PYRUS COMMUNIS ( SUMMERCRISP PEAR )
USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 5 TO 9
HEIGHT: .15' TO 20'
EXPOSURE: FULL SUN
FOLIAGE: GREEN
FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS: FRAGRANT,
FLOWER COLOR: PINKS, WHITES,
BLOOMTIME: MAY
FRUITING: POLLENATOR REQUIRED
COMMENTS:
SUMMERCRISP FRUIT IS PYRIFORM IN SHAPE, 2 1/2" TO 3" IN DIAMETER AND 2 1/2" TO 3" LONG. THE FRUIT SHOULD BE HARVESTED IN MID-AUGUST WHEN CRISP AND
STILL
GREEN WITH A RED BLUSH. WHEN HARVESTED AT THIS TIME, THE FRUIT IS SWEET AND CRISP, AND MAY BE STORED UP TO 2 MONTHS. USE EITHER PARKER OR PATTEN AS A POLLINATOR.