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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

  • Aurorain stock

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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
    • Available rootstocks:
    • Vigorous
  • 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 Pride

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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
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      • Brandyin stock

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        A mid-season English perry pear which produces a low-tannin juice.
        • Flowering group: 3
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking: Late
        • Available rootstocks:
        • Semi-vigorous
      • 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-dwarf
          • 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 Huffcapin stock

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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
            • Available rootstocks:
            • Semi-vigorous
          • Honeysweet

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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
            • Hosui

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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
              • Korean Giant

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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
                • Maxine

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                  Maxine is a traditional American pear, with good fire blight resistance.
                  • Flowering group: 4
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Mid
                  • Moonglow

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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
                    • 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
                      • Potomac

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                        • Flowering group: 3
                        • Not self-fertile
                        • Picking: Late
                        • Red Clapp's Favorite

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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
                          • Shenandoah

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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
                            • Shinko

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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
                              • Shinseiki

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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
                                • 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 Huffcap

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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
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                                    • 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