Fall Red Apple vs Loving Pear - TreeTime.ca

Fall Red Apple vs Loving Pear

Malus Fall Red

Pyrus Loving

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Fall Red Apple
Loving Pear

The Fall Red Apple produces large ruby red apples with white flesh that are crisp and sweet. This delicious fruit is great for fresh eating or baking, with a good storage life. Its showy clusters of white flowers in spring add fragrance and beauty to your garden or yard.

Like most apples, the Fall Red apple will produce fruit on its own, but can benefit from another variety of apple (such as Prairie Sensation Apple) for cross pollination. It is a disease resistant alternative to the McIntosh Apple.

Loving Pear is a Russian pear variety with a mild sweet flavor and a hint of sour. It is known for being cold hardy and disease resistant. They are green in colour but will transition to have a slightly golden red blush when ripe. With a minimal neck, they have a more rounded appearance.

They ripen in early September. It is recommended that they are harvested as the seeds begin to brown. They can finish ripening after picking. They keep well in cold storage and are suited for fresh eating, juicing, and dehydrating.

The Loving Pear requires a second variety for cross pollination. Some compatible varieties include Krazulya, Golden Spice, and others.

Fall Red Apple Quick Facts

Loving Pear Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 3a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, crisp
Flavor: mild, sweet flavor with a hint of sour
Harvest: late august, early september
Harvest: early September
Flowers: white, with pink
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Maintenance: high
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none