Varieties for Utah - Pear

Variety	Fruit size	Uses	Fruit Color	Susceptibility to Fire Blight	Storage
Anjou	Large	Fresh consumption, canning and cooking	Green	Susceptible	4-5 months
Bartlett	Medium to large	Fresh consumption and canning	Yellowish to pale green	Susceptible	3 months
Bosc	Large	Fresh consumption, canning, cooking	Russet	Susceptible	3-4 months
Chojuro	Medium to large	Fresh consumption and in salads	Russet	Resistant	5 months
Nijisseiki ( Twentieth Century)	Small to medium	Fresh consumption and in salads	Green	Susceptible	4-5 months
Seckel	Small	Fresh consumption, canning, and cooking	Yellow-brown	Resistant	1-3 months
Shenseiki	Medium	Fresh consumption and in salads	Yellow	Susceptible	1-3 months

Anjou – Large, green fruit. Firm flesh that has a mild flavor and not especially juicy.  Good for fresh eating, canning and cooking. Stores well for 4-5 months. Susceptible to fire blight.

Bartlett- Harvest in  late August, fruit is medium to large,  and is a thin skinned familiar pear.  Sweet, tender flesh is fine for eating and canning. Trees bare when young and are very productive. Partially self-fertile, but will produces more fruit when cross pollinated. Fruit stores well for 3 months. Susceptible to fire blight.  Zone 5-8

Bosc – Long, narrow fruit with russet color. Flesh is firm, crisp with heavy perfume. Good fresh, canned and especially fine for cooking. Stores well for 3-4 months. Susceptible to fire blight.

Chojuro – medium to large, russet skinned fruit with strong flavor. Good for eating fresh and putting in salads. Fruit is very firm and stores well for 5 months. Resistant to fire blight.

Nijisseiki (Twentieth Century) - Asian pear with sweet taste, slightly tart, great for eating fresh. Green skinned and round, small to medium sized fruit. Heavy producing tree may need to be thinned in early summer to promote good sized fruit. Fruit Store for 4-5 months. Susceptible to fire blight.

Seckel – small, yellow-brown fruit has the finest aroma and flavor of any home garden pear.  Eat fresh or whole for spiced preserves. Stores well for 1-3 months. Resistant to fire blight tree.

Shenseiki –  medium, yellow skinned with mild, good flavor. Earliest maturing Asian pear should be picked when skin turns yellow. Good for eating fresh and putting in salads. Fruit stores for 1-3 months Susceptible to fire blight.