Item Number: FT187
Potomac Pear Tree
Potomac Pear Tree
Superior Disease Resistance
Semi-dwarf on OHxF333 rootstock.
- Zones: 5-8
- Chill hours: 600
- Harvest: August 20 - September 10
- Looks: Light green, glossy skin with fine flesh.
- Personality: Buttery sub-acid flavor with a mild aroma.
- Facts of note: This pear is a great fresh-market pear for commercial growers and homeowners that combines superior resistance to fire blight with good-quality fruit. Highest quality fire blight resistant variety. A cross of Moonglow and Buerre D’Anjou developed by the USDA and Ohio State University.
- Pollination: Self-pollinated.
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, but varieties with good fireblight resistance, such as the Potomac pear, offer an excellent option. Plant at least two varieties for best results. Harvest begins in the third year. On OHxF333 semi-dwarf rootstock, trees left unpruned reach about 12-18' (2/3 of standard size), but by pruning, you can keep any tree to any size. European pears are often favored for their rich flavor and are known as traditional French varieties, making them a classic addition to orchards.
Ideal Growing Conditions
The Potomac pear tree thrives in sunny, well-draining soil, making it ideal for orchards and wildlife planting. Known for its good fire blight resistance, this modern fireblight-resistant pear combines the best traits of Moonglow and Buerre D'Anjou, producing pears with glossy green skin and buttery flesh. It is a self-fertile tree that ripens in late summer to mid-September, yielding sweet, juicy pears with a subtle acid tang that improves in flavor in future years. This hardy, vigorous tree is an excellent choice for gardeners seeking disease-resistant pear trees with delicious fruit.
Pollination & Productivity
The Potomac pear tree is a self-fertile, fireblight-resistant variety that thrives in orchards and wildlife plantings. Developed through a cross of Moonglow and Buerre D'Anjou by the USDA and Ohio State University, Potomac pears ripen in late summer to mid-September, offering a sweet, buttery flavor with a subtle acid tang. These disease-resistant trees, known for their good fireblight resistance, produce high-quality fruit with glossy green skin and fine, buttery flesh, ensuring a reliable harvest year after year, with minimal need for a pollination partner. Potomac pears, a modern take on traditional French varieties, bring both ornamental value and delicious fruit to your garden.
Harvesting and Usage
The Potomac pear tree produces fruit with a delicious, buttery flesh and subtle acid tang, ideal for fresh eating or cooking. Harvested from late summer to mid-September, Potomac pears ripen to a glossy green skin, transitioning to a light yellow when fully mature. These disease-resistant pears, developed through a cross of Moonglow and Beurre D’Anjou, are perfect for both home orchards and commercial growers, offering excellent flavor and a high resistance to fire blight. Their sweet flavor and fine texture make them a perfect addition to your harvest for years to come.
Growing and Care Tips
To ensure the best growth for your Potomac pear tree, plant it in well-draining soil in a sunny location. These fire blight-resistant trees thrive in zones 5-8 and require around 600 chill hours for optimal fruit production. Regular watering during dry spells and annual pruning will help maintain the tree’s vigorous growth and encourage high-quality fruit. Potomac pears, known for their sweet flavor and buttery flesh, are self-fertile but may benefit from a pollination partner, such as Bartlett or Beurre D'Anjou, to boost productivity. Harvest the fruit in late summer to mid-September when the skin transitions to light green and the pears ripen to a delicious, sweet finish.
Why Buy Potomac Pear Tree From Us?
When you buy a Potomac pear tree from us, you're choosing a high-quality, disease-resistant variety that thrives in a range of climates. This modern fireblight resistant pear, developed through a cross of Moonglow x Beurre D’Anjou by Ohio State University, offers delicious, sweet fruit with a subtle acid tang and buttery flesh. As a great alternative to traditional European pears, the Potomac pear features glossy green skin and fine texture, making it perfect for wildlife planting and ornamental value. With excellent fireblight resistance and self-fertility, this vigorous tree produces abundant fruit in late summer, ensuring you enjoy delicious harvests for many years to come.
