Item Number: FT180
Comice Pear Tree
Comice Pear Tree
The sweetest pear of all
Comice pears are celebrated as one of the sweetest and juiciest pear varieties, making them a favorite for fresh eating. Their creamy, buttery texture pairs perfectly with gourmet cheeses, making them a staple for charcuterie boards and holiday platters. Comice pears feature pale green skin with a blush of red, adding beauty to their delicious flavor. This variety requires a pollinator, such as Bartlett or D’Anjou, for consistent fruit production. Thriving in full sun and well-draining soil, Comice trees require moderate chill hours and are best suited to temperate climates. With its superior flavor and smooth, juicy texture, Comice pears are a premium addition to home orchards and an indulgent treat for pear lovers.
Semi-dwarf on OHxF333 rootstock.
- Zones: 5-9
- Chill hours: 600
- Bloom Time: Late Mid-Season (Based on typical Central Valley California weather)
- Harvest: September 15 - October 5
- Looks: Round, short necked pear with greenish yellow skin with red blush.
- Personality: Sweet, aromatic, fine-textured, superb flavor and quality.
- Facts of note: Very soft flesh with a creamy texture and full of juice. Popular in fruit gift baskets, in fact they are so associated with holiday gifts that they are called "the Christmas Pear". The variety was developed in France in the mid-1800's.
- Pollination: Self-fruitful in arid West or plant with Bartlett.
Comice pears, often referred to as "Doyenné du Comice," stand as a classic holiday treat, celebrated for their exquisite flavor and rich texture. These pears, originating from France in the mid-1800s, have become synonymous with festive gift baskets during the holiday season.
Cultivating Comice Pears:
Tree Specifications:
Semi-dwarf variety on OHxF333 rootstock.
Suitable for Zones 5-9.
Requires around 600 chill hours.
Late mid-season bloom (following typical Central Valley California weather patterns).
Harvest Time and Appearance:
Harvest period spans from September 15 to October 5.
Comice pears exhibit a round shape with a short neck, sporting greenish-yellow skin often accentuated by a hint of red blush.
Flavor Profile and Texture:
Recognized for their exceptional sweetness and aromatic qualities.
Boasts a fine-textured, incredibly juicy flesh, and a superb flavor.
Known for its very soft flesh, offering a creamy texture that bursts with flavorful juice upon biting.
Unique Facts:
Notably preferred for inclusion in fruit gift baskets, earning the moniker "the Christmas Pear."
Developed in France during the mid-1800s, this pear variety has since garnered a global reputation for its remarkable taste and association with festive occasions.
Pollination and Growing Tips:
Self-fruitful, particularly in arid climates, but can also benefit from cross-pollination with Bartlett pear trees.
The Comice Pear Tree thrives in USDA zones 5-9, producing sweet, juicy pears with a creamy texture and superb flavor when planted in well-drained soil and full sun. Prune branches to encourage strong fruiting wood and enjoy the greenish-yellow pears with a red blush, perfect for pairing with soft ripening cheeses like brie.
Cultivation Suggestions:
Climate Requirements: Suitable for zones experiencing a moderate climate.
Harvest Time: Prone to harvest during the holiday season, making it a perfect addition to festive celebrations.
Aromatic Profile: Renowned for its exceptional fragrance, often used as an olfactory marker for the holiday season.
Growth and Maintenance:
Harvest Period: The window for picking these pears typically ranges from mid-September to early October.
Flavor Development: To ensure the fullest flavor, allow the pears to ripen on the tree.
Planting Partners: While self-fruitful, partnering with Bartlett pear trees can enhance pollination.
How to Plant and Care for Your Comice Pear Tree
To plant and care for your Comice Pear Tree, choose a sunny spot with well-draining soil, ideally in USDA zones 5-9, and ensure the roots are well-spread with the graft union above the ground. Mulch around the base to retain moisture and help the pear tree develop healthy roots and fruiting wood. Regular pruning of the branches will maintain great shape, encourage strong limbs, and ensure your Comice pears ripen to perfection, producing sweet, buttery fruit with a creamy texture and greenish-yellow skin with a red blush, perfect for pairing with soft ripening cheeses like brie.
Why Buy Comice Pear Tree From Us?
When you buy a Comice Pear Tree from us, you’re investing in high-quality fruit trees that produce sweet, buttery pears with a creamy texture and a beautiful greenish-yellow skin with a red blush. Our Comice pear trees thrive in USDA zones 5-9 and, with proper pruning, produce fruiting wood that yields superb flavor, perfect for pairing with soft ripening cheeses like brie. Whether you’re growing European pears for fresh eating or for charcuterie boards, our trees are carefully cultivated to ensure healthy roots, great shape, and high-quality fruit that will ripen beautifully in your garden.
Visit our Fruit Tree Central for a listing of all our fruit tree videos and articles.
