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 heavy setting, medium size pear with very good flavor and smooth texture. It is from Ontario, Canada, hardy to at least USDA Zone 4 and resistant to fireblight and scab. Fruit ripens in early September. A proven winner at the Mt. Vernon station.
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 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 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 heavy setting, medium size pear with very good flavor and smooth texture. It is from Ontario, Canada, hardy to at least USDA Zone 4 and resistant to fireblight and scab. Fruit ripens in early September. A proven winner at the Mt. Vernon station.
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.
Potomac was bred at Ohio State and released by the USDA in 1993 because it combines the highest fireblight resistance with excellent flavor and productivity. This rich buttery pear ripens in early September and keeps 8-10 weeks in the refrigerator. It blooms in mid season. Fruit is of medium size and the flavor is similar to its parent Anjou. Unlike our other pears this tree is on Winter Nellis rootstock and can be maintained at 15-20'.
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.
The famous small, but very sweet, heavy setting variety known as the sugar pear. It has yellow russetted skin and extraordinary flavor. It ripens in late September and is fireblight resistant
If you like the crunchy juicy, sweetness of an Asian pear and the mellow complex flavor of a European pear, you will love Spalding. A healthy, vigorous tree produces loads of medium size, round,light green fruit in early September. Originally from the South, it thrives in the Pacific Northwest. This European pear is reportedly self fertile and fireblight resistant.
