Pear Keifer - Bare-Rooted

Pyrus communis Keifer is a vigorous, deciduous pear tree known for its hardiness and reliability. Producing medium to large golden-green fruit with firm, slightly gritty flesh, it offers mild sweetness suited to fresh eating, preserving, and cooking. Ripening late in the season, the fruit is notable for its excellent storage life and strong resistance to bruising and handling damage.

Highly valued for its disease resilience, Keifer is almost immune to fireblight, making it a sound choice for organic or low-maintenance growing. While partially self-fertile, it performs best with a compatible pollinator nearby. Suitable for orchards or large edible gardens, it prefers full sun and well-drained soil, and tolerates a range of conditions. Reaches around 6-9 metres tall and 4-6 metres wide, forming a vigorous, rounded tree.

What is a bare-rooted tree?

Bare-rooted trees are deciduous trees that have been grown in the ground and are dug up when they've become dormant in the winter. The soil is shaken from their roots and they are bundled up with their roots packed in moist material to prevent dehydration during transport. 

What are the benefits? 

• Less packaging and plastic waste involved in growing process and transportation. 
• Plant has more root mass as the roots have not been constricted and twisted by a pot.
• They are easier to carry and plant as they are extremely lightweight.
• Bare-rooted trees are cheaper as they do not come with soil and pots. 
• Planting bare-rooted trees in the winter follows the natural pattern of the seasons.