List of pear cultivars

Over 3000 cultivars of the pear are known.{{cite book |last=Elzebroek |first=A.T.G. |author2=Wind, K. |title=Guide to Cultivated Plants |publisher=CAB International |location=Wallingford |year=2008 |page=27 |isbn=978-1-84593-356-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YvU1XnUVxFQC&q=apple%20cultivars%207%2C500&pg=PT39}} The following is a list of the more common and important cultivars, with the year and place of origin (where documented) and an indication of whether the pears are for cooking, eating, canning, drying or making perry. Those varieties marked {{smallcaps|agm}} have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Those varieties marked FCC have gained the Royal Horticulatural Society's First Class Certificate.

Table of pears

Common name ! Synonyms ! Image ! Origin ! First developed and introduced ! Comment ! Use and Cold storageOsterloh, Lagerung von Obst und SüdfrüchtenISO 1134:1993 - Pears - Cold Storage ! Harvest (days from full bloom)Silbereisen, Obstsorten-AtlasWestwood, Temperate-zone Pomology, 1988Handbook oh Fruit Science and Technology, 1995 and Fireblight susceptibilityVanneste, Fire Blight, 2000 Korba, Evaluation of susceptibility of pear cultivars to fire blight in the Czech Republic, Hort.Sci. Prague Vol. 40, 2013, No. 2:58-64 F1 =very resistant, F5 = very susceptible.
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Abate FetelLucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002 \| Abbé Fetel \| 180px \| France \| 1869 \|Scab susceptible. A major cultivar in Italy{{cite journal \|first1=Stefano \|last1=Predieri \|first2=Edoardo \|last2=Gatti \|year=2009 \|title=Effects of cold storage and shelf-life on sensory quality and consumer acceptance of 'Abate Fetel' pears \|journal=Postharvest Biology and Technology \|pages=342–8 \|volume=51 \|issue=3 \|doi=10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.09.006}} \|Eating -1^oC 90 days \|140–165 F3
Alexander LucasBagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Lind Organic Fruit Growing, 2003Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 1974Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002Fischer, Farbatlas ObstsortenSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	Lucas, Lukas, Beurré Alexander	180px	Loire et Cher, France	1870, introduced 1874	Triploid	eating -0.5^oC 120 days.	157 F1
AlfaKonopacka, Journal of Horticultural Research 2014, vol. 22(2)		180px					F1
AmbrosiaJanick, HortScience 41(2):467			Indiana, US	cross made 1978	Pick mid August. Tolerant to fire blight.	eating. 1^oC 42 days
AngelysLézec, Acta Hotic. 596:265-269 (2002)		File:Angelys.jpg	Angers, France	introduced 1999	Parentage Doyenné d' hiver x Doyenné du Comice. Pick 10 days after Doyenne du Comice	eating, -0.5^o 180 days	F4
Angouleme see Duchesse d'Angouleme
Anjou see Beurré D'Anjou
Anjou Red					Sport of anjou with a red surface color. Not as vigorous as Anjou.
Ayers			United States		an interspecific P. communis× P. pyrifolia hybrid
Bambinella			Malta
Bartlett see Williams
Bartlett Max RedSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas			Europe	1945	A red sport of Bartlett. Slightly more fire blight resistant than Bartlett
Bartlett Red SensationSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	Sensation Red Bartlett		Australia	1940	A red sport of Bartlett. Tree is slower growing.
Beth			England	introduced 1974	AGM in 1993. Parentage Beurre Superfin x Williams Bon Chretien.
Beurre d' AnjouJackson, Biology of Apples and Pears, 2003	D' Anjou, Beurré Gris,	180px	France	<1628		eating -0.5^oC 150 days	140–165 F2
Beurré d'Arenberg see Glou Morceau
Beurré BedfordBagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939 \| \| \|Bedford, England \|Raised 1902, introduced 1921 \|Parentage Marie Louise x Durondeau \|Eating in October and November
BellBell, HortScience 58(8):832-835			West Virginia, US	cross made 1983	Fire blight resistant.	eating
Beurré Bosc see Bosc
File:Hedrick (1921) - Beurre Diel.jpg \|Beurré Clairrgeau see Clairgeau
Beurré DielBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939		180px	Belgium	<1830		eating -0.5^oC 120 days
Beurré DurandeauSilbereisen, Obstsorten-AtlasLeroy, Pomologie, 1869 Bunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904	De Tongrés, Tongeren, Tongern, Tongre, Durandeau, Durondeau	120px		<1823	Pick late September – early October.	eating, canning -0.5^oC 150 days
