Anjou Pear Tree

Anjou Pear — also known as Beurré d’Anjou — stores longer than almost any other pear you can grow: properly refrigerated, the late September harvest keeps for up to seven months, carrying its smooth, juicy, mildly sweet flavor and delicate aroma well into spring. Introduced to America in 1842, Anjou has remained one of the most consistently popular home orchard pears for good reason. The medium-to-large, bright green fruit ripens to a soft yellow tinge, and the fine-textured flesh holds its shape beautifully through cooking — outstanding for fresh eating, baking, poaching, and elegant desserts where structural integrity matters as much as flavor. Vigorous, cold-hardy, and reliably productive. A pollinator is required.

Up to Seven Months of Storage — The Exceptional Keeping Pear

The storage life sets Anjou apart from most home orchard pears. Bartlett, Bosc, and Seckel all store well for a few weeks to a couple of months — Anjou keeps going. Harvested in late September and moved to proper refrigeration, the fruit maintains its quality through March and April of the following year. For home orchardists who want to extend the pear season well beyond the harvest window, that seven-month keeping quality makes Anjou the natural anchor of a pear planting.

Introduced to America in 1842 — 180 Years of Home Orchard Performance

The Beurré d’Anjou originated in the Anjou region of France and arrived in American orchards in 1842, where it has been grown continuously for nearly 180 years. That longevity is the most reliable measure of genuine quality available — no pear variety survives in home orchard culture for that long without consistently delivering the eating quality, storage performance, and tree reliability that growers keep coming back for.

Holds Its Shape When Cooked — Outstanding for Baking and Poaching

Unlike softer pear varieties that break down under heat, Anjou’s firm, fine-textured flesh holds its shape through baking, poaching, and cooking. Poached in wine, baked into tarts and cakes, or sliced into warm autumn salads, the fruit maintains its structure while absorbing surrounding flavors — a culinary quality that separates it from pears suited only to fresh eating.

Why Growers Choose Anjou Pear

• Up to seven months of cold storage — the longest-keeping common pear for home orchards
• Beurré d’Anjou, introduced to America in 1842 — 180 years of proven home orchard performance
• Smooth, juicy, mildly sweet flesh — outstanding fresh and in cooked applications
• Holds its shape when cooked — ideal for baking, poaching, and elegant desserts
• Vigorous and cold-hardy — reliable annual late September harvests in Zones 5–8
• A pollinator is required — Bartlett, Starking® Delicious™, or Seckel recommended