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Pollination of Bartlett pear trees

Bartlett (Pyrus communis)  is in flowering group 3. Bartlett is partially self-fertile and does not need a pollination partner, but fruiting is likely to be better if there is a compatible partner of a different variety nearby.Choose another variety

Varieties that will pollinate Bartlett in our catalog

  • Aurora

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    An early-season American pear variety, related to Bartlett but with an improved flavor and better storage.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Early
    • Beurre d'Anjou

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      Beurre d'Anjou is a highly-regarded traditional French dessert pear with melting sweet flesh.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Blake's Pridein stock

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        A modern fireblight resistant pear, which ripens mid-season, about a week later than Bartlett.
        • Flowering group: 3
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking:
        • Available rootstocks:
        • Semi-vigorous
      • Brandy

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        A mid-season English perry pear which produces a low-tannin juice.
        • Flowering group: 3
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking: Late
        • Butt

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          Butt is a traditional English perry pear, with medium acidity and medium tannins.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Not self-fertile
          • Picking: Late
          • Flemish Beautyin stock

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            A traditional European pear from Belgium, with the classic rich sweet buttery melting flesh. Flemish Beauty is also self-fertile and cold-hardy.
            • Flowering group: 3
            • Self-fertile
            • Picking: Mid
            • Available rootstocks:
            • Semi-vigorous
          • Gin

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            A rare English perry pear variety with good disease resistance and medium acid and tannins.
            • Flowering group: 3
            • Not self-fertile
            • Picking: Very late
            • Harrow Delightin stock

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              Harrow Delight is an early-season Bartlett-style pear with a sweet flavor and good disease-resistance.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Not self-fertile
              • Picking: Early
              • Available rootstocks:
              • Semi-vigorous
            • Harrow Sweetin stock

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              A disease-resistant heavy-cropping late-season pear with an excellent sweet flavor for eating fresh.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Not self-fertile
              • Picking: Mid
              • Available rootstocks:
              • Semi-vigorous
            • Hendre Huffcap

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              A well-known English perry pear variety, and a reliable cropper. Makes a light, low-tannin perry.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Not self-fertile
              • Picking: Late
              • Honeysweetin stock

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                Honeysweet is a self-fertile small late-season sweet pear, with buttery flesh, related to Seckel.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Self-fertile
                • Picking: Late
                • Available rootstocks:
                • Semi-vigorous
              • Hosuiin stock

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                Hosui has perhaps the best flavor of any Asian pear - it is very juicy and very sweet.
                • Flowering group: 4
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Early
                • Available rootstocks:
                • Vigorous
              • Korean Giantin stock

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                Korean Giant (or O;ympic) has potentially the largest fruits of any Asian pear variety.
                • Flowering group: 4
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Late
                • Available rootstocks:
                • Vigorous
              • Maxinein stock

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                Maxine is a traditional American pear, with good fire blight resistance.
                • Flowering group: 4
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Mid
                • Available rootstocks:
                • Semi-vigorous
              • Moonglowin stock

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                A high quality early season dessert and culinary pear, very resistant to fireblight.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Good pollinator
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Early
                • Available rootstocks:
                • Semi-vigorous
              • Niitaka

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                Niitaka is an Asian pear variety producing very large crisp russeted fruits.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Mid
                • Potomacin stock

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                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • Semi-vigorous
                • Red Clapp's Favoritein stock

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                  A red form of Clapp's Favorite, also known as Kalle. The pears have a sweet flavor, and ripen in late summer.
                  • Flowering group: 4
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Early
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • Semi-vigorous
                • Shenandoahin stock

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                  Shenandoah is a late-season Bartlett-style pear, with a rich sweet/sharp flavor.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • Semi-vigorous
                • Shinkoin stock

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                  A classic Asian pear, with large golden brown russeted fruits which have a crisp sweet flesh.
                  • Flowering group: 4
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • Vigorous
                • Shinseikiin stock

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                  This popular early-season Asian pear variety produces crisp sweet-flavored pears, which can be kept for up to 3 months.
                  • Flowering group: 2
                  • Partially self-fertile
                  • Picking: Early
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • Vigorous
                • Shinsuiin stock

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                  A popular and productive early-season Asian pear with a glowing golden brown skin and a sweet flavor.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Early
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • Vigorous
                • Winnals Longdon

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                  A traditional English perry pear variety, which produces a low tannin perry.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Yellow Huffcapin stock

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                    A popular English perry pear which produces a good quality low-tannin / medium-acid perry.
                    • Flowering group: 3
                    • Not self-fertile
                    • Picking:
                    • Available rootstocks:
                    • Semi-vigorous
                  • Yoinashiin stock

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                    Yoinashi is a mid-season Asian pear, with large golden brown russeted fruits.
                    • Flowering group: 2
                    • Not self-fertile
                    • Picking: Mid
                    • Available rootstocks:
                    • Vigorous