Pear Tree ID and Details

[Jim Boyd]

Hey folks.

Experts needed to ID pear trees.

We have three of these in the back yard of our new place.

They have a great deal of fruit but I don’t know what type, are they preferred to eat, when they generally drop, etc.

Please help!

 

[Nicodemus]

Look like sand pears to me.

 

[glynr329]

In some pictures looks like Kieffer. If they are I have pulled some off in December but most are gone before. My trees I am doing everything I can to get some off limbs are breaking.

 

[longrangedog]

Look like what we call "canning pears". They make really good pear preserves but are not good to eat fresh.

 

[glynr329]

Look at this pear tree. I took off so many pears hopefully it will survive

 

[Jim Boyd]

Look at this pear tree. I took off so many pears hopefully it will survive

Brutal!!

 

[Buck70]

Canning pears is what I was always told. They will start dropping in a month or so. Deer love them. They will last about a month.

 

[Donal]

The shape of the fruit reminds me of an Asian variety. We have pineapple, Kieffer, Bosic, Barlett, seckel and the Asian. Deer have browse lines on all of them.

 

[livinoutdoors]

I think its some kind of older asian pear. The reason i say that is i have a small farm that had been grown up back to woods for a loooong time. I found one of the same looking trees on an old fence line area. So tall you cant pick any of the pears, so its been there a minute. I tried one, they dont taste bad just not super sweet or anything. The hogs got the rest as they hit the ground due to sqwerls eating big chunks outta them.

 

[ShortMagFan]

My pear trees are loaded and breaking major limbs.

 

[Buckfever]

Looks like what we call sand pear. I have 1 in my yard.

 

[NCHillbilly]

The last two look like Asian sand pears. They are really good.

 

[antharper]

Look like deer magnets to me ?

 

[Barebowyer]

I been watching deer hammering the pears the last two weeks in the evenings

 

[Jim Boyd]

I think sand / Asian pears is correct.

They are now falling pretty hard.

Put two cameras on them this afternoon, will post up if any deer show up.


Thanks for all the replies!!!

 

[Triple C]

Jim, my kieffer trees look like they've been through a hurricane this year. Most all have multiple broken limbs, some so severe that I wonder if the tree will survive. Late frosts almost always wipe them out each year. Not this year. The are/were loaded. Deer have devoured any of the leaves that are within reach. I have one secluded plot with 8 mature trees. Almost all are severely damaged due to so much fruit.

My good ol native American persimmon trees just keep doing what they do...producing fruit every single year. Becoming more an more of a fan for the often overlooked persimmon tree.

 

[Chrisco6]

Drop one on the ground, if it bruises within about 5 minutes go ahead and make a batch of Wine
Twill fix what ailes .

 

[gadeerwoman]

Want pears for Christmas? Gather some in September as they ripen. Dig a hole with post hole digger. Wrap pears tightly in newspaper. Put sawdust in the bottom and start putting pears into the sawdust as you fill the hold up. pack sawdust around the pears. Put some soil back over the top when done. Dig em up come Christmas.
My Dad and I did this one year long long time ago. Pears didn't rot and tasted like fresh pears when we dug them up.
Sorry to derail your thread Jim but looks like you got enough pears to give it a try.
Most kieffer trees are slap loaded to the ground this year. Limbs breaking down. Lots of pears dropping early along with persimmons self thinning. Should be a good year for fruit for all the critters.

 

[Jim Boyd]

Want pears for Christmas? Gather some in September as they ripen. Dig a hole with post hole digger. Wrap pears tightly in newspaper. Put sawdust in the bottom and start putting pears into the sawdust as you fill the hold up. pack sawdust around the pears. Put some soil back over the top when done. Dig em up come Christmas.
My Dad and I did this one year long long time ago. Pears didn't rot and tasted like fresh pears when we dug them up.
Sorry to derail your thread Jim but looks like you got enough pears to give it a try.
Most kieffer trees are slap loaded to the ground this year. Limbs breaking down. Lots of pears dropping early along with persimmons self thinning. Should be a good year for fruit for all the critters.

No apologies and it is not a derailment!

Great info.

This guy is coming in nightly to the pears.

Cheap cam / poor pic - all apologies.

 

[bhouston]

I have two trees like this one on our farm in Johnson county - been on the property for 20 years - we call them farm house pears. Dont know variety but produces hundreds each year. We use them for canning and preserves. I have all of the Hallman varieties - but none like this. Either can them or throw them in your food troughs for the deer