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Pollination of Kieffer pear trees

Kieffer (Pyrus communis Pyrus communis x Pryus pyriflolia)  is in flowering group 2. Kieffer 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 Kieffer 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 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
  • Picking:

• 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 Beauty

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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

• 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 Crispin stock

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  An attractive disease-resistant early-season pear with an orange flushed yellow skin, related to Bartlett and with a similar flavor.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • OHxF 97

• Harrow Delight

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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

• Harrow Sweet

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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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Morettini

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  An early season dessert pear with a good flavor.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • 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

• 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

• 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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• Yoinashi

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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