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Honeysweet Pear on OHxF 87 (Spring 2021)
A modern Seckel-like pear bred for cold hardiness and disease resistance.
Honeysweet is a great choice it you only have room for one pear. It is a spreading and precocious tree that will bear in four-six years. It is somewhat resistant to fireblight (strikes typically cork-off in wood that is one or two years old), and it is self-fertile. Cropping will, however, be improved by the presence of a pollenizer. The pollen is fertile.
The fruit is large and turbinate, and it ripens shortly after Bartlett. The skin is an attractive golden russet, and the flesh is buttery and sweet. In terms of flavor, Honeysweet strongly resembles Seckel, which is one of its parents; it is rich, spiced, aromatic, and as sweet as honey.
From a 1955 cross of Seckel and a breeding selection, Honeysweet was chosen from 137 seedlings planted at Purdue University, selected for survival of fireblight inoculum and severe winter damage and, finally, fruit quality. It was introduced in 1979.
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Pear
Subcategory:
European, Self-Fertile
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, canning
Storage duration: one to three months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: yellow
Flesh color: cream
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Seckel x US 220 (Vermont Beauty x Roi Charles de Wurtemburg
Origin: New Jersey
Introduced in: 1979
Introduced by: L.F. Hough
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: 1500
Ripening date: Aug 27 (approximate, in New York State) + 7 days after Bartlett
Tree Height & Spacing
Rootstock: OHxF 87 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Half-Standard (75% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 18'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
Fireblight: Very Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? Y
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 Honeysweet 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.
Tree | Currently in Stock |
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Flemish Beauty Pear on Quince-A | 113 |
Bartlett Pear on Quince-A | 0 |
Bartlett Pear on OHxF 87 | 0 |
Flemish Beauty Pear on OHxF 87 | 0 |
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