Visit Tree Characteristics for a listing of all our fruit & nut tree growing characteristics.
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Description
Description
Comice pears are celebrated as one of the sweetest and juiciest pear varieties, making them a favorite for fresh eating. Their creamy, buttery texture pairs perfectly with gourmet cheeses, making them a staple for charcuterie boards and holiday platters. Comice pears feature pale green skin with a blush of red, adding beauty to their delicious flavor. This variety requires a pollinator, such as Bartlett or D’Anjou, for consistent fruit production. Thriving in full sun and well-draining soil, Comice trees require moderate chill hours and are best suited to temperate climates. With its superior flavor and smooth, juicy texture, Comice pears are a premium addition to home orchards and an indulgent treat for pear lovers.
Semi-dwarf on OHxF333 rootstock.
- Zones: 5-9
- Chill hours: 600
- Bloom Time: Late Mid-Season (Based on typical Central Valley California weather)
- Harvest: September 15 - October 5
- Looks: Round, short necked pear with greenish yellow skin with red blush.
- Personality: Sweet, aromatic, fine-textured, superb flavor and quality.
- Facts of note: Very soft flesh with a creamy texture and full of juice. Popular in fruit gift baskets, in fact they are so associated with holiday gifts that they are called "the Christmas Pear". The variety was developed in France in the mid-1800's.
- Pollination: Self-fruitful in arid West or plant with Bartlett.
Comice pears, often referred to as "Doyenné du Comice," stand as a classic holiday treat, celebrated for their exquisite flavor and rich texture. These pears, originating from France in the mid-1800s, have become synonymous with festive gift baskets during the holiday season.
Cultivating Comice Pears:
Tree Specifications:
Semi-dwarf variety on OHxF333 rootstock.
Suitable for Zones 5-9.
Requires around 600 chill hours.
Late mid-season bloom (following typical Central Valley California weather patterns).
Harvest Time and Appearance:
Harvest period spans from September 15 to October 5.
Comice pears exhibit a round shape with a short neck, sporting greenish-yellow skin often accentuated by a hint of red blush.
Flavor Profile and Texture:
Recognized for their exceptional sweetness and aromatic qualities.
Boasts a fine-textured, incredibly juicy flesh, and a superb flavor.
Known for its very soft flesh, offering a creamy texture that bursts with flavorful juice upon biting.
Unique Facts:
Notably preferred for inclusion in fruit gift baskets, earning the moniker "the Christmas Pear."
Developed in France during the mid-1800s, this pear variety has since garnered a global reputation for its remarkable taste and association with festive occasions.
Pollination and Growing Tips:
Self-fruitful, particularly in arid climates, but can also benefit from cross-pollination with Bartlett pear trees.
The Comice Pear Tree thrives in USDA zones 5-9, producing sweet, juicy pears with a creamy texture and superb flavor when planted in well-drained soil and full sun. Prune branches to encourage strong fruiting wood and enjoy the greenish-yellow pears with a red blush, perfect for pairing with soft ripening cheeses like brie.
Cultivation Suggestions:
Climate Requirements: Suitable for zones experiencing a moderate climate.
Harvest Time: Prone to harvest during the holiday season, making it a perfect addition to festive celebrations.
Aromatic Profile: Renowned for its exceptional fragrance, often used as an olfactory marker for the holiday season.
Growth and Maintenance:
Harvest Period: The window for picking these pears typically ranges from mid-September to early October.
Flavor Development: To ensure the fullest flavor, allow the pears to ripen on the tree.
Planting Partners: While self-fruitful, partnering with Bartlett pear trees can enhance pollination.
How to Plant and Care for Your Comice Pear Tree
To plant and care for your Comice Pear Tree, choose a sunny spot with well-draining soil, ideally in USDA zones 5-9, and ensure the roots are well-spread with the graft union above the ground. Mulch around the base to retain moisture and help the pear tree develop healthy roots and fruiting wood. Regular pruning of the branches will maintain great shape, encourage strong limbs, and ensure your Comice pears ripen to perfection, producing sweet, buttery fruit with a creamy texture and greenish-yellow skin with a red blush, perfect for pairing with soft ripening cheeses like brie.
Why Buy Comice Pear Tree From Us?
When you buy a Comice Pear Tree from us, you’re investing in high-quality fruit trees that produce sweet, buttery pears with a creamy texture and a beautiful greenish-yellow skin with a red blush. Our Comice pear trees thrive in USDA zones 5-9 and, with proper pruning, produce fruiting wood that yields superb flavor, perfect for pairing with soft ripening cheeses like brie. Whether you’re growing European pears for fresh eating or for charcuterie boards, our trees are carefully cultivated to ensure healthy roots, great shape, and high-quality fruit that will ripen beautifully in your garden.
Visit our Fruit Tree Central for a listing of all our fruit tree videos and articles.
