Golden Spice Pear
Golden Spice is a cold-hardy, mid-season Ussuri pear prized for its small, spicy-sweet fruit, showy spring blossoms, and exceptional fire blight resistance.
- Taste: sweet with a hint of spice and a crisp, firm texture
- Skin & Flesh Color: medium yellow skin lightly blushed with dull red; snow-white, fine-grained flesh2
- Harvest Season: ripens in late August, often peaking before most European pears
- Disease Resistance: very resistant to fire blight; moderate susceptibility to powdery mildew, scab, canker, and anthracnose; watch for coddling moth, borer, and pear psylla
- Best Uses: canning, spicing, jams and jellies, baking, and fair fresh eating for fans of firm fruit2
- Pollination: requires a different pear variety nearby for reliable fruit set; performs best with another Ussuri or European pear in bloom at the same time
- Chill Hours & Hardiness: thrives with 600–1,000 chill hours; reliably hardy to USDA Zone 3 (down to –40 °F)2
- Blossoms & Ornamental Appeal: midspring clusters of white flowers with purple anthers; glossy green foliage turning burgundy in autumn for multi-season interest2
- Origin & Heritage: an Ussuriensis-type pear native to Korea, Japan, and the Ussuri River region of Eastern Russia, selected for cold hardiness and decorative form
