Plant Profile: Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen'

Names

Harvest Queen Pear

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Genus:Pyrus

Species:communis

Family:Rosaceae

This cultivar is highly productive and typically matures for harvest several days before the Bartlett variety. It exhibits strong resistance to blight. To ensure proper pollination, it is advisable to plant at least two different cultivars.

 

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Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen' Feature Summary

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Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen' Feature Summary

Attributes
It produces Bartlett-shaped yellow fruit, but a little bit smaller in size. The smooth and juicy whit flesh tastes similar to Bartlett but with fewer grit cells. Good for canning.
Fruit
It produces Bartlett-shaped yellow fruit, but a little bit smaller in size. The smooth and juicy whit flesh tastes similar to Bartlett but with fewer grit cells. Good for canning.
Gold/Yellow
> 3 inches
> 3 inches
Flowers
White flowers bloom in early spring.
4-5 petals/rays
Leaves
The simple green leaves feature fine teeth on the margin.
Ovate
Orbicular
1-3 inches
Glossy
Smooth
1-3 inches
Bark
Similar to an apple tree; prominent lenticels that grow fissured and scaly with age.
Light Gray
Scaly
Fissured
Lenticels
Stem
Dwarf shoots on old wood. New stems are pointed.
Gray/Silver
Zig Zags
Conspicuous
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Landscape
Edible Garden
Flowering Tree
Butterflies
Songbirds

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen' Attributes

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Edibility

It produces Bartlett-shaped yellow fruit, but a little bit smaller in size. The smooth and juicy whit flesh tastes similar to Bartlett but with fewer grit cells. Good for canning.

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen' Fruit

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Fruit Description

It produces Bartlett-shaped yellow fruit, but a little bit smaller in size. The smooth and juicy whit flesh tastes similar to Bartlett but with fewer grit cells. Good for canning.

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Fruit Color

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Gold/Yellow

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Fruit Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Display/Harvest Time

Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Fruit Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Fruit Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen' Flowers

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Flower Description

White flowers bloom in early spring.

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Flower Color

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White

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen' Leaves

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Leaf Description

The simple green leaves feature fine teeth on the margin.

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Leaf Color

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Green

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Leaf Margin

Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Leaf Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Leaf Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen' Bark

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Bark Description

Similar to an apple tree; prominent lenticels that grow fissured and scaly with age.

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Bark Color

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Light Gray

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Surface/Attachment

Bumpy
Exfoliating
Fissured
Furrowed
Lenticels
Papery
Patchy
Peeling
Ridges
Scaly
Shaggy
Shiny
Shredding
Smooth
Spongy

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen' Stem

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Stem Description

Dwarf shoots on old wood. New stems are pointed.

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Stem Color

grass
Gray/Silver

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Stem Form

Straight
Zig Zags

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Stem Lenticels

Conspicuous
Not Conspicuous

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen' Whole Plant Traits

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen' Cultural Conditions

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
4a
thermostat
4b
thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen' Landscape

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Design Feature

Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree

Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen': Attracts

Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees