Pear Trees get far less attention than other fruits do, yet they are sweet and tasty, and nutritious. Like apple trees, they are long keepers when they are picked still green. If kept in a cool location they will last for months.
A low chill selection developed in Florida, a pollinator for the Hood and the Flordahome. They are picked early in the season with other low chill pears. The fruits are small and rounded with a light red blush. They have a good texture and a sweet flavour. They do not store well.
175mm | $22.75 AU | In Production | 
This sweet juicy pear has a subtle flavour that makes them ideal for cooking and bottling. Large fruit, green in colour and long in shape. A regular and heavy bearer. Requires a cold winter for good crops.
175mm | $27.00 AU | In Production |
Attractive red skinned flesh with yellow background. Mid season, early flowering variety requiring only a medium chill. Firm, moderate juice, small to medium sized fruit.
175mm | $24.75 AU | In Production |
Often called 'Bartlett'. Medium to large in size and very juicy with a sweet flavour. Pale green at picking, ripening to a clear attractive yellow, sometimes with a slight blush. Used for fresh fruit, juice, stewing, preserving and drying. Early season maturity. Pollinated by 'Beurre Bosc' or 'Nijisseiki' nashi. Partially self-fertile. High chill, requires a cold winter for fruiting.
175mm | $27.00 AU | In Production |
Rootstock for Pears and Nashi
Bare Root | $9.90 AU | In Production |
Large, golden yellow fruit with a creamy white flesh. Great for fresh eating as the flesh is crisp and sweet. Vigorous tree, resistant to blight. Subtropical variety Chill 350 hours.
175mm | $22.75 AU | In Production |
Large fruit with green skin and thin tender white flesh. The flesh is very sweet with a juicy melting mild taste. Stores well and is very productive. Subtropical variety, chill 350 hours.
175mm | $22.75 AU | In Production |
| Height | Frost tol. | Pollination req'd | Evergreen/Deciduous | Harvest period |
| 3-5 | High | Beneficial | Deciduous | January - March |
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