Bartlett Pear Tree
$89.99
Begins shipping mid-April.
Zones 5 - 8
Pollinator required to bear fruit
The most popular pear variety in the world.
The Bartlett pear (also known in areas of Europe as the Williams pear) is the most popular pear variety in the world. It is a European strain, as opposed to an oriental hybrid or an Asian pear. Bartletts are commonly eaten fresh and used in cooking and canning. The easy-to-grow tree is vigorous and grows quickly, producing a harvest in just 4-6 years.
Bartlett pear trees were imported to the U. S. in the 1790s and grown here by Enoch Bartlett, a fruit farmer in Massachusetts. His name became attached to the famous pear from that time forward. Now the pears are commercially grown in the Pacific Northwest and in California.
In mid- to early spring, the tree displays billows of white blossoms. As the pears form and mature, their color slowly changes from bright green to a light gold-yellow when the fruit is ripe.
Using Bartlett Pears
Bartlett pears are favored for their sweet taste and fragrance. They are also lovely to look at, with the classic pear shape, and hints of red behind the deep yellow skin. Pair the fresh fruit with cheese and wine for a tantalizing appetizer or with meats and sausages for a charcuterie.
These pears are also preferred for canning because of the ability of the fruit to hold its shape and retain its sweet flavor. Chefs and home cooks enjoy the firm quality of the pear, using it for baking desserts, such as crisps and pies. It is a valuable addition to savory dishes, including stuffings and roasted meats. Bartletts are a staple in many home pantries—they can be frozen, canned or dried so you can preserve your pear crop and enjoy it all through the winter months.
Pears are a good source of fiber and are rich in copper and vitamins C and K.
Growing the Bartlett Pear Tree
Bartlett pear trees require full sun and well-drained soil. The tree also needs enough chill hours below 45º (at least 800) to bear fruit. See below for more soil characteristics and USDA hardiness zones.
The tree requires a pollinating partner. Choose Blake’s Pride, Starking® Delicious™, Moonglow, Beurre Bosc or Stark® Honeysweet.
Plant a Bartlett pear tree so you can pick and enjoy your own fresh, homegrown fruit, as well as preserve your bountiful harvest!
Note: Bartlett is not a suitable pollinator for Seckel pear trees.
Characteristics
| Bloom Color | White |
| Bloom Time | Early-Mid |
| Fruit Color | Yellow |
| Fruit Size | Large |
| Ripens/Harvest | Late August |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Taste | Spicy |
| Texture | Smooth, Firm |
| Soil pH Level | 6-7 |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Shade Level | Full Sun |
| Years to Bear | 4-6 |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 5-8 |
Size & Spacing
Pollination
This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.
Cross-pollination by a different variety is key to its growing and bearing success. Plant a different variety within 15 meters (50 feet) for best pollination.
Recommended Pollinator: Blake’s Pride
How do I find my Hardiness Zone?
Canada’s Plant Hardiness Zones will tell you which plants will do well in your particular climate. Each zone is determined by the lowest average winter temperature recorded in a given area. Hardiness Zone information is included on all tree and plant product pages, so you know instantly whether a certain plant is likely to succeed where you live. Natural Resources Canada provides helpful options to find your zone:
GARY WORLEY –
Tree has done fairly well, but as with the other variety ordered, it has not really filled out like I felt it should in it’s second spring.
Merle Norberg –
My Bartlett pear tree did no survive the winter. I even put a fence around it so the deer could not get at it. The other fruit trees I ordered at the same time survived and are doing very well.
justin hardin –
The tree met only part of the description – yes, it is approx. 5/8″ but the height is not as described. After planting, is was only a short time before producing bud’s.
ELAINE STRONG –
I purchased two Bartletts and they are doing well. Grown a foot or more and quite healthy. I am hoping for fruit next year.Really satisfied with my trees.
DEBBIE WEATHERELL –
My pear trees look fantastic, healthy and hearty at just 1 year planted. I am so excited to watch them grow and look forward to a time when they will fruit.
Pdilutis Pdilutis –
I purchased two types of pear trees…this Bartlett Pear and the Starking Pear. Of course the Starking grew much faster than the Bartlett, but it is still a fine specimen. The young tree arrived perfectly pruned and packed to stay moist. It mysteriously died over the winter and Stark Bros replaced it quickly after walking me through the process to make sure the tree was actually dead. I will not buy plants from any other company than Stark Bros. They really are the best.
JULIETTE WILLIAMS –
I am happy with it so far, it is growing well, has not fruited yet but only in its 2nd year. yes, I would buy this again. I have to battle the gophers from eating it, they already got my lovely Duchess of Oldenburg apple tree, grrrr!
JERRY HARDY –
I have purchased Bartlett pear trees from stark in the past and they have always done great. So I ordered another one. Tree some years had so many pears that I had to put props under the limbs. I would buy from them again.
STEWART JEFFERY –
Very slow start and attracted aphids, growth is acceptable in (70437). The Bartlett is struggling when compared to my other pear tree from Stark…
JAMES PACK –
Purchased Starky Delicious and Bartlett pears spring of 2015. Growth of both pears has been phenomenal. Both pears grew around 2 ft. in 2015 and one of them has flowered this spring. Really looking forward to those starky delicious pears in the future which I have eaten before and getting flowering trees as a bonus.