Honeysweet pear tree

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• Self-fertility: Self-fertile
• Pollination group: 3

Honeysweet is a self-fertile small late-season sweet pear, with buttery flesh, related to Seckel.

Unusually amongst pears Honeysweet is reliably self-fertile - it will set fruit without another different compatible pear tree nearby, although cropping will be improved with a compatible partner.

Honeysweet pear trees for sale

You can pre-order for spring 2025

• 1Semi-dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
  Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
  Semi-dwarf rootstock
  

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• 2Semi-standard 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
  Mature height: 10ft-16ft after 10 years
  Semi-vigorous rootstock
  

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How to grow

Honeysweet is a good choice for a backyard pear tree, being both self-fertile and having some resistance to fireblight.

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History

Honeysweet was developed in the 1950s and 1960s in a collaboration between Rutgers and Purdue Universities. It is closely related to Seckel, and inherits that variety's small size and excellent flavor.

Honeysweet is also a parent of the popular Ambrosia pear also released by Purdue University.

Honeysweet characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
• Pollination group3
• Pollinating othersAverage
• Picking seasonLate
• UsesEating fresh
• Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
• General resistanceGood
• FireblightSome resistance
• Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 5 (-29C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originUnited States
• Period of origin1950 - 1999
• Flesh colourCream
• Fruit colorGreenRusset

Similar varieties

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  Seckel
  The definitive American heirloom pear, found near Philadelphia in the 1760s. Fruits are small but have a rich sweet aromatic flavor.