Description
Named in 2018 by Oregon’s Home Orchard Society in memory of member Jerry Shroyer. This selection from Canada originated from a cross made in 1925. The fruit resembles a Seckel pear in size, shape, and coloration, although it tends to be slightly larger. Fruit ripens mid-September, and has superb texture and flavor. This Pear ripens mid Sept. The fruit has superb texture and flavor. It originated Ontario, Canada, 1925.
Pear species description: Pear is drought tolerant. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9. Pears do great in the Pacific Northwest.
| SKU: | PR168 |
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| Variety: | Shroyer’s Sunset |
| Common Name: | Pear |
| Latin Name: | Pyrus communis sativa |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Other Common Names: | Common Pear, European Pear |
| Origin: | Ontario, Canada, 1925 |
| Lifecycle: | Perennial |
| Leaf Drop: | Deciduous |
| Forest Layer: | Understory Tree |
| Food Type: | Fruit Tree |
| Height: | 15ft |
| Sun: | Full, Partial |
| Habitats: | Hedges, woodland margins |
| Soil Type: | Sand, Loam, Clay, Heavy Clay |
| Pollinated By: | Bees |
| Fruit: | has superb texture and flavor |
| Season (Ripening): | (mid Sept) |
| Food Uses: | Fruit – raw or cooked. The flavor. ranges from rather harsh and astringent (cultivars used for making alcoholic drinks) through to soft, sweet and very juicy. The best dessert fruits have an exquisite sweet flavor., usually with a very soft flesh, whilst cooking varieties have harder less sweet flesh. |
| Other Uses: | A yellow-tan dye is obtained from the leaves. Wood – heavy, tough, durable, fine grained, hard. Used by cabinet and instrument makers. When covered with black varnish it is an excellent ebony substitute. |
| Sources: | pfaf.org wikipedia.org |
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