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(Prunis communis)

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Description

The Bartlett Pear is excellent for fresh eating, canning or preserves.  Fruit keeps off of the tree for up to 3 months.  It is a vigorous, self-fertile tree that bears at an early age.  Plant in well-draining soil.

Link to Deciduous Fruit & Nut Chart; Harvesting Calendar for the low desert:

https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1269.pdf