Red Clapp's European Pear Tree
Introduced: 1970, Michigan
An early maturing pear, medium to large in size with a deep rosy red-orange skin and white, fine-grained flesh. The tree is large and productive, with dramatic fruit that makes an attractive landscape feature.
Blooms Early Season
Ripens Mid August
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.