Wholesale deciduous
Kieffer pear
Pyrus × bretschneideri ‘Kieffer’A dependable heat-tolerant pear with good fire-blight resistance and firm, coarse-textured fruit suited to cooking and canning.
Final inventory is being confirmed.Ordering will open here once cultivars, sizes, and prices are ready.
View the 2027 tree guide →Right plant, right place
Will Kieffer pear grow at your Arizona property?
The low desert usually supplies roughly 300–400 chill hours. Favor low-chill, early-ripening cultivars there; colder Arizona elevations can support higher-chill choices.
Best regional fit: Urban core · USDA 9b–10a, Valley suburbs · USDA 9a–9b, Desert outskirts · USDA 8b–9b, High desert · USDA 6a–8b.
Light
Sun exposure
Full sun with strong air circulation; protect young bark from western sun
Water
Irrigation
Deep irrigation through the root zone; frequency rises during establishment and fruit swell
Fruit set
Pollination
Self-fruitful; another pear can improve set
Harvest
How to use it
Canning, cooking, preserves, and storage
Planting & stewardship
How to help Kieffer pear thrive
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Choose a rootstock suited to the site’s soil, drainage, salinity, desired size, and pest pressures.
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Plant bare-root trees while dormant, keeping the graft union above finished grade.
- 3
Thin developing fruit early enough to improve size and reduce limb breakage.
- 4
Use dormant and summer pruning intentionally to balance shade, access, vigor, and next year’s fruiting wood.
Seasonal availability
Find it through the community order.
Included in Permascaping’s 2027 Arizona fruit-tree guide. Final grower inventory is being confirmed and ordering is temporarily paused.