Visit our Fruit Tree Central for a listing of all our fruit tree videos and articles.
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Description
Description
Semi-dwarf on OHxF333 rootstock.
- Zones: 5-8
- Chill hours: 600
- Harvest: August 20 - September 10
- Looks: Light green, glossy skin with fine flesh.
- Personality: Buttery sub-acid flavor with a mild aroma.
- Facts of note: This pear is a great fresh-market pear for commercial growers and homeowners that combines superior resistance to fire blight with good-quality fruit. Highest quality fire blight resistant variety. A cross of Moonglow and Buerre D’Anjou developed by the USDA and Ohio State University.
- Pollination: Self-pollinated.
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, but varieties with good fireblight resistance, such as the Potomac pear, offer an excellent option. Plant at least two varieties for best results. Harvest begins in the third year. On OHxF333 semi-dwarf rootstock, trees left unpruned reach about 12-18' (2/3 of standard size), but by pruning, you can keep any tree to any size. European pears are often favored for their rich flavor and are known as traditional French varieties, making them a classic addition to orchards.
Ideal Growing Conditions
The Potomac pear tree thrives in sunny, well-draining soil, making it ideal for orchards and wildlife planting. Known for its good fire blight resistance, this modern fireblight-resistant pear combines the best traits of Moonglow and Buerre D'Anjou, producing pears with glossy green skin and buttery flesh. It is a self-fertile tree that ripens in late summer to mid-September, yielding sweet, juicy pears with a subtle acid tang that improves in flavor in future years. This hardy, vigorous tree is an excellent choice for gardeners seeking disease-resistant pear trees with delicious fruit.
Pollination & Productivity
The Potomac pear tree is a self-fertile, fireblight-resistant variety that thrives in orchards and wildlife plantings. Developed through a cross of Moonglow and Buerre D'Anjou by the USDA and Ohio State University, Potomac pears ripen in late summer to mid-September, offering a sweet, buttery flavor with a subtle acid tang. These disease-resistant trees, known for their good fireblight resistance, produce high-quality fruit with glossy green skin and fine, buttery flesh, ensuring a reliable harvest year after year, with minimal need for a pollination partner. Potomac pears, a modern take on traditional French varieties, bring both ornamental value and delicious fruit to your garden.
Harvesting and Usage
The Potomac pear tree produces fruit with a delicious, buttery flesh and subtle acid tang, ideal for fresh eating or cooking. Harvested from late summer to mid-September, Potomac pears ripen to a glossy green skin, transitioning to a light yellow when fully mature. These disease-resistant pears, developed through a cross of Moonglow and Beurre D’Anjou, are perfect for both home orchards and commercial growers, offering excellent flavor and a high resistance to fire blight. Their sweet flavor and fine texture make them a perfect addition to your harvest for years to come.
Growing and Care Tips
To ensure the best growth for your Potomac pear tree, plant it in well-draining soil in a sunny location. These fire blight-resistant trees thrive in zones 5-8 and require around 600 chill hours for optimal fruit production. Regular watering during dry spells and annual pruning will help maintain the tree’s vigorous growth and encourage high-quality fruit. Potomac pears, known for their sweet flavor and buttery flesh, are self-fertile but may benefit from a pollination partner, such as Bartlett or Beurre D'Anjou, to boost productivity. Harvest the fruit in late summer to mid-September when the skin transitions to light green and the pears ripen to a delicious, sweet finish.
Why Buy Potomac Pear Tree From Us?
When you buy a Potomac pear tree from us, you're choosing a high-quality, disease-resistant variety that thrives in a range of climates. This modern fireblight resistant pear, developed through a cross of Moonglow x Beurre D’Anjou by Ohio State University, offers delicious, sweet fruit with a subtle acid tang and buttery flesh. As a great alternative to traditional European pears, the Potomac pear features glossy green skin and fine texture, making it perfect for wildlife planting and ornamental value. With excellent fireblight resistance and self-fertility, this vigorous tree produces abundant fruit in late summer, ensuring you enjoy delicious harvests for many years to come.
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. 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
- Self-fruitful
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.
