A highly flavored, late-season dessert apple, perfect for organic production.
Early Morettini Pear on OHxF 87 (Spring 2027)
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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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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
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