Medium to large late season fruit for canning and cooking. Sprightly flavor, coarse texture. Resists fire blight, tolerates hot climates. Dependable crops.
Kieffer Pear
Kieffer Pear
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
200-300 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
5 - 10 - Pollination
Self-fruitful.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
very early to early - Harvest Season within fruit type
late - Harvest Dates
September 15 to October 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 2018-19 planting season, Kieffer is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
OHxF333 (semi-dwarf, 2/3 of standard)
Pear (standard)
