Beurre D'Anjou European Pear Tree
Introduced: 1842, France or Belgium
Beurre D'Anjou is one of the most widely-grown commercial pears. Considered a winter pear, the fine-textured fruit has a mild, juicy flesh with an aromatic, spicy and sweet flavor. The skin does not turn yellow when ripe but remains green. The tree is large, vigorous and hardy.
Blooms Late Season
Ripens Mid-September
Best Uses – Fresh Eating, Keeping, Baking
Dwarf root stock: Old Home 87
1/2” Caliper +/-
4 foot tall +/-
Final height of 12 feet +/-
Will mature in 6-7 years
Pear Tree Notes:
Plant where trees will get sun for most of the day in a well drained soil. Dig a hole large enough to accommodate the roots, don’t add fertilizers or compost when filling the hole, save those for a top-dressing once the tree leafs out. Always protect your new trees with a “mouse guard” either a wrap from a garden center or a tube made from hardware cloth. Fruit thinning will help maintain annual bearing and fruit size, and it will prevent limb breakage from overcropping. Olympic is not self-fertile, and it will need a pollination partner.