Bartlett
- #1 pear in the world, juicy white flesh.
- self-fertile but produces much better when planted with a partner for pollination
- used as a pollinator commonly
- fruits ripen in August.
- 800 Chill Hours
- Zones 5-8
Beurre D’Anjou
- A French pear buttery and sweet with slight acidic flavor
- fruit stays green till ripening in late summer
- Best eaten fresh
- 700 chill hours/ needs a pollenizer
- Zones 5-8
Bosc
- Large pear with white, juicy flesh
- Flavor is sweet-spicy and slightly acidic
- Use for fresh eating or cooking
- Ripens early fall
- 700 chill hours/ needs a pollenizer
- Zones 5-8
Comice
- green & yellow skin with red blush
- sweet, juicy creamy white flesh
- self-fertile in arid west
- better yields with pollinator in humid east
- harvest in August
- Low chill hours of 200-300 needed
- Zones 5-9
D’Anjou
- Large fruit, firm white flesh
- Large, vigorous tree
- Fruit ripens in late summer-early fall
- Smooth, slight citrus, melting flavor
- 800 chill hours/ pollinate by Bartlett
- Zones 5-7
Flordahome
- Low chill hours for use in the South A hybrid between European and Asian varieties, developed in Floridal Excellent soft flesh, great for fresh eating or canning. Self fertile but larger crops when planted with another variety.
- low chill -150 hours
- Zones 8-10.
Hood
- Yellow-green pear with buttery smooth texture fleshfav in the South with only 150-200 chill hours
- harvest in mid to late
- July, requires a pollinator
- highly resistant to fireblight
- Zones 5-10
Keiffer
- large pear with green-yellow skin blushed in red
- coarse crisp, juicy, white flesh
- old fav is productive and self-fertile
- most widely grown pear in the South
- harvest October-November
- 400 chill hours
- Zones 5-9
Moonglow
- Shaped like a Bartlett with soft, juicy flesh almost free of grit
- Large fruit with brownish green skin
- Very resistant to fire blight
- Ripens in middle of summer
- 500 chill hours/ needs pollinizer
- Zones 5-9
Orient
- Domestic variety named due to it’s round shape similar to Asian pears
- Smooth texture, firm and sweet flesh
- Resistant to fire blight
- Heavy producer in late summer
- Pollinate with Bartlett, Kieffer, or Moonglow
- 300 chill hours
- Zones 5-9
Perdue
- Exceptional quality patented cultivar from Louisiana
- Sweet, creamy, apple-like flavor with less grit than most Southern pears
- Ripens in mid season, ready to eat when green but ripen to soft yellow pear
- Large tree 20 feet tall and spread with strong , wide angle limbs
- Fire blight has not been observed on it
- 200+ chill hours/ better with a pollinizer
- Zones 6-9b
Pineapple
- A hybrid between European and Asian varieties
- golden-russet, sweet-tart pineapple flavor
- very productive, bears at an early age
- self-fertile but better with a pollinator
- Ripens in mid-season
- 200 Chill Hours
- Zones 4-9
Seckel
- A truly American variety, originated from a pear growing wild in 1800s near Philadelphia.
- Small size with sweet, spicy aromatic flavor with crunchy flesh
- Resists fire blight, self-fertile in the west
- Ripens late season
- 500-800 chill hours
- Zones 5-8
Sugar
- small pears with smooth skin and red blush
- superior, very sweet, white, creamy flesh
- semi-dwarf and self-fertile, perfect for small gardens
- good for fresh eating and canning
- ripens mid season
- 200-300 chill hours
- Zones 5-9 /good for south
Shinko
- Medium large fruit Asian pear
- Excellent, rich, sweet flavor
- Most fire blight resistant of Asian varieties
- Ripens late season
- Great for storage, will keep till January
- 450 chill hours
- Zones 6-9
Shinseiki
- round, medium sized, golden Asian pear
- white, sweet, crisp, and juicy flesh
- Bears fruit early, ripens in mid-season
- Storage pear, keeps till March!
- 250-450 chill hours
- Zones 5-9a
20th Century
- Medium Round. thin yellow-green skin
- Firm, extremely juicy, crisp flesh
- Tolerates drought and heat
- Partly self-fertile, pollinate with Hosui or Shinko.
- Ripens late mid-season
- 400 chill hours
- Zones 6-9
Warren
- Med-large fruit, pale green skin with red blush
- Smooth, juicy, buttery flesh without grit cells
- Highly resistant to fire blight, cold hardy to -20°
- Excellent dessert pear
- Ripens mid season
- 600 chill hours/ self-fruitful
- Zones 5-7