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Pears
(Adapted Statewide)

Recommended Pear Varieties for Home Gardens
(in order of ripening)

Variety Fire Blight Tolerance Grit Cells Firmness
Moonglow High Low Soft
Harrow Delight High Very low Medium
Maxine High Low Medium
Magness High Medium Medium
Seckel High Low Hard
Warren High Medium Medium
Comice High Low Medium
Kieffer High High Hard

 

Recommended Asian Pear Varieties for Home Gardens
(in order of ripening)

Variety Fire Blight Tolerance Grit Cells Firmness
Shinseiki Moderate Low Medium
20th Century Moderate Low Medium

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