Harrow Sweet pear trees

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• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Pollination group: 3

A disease-resistant heavy-cropping late-season pear with an excellent sweet flavor for eating fresh.

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Harrow Sweet pear trees for sale

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• Semi-standard, 1-year bare-root tree $42.95 Mature height: 10ft-16ft after 10 years
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All about Harrow Sweet pear trees

Harrow Sweet is a late-season pear characterized by small-to-medium sized fruits which usually have a pretty orange flush where the sun catches them. It is related to Bartlett, and the flavor is very similar - although it ripens later.

It is a good alternative to Bartlett in areas where fireblight is prevalent, since it is very resistant.

How to grow

Harrow Sweet has a tendency to over-crop, which leads to small fruits with poor flavor and can also induce biennial bearing. This can easily be prevented by heavy-thinning of the fruitlets in late spring - aim to remove 4 in every 5 fruitlets if there has been a heavy set from the blossom.

Harrow Sweet is also precocious - it will start cropping from an early age, and this should generally be discouraged by removing all fruitlets for the first few years, to ensure the tree grows to its full size.

Harrow Sweet is not self-fertile so will need to be pollinated by another compatible pear variety. Despite the close relation to Bartlett it can be successfully pollinated by Bartlett, as well as most other varieties that flower in the middle of the blossom season.

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

History

Harrow Sweet (also known as AC Harrow Sweet ) was developed in the 1960s at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research station in Harrow, Ontario. The same breeding program also led to a sister variety Harrow Delight, and Harrow Sweet shares the same Bartlett-dominated parentage.

Harrow Sweet characteristics

• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Harrow Sweet?Average
• Is Harrow Sweet self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is Harrow Sweet?3
• Is Harrow Sweet good for pollinating others?Average
• What season do you pick Harrow Sweet?Mid
• UsesEating freshCulinary
• How long can you keep Harrow Sweet in a fridge?1-2 months
• What is the overall disease resistance of Harrow Sweet?Good
• How resistant is Harrow Sweet to fire blight?Very resistant
• What is the USDA hardiness zone for Harrow Sweet?Zone 5 (-29C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesWarm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Where does Harrow Sweet originate from?Canada
• When was Harrow Sweet first introduced?1950 - 1999
• Flesh colorCream
• Fruit colorGreen / YellowOrange flush

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