Broom Park pear
Pyrus communis 'Broom Park'
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
'Broom Park' pear (Pyrus communis 'Broom Park') is a tree for food gardens and pollinator gardens. 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 grows in an erect shape and blooms from early to late spring. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it. Thomas Andrew Knight bred it, and you can grow it for fresh eating.
Pairs well with Crab apple, Hairy aster, and Switchgrass.