An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Summercrisp Pear on OHxF 87 (Spring 2023)
A sweet, crisp, winter hardy pear.
This is an upright and productive tree with moderate fireblight resistance. It blooms early and is very winter hardy. Summercrisp trees are known to be long lived.
The medium-large fruit ripens mid-August. The pears have sweet, low acid, crisp flesh, almost like an Asian pear. The fruit are best consumed slightly underripe; the eating quality is highest while the flesh is firm and crisp.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Pear
Subcategory:
European, Cold-Hardy
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, baking
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: green
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage:
Origin: Minnesota
Introduced in: 1985
Introduced by: University of Minnesota
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 3 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Aug 25 (approximate, in New York State) +5 days after Bartlett
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: OHxF 87 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Half-Standard (75% of Standard)
Tree spacing: See details
Good for wildlife planting? Y
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Fireblight: 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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