Merton Pride pear
Pyrus communis 'Merton Pride'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Merton Pride' pear (Pyrus communis 'Merton Pride') 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. White flowers open in early to late spring and draw butterflies, bees, and birds. The John Innes Institute bred it in the 1940s. You are grown for fresh eating, and the tree is not self-fertile, so plant a second pear nearby for pollination.
Pairs well with Plum, Empire apple, Woolly yarrow, and Big bluestem.