Southern King Pear Tree – Pyrus ‘Southern King’

Southern King Pear is a low-chill Southern pear variety known for its adaptability to warm climates, attractive fruit, and good flavor. This pear is a great choice for North Florida home orchards, edible landscapes, backyard gardens, and small farms where low-chill fruit trees are needed.

Southern King produces pretty white spring blooms, green summer foliage, and pears that can be used for fresh eating, canning, cooking, baking, preserves, and pear honey. It is a useful choice for gardeners wanting a dependable pear tree suited for the South.

Plant Details:

• Botanical Name: Pyrus ‘Southern King’

• Common Name: Southern King Pear

• Plant Type: Deciduous fruit tree

• Mature Size: Approximately 12–15 ft. tall and 12–15 ft. wide, depending on rootstock, pruning, and growing conditions

• USDA Zones: 8–10

• Chill Hours: Approximately 300–350 chill hours

• Sun Requirements: Full sun

• Soil Needs: Well-drained soil

• Bloom Color: White spring blooms

• Fruit Color: Yellow-green fruit, sometimes with a blush as it ripens

• Fruit Flavor: Sweet and good for fresh eating or preserving

• Pollination: Often listed as self-fruitful, but fruit production may improve when planted near another compatible pear

• Suggested Pollinators: Baldwin, Pineapple, Orient, Kieffer, Hood, Flordahome, LeConte, or another Southern pear that blooms at a similar time

• Harvest Season: Usually summer to early fall, depending on climate and growing conditions

• Uses: Fresh eating, canning, preserves, pear honey, baking, cooking, edible landscapes, backyard orchards, home gardens, wildlife plantings

• Southern Garden Value: Low-chill pear suited for warm Southern regions

Southern King Pear is a strong option for gardeners who want a productive, low-chill pear for North Florida and nearby areas. For best results, plant in full sun with good drainage, prune during dormancy, and consider planting another compatible pear nearby to help increase fruit production.

Wholesale pricing may be available for qualified nurseries. Please contact Advanced Nursery Growers for current availability, sizes, and pricing.

We are not shipping at this time. This plant is available for pickup at our local nursery, Advanced Nursery Growers in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

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