Johantorp European Pear Apple Mid-Late Season Pollinator syrup or dried as raisins

syrup or dried as raisins

It prefers warm summer days and cool nights

Will be evergreen in the warmer zones of its growing range

Early thinning of fruit when tree is young will help avoid biennial bearing patterns

Johantorp European Pear Apple Mid-Late Season Pollinator syrup or dried as raisinsPyrus communis 'Johantorp' A VERY late ripening and cold hardy pear widely grown in Sweden for winter storage. Johantorp will hang on the tree late into the winter. They can be picked in very late fall and stored or in areas with mild winters, eaten directly off the tree at Christmas time! One of the favorites of Joseph Postman, longtime curator of pears at the Corvallis OR National Germplasm Repository. USDA Zone: 4 9 Grow Height: 15' (Semi Dwarf)