Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Pear

Variety/Cultivar

Beurre Hardy

Fruit Description

Pyrus communis (European pear), ovate pyriform shaped fruit, cinammon russet. Flesh is flavourful, tender, melting, sweet and juicy.

Common Uses

Origin

M. Bonnet, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, about 1820.

Pollination

Chill Hours

High

Blossom Time

Mid-season

Harvest Time

Mid-season, -12 days Packham, 130 days after full bloom.

Production Notes

A very vigorous spreading tree, is often used as an interstem on quince with other non-compatible varieties. Not a long storing pear, gets internal breakdown.

Disease Susceptibility

Moderately resistant to black spot and mites, moderately susceptible to pear blast (Pseudomonas syringae), susceptible to fire blight.

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