Shenandoah European Pear Tree

Introduced: 1970, West Virginia

A large, Bartlett-style European pear known for its sweet, aromatic, and juicy flavor with a satisfying acidity. A light green-to-yellowish skin with a red blush, a creamy white, buttery flesh with fine texture and small grit cells, and excellent, multi-month cold storage life without core breakdown. Fire blight-resistant and productive, it grows vigorously in an upright-spreading habit, making it ideal for home orchards.

.Blooms Late Season

Ripens 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.

PICK TREES THAT BLOOM AT THE SAME TIME FOR PROPER POLLINATION AND FRUITING!