Shenandoah pear trees

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

Shenandoah is a late-season Bartlett-style pear, with a rich sweet/sharp flavor.

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All about Shenandoah pear trees

Shenandoah is a Bartlett-style pear, but it ripens 3-4 weeks later than Bartlett, and the pears can be stored in cold conditions for many months.

The flavor is sweet but less one-dimensional than Bartlett, and with some acidity when newly-picked, although this falls away in storage. The fruit size is also somewhat larger than Bartlett.

The pears are yellow/green when ripe, often with an orange flush, flecked with lenticels.

How to grow

Shenandoah flowers in the middle of the pear bloom season, alongside Bartlett. It has some resistance to fire blight, and its natural vigor helps it to resist infection.

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History

Shenandoah was developed in the 1970s in a collaboration between the US Department of Agriculture and Ohio State University. It has a complex parentage, but Bartlett is heavily present in the ancestry and this is very much a Bartlett-style pear. It was developed to be resistant to fire blight.

Shenandoah characteristics

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