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Blake’s Pride Pear Tree

(9 customer reviews)

$89.99

Begins shipping mid-April.

Zones 5 - 8

Is my location compatible?

Pollinator required to bear fruit

tree iconWhat size tree should I choose?
(9 customer reviews)

Begins shipping
mid-April

Zones 5 - 8

Is my location compatible?

Pollinator required to bear fruit

Hearty and productive!

This upright tree bears ample yields of medium-sized fruit with juicy, aromatic flesh and a smooth texture— similar to Bartlett but with more depth of flavor. The skin is shiny yellow with a russet overlay, which aids in its disease resistance.

Blake’s Pride keeps well and is a fine choice for canning, desserts, pear butter and of course, fresh-eating. Heat-tolerant and resistant to fire blight. Originates in Ohio, introduced in 1998. Ripens in early September.

Pollinator required: Choose Bartlett, Seckel or Beurre Bosc.

Characteristics

Bloom ColorWhite
Fruit ColorYellow
Fruit SizeMedium-Large
Ripens/HarvestEarly September
Shade LevelFull Sun
TasteSweet, tasty
TextureJuicy
Soil pH Level6-7
Soil MoistureWell Drained
Years to Bear4-6
Hardiness Zone Range5-8

Size & Spacing

Mature Size

Standard  5.5 – 6 m tall x 3.5 – 4.5 m wide (18 – 20′ tall x 12 – 15′ wide)

Recommended Spacing

Standard 5.5 – 6 m (18 – 20′)

Ship Height

Standard, Bare-root Ships 0.9 – 1.2 m tall (3-4′ tall) with a 9.5 mm (3/8″) trunk.

Standard Supreme, Bare-root Ships 1 – 1.5 m tall (4 – 5′ tall) and/or with a 15.5 mm (5/8″) trunk.

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 Pollinators: Bartlett, Seckel

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:

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9 reviews for Blake’s Pride Pear Tree

  1. Ana Alvarez –

    We ordered and planted Blake’s Pride from Stark Bros about a month ago. It is doing great with new grow and leaves.

  2. Randall Akulick –

    I purchased my first Blakes Pride in the Spring of 2018 to add to my older pear orchard – where older severely storm damaged trees had been removed. I am in zone 7B and that tree has grown very well and is about 8 feet tall in July 2019. I pot the trees in Miracle Grow potting soil and keep them in a protected area in pots for a number of months before planting in Fall. The second tree purchased in the spring of 2019 was smaller than the caliper I had ordered, and Stark sent a replacement (that unfortunately was also undersized). But, both of the new trees are also growing well while still in pots awaiting planting. None of these trees have required any special care other than I do water those still in pots every 1-2 days.

  3. Dimitri Tsalabounis –

    They say they are not for Arizona clement. Well, I plane 2 of them and they are doing very good!!

  4. WILLIS SWANSTROM –

    The tree turned black and died after about three months of planting.

  5. Kevin Quinn –

    I may have gotten my order in to late but I did not receive my tree in the fall as I prefer. It arrived in the spring. To day it is one year old. I have a sprinkler system so it is doing well. I have sprayed it last year and this with fungicide to help it ward off Fire Blight. No fruit but I expect that in year tree. I live in a different place but in the past I have bought probable 50 trees From SB. They all did very well and I learned a lot from trees.

  6. JIM WILLIAMSON –

    I planted the pear tree in a whisky barrel. It was doing OK for 6 months, then the leaves started to turn brown and fall off around August and was bare by September. It never came back. Stark did replace the tree with an apple so I have high hopes.

  7. Robert Drake –

    I have a nice skinny whip of a tree with leaves on it. No sign of flower buds. Not sure when That might happen. Planted it last year. Three stars because I got sent something that didn’t immediately die. Whether it is actually a pear tree? That would warrant five stars if I knew that.

  8. STEWART JEFFERY –

    This pear was slow out the shoot, (2015-70437) however picked up steam once winter was behind us. It has grown nicely this year except for the aphids they also attacked my Bartlett pear which is ten feet away, also Stark. The Blake started much better than the Bartlett however the Bartlett is playing catchup now that I have taken care of the aphids. This is the first time I have seen aphids on my property and I am a rose grower – there must be something very sweet in these trees…

  9. WILLIAM MARMADUKE –

    My Blake’s Pride pear has not done well since planting. It is alive, but not thriving. Other stock ordered at the same time are doing reasonably well, but are not far enough along to produce fruit yet.

