Brandy Pear 4-6 ft branched tree

An English perry pear, selected for making a hard pear cider. Very sweet, acidic and mildly tannic. Not for fresh eating, but makes a very exciting aromatic fermented beverage. Great disease resistance. Fruit are a deep burgundy red.

Pollinate with another communis type pear.

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Pears are a great fruit for Central Vermont. Pears suffer from fewer pests and diseases than apple trees, making it easier to grow high quality fruit. Plant 20-30 ft apart. 

Tips: Prune pears minimally for the first 5-7 years until they are setting large crops, at which point you can begin heavier pruning. If they cannot put energy into fruit, they will forever fight you with vegetative growth.

Thin heavy crops, one fruit per 12 inches of branch is reasonable. Fruit size, quality, and ripening will improve, as will the next years crop.

Pear Pollination:  Plant at least two different varieties for pollination. Also, some pear varieties produce very little pollen, making them poor pollinators for other pears. If planting a poor pollinator, plant at least two other varieties from the same group. The more the merrier!

All of the pears have been grafted onto semi-dwarfing rootstocks. OHFx87 is a bit smaller than OHFx97.