite for eating fresh and canning.
This old time pear cultivar earns its royal appleation for the huge, up to 1-1/2 lb. each, yellow-green fruit it produces in abundance. Enjoy the melting, juicy, aromatic flesh even when grown under adverse condtions. Shows resistance to fireblight. Ripens in September. Needs pollinizer.
A small, juicy buttery desert quality pear similiar to Seckel that ripens in mid season. The skin is green blushed with red. The tree is vigorous and productive. It originated in France prior to 1859.
The most popular pear in the U.S. and also in Europe where its called Williams. Fruit ripens in early September. The large pears turn yellow with a pink blush as they ripen. A favorite for eating fresh and canning.
While others wait until August for a ripe pear, you can enjoy this rich, buttery Italian delight in late June. Red blushed three inch long fruit cover this sturdy, easy to care for tree.
A reliable harvest of aromatic, juicy fruit that melts in your mouth and excellent resistance to fireblight give this recent USDA introduction plenty to be proud of. Yellow-to-golden skinned with some light russetting, pears are ready to harvest in September.
A firm fleshed flavorful pear with a beautiful brownish russetted skin and a crunchy texture. Some prefer it to the smooth texture of Comice. Very sweet and juicy. Outstanding in the Pacific Northwest. Tastes best after storing a month or two.
A large yellow pear with sweet juicy melting flesh. It provides the flavor standard by which to measure all others. Harvest early October. Tastes best after storing a month at room temperature. Fireblight resistant. Needs pollenizer.
Named for the British National Pear Conference in 1885, Europeans still gather to praise it. This leading French commercial variety is very juicy, sweet and buttery. It is the most productive pear, hanging from the branch in huge banana like clusters. Attractive, large yellow fruit matures in October with Highland. It keeps until January or longer.
A heavily productive mid sized russetted pear with tender juicy melting flesh. It ripens in August and is resistant to fireblight. Bred in Tennessee in 1954, it has also proven itself the Pacific Northwest. It is naturally a smaller spreading tree.
A very attractive, high quality early to mid season ripening dessert pear bred in Nova Scotia Canada. It has also proven a winner in the Pacific Northwest. The aromatic fruit is yellow with a red blush and is fine textured and buttery like its parent Bartlett. Released in 1986 from the Kentville Ag Canada station. It's parents are Beierschmidt x Bartlett.
