Red d'Anjou Pear USDA Zone_5 Origin Date: New York 1911

Origin Date: New York 1911

Quite disease resistant to apple scab and other common apple diseases

it is tart and pleasing

The D'Anjou pear tree originated in the early to mid-19th century

against a yellow background

Red d'Anjou Pear USDA Zone_5 Origin Date: New York 1911The Red d' Anjou pear tree originated as naturally occurring bud sport found on Green D'Anjou pear tree. "Bud sports" are spontaneous, naturally occurring mutation that crop up on trees. The Red d'Anjou pears, however, are an exception. They occurred twice, as the first red sport of D'Anjou was discovered in the early 1950's near Medford, Oregon, and a second red sport was discovered in the late 1970's in Parkdale, Oregon. Red d'Anjou pears are very