Legipont pear
Pyrus communis 'Legipont'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Legipont' pear (Pyrus communis 'Legipont') 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. Grown for fresh eating and cooking, it has good fruit that ripens late in the season. The fruit keeps for about 1 week. Plant a second pear nearby, because this tree is not self-fertile.
Pairs well with Cortland apple, Common snowberry, Gladiator ornamental onion, and Big bluestem.