Red Clapps European Pear Size:Semi-Dwarf (4'-5') Dwarf Rootstock: MM106

Dwarf Rootstock: MM106

Malus domestica 'Melrose'

twice the size of Annanasnaja

it grows at high elevations in China where it is a staple food for the Panda Bear

Leaves can be a tea substitute

Red Clapps European Pear Size:Semi-Dwarf (4'-5') Dwarf Rootstock: MM106Pyrus communis 'Red Clapp's Favorite' Also called 'Red Kalle'. This large pear from Michigan is exceptionally beautiful, with amazing reddish purple fruits that hang like jewels from the tree. The fruit is sweet and flavorful. It thrives in the Pacific Northwest and in much of the nation and shows some resistance to cedar trellis rust. It ripens midseason, in September here in the PNW. It blooms late, category 3, and is a good pollinizer. USDA Zone: 4