Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.
Potted Bartlett Pear
Potted Bartlett Pear
Available only for pick-up at nursery.
History: Bartlett pear, better known as William's Bon Chretien (translated from French as William's Good Christian) or William's pear in Europe, has a long history with unknown origins. What we do know is that in 1483 King Louis XI summoned holy man Francis of Paola to his deathbed and Francis offered the king a pear seed from his birthplace of Calabria in Italy. The name 'Good Christian' was given to the pear as a result. In 1799, this variety was brought to Roxbury, Massachusetts where it was planted and eventually renamed 'Bartlett' by Enoch Bartlett who was unaware of its origins. The mistake was not realized until 1828, by which time "Bartlett" pears were already popular in North America and the mistake could not be undone.
Why We Grow It: Bartlett is the most commonly grown pear in North America and with good reason. Not only is it productive and easy to grow, but it produces large yellow fruit with a delectable flavour.
Note: We graft our Dwarf Bartletts with an Old Home interstem to maintain compatibility between Province Quince rootstock and Bartlett.
Fruit Specs
Fruit Specs
Recommended Use: Canning, fresh eating
Fruit Size: Medium
Storage: Keeps until mid-September when stored in cool, humid conditions and until October when stored in cold storage
Harvest: September - Early
Growing Specs
Growing Specs
Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5
Soil Preference: 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: Partially self-pollinating, this variety will produce some fruit without a pear of a different variety but will produce more and better fruit if one is present. This variety is incompatible with Seckel.
Sun/Shade Requirements:
Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)
General Growth Habits:
Moderately vigorous and very hardy, spreading growth habit, has good crops. Susceptible to scab, mildew, fireblight, pear blister mite, and coddling moth but tolerant of stony pit.
Primocane or Floricane (if applicable):
Thorns:
Pickup
Pickup
Potted plants are only available for pick-up at the nursery. They unfortunately cannot be shipped due to the size and weight of the pots.
You are welcome to order potted plants ahead of time online or stop in at the nursery to purchase them! Our hours vary seasonally so we recommend checking our posted hours ahead of time (see the bottom of the webpage or our Google hours).
Size at Purchase
Size at Purchase
The sizes of potted plants varies by species and variety, but we have some approximate size ranges based on pot size (all heights include the pot):
- 1g pots - 1-3ft tall
- 2g or 3g pots - 1.5-3ft tall
- 5g pots - 3-7ft tall
- 8g pots - 4-7ft tall
Please note that some plants may fall outside these ranges. If you are curious about the size of a specific kind of plant, call or email us and we're happy to give you a more accurate size range!
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