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Orient Pear

Pyrus communis ‘Orient’


Hardiness Zones: 5 - 8   View Map
  • Produces large, smooth, shiny, round yellow fruit with a red cheek and thick skin; the flesh is juicy and creamy with a mild flavor and a fairly fine texture — ideal for eating, canning, desserts, and salads
  • Yields ripe fruit typically in mid-August or mid-September, bearing heavy crops
  • Is known for its beauty
  • Blooms mid- to late season with white flowers
  • Is available in standard and dwarf sizes
  • Requires cross-pollination with Bartlett or another European pear variety (excluding Kieffer) growing within 100' for standard trees and within 20' for dwarf trees
  • Has a chill hours (CU) requirement of 350-400 (chill hours are the average hours of air temperature between 32° and 45° F in a typical winter season)
  • Features simple leaves that are glossy green, have fine teeth on the margin and provide golden bronze fall color
  • Grows in an oval, rounded shape
  • Is blight-resistant

Tree Details

Shape

Oval

Growth Speed

Fast

Scientific Name

Pyrus communis ‘Orient’

Mature Height

12' - 20'

Mature Spread

10' - 20'

Shipping Height

3' - 4'

Highlights

This hybrid European pear cultivar is known for its intense beauty and heavy annual crops. The yellow fruit has juicy, melting, creamy flesh with a mild flavor — excellent for canning, desserts, salads and fresh eating. The tree typically produces ripe fruit in mid-August or mid-September.

The Orient pear is available in standard and dwarf sizes and requires cross-pollination with Bartlett or another European pear variety (excluding Kieffer). See our Fruit Tree Spacing Guide for more specifics.

Sun Preference

Full Sun

Soil Preference

Acidic, Drought, Moist, Well Drained

Wildlife Value

Pear orchards are considered valuable habitats for wildlife.  The fruit of pear trees are attractive to birds and squirrels.

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