Disease Resistance
Fruit Characteristics
Skill Required
Nova Pear
Pyrus communis 'Nova'
Nova pear is a good quality, juicy pear with melting flesh. It can be used green or ripe and is large and round. It appears to be self-fertile and ripens in mid-season in mid-September. it is very hardy and reported to survive down to -50 degrees. It may have some fire blight resistance and hangs well without dropping prematurely.
Nova pear was discovered in northern New York state.
- Height: 10-15
- Spread: 8-12
- Zone: 3-7
- Color: Greenish yellow
- Address: P.O. Box 773,
Coloma, MI 49038 Phone: 1-877-800-0077 Web: www.grandpasorchard.com