Low-chill pear from Florida. Very nice quality: sweet, smooth-textured, juicy, flavorful. Early bloom. Chilling requirement less than 400 hours.
Flordahome Pear
Flordahome Pear
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
less than 400 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
6 - 10 - Pollination
Partly self-fruitful.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
very early - Harvest Season within fruit type
early midseason - Harvest Dates
July 30 to August 15(approximate for Hickman, CA)
-WHERE TO BUY-
HOME GARDEN/RETAIL NURSERY CATALOG
WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2019-20 planting season, Flordahome is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
OHxF333 (semi-dwarf, 2/3 of standard)
