These apples and pears were grown in North America during the Colonial Era and through the time of the American...
Olympic Pear on OHxF 87 (Spring 2022)
A huge, late-season nashi pear that stores well. Also known as Korean Giant, Large Korean, Dan Beh.
Cold hardy and precocious, this tree is fireblight resistant and can be cultivated successfully without sprays. As with all Asian pears, fruit thinning will help maintain annual bearing and fruit size, and it will prevent limb breakage from overcropping. Olympic is not self-fertile, and it will need a pollination partner.
The Asian pear season goes out with a bang. Ripening in October, Olympic is a huge, beautiful pear that can weigh as much as a pound. This grapefruit-sized fruit is covered in orange russet and the flesh is crisp, juicy, and very very sweet. You can enjoy this treat for a long time; it will store for up to five months after harvest.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Pear
Subcategory:
Asian, Cold-Hardy
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, storage, canning
Storage duration: three plus months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: russeted
Flesh color: off-white
Fruit Origins
Parentage:
Origin: Korea
Introduced in:
Introduced by:
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 8
Chill hours: 800
Ripening date: Oct 09 (approximate, in New York State) + 50 days after Bartlett
Tree Height & Spacing
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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
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Fireblight: Very Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Half-Standard (75% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
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