Live Plants
LeConte Pear
by Food Forest Nursery · United States
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LeConte Pear (also known as Southern Pear; Pyrus x lecontei ) is a vigorous interspecific hybrid of European and Chinese Sand Pear first propagated at a Georgia plantation before 1838, bearing 2–3-inch green-to-cream-yellow fruit with sweet, mildly vinous
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flavor and Asian-pear-like crispness on a large, upright tree with outstanding heat tolerance. It grows in USDA hardiness zones 7-9 and AHS heat zones 6-9 , needs 300-500 chill hours , and requires cross-pollination with a compatible variety such as Kieffer Pear or Shinko Asian Pear to set fruit. 4-5′ Bare Root Grafted Tree Rootstock: Pyrus Betulifolia – Standard Pyrus betulifolia (Standard): A vigorous, well-anchored, drought-tolerant pear seedling rootstock that also handles high-pH soils. The usual choice for Asian pears. • Support: Freestanding; well anchored. Can’t be shipped to: AK, HI, MT, OR