Peaceful Heritage

Shenandoah Pear

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Description

This delicious juicy pear is not only sweet and juicy but it’s the 3rd fire blight-resistant pear developed by Agricultural Research Service horticulturist, Richard Bell. This large, Bartlett-type pear has a sub-acid pear flavor with excellent storage life. Shenandoah stores very well without breaking down for up to five months. Ripens in September.  An excellent choice for the Mid-Atlantic.  Grafted on semi-dwarf rootstock. CANNOT SHIP TO CA.

All of our pear trees are FIELD-GROWN for high-quality and have excellent, robust, natural root systems.

Recommended for ORGANIC GROWING

Uses: Fresh dessert eating, juice, drying.

Resistant to: Fireblight and other common pear diseases

Pollination: Partly Self-pollinating, but better with Kieffer, Moonglow, Bosc, Asian Pears or Bradford ornamental pear.

Grafted to: OHF x 97

PLANT SIZE: CHOOSE BELOW. 1-Year Tree Bare-Root

Zones 6-9

Conventionally Grown

Additional information

Rootstock and Size

Semi-Dwarf OH x F 87 (4-5'), Semi-Dwarf OH x F 87 (2-3'), Semi-Dwarf OH x F 87 (3-4'), Calleryana rootstock (4-5')