Mid-Season Pear Trees
Pears that come ripe in early to mid September here in Missoula. This group has the hardiest pears we grow, with several Russian varieties that take zone 2, plus Bartlett, the classic canning pear.
More about mid-season pears
Bolshaya, Larinskaya and Bulgaria are hardy to zone 2, and Vekovaya to 2b. Nova, Waterville and Savignac take zone 3.
Bartlett (zone 3b) scored a full 10 for canning, and Clara Frijs is rated to zone 3b too. Honeysweet (zone 4) is self-fertile and resists fire blight.
Pick them a little before they're ripe and finish them on the counter. Our ripening map moves these dates to your town, and the pear pollination map shows which ones bloom together.
Questions we get
When is Bartlett pear ripe?
Early to mid September here in Missoula. Pick it green and ripen it inside.
What's the hardiest pear tree?
Bolshaya, Larinskaya and Bulgaria are hardy to zone 2, along with Krazulya and Krasnobokaya, which ripen earlier.
Do I need two pear trees?
Most pears need a second variety. Honeysweet is self-fertile, and Bartlett and Nova are partially self-fertile.
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