Pyrus communis Garden Gem - Pear Tree

The Garden Gem® Pyred Dwarf Pear Tree is a small tree with very low vigor that adapts well to both ground and container cultivation. Surprisingly, it produces fruits as large as those of normal vigor trees, but in small quantities. They are yellow and then red when ripe, and slightly rounded. Their flesh is soft, sweet, and slightly sugary. Harvest takes place in September and October. The Garden Gem® Pyred Dwarf Pear Tree is self-fertile.

The pear tree is a tree native to central Asia, cultivated in China for 6,000 years. It was introduced to Europe around the 6th century. While its development in the Middle Ages remained limited, there were already 200 varieties during the Renaissance. Since then, the number of varieties has continued to increase. The Garden Gem® Pyred Dwarf Pear Tree is a French horticultural dwarf variety.

If it is not frost-sensitive, the Garden Gem® Pyred Dwarf Pear Tree will appreciate sheltered and sunny locations and should be protected from frost and wind. Easy to grow, it likes fresh and deep soils, but dislikes overly well-drained and calcareous soils. In winter, give it a handful of wood ash, rich in potash, to improve flowering and fruit quality.
Its upright and bushy habit gives it a pleasing rounded silhouette. Its leaves have an oval lamina, finely toothed on the edge, with a petiole as long as the lamina. They are red on a green background, then brown in autumn, very decorative!
Its magnificent white-pink flowering is abundant and late, in late March, protecting it from frost. Its flowers have 5 white-pink petals. They are self-fertile. Therefore, it is not necessary to plant another pear tree nearby.
This variety produces fruits as large as those of normal vigor trees. They are yellow and then red when ripe, and slightly rounded. Their flesh is soft, sweet, and slightly sugary.

Pears can be consumed fresh, in syrup, in pastries, in jams and compotes, and can be used to prepare alcoholic beverages.