Pear Trees
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20th Century Asian Pear Tree
Pyrus pyrifolia The 20th Century Asian Pear is sweet, juicy, crisp, and very delicious. It combines the flavor and sweetness of pears with the crunchiness of crisp apples. They are round in shape, with a golden color skin, and white fle... -
Seckel Pear
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Shinseiki Pear Tree
Pyrus pyrifolia 'shinseiki' A beautiful fruit tree that produces popular round shape, golden yellow skin pears with sweet and juicy white flesh. These are often protected with a white film to prevent damage of this valuable crop. The fruit is crisp, ...
Pear Trees – Asian Pear Trees
Pear trees are deciduous and native to Asia and Europe. The fruits from a European pear tree are smooth, firm, sweet, juicy, and is shaped in the traditional Pear shape. The fruit from an Asian pear tree are still juicy and white fleshed, but unlike the european pear, they are round in shape and firm like an apple. Enjoy beautiful white spring blossoms, and an abundant summer harvest. Pears are known as one of the easiest fruit trees to grow. Our selection of Asian pear trees requires low chill. The fruit is ripe when it is firm but gives to gentle pressure. Eat pears fresh when the fruit is ripe, put them up as dried, juiced, and canned for later enjoyment. Use the juice in jams and jellies. You can also ferment pear juice to make a pear cider called Perry. Perry is to pears as cider is to apples.
Planting
It is important to install and plant the pear tree in a location with the appropriate sun exposure. Fruit trees need at least 4 -5 hours of direct sunlight. Indirect or filtered sun light is preferred in hot climates. Plant in well-draining soil. If the soil of the planting location does not drain water well, install drains or amend with sand if needed to improve drainage.
Dig the planting hole at least twice as wide, and as deep as the root system of the potted plant. Amend some of the native soil removed from the ground with high-quality organic planting mix and fertilizer to use as fill when planting. Place the tree so the top of the root system is level with the ground or slightly higher. Never plant a tree low. Create a watering well or berm around the root zone using the additional soil removed from the ground. This watering well will collect water to allow for deep watering.
Watering
Water your new tree deeply after planting. Fill this until it floods so that the soil moisture content reaches field capacity. Then, water once to twice a week in spring to summer until trees establish. Once the roots of the tree grow larger and the plant is established, irrigation needs are less frequent. Reduce frequency of watering in the fall as the pear trees lose their leaves. Fruit trees need little to no supplemental water in the winter while the trees are dormant.
Fertilizer and Plant Nutrition
Fruit trees need food to grow. This is called fertilizer and comes in different forms. Use organic manure, bone meal, blood meal, and humus based fertilizers. Apply fertilizers like manure along with a bone meal, humus based phosphorus fertilizer (1-2-2) NPK ratio in the late winter, right before spring growth. During the spring and summer growing season, reapply with organic high nitrogen (2-1-1) or fertilizers with a 1-1-1 NPK as directed by the label. Do not fertilize in the fall. The growth of your tree slows when temperatures drop.
Pruning, Trimming, Thinning, and Harvesting
Winter is the time to prune fruit trees. Cut the top and branches on the outer canopy to maintain the size and form of the tree. Remove any interior growth towards the center of the tree to encourage remaining branches to grow outward. Remove any dry twigs and branches. Cut off any new growth below the graft or low in the tree to direct the plant’s energy to its main branches. Thin your trees during the spring and summer seasons to ensure the plant’s energy is directed as desired. Summer thinning is important but winter is when the majority of pruning should occur. If the plant provides an overly large quantity of fruits for that branch, reduce the quantity of fruit so that what remains grows larger. This will also prevent broken limbs. Harvest ripe fruit to prevent undesired pests.
Pest Control
Use organic methods to manage the pests of edible plants. Horticultural oils, such as Neem oil, are great winter dormant sprays that prevent and control soft bodied insects. Use organic fungicides such as Bordeaux and Liqui-cop for fungi such as powdery mildew, leaf-curls, and rust. Use repellents and bird netting to protect your harvest from animal pests. Keep a clean environment, free of weeds and dropped fruit that host insects or attract animals.
Pear trees often need pollination by a different pear variety. When ordering, check to see if your tree requires a second for pollination.
We ship bare root pear trees throughout the U.S.
Plant Care Information
How To Water - Frequency and Duration to Irrigate
Irrigation Water Quantity and frequency based on tree maturity – Fully saturate the soil with water once per week during the early spring. Increase to twice per week as the weather warms. Water 3 times per week or more during hot summers. Provide about 5 gallons of water for a 5 gallons size plant, 15 gallons of water for a #15 size container plant, and 25 gallons for a #25 depending on soil type. Sandy soils can hold less water required more frequently, while clay soils can hold more water and require less frequent irrigation. Young trees with less developed roots require water more frequently while mature plants with developed roots will require less frequent watering.
Fertilizer and Plant Nutrition
Fertilize your tree every 3-4 months. Use a complete balance fertilizer with a 1-1-1 or 2-1-1 NPK ratio during the Spring and Summer growing season, and a formula with more phosphorus and potassium before the tree flowers to improve fruit production and development.
Winter Pruning and Summer Thinning
Prune your tree to allow light into its center for proper growth and fruit production.
Prune fruit trees in the Winter to maintain size and shape to prepare for Spring growth. Thin the tree in the Summer, and remove excessive fruits. Remove any dry twigs and branches. Cut off any new growth below the graft or very low in the tree, this will direct the plant’s energy to its main branches. Thin your trees during the Spring and Summer seasons to ensure the plant’s energy is directed as desired. Harvest ripe fruit to prevent undesired pests.
Harvesting and Pest Management
The basics of integrated pest management is cleanliness and the use of a combination of methods. This means we use an organic pesticide when the pest population reaches a threshold that requires action. Horticultural oils such as Neem oil is an organic pesticide that controls tiny, soft bodied insects. Use organic Bordeaux and Liqui-cop to manage fungus causing diseases such as powdery mildew, rust, and leaf-curls.
Keep a clean environment, free of weeds and dropped fruit that host insects or attract animals. Harvest when fruit reaches size and store indoors. Use repellants and bird netting to protect your harvest from other animals.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Deciduous trees need about 5 hours of direct sunlight for proper growth and fruit production.
Sunlight Sensitive plants like Cherries, Persimmons, and Plums can burn in hot climates if they lack water. Use afternoon shade to prevent this damage. A lack of light will stunt growth; balance is key.