Valentine Cherry vs Beedle Pear - TreeTime.ca

Valentine Cherry vs Beedle Pear

Prunus x kerrasis Valentine

Pyrus Beedle

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Valentine Cherry
Beedle Pear

Valentine Cherry is a hardy deciduous shrub and hybrid variety of the University of Saskatchewan Sour Cherry released in the Romance Series of dwarf sour cherries in 2004. This medium-sized self-pollinator produces tart, bright red fruits in large clusters in late summer that are perfect for jams, pies and jellies. Valentine Cherry is ideal as a landscape or orchard tree.

Beedle Pear is sweet, soft, and juicy with no astringency making it great for fresh eating. They typically ripen on the tree in early September. The medium-sized pears keep relatively well when compared to other varieties. For most years it is a reliable producer on the prairies.

The Beedle Pear is a cold hardy pear with Canadian roots. John Beedle discovered it on a city boulevard in St. Albert, Alberta.

For fruit production, another pear variety is required for cross-pollination. Can be paired with Krazulya Pear or Ussurian Pear.

Valentine Cherry Quick Facts

Beedle Pear Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.5 m (8 ft)
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 4 m (14 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: orange
Flowers: white
Berries: large, red
Fruit size: 4.5g
Fruit size: 100g
Flavor: tart
Flavor: sweet, lacks astrigency
Harvest: early to mid August
Harvest: early September
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no