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Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Common Pear
  • European Pear

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photo by Gary Owens, courtesy of NC Cooperative Extension: https:
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2018-08-20
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2018-08-20
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2004-05-28
Location: Central Texas
Date: July 2016

Date: c. 1921
illustration from Hedrick's 'Pears of New York', 1921
Location: My garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens in South Amana, IA
Date: 2011-11-23
Location: My garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens in South Amana, IA
Date: 2011-11-23
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Mar 21, 2018 6:21 PM concerning plant:
    Kieffer is an old time fall pear. Large with good shape but is prone to developing gritty flesh. Tolerates fire blight. Excellent flavor.

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