Beurré GiffardBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Pedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955	Giffard	180px	Angers, France	1825	Poor keeper	eating	100–120
Beurré d'Hardenpont see Glou Morceau
{{ill\|Beurré Hardy\|fr}}Bunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Pedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955Jackson, Biology of Apples and Pears, 2003Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 1974Fischer, Farbatlas ObstsortenSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas{{Cite web \|url=https://www.nature-and-garden.com/gardening/beurre-hardy-pear-tree.html \|title=Beurré Hardy pear tree, early and abundant \|website=Nature & Garden \|date=31 October 2022 \|access-date=2023-01-19}}	Hardy, Beurre Hardy, ge. Gellerts Butterbirne	180px	Boulogne-sur-Mer, FranceAndré Leroy, Dictionnaire de pomologie, tome 1, 1867, p. 370, fiche 379.	c1820, introduced c1840	AGM in 1993. Biennial bearing.	Eating -0.5^oC 90 days	130–150 F2
Beurré de Mérode see Doppelte Philipp
Beurré SuperfinBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939		180px	Angers, France	1837	AGM in 2006. Ripens in late September.	Eating
Black Worcester		180px	England		a cooking pear that keeps well	Cooking
Blake's Pride{{cite journal \|author1=R.L. Bell \|author2=T. van der Zwet \|author3=Roland C. Blake \|date=2002 \|title='Blake's Pride' Pear \|journal=HortScience \|volume=37 \|issue=4 \|pages=711–713 \|doi=10.21273/HORTSCI.37.4.711 \|url=https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/downloadpdf/journals/hortsci/37/4/article-p711.xml\|doi-access=free }}		180px	United States	cross made 1965, introduced 1998	derived from a cross of US 446 x US 505, made by H.J. Brooks
Blanquilla	'pera de agua' and 'blanquilla de Aranjuez'	180px	Spain			eating	100–130 F1
Bon Chrétien see Willams
Bonne de Malines see Winter Nelis
Bon Rouge					cultivar derived from a rare, spontaneous bud mutation of the green pear cultivar William’s Bon Chretien{{Cite web \|url=https://www.actahort.org/books/671/671_42.htm \|title=Molecular Typing of Red and Green Phenotypes of 'Bon Rouge' Pear Trees, with the Use of Microsatellites}}
BoscBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Jackson, Biology of Apples an Pears, 2003Lind, Organic Fruit Growing, 2003Leroy, Pomolgie, 1867Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 1974Fischer, Farbatlas ObstsortenSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	Beurré Bosc, Bosc's Flaschenbirne, Kaiser Alexander	180px	Belgium	<1807	Good for eating, baking, cooking, broiling, especially poaching.	eating, baking -1^oC 120 days	150–165 F1
Bristol CrossSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas			Bristol, England	cross made 1920	Parentage Williams x Conference	eating	142
Butirra Precoce MorettiniBrooks, Olmo, HortScience, Vol. 30(6):1135-1147. 1995{{Cite web \|url=https://goodfruitguide.co.uk/product/morettini/ \|title=Morettini}}	{{ill\|Beurré précoce Morettini\|fr}}	180px	Florence, Italy	1956	Parentage: Coscia x Williams (Bartlett) made by Morettini. Tree is vigorous. Ripens 20 days before Bartlett. One of the best early pears.	eating	100–125
Carmen{{cite web \|url=http://www.sito.regione.campania.it/AGRICOLTURA/frutticoltura/liste_varietali_pero.pdf \|title=Pero – in Italian \| access-date = 2012-06-23 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110722010828/http://www.sito.regione.campania.it/AGRICOLTURA/frutticoltura/liste_varietali_pero.pdf \| archive-date = 2011-07-22 \| url-status = dead}}		180px	Italy	cross made 1980, selected 1989, introduced 2000	Pick 18 days before Bartlett.	eating
CascadeSugar, Lombard, HortScience 21(4):1075			Oregon, US	1975	A red-skinned pear. Parentage Bartlett Max Red x Doyenné du Comice.	eating
CatillacBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Caplain, Complete manual of Organic gardening, 1992	Cadillac, De Citrouille, De Bell, Grand-Mogul, Grand-Tamerlan, Monstrueuse des Landes, Pound Pear, Tete-de-Chat		France	<1665	scab resistant pear for organic gardening.	Cooking
Celina	QTee		Sweden & Norway	cross made 1985, selected 1997	Pick 17 days before Conference. Parentage Colorée de Juillet x Bartlett.	eating
Charneu, Charneux see Fondante de Charneux
