Pyrus communis 'Seckel'
Seckel Pear
Seckel pear is grown for small, sweet fruits with an aromatic flavor. Its spring flowers lead to an autumn crop, and a compatible nearby pear improves production; rootstock influences the mature tree size.
Its structure combines upright growth and a rounded outline. Growth is slow. The leaves are shed for winter. Autumn foliage can bring yellow tones.
Choose a sunny, open site. Provide acidic, well-drained soil and maintain even moisture. Plant with a compatible pear cultivar for a fuller crop.
Size
• Height: 10-15 ft
• Width: 8-12 ft
Actual size depends on rootstock and training.
Hardiness
• USDA Zones: 5a–8b
Best Uses
• Home Orchard
• Fruit
• Specimen
- Plant type
- Deciduous Tree, Fruit Tree
- Height
- 10-15 ft
- Width
- 8-12 ft
- Hardiness zones
- 5a–8b
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom time
- Spring
- Flower color
- White
- Leaf color
- Green
- Fall color
- Yellow
- Fruit color
- Yellow
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Songbirds
- Soil
- Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Moist well-drained, Sandy
- Landscape use
- Fruit, Home Orchard, Specimen
- Shape
- Rounded, Spreading, Upright
- Bark
- Fissured, Scaly
- Fruit
- Yes
- Fragrant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- No
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- No
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