Kieffer 'Improved' (fruiting) Pear Jackson Landscape/Greenwood Growers Ornamental Characteristics Category Flowering Shrub

Ornamental Characteristics Category Flowering Shrub Foliage Type Deciduous Height 4' - 6' Spread 4' - 8' Shape Upright

Rounded Primary Foliage Color (Glossy) Dark Green Seasonal Foliage Color (Glossy) Dark Green Flowering Season Autumn Flower Color Deep Cerise  w/Yellow Center Environmental Characteristics Growth Rate Moderate Sun Preferences Shade to Partial Shade Water Preferences Moist (not wet): Water as needed

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Kieffer 'Improved' (fruiting) Pear Jackson Landscape/Greenwood Growers Ornamental Characteristics Category Flowering ShrubPyrus communis 'Kieffer' Produces Medium to Large pear. Good for canning and preserves. Very firm fruit. Harvest Mid September Mid October Resistant to Fire Blight Requires Pollination with another European Pear (like the Bartlett) or another Kieffer. The Kieffer pear will pollinate a Moonglow pear but a Moonglow pear will not pollinate a Kieffer pear. Tolerates Drought & Flooding (once established) * Deer May Browse * Photo courtesy of: Bottoms