Madame Treyve pear
Pyrus communis 'Madame Treyve'
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
'Madame Treyve' pear (Pyrus communis 'Madame Treyve') 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 blooms in early to late spring, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit it. M. Treyve bred it in the 1840s.
Pairs well with Gala apple, Gladiator ornamental onion, and Blue grama.