Canal Red

A very sweet red skinned pear.

Origin: USA, 1955

Pollination: Canal Red is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

British-grown All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification. More ...

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Characteristics of Canal Red pear trees

Use	Dessert
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Sep
Season of use	September
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Pollination date	18
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Forelle Red Williams