Moonglow pear trees

Pyrus communis

Moonglow is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators

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Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3

A high quality early season dessert and culinary pear, very resistant to fireblight.

Moonglow pear trees for sale

Bare-root

BR11-year bare-root tree Quince A rootstock £38.25
Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
BR21-year bare-root tree Pyrodwarf rootstock £40.50
Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)

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Moonglow is a high-quality early-season pear. The fruits are large with a sweet flavor, reminiscent of Bartlett and Comice from which it is descended.

As with most pears, pick slightly early and then ripen indoors. Newly-picked fruits will have some acidity and can be used at this point for cooking.

How to grow

Moonglow is very resistant to fireblight, one of the most serious diseases of pears.

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History

Developed in the 1960s by the US Dept.of Agriculture as part of a program to develop pears which were resistant to fireblight. Moonglow is a cross between an old variety called Roi Charles de Wurtemburg and an experimental variety called Michigan 437 which was derived from Bartlett and Comice. This parentage explains its good flavour characteristics.

Moonglow characteristics

Growing

Gardening skillAverage
Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
Flowering group3
Pollinating othersGood
PloidyDiploid
Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesWarm climates
WildlifeRHS Plants for Pollinators

Using

Picking seasonEarly
CroppingGood
Keeping (of fruit)1 week
Food usesEating freshCulinary
Flavour style (apples)Sweeter

Problems

Disease resistanceGood

Identification

Country of originUnited States
Period of origin1950 - 1999
Fruit colourGreen - light

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