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Pollination of Potomac pear trees

Potomac (Pyrus communis)  is in flowering group 3. Potomac is not self-fertile and needs a pollination partner of a different variety nearby.Choose another variety

Varieties that will pollinate Potomac 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

• Bartlett

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  A classic English pear, easy to grow, and a good flavor.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

• 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
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  • 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 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 Crisp

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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

• 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

• 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

• 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-dwarf

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Shinsui

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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

• 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
  • Picking:

• 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