An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Chapin Pear on OHxF 87 (Spring 2025)
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A seckel-type sweet pear that is fireblight resistant.
The tree is open, vase-form, productive, and vigorous. More importantly, it is highly resistant to fireblight making it a great pear for the home gardener.
Ready for harvest mid-August in NY, Chapin will ripen after about 2 weeks off the tree. This is a greenish-yellow, heavily russetted pear that is just a little larger than a Seckel (Sugar Pear). Like Seckel, one of its parents, Chapin is richly flavored, sweet, and aromatic. This is a snacking pear of the highest quality.
Chapin was bred in Geneva, NY by U.P. Hedrick. It was first introduced in 1945.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Pear
Subcategory:
European
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, baking, canning
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: russeted
Flesh color: off-white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: open-pollinated seedling of Seckel
Origin: New York State Agriculture Experiment Station, Geneva, NY
Introduced in: 1945
Introduced by: U.P. Hedrick
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 7
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Aug 13 (approximate, in New York State) 7 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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Fireblight: Very Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
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Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Rootstock size class:
Half-Standard (75% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
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