Summercrisp Pear

Pyrus 'Summercrisp'

» Zone:  3-8

» Height:  12-15'

» Width:  8-12'

» Sunlight: Full sun

» Bloom Time:  Early May 

» Ripening Date:  Mid-August

» Pollination:  Use Bartlett Pear

Description:

Recognized for many years as the hardiest pear from the University of Minnesota, released in 1985. Free of fireblight. An annual bearer. Fruit is pyriform in shape, 2.5-3" in diameter and 3-3.5" long. Blooms early in May. The fruit should be harvested in mid-August when crisp and still green with a red blush. Fruit harvested at that time is sweet and crisp, and may be stored up to 2 months.