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All about apples, pears, plums, and cherries - and orchards where they are grown

Pear varieties

  • Obelisk Pear
    A useful dwarf pear tree for small gardens, it grows with a tidy upright habit and is self-fertile.
  • Old Home Pear
    An American pear variety with natural fireblight resistance, often used as a pear rootstock for this reason.
  • A seedling pear variety discovered on Orcas Island, WA, USA.