Other Trees & Shrubs
Summercrisp Pear
Recognized for many years as the hardiest in the collection at the University of Minnesota Research Station. Free of fire blight. An annual bearer. Fruit is pyriform in shape, 2 ½ to 3” in diameter and 3 to 3 ½” long. Blooms early in May. The fruit should be harvested in mid-August when crisp and still green with a red blush. Fruit harvested at that time is sweet and crisp and may be stored up to two months. Excellent fresh eating. Zone 4.
