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Seckel Pear Tree

(23 customer reviews)

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Begins shipping mid-April.

Zones 5 - 8

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Pollinator required to bear fruit

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

Begins shipping
mid-September

Zones 5 - 8

Is my location compatible?

Pollinator required to bear fruit

The most elegant dessert pear in the world.

Also called Sugar Pear, Candy Pear. Seckel pears are renowned for their petite size and fruit that is jam-packed with candy-sweet, subtly spicy flavor. They are wonderful fresh, but they really shine when poached or preserved. Resistant to fire blight. Originated near Philadelphia in the 1700s. Ripens in September. Pollinator required: Choose Starking® Delicious™ or Moonglow.

Note: Seckel is not a suitable pollinator for Bartlett pear trees.

Characteristics

Bloom ColorWhite
Bloom TimeEarly-Mid
Fruit ColorBrown
Fruit SizeSmall
Ripens/HarvestSeptember
Soil CompositionLoamy
TasteSweet
TextureFine Grained
Soil pH Level6-7
Soil MoistureWell Drained
Shade LevelFull Sun
Years to Bear4-6
Hardiness Zone Range5-8

Size & Spacing

Mature Size

Standard  5.5 – 6 m tall x 3.5 – 4 m wide (18 – 20′ tall x 12 – 13′ 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.
Supreme Standard EZ Start® Ships 0.9 – 1.2 m (3-4′) Tall with advanced root system in a 12.7×12.7×30.5 cm (5x5x12″) EZ Start® Pot.

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:

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23 reviews for Seckel Pear Tree

  1. Marissa Bracken –

    This is one of my favorite fruit trees. It’s grown quickly over two years and has a nice stalky base. It was not damaged at all during the 2020 wind storm in utah and should put on fruit next year

  2. Lyn Montgomery –

    I was excited to find and plant a Seckel Pear tree. It has, so far, grown and established itself well. Recently we have had a 12 day drought and so required frequent watering to combat the 90° heat that is unusual for May/June. It dropped a few scorched leaves but seems to have come through it ok. Looking forward to my first fruit!!

  3. rex rivolo –

    Bought two young trees grafted onto more mature roots – all looked good, but both did not survive the winter. Not sure these pears can make it in NY. Will try again

  4. Sharon Guzman –

    I planted my pear tree last year when it arrived, this year it is doing well small but has a lot of leaves.

  5. Vicky Keith –

    All the pear trees that I planted last year survived the winter and are super healthy! People always ask me why do you order from stark nursery when you can just pick up a fruit tree at Lowe’s ! Dah it’s all about the roots

  6. Johnny Howard –

    I bought the Sekel along with 4 other varieties in 1994 from Stark Brothers. It was the first tree to produce at 4 years. And did it ever produce! The tree grew as straight as an arrow and the pears were exactly as described. Only problem was: the birds got at them first and I was lucky if I had 5 or 6 over the past 24 years. If I had to do it again, I think I’d try that inflated ball with the big eyes to ward off the birds and; of course I would NEVER buy any tree from anyone but Stark Brothers.

  7. Diana L Koenig –

    Growing well after one and a half years, but hasn’t flowered yet. I have some different varieties (not Stark) that have not set fruit in 6 years. Pears are slow to mature, so I’m trying to be patient.

  8. Vincent Vincent –

    Planted the 3 different pears I bought in spring. Two sprouted right away but the seckel pear just existed. I didn’t get to worried as the trunk looked green and flexible. After 2 1/2 months though I was a little concerned. Then we got 7 inches of rain over 5 days and when the rain stopped it started to sprout. It is now looking good. However the fig we bought took it on the chin during the storm. It died back then. But it is now res-sprouting from the root. So all is well.

  9. SCOTT CAMPBELL –

    It took 4 years for this tree to bear and he fruit was small adding to our disappointment. However, one taste of a ripened pear made us forget the shortcomings. We grow 9 varieties of pears, but this has become our favorite. Will order another for spring of 2018

  10. Linda Arnold –

    The tree along with the other that we had ordered was slow to leaf out and I was afraid that we had lost it for some reason. They finally decided to throw some green on. Seems to have slow growth compared to the plum trees I ordered but hopefully next year, the growth will come.

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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

graft

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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