Abbé Fétel pear
Pyrus communis 'Abbé Fétel'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Abbé Fétel' pear (Pyrus communis 'Abbé Fétel') is a tree for a food garden and a pollinator garden. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms in early to late spring. The flowers draw butterflies, bees, and birds. Fétel bred it in the 1860s.
Pairs well with Plum, Raspberry, Creeping thyme, and Little bluestem.