Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Gin Pear Bareroot

History: Gin pears were first recorded in England in 1886. It was said the perry made from this pear had a juniper flavour, hence the name 'Gin.' It it still quite popular in parts of England. 

Why We Grow It: The small fruit of this pear are used chiefly for perry, producing a good quality juice of medium tannins and acidity. The harvested fruit can be kept up to a month until pressing.

        $56.50

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        Fruit Traits:

        Recommended Use: Perry

        Fruit Size: Small

        Storage: Keeps until November when stored in cool, humid conditions. Process within 3-5 weeks.

        Harvest: October - Late

        Perry Class (if applicable):

        Class: Bittersharp
        Acidity: Medium
        Tannins: Medium
        Taste: Supposedly juniper-esque flavour, floral notes
        Recommendations: Makes a great single-variety perry

        Tree Traits:

        Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

        Soil Preferance: Sandy loam, loam, clay loam. Prefers average to moist conditions with well-drained soils, avoid planting anywhere that floods for more than two weeks in the spring.

        Flowering Time: Middle

        Bloom Colour: White

        Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different pear variety (European or Asian) that blooms around the same time

        Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

        General Growth Habit: Moderately vigorous and sturdy, tends to bear fruit every other year but has heavy crops when it does. Very resistant to scab and canker.

        Overall Disease Resistance Rating*:

        *this rating is combined with our experience growing in our test orchards combined with already available information on the cultivar.

        Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

        Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

        We have simplified our crop inventory for grafted fruit trees into two sizes:

        1m+ Grade: this often has some feathering, and is measured including the rootstock.

        50-80cm Grade: this is like a 'b-grade' tree, sometimes with minor scaring or bent, these trees are priced accordingly.

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        Gin Pear

        Gin Pear Bareroot

        $56.50

        $56.50

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