Chojuro			Japan	1895		eating	140–155
Churchland
ClairgeauBagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Pedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 1974Silbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	Beurré Clairgeau	180px	Nantes, France	c.1830, introduced 1851	Tree is healthy and productive. Excellent dessert quality.	eating, cooking -0.5^oC 60 days
Clapp's FavouriteBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Pedersen, Danmarks Frugsorter, 1955Lind, Organic Fruit Growing, 2003Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 1974Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002Fisher, Farbatlas ObstsortenSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	Clapps	180px	Dorchester, Massachusetts, US	{{sort\|1860\|c. 1860}}, introduced 1867	Susceptible to scab. Very susceptible to fireblight	eating -0.5^oC 60 days	105–130
Clara FrijsPedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955	Comtesse Clara Frijs	180px	Skensved, Denmark{{Cite web \|url=https://tallcloverfarm.com/12265/comtesse-clara-frijs-pear-best-pear-never-ate \|title=Clara Frijs: Best Pear You've Never Eaten \|date=17 September 2014}}	<1858	major cultivar in Denmark	Eating
Claude Blanchet		180px	Vienne, Isère, France by M BLANCHET{{Cite web \|website=Guide des Poires - Guide of Pears \|title=Blanchet Claude \|url=http://pomologie.com/poire/poire1/fpoires/blanchetclaude/blanchetclaude.html}}	1877	Random seedling
Colorée de JuilletPedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955Silbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	Bunte Juli	180px	Rouen, France	1857, introduced 1867		eating	90
Comtesse de ParisFischer, Farbatlas ObstsortenSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	Paris	180px	Eure-et-Loire, France	1884?, 1893?	Pick late October. Use December-February	eating -0.5^oC 180 days	165
ConcordeLind, Organic Fruit Growing, 2003Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002Fischer, Farbatlas Obstsorten		180px	England	introduced 1984	AGM in 1993. Susceptible to fireblight. Parentage Doyenné du Comice x Conference
CondoLucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002			Wageningen, Netherlands	1965	Parentage Conference x Doyenné du Comice \|
1^o C 120 days
ConferenceBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Pedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955Jackson, Biology of Apples and Pears, 2003Lind, Organic Fruit Growing, 2003Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 1974Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002Fischer, Farbatlas ObstsortenSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	Rivers' Conference	180px	Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England	1884, introduced 1894	FCC in 1885. AGM in 1993. Susceptible to fireblight and canker.	eating -0.5^oC 120 days	160–180 F1
Corella		File:Corella (Forelle) pears.jpg	Australia	{{sort\|1890\|late 19th century}}{{Cite web \|url=http://regionalfood.com.au/corella-pears/ \|title=Corella Pears\|date=2 March 2013 }}	Barossa Valley in southern Australia by German settlers{{Cite web \|url=https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Corella_Pears_12822.php \|title=Corella Pears}}
CosciaJackson, Biology of Apples and Pears, 2003			Italy	<1800	very early maturing cultivar	eating	90–120 F1
Curé see Poire de Curé
D'Anjou see Beurré d' Anjou
DelfrapLucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002	Delbard Premiere		France	1955	Preharvest drop.	eating
Dessertnaja
DicolorKonopacka, Journal of Horticultural Research 2014, vol. 22(2)		120px			pick late september	eating	F4
Don Guindo			Spain		strong yellow, flavoured taste
Doppelte PhilippBunyard, The Fruit Garden, 1904Silbereisen, Obstsorten-AtlasPedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955	Beurré de Mérode, Doyenné de Mérode, Albertine, Doyenné Boussoch	File:20doyennedemerode-Alphonse Mas,1865.JPG	Belgium	c.1800, introduced 1819	Pick september. Use November
Doyenné d' hiver see Easter Beurre
