Very low chilling requirement. Large, early season fruit has yellow-green skin and sweet, mild-flavored flesh. Reported to be highly resistant to fire blight.
Hood Pear
Hood Pear
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
100-200 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
6 - 10 - Pollination
Pollenizer required: interfruitful with Flordahome.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
very early - Harvest Season within fruit type
early - Harvest Dates
July 25 to August 10(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, Hood is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
Pear (standard)
OHxF333 (semi-dwarf, 2/3 of standard)
