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European Pear : HUMBUG Semi-Dwarf (OHxF87)

Name: European Pear : HUMBUG Semi-Dwarf (OHxF87)
SKU: 132-5287
Availability: InStock

$53.95

In stock

We don’t expect anyone to plant a whole orchard of these, but someone on the watch for weird and wonderful stuff may well find Humbug irresistible. Many things in life have more then one valid viewpoint, including the reason to plant fruit trees. In the case of this exotic pear, even it’s background seems to be open for debate. Version One has the Ukraine as the place of origin. There it is called ‘Pysanka’ which means an Easter Egg. The story states these fancy fruits were traditionally stored over winter, then displayed as table decorations before eating at Easter time to celebrate the arrival of spring.

Version Two claims this pear is actually called ‘Schweizerhose’ and turned up in Switzerland in about 1800. Did the Swiss wear striped stockings back then? Who knows? Whatever, it is definitely funky, it does keep all winter, and the tree is now available here. Humbug bears loads of mid-sized fruit which are rock hard at picking. Towards spring the juicy white flesh under its thick, ornamental skin becomes softer, sweeter, and somewhat savory.

NEEDS A POLLENIZER | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: EARLY-MID OCT.

European 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

Rootstock

Semi-Dwarf

Pollenizer

Needs a Pollenizer

Zone

Harvest

Early Oct.

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.