Johantorp European Pear Apple Mid-Late Season Pollinator Lemon guava is cold hardy

Lemon guava is cold hardy to 23 degrees F

Early thinning of fruit when tree is young will help avoid biennial bearing patterns

Needs 500-600 chill hours to reliably set fruit

Considered reliably fireblight resistant

Will be evergreen in the warmer zones of its growing range

Johantorp European Pear Apple Mid-Late Season Pollinator Lemon guava is cold hardyPyrus communis 'Johantorp' A VERY late ripening and cold hardy pear widely grown in Sweden for winter storage. Johantorp will hang on the tree late into the winter. They can be picked in very late fall and stored or in areas with mild winters, eaten directly off the tree at Christmas time! One of the favorites of Joseph Postman, longtime curator of pears at the Corvallis OR National Germplasm Repository. USDA Zone: 4 9 Grow Height: 15' (Semi Dwarf)