Doyenné du ComiceBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Hedrick, The Pears of New York, 1921Pedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955Jackson, Biology of Apples and Pears, 2003Lind, Organic Fruit Growing, 2003Leroy, Pomologie, 1869Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 1974Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002Fischer, Farbatlas ObstsortenSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	Comice, Vereinsdekant, Offered as "Royal Riviera Pears" by Harry & David	180px	Angers, France	<1849	FCC in 1900. AGM in 1993. Biennial bearing. Preharvest drop. Vigorous tree, erratic cropper.	eating -0.5^oC 90 days	150–170 F5
Doyenné de Mérode see Doppelte Philip
Drouard see President Drouard
Dr. Jules GuyotBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Caplan, Complete manual of Organic gardening, 1992		120px	Troyes, France	c1870 Introduced 1875	Scab resistant pear for organic gardening. Poor keeper.	eating, 0 C 25 days	105–125 F2
DuchessBerry and Nut Inventory, 1989	Dyushes, Dushes		England? France?	late 18th c.{{Cite web \|url=https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Duchess_Pears_18298.php \|title=Duchess Pears}}	Pick early October	eating, canning
Duchesse d'AngoulemePedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955	Angouleme	120px	France	1809, introduced 1815	Large tree, bears reulary. Good fire blight resistance.	eating	150–170
Durondeau se Beurré Durondeau
Earlibrite
Easter BeurréBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904	Doyenné d' hiver, Winterdechantsbirne		Belgium	c1823	Use December- March	eating	160–185
Edelcrassane see Passe Crassane
Eden			Israel
Eldorado			California, US	1945	Very good to excellent quality. Long storage life.	Eating, Canning	140–160 F1
Elektra							F5
Epine du MasLeroy, Pomologie, 1869	Belle de Limoges, Beurré Rochechouart, du Mas	180px	Rochechouart, France	<1847		eating, 0 C 100 days
Flamingo			South Africa	introduced 1993	Parentage Bon Rouge x Forelle. Flesh: creamy white, soft.	eating
Flemish Beauty	Fondante des Bois	180px	Flanders, Belgium	1810	Hardy to -45 degrees F.	Eating, drying	160–180
Fondante d'AutomneBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939			France	{{sort\|1825\|c. 1825}}	An old Flemish variety raised by Fievee at Maubeuge{{Cite web \|url=https://brogdaleonline.co.uk/shop/fondant-dautomme/ \|title=Fondante d'Automne}}
Fondante de CharneuxPedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955Leroy, Pomologie, 1869Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 1974 Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002Silbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	Charneux, Merveille de Charneu, Köstliche von Charneeux, Légipont, Merveille de Charneu, Waterloo,	180px	Charneux, Belgium	c1800	Susceptible to fireblight	eating -0.5^oC 100 days	144
Forelle		180px				eating	160–190
Gellert see Beurré Hardy
Gem			West Virginia, US	cross made 1970, selected 1981, introduced 2014	Pick early September in West Virginia and Oregon.	eating
General LeclercBrooks, Olmo, HortScience, Vol. 9(5):437-441Fischer, Farbatlas Obstsorten		120px	Angers, France	1950 ,introduced 1974	Parentage Doyenne du Comice x ?	Eating -0.5^oC 150 days
Gerburg
Giffard se Beurré Giffard
Glou MorceauBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Pedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955	Beurré d'Hardenpoint Beurré d'Arenberg, Hardenponts Winterbutterbirne	120px	Belgium	1750	Use November – December.	eating -0.5^oC 120 days	170–200
GourmetPetersen, HortScience Vol. 23(3):633			South Dakota, US	cross made 1954, selected 1969	Width 56–74 mm. Flesh: firm, yellow, crisp ,juicy. Pollen-sterile Pick 3rd week in September in South Dakota.	eating
Golden Spice					Small fruit, very hardy
Gorham			New York, US	Introduced 1923	Parentage Bartlett x Josephine de Malines. AGM in 2006. Ripens 14 days later than Bartlett
Grand ChampionSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas			Oregon, US	1936	Bud mutation from Gorham
Grüne JagdbirneSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas			Germany ?	<1936	Pick late October.	Perry
Hardy see Beurré Hardy
Harobig
Harovin Sundown
Harrow Crisp
Harrow Delight			Ontario, Canada	Introduced 1982	Hardy in zone 5
Harrow Gold
Harrow Red
Harrow SweetHunter, HortScience 27(12):1331-1334. 1992Lucas' Anletung zum Obstbau, 2002			Ontario, Canada	cross made 1965			F1
Harvest QueenFischer, Farbatlas Obstsorten			Ontario, Canada	introduced 1982	Parentage: Williams x(Williams x(Williams x Seckel))	Eating, Canning
Hermann