Visit Tree Characteristics for a listing of all our fruit & nut tree growing characteristics.
European pears are late blooming, tolerant of heavy wet soils, and a good choice for many areas. Susceptible to codling moth and some to fire blight. Plant at least two varieties for best results. Harvest 3rd year. Browse all our pear trees for sale.
On OHxF333 semi-dwarf rootstock. Trees left unpruned reach 2/3 of standard (about 12-18'). By pruning, keep any tree to any size.
Please Note: Although most of our bare-root trees arrive to our warehouse in mid-December, there are a few varieties that will not arrive until mid-January. If you order any of those varieties along with varieties that arrive in mid-December, your order will be delayed for shipment until mid-January. If you'd like us to split your shipments, please contact us at (888) 784-1722 or orderdesk@groworganic.com. Additional shipping charges will apply.
Shipping Information
Shipping Information
Cannot ship to the following states: HI, AK, PR, GU, VI
Shipping Weight: 5.0 lb
Dimensions: 47.5"L x 7.3"W x 2.75"H
Features
Features
- Bare Root
Characteristics
Characteristics
Planting & Care
Planting & Care
Useful Information
Useful Information
Guarantee
Guarantee
Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee
* Claim deadline is June 15th
We guarantee that your dormant tree or plant will arrive in good, viable condition. If your tree arrives in substandard condition, notify us within 3 days of delivery. Please email pictures of the box, inside packaging, the tree and its roots to helpdesk@groworganic.com. We will investigate your claim and process a request to exchange or refund the damaged product.
If your dormant tree or plant has not grown new leaves by June 15th, you may be eligible for our Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee. This guarantee provides for a store credit for the purchase price of the tree, excluding shipping. Please see the Instructions below.
Important Dates:
- April 1st Dormant trees/plants must be planted in the ground
- May 15th Perform scratch test, if no new leaves have grown
- June 15th Deadline to apply for a dormant tree/plant credit
All required documentation must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. Claims or documentation received after June 15th will be denied, without exception. Instructions listed below
Terms and Conditions
We cannot guarantee that your tree or plant will remain alive and healthy after it is received, or bear fruit as there are too many variables in your environment that are beyond our control (i.e. soil preparation, weed and pest control, proper irrigation, chill hours, compatible hardiness for your growing zone, proper choice of pollinator, extreme weather, rodent damage, disease, etc.).
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide a replacement tree/plant of the same species either that same growing season or in future years. Customers are responsible for all shipping fees associated with replacement trees and plants.
If we determine that the tree you purchased directly from us is not viable, we will issue you a store credit (not a refund) for the purchase price of the affected dormant tree or plant. Shipping is not included in the dormant tree/plant guarantee. Store credits can be used to purchase any product we sell and are valid for use only until July 1st of the following year.
Historically, 98% of our dormant trees and plants grow and thrive when they have been cared for and planted using our growing guides. Dormant trees and plants must be planted in the ground by April 1st in order to be eligible for credit. If the ground in your area is still frozen solid, you may temporarily plant your tree or plant in a pot.
Potted, non-dormant trees or plants are excluded from this guarantee as they are not dormant at the time of shipment. Evergreen trees such as citrus, avocado and olive trees are not available for credit under the Dormant Tree and Plant Guarantee.
Instructions
We guarantee that your dormant fruit tree or plant will leaf out, if you care for it according to our growing guides. In the unlikely event that your dormant tree or plant does not have leaves by May 15th, follow these simple steps to apply for a store credit:
Before you call or email, please perform a “scratch test” to determine if the tree or plant is still alive. This video shows how to check for live tissue under the bark. Scratch tests need to be done a few inches above and below the graft.
Green Cambium Layer / Living Trees
If the cambium layer under the bark is green, give your tree a little more time. It is still alive, but hasn’t come out of dormancy yet. Check to make sure that it is getting the right amount of deep root water, enough sunlight and that the weather is warm enough for that type of tree/plant to come out of dormancy. Every tree has its own personality and will come out of dormancy at different times. Be sure to submit the required documentation listed below by June 15th, if it doesn’t grow leaves.
Brown Cambium Layer / Dead Trees
If the scratch test shows a brown cambium layer or if your dormant tree/plant doesn’t have leaves by June 1st, please email us at helpdesk@groworganic.com. All required documentation listed below must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. To be considered for the guarantee claim, all required documentation must be received by June 15th. Incomplete submissions will be denied.
Required Documentation
- Order number
- Name of dormant tree/plant and the quantity affected
- Photos of each tree or plant showing:
- The roots (tree or plant must be pulled out of the ground)
- The scratch test areas
- The entire tree/plant
We reserve the right to not issue credit for items that have already been replaced. We also reserve the right to require photographic evidence that the tree/plant was not killed by root rot, rodent or mechanical damage.
