Dwarf Pears

Dwarf varieties available - Clapp's Favorite, Flemish Beauty

Some of our pears are also available as semi-dwarf, growing to about 12', space at a minimum of 10' apart.  These are not as cold hardy as the standard pears, but have done well at our Canada Zone 5 location.  Dwarf  pears begin to fruit much earlier than standards.  Dwarf  fruit trees are recommended to be planted with the graft about 3" above ground level.  This is to prevent scion rooting (rooting from above the graft)  that would negate much of the dwarfing effect of the rootstock.  For dwarf pears in Zone 5, or trial in Zone 4 we suggest you plant with the graft just above ground level for winter protection.  In the late fall, mound up soil around the rootstock and remove early spring.  Mulching will add protection for the damaging freeze/thaw cycle.  If roots appear above the graft in future years, prune them off at the trunk. 

When ordering pears, please specify Dwarf or Standard.

VARIETIES

(Beurre) d'Anjou - origin - an heirloom French variety from the early 1700's.  Mostly green, late pear, one of the best for storage.  Pick late Sept. Zone 5. Standard Only spring 2003.   

Clapp's Favourite - origin -from Thadeus Clapp, Massachusetts around 1800.  Large pear with excellent flavour.  Hardier than most European varieties.  Pick late Aug. Zone 4. Standard or Dwarf Available.

Flemish Beauty - origin -from Belgium pre 1800.  The hardiest of the European pears.  Excellent quality fruit.  May need a fungicide spray or two for best results.  Large, sweet pears, harvest late Sept.  Keeps fairly well.  Zone 4. Standard or Dwarf available

Golden Spice - origin -from Minnesota 1949.  Small 2" pears, good for fresh eating or canning.  Harvest Oct. Very winter hardy (zone 3). Standard only.

Luscious - origin -from South Dakota.  Flavour similar to Bartlett, some fireblight resistance.  Pick Sept.  Small pear, good for canning, yellowish green. Very winter hardy (zone 3). Standard only.

Seckel - origin -Named for its originator in Philadelphia around 1820.  An excellent  pear,  somewhat self fruitful and some disease (fireblight) resistance.  Not compatible with Bartlett.  Pick Sept. Standard only

Summercrisp - origin -from Minnesota 1986.  One of the best hardy pears for fresh eating, good, crisp flavour.  Pick August.  Some fireblight resistance. Very winter hardy (zone 3). Standard only

Dwarf Pears

Dwarf varieties available - Clapp's Favorite, Flemish Beauty

Some of our pears are also available as semi-dwarf, growing to about 12', space at a minimum of 10' apart.  These are not as cold hardy as the standard pears, but have done well at our Canada Zone 5 location.  Dwarf  pears begin to fruit much earlier than standards.  Dwarf  fruit trees are recommended to be planted with the graft about 3" above ground level.  This is to prevent scion rooting (rooting from above the graft)  that would negate much of the dwarfing effect of the rootstock.  For dwarf pears in Zone 5, or trial in Zone 4 we suggest you plant with the graft just above ground level for winter protection.  In the late fall, mound up soil around the rootstock and remove early spring.  Mulching will add protection for the damaging freeze/thaw cycle.  If roots appear above the graft in future years, prune them off at the trunk. 

When ordering pears, please specify Dwarf or Standard.

VARIETIES

(Beurre) d'Anjou - origin - an heirloom French variety from the early 1700's.  Mostly green, late pear, one of the best for storage.  Pick late Sept. Zone 5. Standard Only spring 2003.   

Clapp's Favourite - origin -from Thadeus Clapp, Massachusetts around 1800.  Large pear with excellent flavour.  Hardier than most European varieties.  Pick late Aug. Zone 4. Standard or Dwarf Available.

Flemish Beauty - origin -from Belgium pre 1800.  The hardiest of the European pears.  Excellent quality fruit.  May need a fungicide spray or two for best results.  Large, sweet pears, harvest late Sept.  Keeps fairly well.  Zone 4. Standard or Dwarf available

Golden Spice - origin -from Minnesota 1949.  Small 2" pears, good for fresh eating or canning.  Harvest Oct. Very winter hardy (zone 3). Standard only.

Luscious - origin -from South Dakota.  Flavour similar to Bartlett, some fireblight resistance.  Pick Sept.  Small pear, good for canning, yellowish green. Very winter hardy (zone 3). Standard only.

Seckel - origin -Named for its originator in Philadelphia around 1820.  An excellent  pear,  somewhat self fruitful and some disease (fireblight) resistance.  Not compatible with Bartlett.  Pick Sept. Standard only

Summercrisp - origin -from Minnesota 1986.  One of the best hardy pears for fresh eating, good, crisp flavour.  Pick August.  Some fireblight resistance. Very winter hardy (zone 3). Standard only