Herzogin ElsaSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	Elsa		Germany	1879 or 1885	Pick late September	eating
HessleBagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Caplan, Complete manual of Organic gardening, 1992	Hazel		Yorkshire, England	<1827	disease resistant pear for organic gardening	eating
HighlandSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas			US	cross made 1944	Parentage Willams x Doyenné du Comise	eating
HoneysweetJanick, HortScience. 12(4):357			US	cross made 1955, selected 1969	Width 55–61 mm, height 61–67 mm. Parentage Seckel x (Vermont Beauty x Roi Carlo de Wurtenberg). Pick early september. Flesh: buttery, sweet, rich.	eating
Hortensia			Dresden-Pillnitz, Germany	introduced 1996	Parentage Nordhäuser Winterforelle x Clapp Favorite. Pick mid to late September.	eating
Hosui (豊水) (Pyrus pyrifolia subsp. culta){{cite web \|title=ほうすい \|trans-title=Hosui \|work=ニホンナシ育成品種の系統図\|trans-work=Pedigree chart of Japanese pear breeds\|language=ja \|url=http://fruit.naro.affrc.go.jp/kajunoheya/nashi/housui.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003121238/http://fruit.naro.affrc.go.jp/kajunoheya/nashi/housui.html\|archive-date=2011-10-03\|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web \|title=Nashi variety : Housui \|url=http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture/pomes/nashi/hosui \|publisher=NSW Primary Industries \|work=Nashi asian pear varieties \|access-date=2014-10-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625125404/http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture/pomes/nashi/hosui \|archive-date=2015-06-25 \|url-status=dead}}Jackson, Biology of Apples and Pears, 2003 \|'Russet pears', Russet apple pear \|120px \|National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Japan \|{{sort\|1972\|c. 1972}} \| \|Cider, cooking, eating \|135–145
Huntington
IngeborgGasi, HortScience Vol. 52(12:1722-1727			Balsgård, Fjälkestad, Sweden	1994	Parentage Conference x Bonne Louise. Triploid. Main pear cultivar in Norway	eating
IsoldaLucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002		120px			Susceptible to fireblight	eating	F2
JargonellBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Caplan, Complete manual of Organic gardening, 1992Leroy, Pomologie, 1869	Bellissme-Jargonelle, Figue d'Été, Grosse-Jargonelle, Sabine d'Été, Vermillon d'Été	120px	France	<1690	Tree is hardy, healthy and vigouros	eating
Jeanne d'ArcFischer, Farbatlas Obstsorten			Rouen, France	introduced 1893	Parentage Diels Butterbirne x Doyenne du Comice	eating
Joséphine de MalinesBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Leroy, Pomologie, 1869Fischer, Farbatlas Obstsorten	Josephine von Mecheln	120px	, Mechelen(a.k.a. Malines), Belgium	1830	FCC in 1901. AGM in 1993. Obtained by Esperen, pomologist and mayor of Malines in the 19th century; one of the best late season pears. Pick late October. Use January – March.	eating -0.5^oC 120 days
Kaiser Alexander see Bosc
Kalle see Starkrimson
Kieffer		120px	United States		a hybrid of the Chinese "sand pear", P. pyrifolia and probably 'Bartlett'. Hardy in Zones 4–9.	eating, canning, baking	170–190
Kikusui	Kikisui				Pyrus pyrifolia. Not suitable for shipping.	eating
KosuiJackson, Biology of Apples and Pears, 2003 (幸水) \|Russet apple pear \|180px \|National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Japan \|{{sort\|1959\|c. 1959}} \|the most important cultivar in Japan),{{cite web \|title=こうすい \|trans-title=Kosui \|work=ニホンナシ育成品種の系統図\|trans-work=Pedigree chart of Japanese pear breeds\|language=ja \|url=http://fruit.naro.affrc.go.jp/kajunoheya/nashi/kousui.html \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003121228/http://fruit.naro.affrc.go.jp/kajunoheya/nashi/kousui.html\|archive-date=2011-10-03}}{{Cite web \|title=Nashi variety : Kosui \|url=http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture/pomes/nashi/kosui \|publisher=NSW Primary Industries \|work=Nashi asian pear varieties \|access-date=2014-10-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625125423/http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture/pomes/nashi/kosui \|archive-date=2015-06-25 \|url-status=dead}} ('Russet pears')Pyrus pyrifolia subsp. culta \|Cider, cooking, eating \|120–130
La FranceHedrick, The Pears of New York, 1921			Vienne, Isere, France	1864
Lategale
