Pear SAXONIA™ ECKEHARDT®

Red-green scab and fire blight resistant winter pear.

Blossom: cross-pollinate, pollinators are other pear varieties
Fruits: large, nice pear shape, greenish to brown-red, turns yellow in consumption maturity
Taste: melting, with a strong pear aroma
Harvest season: harwest maturity in the first half of October, consumption maturity from November to February
Disease resistance: resistant to scab (Venturia pyrina) and fire blight (Erwinia amylovora)