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:
ROBERT SQUZERT –
my pear tree died the first year and. I recommended you guy to other friend of my they said they had the same problem. My friend is Albert Martin in Plymouth Indiana. a good customer
CHRISTINE BIEDUL –
Our pear trees look green, healthy and growing. We transplanted them to put them in a row and amended the soil with packages of organic mulch, and our local mulch we had trucked in. We do not spray. The year before we had put in Crimson clover and this attracts bees, but our trees have not yet fruited and barely begun to flower. I suppose because they are still young. Our backyard is in an East/ West direction and they are on the Eastern side in a row in the back on the North side of our house. Thank you.
Clinton Johnson –
To fire blight that is… I know people don’t like to talk bad about their products, but this sure would have been good to know! When I bought it, I was thinking about the wonderful flavor and texture… now I have little hope of picking any, ever… at this rate anyway. My tree is horribly disfigured after only a year in the ground, as I had to prune it back to keep the blight from spreading. It was a really healthy tree till that hit, so good job Stark bro’s… but if this keeps up, I’ll likely have to top dress this with an Asian pear variety from a neighbor and wait another four years for fruit. I sure wish I had known it was so susceptible to blight before I bought it… now you know!
BILLY FERGUSON –
Ordered 4 variety of pear trees were as described delivered at planting time Planted as per instructions trees were doing good got a storm tops broke off all but one
STRAUS DAVIS –
My Bartlett Pear Tree appears to be very healthy. However it is still a very young tree. There were no blooms this year, thus no fruit…Perhaps in a couple of years..
PAUL YOUNG –
This one arrived much smaller than the other trees I had bought from Stark Bros. It has struggled, but it survived the winter and is putting out some leaves. Still very small–about 2 feet tall.
Todd Todd –
Tree arrived in great condition, I followed the instruction and planted it. Unfortunately a woodchuck decided it liked Bartlett pear trees too, and bit it off about 6 inches above the ground. Now the tree has recovered and is growing fine now, over a year later. Great little tree, I can’t wait until I start getting some pears!
Kyle Sampsell –
My best fruit tree! Produced pears two years after planting and produces reliability each year. Picked a bushel last year which was its 5th year after planting. Tree is beautiful year round. Pears are sweet and delicious.
PAT BECKWITH –
Last year we put in a Bartlett Pear tree. It was a mild winter for the most part. We did have some extreme cold, but not much. The tree seems to be doing great so far. There are buds on the branches and it looks healthy.