Aurora pear
Pyrus communisAn early-season American pear variety, related to Bartlett but with an improved flavor and better storage.
USDA identification images for Aurora
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Origins
- Species: Pyrus communis - Pear
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Green / Yellow
- Fruit colour: Orange flush
- Fruit colour: Russet
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flesh colour: Cream
- Fruit size: Large
Using
- Picking season: Early
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Juice style: Sweeter
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking month: August
- Picking period: late August
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 5 (-29C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Fire blight: Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Aurora pear trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Aurora pear trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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