Laxton's SuperbBagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939 Brooks, Olmo. American Society for Horticultural Science. Vol. 68, page 623			England	Raised 1901, Introduced 1913, Introduced in US 1937	Parentage Beurré Superfin x Bartlett. No longer used due to high susceptibility to fireblight
Le Conte		180px			Pyrus communis x P. pyrifolia.Vigorous tree.
LiegelPedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955	Liegels Winterbutterbirne	120px	Malines, Belgium	1788
Louise BonneBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Pedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955Lind, Organic Fruit Growing, 2003Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 1974Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002Fischer, Farbatlas ObstsortenSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas{{Cite web \|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/50892/Pyrus-communis-Louise-Bonne-of-Jersey-(D)/Details \|title=Pyrus communis 'Louise Bonne of Jersey' (D) \|website=RHS Gardening}}	Bonne Louise d'Avranches, Louise Bonne d'Avranches, Bonne Louise of Jersey, Gute Louise von Avranches	120px	Normandy, France	1778	Scab susceptible	eating -0.5^oC 120 days	141
Luscious			South Dakota, US	Introduced 1967	Small-medium Bartlett-like fruit. Hardy in Zone 4	eating
Magness			Maryland, US	Introduced 1960	Hardy in Zone 6–9. Resistant to fire blight.
Maxine			Ohio, US	Introduced 1923	Hardy in zones 4–8.
Merton Pride			England	1941
Moonglow				Introduced 1960	Parentage Doyenne du Comice x ? Hardy in zones 5–8.	eating, canning
Moorcroft	Stinking Bishop		Colwall, England	<1884	Pick mid to late September	Perry
Chinese White Pear (Pyrus bretschneideri)	Nashi	180px
Nashi	Asian / Japanese / Chinese / Korean / Taiwanese / sand pear	180px			Pyrus pyrifolia
Nijisseiki (二十世紀) name means "20th century", also spelled 'Nijusseiki'{{cite web \|title=にじっせいき (在来品種) \|trans-title=Nijisseiiki (Native variety) \|work=ニホンナシ育成品種の系統図\|trans-work=Pedigree chart of Japanese pear breeds\|language=ja \|url=http://fruit.naro.affrc.go.jp/kajunoheya/nashi/nijisseiki.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003121252/http://fruit.naro.affrc.go.jp/kajunoheya/nashi/nijisseiki.html\|archive-date=2011-10-03 \|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web \|title=Nashi variety : Nijiseiki \|url=http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture/pomes/nashi/nijiseik \|publisher=NSW Primary Industries \|work=Nashi asian pear varieties \|access-date=2014-10-22\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625125434/http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture/pomes/nashi/nijiseik \|archive-date=2015-06-25 \|url-status=dead}}Jackson, Biology of Apples and Pears, 2003 \|Green pears \|180px \|Matsudo, Chiba, Japan \|{{sort\|1888\|c. 1888}} \|Green apple pear. (Pyrus pyrifolia subsp. culta) \|Cider, cooking, eating \|140–155
Nordhäuser WinterforelleFischer, Farbatlas Obstsorten		120px	Nordhausen, Germany	introduced 1864	Pick mid-October. Use January – March	eating -0.5^oC 120 days
Oberösterreichische WeinbirneSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas			Austria	old	Pick mid-October	Perry
Oldfield			Herefordshire, England	early 1700s	Pick mid to late October. Mill 3–6 weeks after harvest.	Perry
Onward{{Cite web \|url=https://www.frankpmatthews.com/catalogue/pear/10049 \|title=Onward}}			National Fruit Trials in Wisley, Surrey	1947	Laxton's Superb x Doyenne du Comice{{cite news \|title=Avocado acid reflux \|url=https://knowworldnow.com/avocado-acid-reflux/}}	Eating
Orcas{{Cite web \|url=https://tallcloverfarm.com/10110/orcas-pear \|title=Orcas Pear: My One and Only \|date=28 September 2013}}			Washington, US	1966	Cold storage 11 weeks		112–132
Orient			United States		an interspecific P. communis × P. pyrifolia hybrid. Hardy in zones 5–8.	canning
PackhamJackson, Biology of Apples and Pears, 2003Silbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	'Packham's Triumph'	180px	Australia	1896	Parentage Uvedale's St. Germain x Williams.	eating -0.5^oC 90 days	150–165 F4
Paragon			Oregon, US	cross made in 1940s	Flesh fine-textured with exquisite flavor. Tree vigorous.	eating
Parker			Minnesota, US		Large Bartlett-like fruit
Paris see Comtesse de Paris
Parsonage			New Rochelle, New York	{{sort\|1857\|c. 1857}}
