If you haven’t eaten a Seckel, you haven’t eaten a pear! Seckel is a little dessert pear. It’s smaller in size than most other pears, and has a super-sweet, spicy taste.
Seckel has been growing here in Garrett County for over 100 years. It is very cold-hardy, growing in zone 4, and disease resistant, including to Fire Blight. Scientists have been trying to create a European pear variety that is Fire Blight resistant for decades. They succeeded with Shenandoah and Harrow Sweet because they crossed European pears with Seckel.
Thomas Jefferson planted some Seckel’s in Monticello, saying that they exceeded anything he had ever tasted since he left France.
Seckel’s are great for eating fresh, baking, and especially canning.
Seckel pear trees reach a height of only 15′ to 20′ naturally when mature. So, we have left these trees on a Standard-size rootstalk.
Pollinate with any of the pear trees we are offering in this sale.
