Moonglow pear tree

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

Moonglow is a high-quality early-season pear, which ripens about a week before Bartlett. The fruits are large with a sweet flavor, reminscent of Bartlett and Comice - from which it is descended.

As with most pears, pick slightly early and then ripen indoors. Newly-picked fruits will have some acidity and can be used at this point for cooking.

Moonglow pear trees for sale

• Semi-standard 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
  Mature height: 10ft-16ft after 10 years
  OHxF 87 rootstock
  

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How to grow

Moonglow is very resistant to fireblight, one of the most serious diseases of pears.

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History

Moonglow was raised in the 1960s by the US Dept.of Agriculture as part of a program to develop pears which were resistant to fireblight. Moonglow is a cross between an old variety called Roi Charles de Wurtemburg and an experimental variety called Michigan 437 which was derived from Bartlett and Comice. This parentage explains its good flavor characteristics.

Moonglow characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Pollination group3
• Pollinating othersGood
• Picking seasonEarly
• UsesEating freshCulinary
• Keeping (of fruit)1 week
• General resistanceGood
• FireblightVery resistant
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originUnited States
• Period of origin1950 - 1999
• Fruit colorGreen - light