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Clapp's favourite pears are medium-large fruit that yellows when ripe with a red blush. It was developed in the 1850s in Massachusetts by Thaddeus Clapp, who grew as a chance seedling.

The tree is flush with soft white blossoms in mid spring, which mature into ripe fruit in late summer if cross pollinated by a pear tree of a different variety. The flesh of the pear is soft, juicy and sweet.

Clapp's favourite pear trees are hardy to Canadian hardiness zones 4 or 5 to 9, down to temperatures of about -34°C. Mature tree sizes are reach a height and spread of 3 to 7 meters. 

💮 Not self fertile: This tree needs to cross-pollinate with a different pear variety that blooms in early to mid spring. 

☀️ 6-8+ hours of full sun for best fruit production

💧 Moist, well-drained, hummus-rich soil; pH of 6.0 - 7.0. Water with 5

gallons twice a week in the first year, once a week in the second and third year, and once a month afterwards. Don't water when the ground is frozen.

The Anjou pear, also known as the d'Anjou pear, was developed in France or Belgium in the mid 19th century. 

The fruit is green or yellow when ripe, so test ripeness by pressing lightly on the neck of the pear. The flesh of the pear is creamy white and buttery sweet, which is why it's sometimes called the Beurré d'Anjou pear.

Anjou pear trees are hardy to Canadian hardiness zone 5 to 9, down to temperatures of about -29°C. Mature tree sizes are about 4.5 meters tall and 4.5 meters wide. 

💮 Partially self fertile: This tree will bear some fruit alone, but will bear more fruit with cross pollination from a different pear variety that blooms in early to mid spring. 

☀️ 6-8+ hours of full sun for best fruit production

💧 Moist, well-drained, hummus-rich soil; pH of 6.0 - 7.0. Water with 5

gallons twice a week in the first year, once a week in the second and third year, and once a month afterwards. Don't water when the ground is frozen.

 The Bosc pear, historically known as Beurré Bosc or Kaiser Alexander, first appeared in Europe during the early 1800s. While exact records are debated, it is widely believed to have originated as a chance seedling in France or Belgium around 1807. 

It is an elegant European pear variety recognized by its long, tapering neck and rough, cinnamon-brown russeted skin. Its dense, crisp white flesh offers a sweet, woodsy, and spicy flavor, holding its shape exceptionally well when baked, poached, or grilled.

Bosc pear trees are hardy to Canadian hardiness zone 5 to 8, down to temperatures of about -30°C. Mature tree sizes are about 7 meters tall and 5 meters wide. 

💮 Not self fertile: This tree needs to cross-pollinate with a different pear variety that blooms in early to mid spring. 

☀️ 6-8+ hours of full sun for best fruit production

💧 Moist, well-drained, hummus-rich soil; pH of 6.0 - 7.0. Water with 5

gallons twice a week in the first year, once a week in the second and third year, and once a month afterwards. Don't water when the ground is frozen.

The Bartlett Pear is the world's most popular bell-shaped fruit, featuring a classic rounded bottom that tapers to a small neck. Its skin starts bright green and turns golden-yellow as it ripens, revealing sweet, soft, ultra-juicy, and buttery white flesh.

Known as the Williams or Williams' Bon Chrétien pear in Europe and elsewhere—was originally found in 1765 in a garden in Aldermaston, England, by a schoolmaster named John Stair

Flavor top semi dwarf nectarine trees are hardy to Canadian hardiness zone 5 to 6b, down to temperatures of about -23°C. Mature tree sizes are about 4 meters tall and 4 meters wide. 

Bartlett pear trees are hardy to Canadian hardiness zone 5, down to temperatures of about -29°C. Mature tree sizes are about 6 meters tall and 4 meters wide. 

💮 Partially self fertile: This tree will bear some fruit alone, but will bear more fruit with cross pollination from a different pear variety that blooms in early to mid spring. 

☀️ 6-8+ hours of full sun for best fruit production

💧 Moist, well-drained, hummus-rich soil; pH of 6.0 - 7.0. Water with 5

gallons twice a week in the first year, once a week in the second and third year, and once a month afterwards. Don't water when the ground is frozen.

Combination pear trees have several pear varieties grafted onto the same tree, making the tree self fertile and providing a selection of delicious pears. 

Pear varieties on combination pear trees include Bartlett, Bosc, Anjou, red Bartlett, and Comice pears.

Combination pear trees are hardy to Canadian hardiness zone 5, down to temperatures of about -29°C. Mature tree sizes are about 4 meters tall and 4 meters wide. 

💮 Self fertile: This tree will bear fruit alone without cross pollination from a different pear variety. 

☀️ 6-8+ hours of full sun for best fruit production

💧 Moist, well-drained, hummus-rich soil; pH of 6.0 - 7.0. Water with 5

gallons twice a week in the first year, once a week in the second and third year, and once a month afterwards. Don't water when the ground is frozen.