Common Pear, European Pear 'Bartlett'

I purchased my dwarf bartlett pear from Walmart in 2008. It has grown vigorously and provided a good crop year after year. Mine has a p...Read Moreyrimidal shape and is now 10' tall. Produces several large pears that are yellowish with red tinges. Fruit must be picked in late August and ripened off the tree. I get 35-50 fruit per year.

Scab is a problem in some wet years(spray with Pristine and or Captan) to prevent diesase. Supposedly susceptible to fireblight but havent seen any. Have had very little problems with coddling moths or any other insect pests and have used very limited applications of organic Neem oil or Bt. I do use an organic dormant oil to help reduce mites and scale insects. In 2012 I had some bagworms take hold in the tree but sprayed a combination of bifinthrin and carbaryl to eradicate.

Pears seem to do very well in our central Pennsylvania climate and blooms after our avaerage frost date which always ensures good fruit set. I generally have to thin.

Early mid-season, high quality, tolerates hot summers. 800 hours. Self-fruitful in most climates of Western U.S. Elsewhere, pollinated by...Read More Bosc, D'Anjou, Winter Nelis.