Orient Pear |
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Rosaceae Pyrus Communis Orient |
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Grows In | Zone 5A · -20° to -15° F through Zone 8B · 15° to 20° F Grows in Ashburn! (Learn More) |
Sun Exposure | Full / Mostly Sun |
Soil Drainage | Well Drained |
It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun and grows best when planted in loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained.
This is the fun part. There are lots of selections of pear trees, each with their own fruit color, flavor, ripening time, and more. What really determines the type you should choose is how you want to use them. Most are good for snacking. Others are great for desserts, canning, dried fruits, making jam, jelly, and preserves, and salads. So do a little homework, and click on the link below to use the Pear Tree Information Sheet to help make your selections.
Click here to use the Pear Tree Information Sheet to select the right varieties for your needs
Not to be confused with Asian pears, the Orient is a domestic variety named because of its large round shape that is similar to that of Asian pears. The Orient pear is highly resistant to fireblight. Orient pears are not as fine grained as the Bartletts, but many of the Orient fruits will weigh a pound a piece. The fruit are produced in abundance and ripen on the tree over a period of time. This is an advantage as you won't suddenly find yourself faced with a tree full of ripe fruit to process all at once. The fruit is excellent for canning in light syrup for dessert or salad use, but is a little too juicy for preserves. The fruits have yellow skin with smooth textured, sweet, firm, juicy, white flesh.
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