Sunrise is a fire blight resistant early season pear that ripens a couple weeks before Bartlett, close to Clapp's Favorite time.  It has a yellow skin with a slight pink blush and little russetting.  The fruit has a sweet pleasant flavor and will store for a couple months.  Harvests in mid-late August.

Sunrise is another new introduction from the cooperative efforts of USDA and Ohio State University.

Sunrise has shown impressive resistance to fire blight and is superior to other varieties in its season.  Pollinates well with Bartlett, Red Bartlett and Bosc and likely other pears.

Height

10-15

Spread

8-12

Zone

5-8

Color

Greenish yellow

Categories

Disease Resistant Varieties, 

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