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BEURRE GIFFARD EUROPEAN PEAR
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BEURRE GIFFARD EUROPEAN PEAR

(20 customer reviews)

Price range: $39.95 through $55.95

Start the pear season on a high note with this hardy heirloom variety. Discovered in France by Nicolas Giffard in about 1825 and still considered a premium quality selection. Medium-large fruit with crisp, but tender, fine-grained flesh has a hint of vintage wine in it's sprightly flavour. It works well for both fresh eating and canning and is best if picked before fully ripe. Beurre Giffard is grown commercially in Quebec and even in Alaska. Precocious, productive, and blight resistant, it has also proven to be somewhat self-fertile.

SEMI-FERTILE* | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY-MID AUG.

Growing Tips

Pear Pollination Growing Tip

All European (regular) and Asian pears will pollinate each other providing their bloom times overlap. Generally you can go by the expected harvest time, meaning only the very early and the very late might not be compatible with each other. However, since Asian pears, on average, bloom earlier than Europeans, you might pair an early European with a mid or late Asian.


Product Overview
Pears (Pyrus communis) Pears are a great compliment to any home orchard. They usually require less maintenance than other fruit as far as pruning and spraying and tolerate heavy clay soils. Most pear orchards are gone, so Canada must import millions of pounds every years just to meet the present consumer demand. We chose this interesting collection of pears for their wonderful quality of fruit and because they are among the easiest for orchardists to grow organically. 1-2m (3-6') bareroot trees

20 reviews for BEURRE GIFFARD EUROPEAN PEAR

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  2. Maryline (verified owner) –

    l'arbre se limite à une grande tige, aucune branche...

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  8. Joel Gauthier (verified owner) –

    Great price

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  10. Betty Muise (verified owner) –

    Se3ms Healthy and starting to grow

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  16. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    I understand from the courier company that the product was not available for pickup on the scheduled day, and due to the weekend, it was picked up on Monday. When I opened the package, I didn’t find any instructions regarding preparation before planting. I recalled that my first shipment, about two years ago, came with such instructions.
    In any event, I called your office, and a lady answered, advising me to “just plant it.” I suspected that wasn’t quite right, so I checked through a university AI resource and confirmed that the roots should be soaked for 4–6 hours before planting.
    The good news is that both trees are doing well in 35-liter grower pots, and I’m hoping to graft both trees next year. On a side note, I spoke with Karen at your location a few years ago about my interest in gardening. I’ve been promoting your company within my community in Markham and among fellow gardening enthusiasts.
    Please pass along my regards to Karen.
    Thank you.

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  19. James Pinson Ludwig (verified owner) –

    seems to be a magnet for leaf rollers.

  20. Alfred Breitkreuz (verified owner) –

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What is Orchard Grade?

An 'orchard grade' is a tree that may be somewhat shorter, slightly crooked, or a bit scratched, or for some other reason is not a perfect front lawn specimen. These trees will work just as well in an orchard as a first or number one would, since they still produce the very same fruit.

What is a 2 year old tree?

A '2 year old tree' is one that has grown an extra season in our nursery field.

All our trees are planted in the field in the spring as rootstock. They are grafted in August of the 1st year. Most of our trees are dug out in November of the 2nd year. Some trees are in the ground for another season. We dig these in November of the 3rd year. These are considered to be '2 year old trees'.

A '2 year old tree' has bigger roots, a thicker trunk, and more branching (They might start fruiting a year earlier).
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