Passe CrassaneBunyard, Fruit Growing, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 1974		180px	Rouen, France	1855	A variety developed by M. Boisbunel, a nurseryman from Rouen, France{{Cite web \|url=http://gourmetpedia.net/products/fruits/passe-crassane-pear/ \|title=Passe-Crassane Pear, All About Pears on the Worldwide Gourmet}}	Eating -0.5^oC 150 days	180–210 F4
Patten			Minnesota, US		Hardy to -50 degrees F. Large tender and juicy fruit.	Eating, canning
PetersbirneFischer, Farbatlas Obstsorten	Grosse Petersbirne	180px	Germany	<1799		Cooking, juice, drying. -0.5^oC 30 days
Piérre CorneilleLucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002)			France	<1895	Biennial bearing.	eating
Pineapple{{Cite web \|url=http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nassauco/2017/05/27/fact-sheet-pineapple-pear/ \|title=Fact sheet: Pineapple Pear \|date=27 May 2017}}{{Cite web \|url=https://peacefulheritage.com/shop/pears/pineapple-pear/ \|title=Pineapple Pear \| Peaceful Heritage Nursery}}			United States		an interspecific P. communis × P. pyrifolia hybrid. Hardy in zone 8–9	eating, canning
PitmastonBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Pedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955	Pitmaston Duchess, Williams' Duchess		Worcester, England	1841	FCC in 1874	eating, canning
Poire de CuréBagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Bunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Silbereisen, Obstsorten-AtlasFischer, Farbatlas Obstsorten	Curé, Bon Curé, Vicar of Winkfield, Pastorenbirne	180px	Indre, France	1760	Triploid. Pick October. Use December-January	eating, cooking, 0 C 130 days
Potomac			US	cross made 1961	Parentage Moonglow x Beurrè d' Anjou. Width 65 mm. Pick 2 week after Bartlett. Flesh: buttery, reminding Beurré d'Anjou	eating
President DrouardFischer, Farbatlas Obstsorten	Präsident Drouard	180px	Angers, France	Introduced 1870	Pick mid-October. Use November-January	eating
Prècoce de TrévouxLucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 1974Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002Silbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas		180px	France	1862	Scab susceptible.	eating -0.5^oC 50 days	105
Precoce Moretini see Butirra Precoce Morettini	Early Moretini variety	180px
Red Clapp's see Starkrimson
Rescue			Vancouver, B.C.	<1976	Width 75–85 mm. Pick 6 days before Bartlett. Flesh: cream-colored, melting, juicy, reminding Clapp's Favorite.	eating, 1^oC, 12 weeks
Rocha	Pêra Rocha	180px	Portugal			eating, 0 C 210 days
Robert de NeufvilleFischer, Farbatlas Obstsorten			Geisenheim, Germany	cross made 1896	Parentage: Auguste Jurie x Clapp's Favourite. Pick late August. Flavour comparable with Doyenné du Comice	eating
Rosemarie			South Africa	cross made 1974	Parentage Bon Rouge x Forelle{{cite web \|url=https://www.tru-cape.com/product/rosemarie-2/ \|title=Tru-Cape South Africa {{!}} Rosemarie \|website=www.tru-cape.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2015-12-17 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217040735/http://www.tru-cape.com/product/rosemarie-2/}}
Santa MariaSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas		120px	Italy	introduced 1951	Parentage Williams x Coscia	eating
Schweizer WasserbirneSilbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas			Switzerland ?	old	Triploid. Juice yield 75–80%	juice, drying
SeckelLeroy, Pomologie, 1869	Seckle	180px	United States, Philadelphia area	{{sort\|1690\|late 17th century}}	Some fireblight resistance. Hardy in zone 5–8.	eating	120–140
ShenandoahClark, Finn, HortScience Vol. 41(5):1101-1133			Kearneysville, West Virginia, US	selected 1985, introduced 2003	Harvest maturity similar to Beurre d' Anjou	eating
Shinseki		180px			Hardy in zone 6–9.	eating	125–135
StarkrimsonBrooks, Olmo, American Society for Horticultural Science, Vol. 68, page 623	Kalle, Red Clapp's		Michigan	Discovered 1939, Introduced 1956	a red-skinned bud mutation of Clapp's Favourite. Its thick, smooth skin is a uniform, bright and intense red, and its creamy flesh is sweet and aromatic.{{cite book \|editor-last1=Dris \|editor-first1=Ramdane \|editor-first2=S. Mohan \|editor-last2=Jain \|year=2004 \|title=Production Practices and Quality Assessment of Food Crops \|series=Volume 3, Quality Handling and Evaluation \|publisher=Springer \|page=274 \|isbn=978-1-4020-1700-1 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NW6-jlOQ59cC&dq=Starkrimson+pear&pg=PA274 \|access-date=2007-10-10}}
