SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pyrus 'Kieffer'

COMMON NAME: Pear

GARDEN SIZE: 20 ft. x 20 ft.

USDA ZONE: 4-9

EXPOSURE: Full Sun

WATER & SOIL: Loamy & well drained soil

HABIT (FORM): Deciduous, Semi-dwarf

BLOOM TIME: Spring

HARVEST TIME: September

CHILLING HOURS: 350-400

FRUIT: Sweet, Crisp and coarse flesh; Skin is soft yellow with red blush

POLLINATION: Technically self-fertile but benefit from a cross pollinizer such as Bartlett

CARE: Prune when dormant

USES: Good for fresh eating, baking, preserves, and pear honey