Seckel pear
Pyrus communis 'Seckel'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall8 to 12 feet wide
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Seckel' pear (Pyrus communis 'Seckel') is a tree for food gardens, pollinator gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White spring flowers are fragrant and attract butterflies, bees, and birds. The fruit is grown for fresh eating and culinary uses, and it is partially self-fertile. Dutch Jacobs bred it in the mid 1700s.
Pairs well with Apricot, Blanket flower, Woolly yarrow, and Chinkapin oak.