Golden Russet Bosc Pear (Spring 2027)

Yes. Golden Russet Bosc Pear needs pollen from a different variety that blooms at about the same time. Bosc needs a pollenizer. Bartlett, Seckel or Flemish Beauty work well, while D'Anjou usually blooms too early to be reliable. Partners we carry include Bartlett Pear, Flemish Beauty Pear, Seckel Pear.

We rate Golden Russet Bosc Pear hardy to zone 4, which means winters down to about -30°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.

About 800 hours of winter chill (we count hours at or below 45°F), likely somewhere between 500 and 1,000. It's a sport of Bosc, so it needs the same chill. It's not a good pick for mild-winter areas. Our chill hours guide has a calculator for your winters, and our research page lists the sources.

We graft Golden Russet Bosc Pear onto OHxF 87 (semi-dwarf), which makes a tree roughly 14 to 19 ft tall if you never prune it.

Our top use scores for Golden Russet Bosc Pear are fresh eating (9/10), pies and baking (9/10), cooking and roasting (9/10), winter storage (8/10). Anything scored 8 or higher makes our Best Of lists.

Not really. It holds up moderately well against pear scab. It's very prone to fire blight. Our pear disease resistance chart has every rating, the notes and the sources.

Sometimes. Deer browse Golden Russet Bosc Pear now and then, so protect young plants where deer pressure is high.

A dormant bare-root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. Sizes offered: 5-7 ft. We guarantee our plants bud out. Stone fruits can be slow, so if one still has not budded out by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.