Kieffer pear trees
$42.95- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Pollination group: 2
Kieffer is a late-season self-fertile dual-purpose pear, popular for wildlife planting and canning.
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Kieffer pear trees for sale
Pre-order for delivery in spring 2027
Semi-standard,
1-year bare-root tree
$42.95
Mature height: 10ft-16ft after 10 years
Semi-vigorous rootstock
Out of stock
All about Kieffer pear trees
Kieffer is a late-season dual-purpose pear, easy to grow, self-fertile, productive, and needing little maintenance.
The pears can be eaten fresh, but are probably best used in the kitchen. Commercially it used to be widely-grown for processing and canning.
It is one of the best pears for wildlife planting, being easy to grow, and disease-resistant, and the pears stay on the tree into late fall.
How to grow
Kieffer has a very wide climate range, and seems equally at home in cold northern climates or hot climates. It tolerates drought and flooding better than most pears.
It one of the few pear varieties that are reliably self-fertile.
It appears to have almost complete immunity to fireblight.
Advice on fruit tree pollination.
History
Kieffer is an unusual pear variety, thought to be a hybrid of the widely-grown Bartlett pear and a Chinese species. It was developed by Peter Kieffer of Philadelphia in the 1850s.
Kieffer characteristics
- What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Kieffer?Average
- Is Kieffer self-fertile?Partially self-fertile
- What flowering group is Kieffer?2
- Is Kieffer good for pollinating others?Average
- What season do you pick Kieffer?Late
- UsesEating freshCulinaryDual purpose
- How long can you keep Kieffer in a fridge?2-3 weeks
- What is the overall disease resistance of Kieffer?Average
- How resistant is Kieffer to fire blight?Very resistant
- Summer maximum temperaturesWarm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Where does Kieffer originate from?United States
- When was Kieffer first introduced?1850 - 1899
- Flesh colorCream
- Fruit colorGreen - lightGreen / Yellow