Stinking Bishop see Moorcroft \| \| \| \| \| \|
Siberian					Extremely hardy with inedible fruit, used as a pollinator
Summer Beauty
Summercrisp			Minnesota, US	Introduced 1987	Cold storage 6 weeks. Crisp texture is similar to Asian Pears, medium sized mildly sweet fruit{{cite web \|title=Fruit Variety \|url=https://extension.sdstate.edu/sites/default/files/2019-04/P-00041.pdf \|website=sdstate.edu \|publisher=South Dakota State University \|access-date=7 June 2022}} \|
Sweet Sensation	Rode Doyenné van Doorn	120px	Netherlands	discovered 1992, introduced 2010	mutation of Doyenne du Comice	eating
Taylor's gold			New Zealand		a russeted mutant clone of 'Comice'
Tongeren, Tongern, Tongre see Beurré Durandeau
Tosca
Trévoux see Prècoce de Trévoux
Triomphe de VienneBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 1974Silbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	Triumph	180px	Isère, France	introduced 1874	Biennial bearing.	eating	156
Tsu LiBrook, Olmo, HortScience	Tse Li				Pyrus pyrifolia	eating	150–165
Turandot			Italy	cross made 1980, introduced 2000	Parentage Dr. Guyot x Bella di Giugno. Susceptible to fire blight.	eating
Tyson	Early Sugar Pear	180px	Philadelphia, US	1794	Tree is hardy and fireblight reistant. Hardy in zone 5–8. Pick early August.	eating
Ure			Morden, Manitoba		Juicy, small-medium fruit
UtaGasic, HortScience Vol. 53(6):748-776Fischer, Farbatlas Obstsorten		180px	Dresden-Pillnitz, Germany	1993	Parentage Madame Verte x Beurré Bosc. Pick mid-October	eating, ?^oC 135 days
VerdiLucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002			Wageningen, Netherlands	1966
Vicar of Winkfield see Poire de Curé
Virgouleuse
WilliamsBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Pedersen, Danmarks Frugtsorter, 1955Jackson, Biology of Apples and Pears, 2003Lind, Organic Fruit Growing, 2003Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 1974Lucas' Anleitung zum Obstbau, 2002Silbereisen, Obstsorten-Atlas	Williams Christ, Williams' Bon Chrétien Bartlett (United States) Red Bartlett (United States)	180px	Berkshire, England	1770	Susceptible to scab and fireblight. Many are yellow. There are three major red-skinned mutant clones: 'Max Red Bartlett', 'Sensation Red Bartlett', 'Rosired Bartlett' Good for eating, baking, cooking. In a recipe specifying apples, substituting one of these pears can give joy.	eating, canning -1^oC 60 days	115–135 F3
Winter NelisBunyard, Fruit Garden, 1904Bagenal, Fruit Growing, 1939Hedrick, The Pears of New York, 1921Hedrick, Systematic Pomology, 1925Ryugo, Fruit Culture, 1988Kenrick, The New American Orchardist, 1833Hogg, The Fruit Manual, 1884Leroy, Pomologie, 1867	Bonne de Malines, Beurré de Malines, Coloma d' Hiver, Nélis d'Hiver,	180px	Malines, Belgium	<1818	FCC in 1902. Resistant to fireblight.	Eating -1^oC 120 days	160–185
XeniaGasic, HortScience Vol. 55(7):1164-1201	Noiabriskaia		Netherlands	cross made 1968, selected 2001, introduced 2008	Parentage Triomphe de Vienne x Nicolai Krier. Pick 2 weeks after Conerence.	eating, 1^oC 90 days.
Ya LiBrooks, Olmo, HortScience, Vol. 29:942–969Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory, 1989					Pyrus pyrifolia	eating	150–165
Yakumo					Pyrus pyrifolia	eating

Perry pears

Perry pears may be far too sour or bitter for fresh eating, but are used for making perry, the pear equivalent of the alcoholic beverage apple cider. Some pears (especially older ones from the U.S. and Canada) are used for both cider and eating purposes.

Gallery

File:Pyrus - Alexander Lukas.JPG|Alexander Lukas

File:Worcester Black Pears - geograph.org.uk - 541843.jpg|Black Worcester

File:Hedrick (1921) - Beurre Bosc.jpg|Bosc

File:Pyrus communis 'Conference'.jpg|Conference

File:D'anjou pear (square).jpg|Beurré D'Anjou

File:Forelle pear.jpg|Forelle

File:Pears.jpg|European Pear

File:Pomological Watercolor POM00007116.jpg|Le Conte

File:Rocha Pear.jpg|Pêra Rocha

File:Shinko Yali and Whangkeum.JPG|Pyrus pyrifolia

File:Nashi.jpg|Pyrus bretschneideri

File:Williams Bon Chr%C3%A9tien 1822.png|Williams (Bartlett)

File:Kruška Pastorčica.jpg|Vicar of Winkfield (Poire de Curé)

References

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