Description
Deliciously sweet. This variety has a similar shape to Bartlett, but features higher sugar content. Its brilliant, bright-red skin makes it a dramatic dessert pear. Good when eaten fresh or canned. Originates from Victoria, Australia, in the early 1930s and introduced circa 1959. Harvest in late August. Also called Red Sensation, this fresh eating Pear ripens late August and is also good for canning & dessert. The fruit is deliciously sweet with brilliant, bright-red skin. Similar shape to Bartlett & but features higher sugar content. Tree is susceptible to Fire Blight and is a sport (bud mutation) of Bartlett (probably). It originated in Victoria, Australia, early 1930s, introduced 1959. Also called Sensation Red & Red Bartlett (other varieties are called this as well).
Pear species description: Pear is drought tolerant. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9. Pears do great in the Pacific Northwest.
| SKU: | PR30 |
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| Variety: | Red Sensation Bartlett |
| Common Name: | Pear |
| Latin Name: | Pyrus communis sativa |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Alias: | Red Sensation, Sensation Red, Red Bartlett (other varieties are called this as well) |
| Characteristics: | fresh, canning, dessert |
| Other Common Names: | Common Pear, European Pear |
| Genetics: | sport of Bartlett (probably) |
| Origin: | Victoria, Australia, early 1930s, introduced 1959 |
| 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: | deliciously sweet with brilliant, bright-red skin. Similar shape to Bartlett, but features higher sugar content |
| Season (Ripening): | (late August) |
| 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. |
| Susceptibility: | Fire Blight |
| Sources: | pfaf.org wikipedia.org |
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