Pyrus Communis 'Bartlett' is a fast growing tree, fruit bearing plant and perennial plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 4A through 8B. It matures to an average height of 12 feet to 15 feet and an average width of 10 feet to 15 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. 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 or moderately drained. In the spring Bartlett Pear Tree produces white flowers. The foliage is dark green in color. If you like fragrance, Pyrus Communis 'Bartlett' has fragrant flowers.

Bartlett Pear Tree can be useful in the landscape in mass plantings, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas or to add property value and also in cottage gardens, butterfly gardens or food gardens.

Need help choosing the right varieties of Pear trees?

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

More about Bartlett Pear...

When you say "Pear" most people picture a Yellow Bartlett. It has that quintessential “pear flavor,” and is a common variety found in grocery stores. The Bartlett carries a true pyriform "pear shape:" a rounded bell on the bottom half of the fruit, then a definitive shoulder with a smaller neck or stem end. Bartletts are extremely aromatic pears, and have that definitive "pear flavor." Often, the Bartletts found in grocery stores are green, and then they change to yellow as they ripen at home when left at room temperature. The large yellow fruit are smooth, juicy white, and deliciously sweet. 

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