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European Pear : PARAGON Semi-Dwarf (OHxF87)

Name: European Pear : PARAGON Semi-Dwarf (OHxF87)
SKU: 134-0387
Price: 53.95 CAD
Availability: InStock

$53.95

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Meet Paragon, a virtually unknown pear, who recently edged out Bartlett, to top the ‘overall liking’ list in a consumer preference study at the Oregon State University. In the 2021 project they had 219 die-hard pear lovers sampling 23 different varieties. They examined attributes ranging from taste to texture and juiciness to woodiness, with the ‘overall liking’ score measuring the participants’ gut reaction after biting into a slice of the fruit. Now that our own Paragon has started fruiting our gut reaction agrees with the Oregon study. Despite it’s unassuming appearance, this pear is a standout – juicy, honey-like sweet flavour, buttery texture, with thin, palatable skin. Paragon is a cross of Comice x Max Red Bartlett. Large green fruit turns yellowish with ripening and will store up to four months.

NEEDS A POLLENIZER | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE SEPT.

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

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.