PEAR AYERS

Ayers Pear (Ayers Sugar Pear)

The Ayers Pear, often called the Ayers Sugar Pear, is a beloved variety known for its exceptional sweetness and rich flavor. The fruit is medium-sized with golden-yellow skin blushed with red, making it both beautiful and delicious. Inside, the juicy, tender flesh lives up to its name — intensely sweet, aromatic, and smooth in texture. This makes Ayers one of the best dessert pears for fresh eating right off the tree.

The tree is self-pollinating, so it will bear fruit on its own, but planting it alongside other pear varieties such as Bartlett, Kieffer, Orient, Pineapple, Wild Pear, or Moonglow will encourage heavier yields. Ayers is a reliable producer, typically ripening in late summer, and begins bearing at a relatively young age.

Reaching a moderate size at maturity, the Ayers Pear thrives in zones 5–8 and requires about 300–400 chill hours, making it adaptable to a wide range of climates.

Key Features:

• Medium-sized fruit with golden-yellow skin and a red blush

• Juicy, tender flesh with exceptionally sweet, aromatic flavor

• Outstanding for fresh eating as a dessert pear

• Self-pollinating, but heavier yields with a companion tree

• Pairs well with Bartlett, Kieffer, Orient, Pineapple, Wild Pear, or Moonglow

• Chill requirement: 300–400 hours

• Hardy in zones 5–8

The Ayers Pear is an outstanding choice for home orchards, combining beauty, adaptability, and some of the sweetest fruit you’ll ever taste.

We only ship to the continental USA no shipping to California, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Our plants ship bare root or with minimal soil in a bag.  

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