Magness pear is both productive and beautiful. Very resistant to Fire Blight. Self fertile but it will be good to have other cultivars to ensure an adequate pollination. It has a vigorous growth rate and upright spreading habit. Site: Full sun. Moist, well drained soil, but can not tolerate standing water. Very tolerant to urban pollution. Form: Upright, oval shape VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Nuts," a plant identification course developed in partnership with Longwood Gardens. More information on Pyrus communis .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nichePyrus communis 'Harrow Sweet'Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen'Pyrus communis 'Moonglow'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Edible; Tree
Life cycle
Woody
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
Available space
12-24 feet
Mature size
Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in. | Width: 10 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.
Canopy layer
2 - Understory (15-40 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect; Oval; Spreading
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf shape
Orbicular; Ovate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy; Smooth
Leaf size
1-3 inches long, 1-3 inches wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
The simple green leaves feature fine teeth on the margin and will provide a dark purple color in the fall.
Fall color
Purple/Lavender
Flower color
White
Flower detail
Showy white flowers bloom in cluster in the spring.
Bloom time
Spring
Fruit color
Gold/Yellow; Green
Fruit type
Pome
Fruit value
Edible; Fragrant
Fruit size
> 3 inches long, > 3 inches wide
Fruit detail
It produces medium-sized, oval-shaped, greenish-yellow fruit with a slight russet. The flesh is sweet, soft, juicy with almost no grit cells. It is also very aromatic. Great quality makes it a good candidate for making jams or eating fresh. Ripens about a week after Bartlett.
Bark color
Light Gray
Bark detail
Similar to an apple tree; prominent lenticels that grow fissured and scaly with age.
Stem color
Gray/Silver
Stem detail
Dwarf shoots on old wood. New stems are pointed.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Attracts
Butterflies; Songbirds
Food & Medicine
Edible parts
Fruit
Harvest time
Fall
Fruit type
Pome
Edibility
It produces medium-sized, oval-shaped, greenish-yellow fruit with a slight russet. The flesh is sweet, soft, juicy with almost no grit cells. It is also very aromatic. Great quality makes it a good candidate for making jams or eating fresh. Ripens about a week after Bartlett.
Landscape Use
Landscape theme
Edible Garden
Design feature
Flowering Tree
Garden tags
#deciduous #edible garden #flowering tree #edible fruits #pomes #fruit tree #edible