Early Morettini Pear on OHxF 87 (Spring 2025)

A delicious early-season pear originally from Italy.

Morettini pear trees show good resistance to scab and mild susceptibility to fireblight. The tree is vigorous, productive, and hardy to Zone 4.

Ripening about 3 weeks before Bartlett, this is one of the best early pears. The skin is smooth, greenish-yellow blushed pink, and the flesh is buttery, sweet, and spicy.

Morettini pears were developed in Florence Italy and released in 1956. This is a cross of Coscia and Bartlett.

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Morettini pear trees show good resistance to scab and mild susceptibility to fireblight. The tree is vigorous, productive, and hardy to Zone 4.

Ripening about 3 weeks before Bartlett, this is one of the best early pears. The skin is smooth, greenish-yellow blushed pink, and the flesh is buttery, sweet, and spicy.

Morettini pears were developed in Florence Italy and released in 1956. This is a cross of Coscia and Bartlett.

The Fruit

Fruit Type

Category: Pear
Subcategory: European

Fruit Uses & Storage

Uses: fresh eating, baking, canning
Storage duration: one to three months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)

Fruit Appearance

Skin color: yellow
Flesh color: off-white

Fruit Origins

Parentage: Coscia x Bartlett
Origin: Florence, Italy
Introduced in: 1956
Introduced by: Alessandro Morettini

The Environment

Calendar & Geography

USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Jul 31 (approximate, in New York State) 20 days before Bartlett

Tree Height & Spacing

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Rootstock: OHxF 87 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Half-Standard (75% of Standard)
Tree spacing: See details
Good for wildlife planting? N

Diseases & Pests

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Pear Scab: Resistant
Fireblight: Susceptible

Pollination

Pollination Factors

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Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class: Half-Standard (75% of Standard)

Pollination Partners

This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Early Morettini Pear on OHxF 87. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.

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AC™ Harrow Crisp Pear on OHxF 87	2025	100
AC™ Harrow Sweet Pear on OHxF 87	2025	87
Flemish Beauty Pear on OHxF 87	2025	75
Bosc Pear on OHxF 87	2025	34
Seckel Pear on OHxF 87	2025	24
Harrow Delight Pear on Quince Provence	2025	14
Bosc Pear on OHxF 97	2025	12
Harvest Queen Pear on Quince Provence	2025	8
Aurora Pear on OHxF 97	2025	8
Kieffer Pear on Calleryana	2025	7
Bartlett Pear on OHxF 97	2025	6

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