European Pears

European Pear
Bartlett
Pyrus communis Late Summer. Large greenish-yellow classic obtuse-pyriform pear. Adaptable to many climates and soils. Full reliable annual crops. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Bosc
Pyrus communis Fall. Distinctive sweet rich spicy buttery flavor. Melting juicy tender white flesh. Bears huge crops annually. Good pollinator for other varieties. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Buffum
Pyrus communis Fall. Small heirloom dessert pear with white rich melting aromatic flesh. Vigorous tree with fireblight resistance. Bears biennially. Rare. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Cabot Vermont
Pyrus communis Fall. Medium-large pear with yellowish skin and a slight reddish blush. A superior dessert pear. Highly ornamental tree. Z3/4. read more

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European Pear
Dana Hovey
Pyrus communis Winter. Intensely sweet highly aromatic tender storage pear; possibly the best eating of all winter pears. Similar to Seckel. Keeps extremely well. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Pyrus communis Early Fall. Belgium, 1819.

Highly attractive large fruits with a classic symmetrical pyriform shape. Pale greenish-yellow skin

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European Pear
Pyrus communis Mid-Late Summer. Seedling from Commune of Saint-Herblain, Dept of Loire-Inferieure, France, 1827.

Very high-quality summer dessert

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European Pear
Early Pear
Pyrus communis Summer. Uncertain origin.

Very tasty soft-fleshed dessert pear. Medium-sized attractive fruit resembles Vermont Beauty in shape

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European Pear
Pyrus communis Late Fall-Winter. Frankendorf, Germany. Coarse flesh, good flavor. Great storage pear. Can keep until April in the root cellar. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Pyrus communis Fall. Seedling pear from Normandy, France, c. 1780.

Buttery juicy flesh with some grain and grit. Medium oblong-pyriform fruit with

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European Pear
Nova
Pyrus communis Late Summer. Hammond, NY. Seedling discovered and introduced by Bill MacKentley of St Lawrence Nurseries, Potsdam, NY.

Large yellow

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European Pear
Patten
Pyrus communis Late Summer. The best-quality large hardy pear available. Very good fresh eating with sweet “high flavor.” Good canning. Z3. read more

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European Pear
Rogue Red
Pyrus communis Fall-Winter. Very sweet high-quality dessert pear with buttery flesh. Good keeper. Vigorous annual bearer. Resistant to pear scab. Z3/4. read more

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European Pear
Seckel
Pyrus communis Late Summer. Small obovate yellowish-brown russeted pear with slight red blush. Often considered the best-flavored of all pears. Good fresh and cooked. Z4. read more

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European Pear
Summercrisp
Pyrus communis Midsummer. Sweet dessert and canning pear. Eat them fresh, can them in quarters, and juice the rest. Fireblight-free. Z3. read more

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