Comice Pear
Pyrus communis
Introduced in France in 1849, this favorite is often found in fancy fruit gift packs, and considered the best tasting Pear variety. Its large, greenish-yellow fruit is blushed with red and has a sweet, juicy flavor. Lovely, white blooms appear early-to-mid spring. Fruit can be harvested beginning in late September. It is self-fertile in the arid West, but produces much better with a pollinator such as Bartlett in the more humid East. Requires 500 to 600 chilling hours.
| Key feature: | Edible Fruit |
| Plant type: | Tree |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Rustic |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Requires regular watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Reaches 30 to 40 feet tall and 25 feet wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Columnar |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Edible |
| Landscape uses: | Mass Planting, Specimen |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6152 |
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Care Information
Use as shade or street trees. Adaptable to most soils, including clay. Tolerant of air pollution, drought and wind. For optimum fruit crops, schedule regular fertilizing, pruning, and supplemental watering in arid climates. Prune in late winter or early spring to shape or to remove damaged or crowded branches.
Introduced in France in 1849, this favorite is often found in fancy fruit gift packs, and considered the best tasting Pear variety. Its large, greenish-yellow fruit is blushed with red and has a sweet, juicy flavor. Lovely, white blooms appear early-to-mid spring. Fruit can be harvested beginning in late September. It is self-fertile in the arid West, but produces much better with a pollinator such as Bartlett in the more humid East. Requires 500 to 600 chilling hours.
Care Information
Use as shade or street trees. Adaptable to most soils, including clay. Tolerant of air pollution, drought and wind. For optimum fruit crops, schedule regular fertilizing, pruning, and supplemental watering in arid climates. Prune in late winter or early spring to shape or to remove damaged or crowded branches.
| Key feature: | Edible Fruit |
| Plant type: | Tree |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Rustic |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Requires regular watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Reaches 30 to 40 feet tall and 25 feet wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Columnar |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Edible |
| Landscape uses: | Mass Planting, Specimen |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6152 |