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Tree Sizes

It is essential that you choose the right size for your space. Whether you’re planting an acre, a suburban yard or a small urban plot, we’ve got the perfect size tree for you. When they mature, they will be one of three sizes*:

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Dwarf

Grows to be about 2.5-3 m (approximately 8-10′) tall and wide. Provides a bounty of full-sized fruit in a small amount of space.

semi-dwarf
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Semi-Dwarf

Grows to be about 3.5-4.5 m (approximately 12-15′) tall and wide. Produces the maximum crop per square foot of growing area. The majority of the fruit can be harvested from the ground, with no need for a ladder.

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Standard & Unmarked

Grows to be at least 5.5 m (approximately 18′) tall and wide. Standard nectarine and peach trees grow to be 3.5-4.5 m (approximately 12-15′) tall and wide. Standard trees serve two purposes: they provide both fruit and shade.

* Tree sizes may vary by variety.

Potted Trees

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EZ Start® Potted Trees

Trees that are grown in a bottomless 4x4x10″ pot, which encourages dense feeder-root growth for a quick, strong establishment. When shipped, they are about 1½ – 3′ tall.

Supreme EZ Start® Potted Trees

Top-grade trees are grown in a bottomless 5x5x12″ pot, which creates an advanced root system comparable to that of a three-year-old tree. When shipped to you, they are about 3 – 4′ tall.

Supreme XL Potted Trees

Our biggest and most robust potted trees. Grown in a 9x9x12″ pot filled with high-grade soil, these trees are even larger than our Supreme EZ Start® trees. When shipped to you, they are 4-5′ tall.

Bare-Root Trees

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Stark Supreme Tree®

This season’s top-grade, bare-root trees that give you a head start on growing. When shipped, they are about 4-5′ tall and/or with a 5/8″ or larger trunk diameter.

Supreme XL Trees

We don’t call them “XL” for nothing! Supreme XL trees are our biggest and most robust bare-root trees: they ship 5-6′ tall and/or with a 1″ or larger trunk diameter.

USDA Certified Organic Trees

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If you’re inclined toward organic gardening, browse our selection of non-GMO, certified USDA Organic fruit trees. Our fields and trees undergo annual inspection to maintain their certification, and are grown without chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides on pure pastureland.

Grafted Trees

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Grafting is the process of taking cuttings from a single “parent” tree known for its fruit taste, size, bloom period and ripening time, and joining it with the root system and trunk base (rootstock) of another tree also known for its desirable qualities. This process has been used for thousands of years to produce fruit that is consistent in flavor, shape and size.

Most of our trees are grafted, creating this kind of consistency and allowing us to produce different mature tree sizes. While seed-grown fruit trees might give you unpredictable variations or a lack of results, grafted trees will give you the fruit you want and the tree size you expect.

Stark® Custom Graft® Trees

Limited space doesn’t have to mean a limited selection of fruit. Stark® Custom Graft® fruit trees have two (or more) varieties carefully grafted onto one tree. These multi-grafted fruit trees require less space to grow than separate trees, and also provide compatible pollinators — built right in! To ensure success growing multiple varieties on your Stark® Custom Graft® fruit trees, be sure to prune to keep all varieties in balance.

Other Terminology

Professional Pruning

Pruning is one of the most important ways to help ensure that your tree gets off to the right start and has the best chance for success. That’s why Stark Bro’s professionals prune many of our fruit trees before shipment — at no cost to you!

We get you started, but you will need to prune throughout the life of your tree. Doing so will help eliminate extra buds that can slow development and allow your tree to form a strong framework by removing weak, narrow and competing branches. Proper pruning will give your tree the perfect shape and branching structure for maximum fruit production.

Self-pollinating

Indicates tree or plant will pollinate itself and doesn’t need another tree or plant near it in order to bear fruit. In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. You’ll get fruit with only one tree!

Starkspur®

A Stark patented product since 1952! “Spurs” mean bigger harvests! Starkspur® trees are different from regular trees which bear fruit only on the outside limbs. The spur allows fruit to form on each limb and bear from the trunk out – doubling the amount of fruit.

Stark® Colonnade®

Grow full-sized fruit on narrow columnar-shaped trees. Perfect for growing fruit on a balcony, patio, or sliver of ground – even if you live in an apartment or condo. They make a particularly impressive “living fence” when planted in a row – consider using them to disguise eyesores on your property and grow fruit at the same time!

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