Growing pear
Pyrus communis · also called nashpati, tang (Kashmiri)Pear is a fruit tree raised from grafted plants. European pears need cold winters and suit the Himalayan hills; low-chill sand pears such as Patharnakh grow in the foothills and the north-west plains.
North-east hills and valleys: Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Darjeeling
At a glance
Pear in the North-east hills and valleys
Planted in winter; picked in summer
No published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.A grafted tree starts bearing in about its fourth to sixth year and goes on bearing for decades. Fruit is picked about four to five months after bloom, by variety.
No published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.December to mid-February
No published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Across India
When to sow it
Twelve growing regions, January to December. Your region comes first.
Wait until December
The next sowing here is December to mid-February.
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- Harvest
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| Region | Sow | Nursery | Transplant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North-east hills and valleys | December to mid-February | July to August | ||
| Temperate Himalaya | Winter, up to mid-February | Last week of June to third week of JulyThird week of July to third week of AugustLast week of August to second week of September | ||
| Cold desert | Not suited here | |||
| Sub-tropical foothills | Winter, up to mid-February | Last week of JulyAugust | ||
| North-west plains | Winter, finishing by the end of January | End of June to first week of JulyThird week of JulyFourth week of JulyLast week of JulyFirst week of August | ||
| Gangetic plains | Not suited here | |||
| Arid west | Not suited here | |||
| Central plateau | Not suited here | |||
| Deccan plateau | Not suited here | |||
| South interior | Not suited here | |||
| West coast | Not suited here | |||
| East coast | Not suited here | |||
From seed to harvest
One season, day by day
Days from sowing
Before sowing
Well-rotted FYM or compost
10 to 20 kg per tree · Spread over the basin in winter and fork in lightly · Young trees, each winter
Well-rotted FYM or compostNo published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
30 to 50 kg per tree · Spread over the basin in winter and fork in lightly · Bearing trees, each winter
Rain is plentiful in most of the year. Water young trees in dry spells in winter and early spring, and make sure the basins drain well in the monsoon.No published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
What it needs
Soil, sun and warmth
Soil pH1,2
Deep, fertile, well-drained soil that stays moist, from sandy loam to clay loam, with no hard layer in the top 2 m. Pear grows on a wide range of soils if they hold enough moisture; it stands drought less well than apple but copes better with slow drainage.
SunlightNo published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Full sun, in an open site with good air movement.
TemperatureNo published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Takes hard frost.
Monthly temperatures for the North-east hills and valleys aren't in the library yet.
Water and feeding
WateringNo published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Rain is plentiful in most of the year. Water young trees in dry spells in winter and early spring, and make sure the basins drain well in the monsoon.
WeedingNo published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Keep the basins clear by hand and mulch them with dry grass or straw, which also holds the soil on slopes.
| When | What | How much | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young trees, each winter | Well-rotted FYM or compost | 10 to 20 kg per tree | Spread over the basin in winter and fork in lightly |
| Bearing trees, each winter | Well-rotted FYM or compost | 30 to 50 kg per tree | Spread over the basin in winter and fork in lightly |
Varieties and yield
30 to 60 kg a tree
Yields vary with the plot, the seed and the season.
William Bon Chretien (Bartlett)
Recommended in Meghalaya.
Fertility
Recommended in Meghalaya.
Good neighboursNo published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Grows well with
Keep it away from
Pests and diseasesNo published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Organic and cultural controls only.
Pear psylla
Signs
Small sucking insects on shoot tips; honeydew and black sooty mould on leaves and fruit.
What to do
- Prune out crowded shoots and water sprouts
Prevention
- Avoid heavy feeding that pushes soft growth
Fruit flies
Signs
Maggots inside ripening fruit, which rots and drops.
What to do
- Collect and bury fallen fruit deep
- Pick fruit as it ripens
Pear scab and leaf spots
Signs
Dark spots on leaves and fruit in wet weather; leaves drop early.
What to do
- Rake up and destroy fallen leaves
- Prune for an open canopy that dries fast
Canker and die-back
Signs
Sunken patches on bark and dying shoots.
What to do
- Cut out and burn cankered wood
Seed and the season's end
Saving seed1Part of this comes from the sources cited. The rest is an AI suggestion.
Pear does not come true from seed, so seed is saved only to raise rootstock seedlings. Take it from fully ripe fruit of healthy, vigorous, high-yielding trees.
Cleaning the seed
Wash the seed clean in water and dry it in the shade.
Keep dry seed in airtight containers in a cool, dry place; pear seed keeps for about 3 years. Before sowing it needs 30 to 50 days of moist chilling at 1 to 5°C, and comes up about 45 days after sowing.
After the last pickingNo published guide covers this for the North-east hills and valleys, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Pear is a perennial, so nothing is cleared after harvest. Rake up fallen leaves and fruit after leaf fall and compost or destroy them, then prune in the dormant season.
Rake up fallen leaves and fruit after leaf fall and compost them in a pit away from the trees. Chip or compost prunings; burn diseased wood rather than leaving it in the orchard.
Rotation
When an old orchard is removed, grow a few seasons of legumes, fodder or vegetables before planting fruit trees again, and do not set new trees back into the old pits.
Sources
Where this comes from
Our team has checked this guide against the sources at the end of the page.Reviewed by our team on 13 November 2026.
These published guides are the sources. Where none of them covers a detail for this region, the page shows an AI suggestion and labels it.
- Package of practices for fruit crops 2020 (pear chapter and nursery chapter)Directorate of Extension, SKUAST-JammuRead the source
- Potential of temperate fruit crops in northeastern states of India (Indian Horticulture, November to December 2023)ICAR (authors at ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar)Read the source
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