An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Buerre Giffard Pear on Quince Provence (Spring 2024)
A cold-hardy, heirloom dessert pear from France. Also known as Buerre Gifford, Giffard Pear.
This tree is resistant to scab, mildew, and fireblight. It is vigorous and productive with an easily managed, willowy habit. Buerre Giffard is quince compatible.
Ripening early, these pears are small, sweet, and flavorful. The delicate skin is yellow-green with a pink blush and the flesh is white, tender, and juicy. These pears are ready to eat just a few days after harvest and they do not store long. The flavor gets rave reviews. H. Hartmann of the Oregon Experiment Station writes, "Flesh yellowish, granular at the center, melting, very juicy. Vinous, aromatic flavor. Rates among the best of the early pears in dessert quality."
This pear was discovered by Nicolas Giffard in Foussiers, France, 1825, as a chance seedling.
Please Confirm
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Pear
Subcategory:
European, Self-Fertile, Cold-Hardy
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: green
Flesh color: off-white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: chance seedling
Origin: Foussiers, France
Introduced in: 1825
Introduced by: Nicolas Giffard
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 7
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Aug 06 (approximate, in New York State) 14 days before Bartlett
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: Quince Provence Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Half-Standard (55% of Standard)
Tree spacing: See details
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Fireblight: Resistant
Pear Scab: Resistant
Powdery Mildew: Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? Partial
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Half-Standard (55% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Buerre Giffard Pear on Quince Provence. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
| Tree | Currently in Stock |
|---|---|
| Bartlett Pear on OHxF 87 | 0 |
| Kieffer Pear on Quince Provence | 0 |
| Flemish Beauty Pear on OHxF 97 | 0 |
| Flemish Beauty Pear on Quince Provence | 0 |
| Honeysweet Pear on Quince Provence | 0 |
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