Dr. Deer Pear

[White Oak]

If anyone is interested you can now buy the previously unavailable World famous "Dr Deer Pear" tree in a 2 pack for $95.00 (That includes shipping) . I bought two From Walmart 3-4 years ago and think they were $34-$35 at the time . Wildtree is the new exclusive seller, Last year they were $95 for one tree , and then earlier this year it was only available in something like a deer orchard starter set. I'm assuming Due to many complaints about the price , and only being available in the set....I think they had to give two for the price of one or nobody would buy any lol . My Dr Deer pears had blossoms for the first time last spring, but a late frost got'em . I'll probably watch them another year or two before buying more.

Dr. Deer Pear for Sale | Wildtree

Dr. Deer Pear for sale from Wildtree. A specialty pear variety valued for dependable growth and long-term planting performance.

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[gunfun13]

Interesting video on the origins, sounds similar to the story of how we got that God awful Red Delicious.

Considering it was just a grown out rootstock, I wonder if it's just a common clonal variety like OhxF 97 or 87? Could save a hell of a lot of money if it is! Lol

 

[The Fishman]

I bought 3 Dr. Deer pears along with 4 Thanksgiving pears in 2019 from Walmart on clearance. They have all been doing great. I picked the pears off in 2020 so the trees could concentrate on establishing themselves. They made a few pears in 2021 and I thought 2022 was going to be the year, but a late freeze had other plans.

I believe that Chestnut Hills was licensing the Dr. Deer pears from Dr. James Kroll who now owns Wildtree. Chestnut Hills is now selling a Trophy Pear that has the exact same characteristics and description of the Dr. Deer pear, but they are probably not allowed to use that name anymore. I haven't seen any Chestnut Hill pears at Walmart since 2019. I wish I would have bought more when they were on clearance and had the opportunity.

Trophy Pear – Chestnut Hill Outdoors

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[White Oak]

I bought 3 Dr. Deer pears along with 4 Thanksgiving pears in 2019 from Walmart on clearance. They have all been doing great. I picked the pears off in 2020 so the trees could concentrate on establishing themselves. They made a few pears in 2021 and I thought 2022 was going to be the year, but a late freeze had other plans.

I believe that Chestnut Hills was licensing the Dr. Deer pears from Dr. James Kroll who now owns Wildtree. Chestnut Hills is now selling a Trophy Pear that has the exact same characteristics and description of the Dr. Deer pear, but they are probably not allowed to use that name anymore. I haven't seen any Chestnut Hill pears at Walmart since 2019. I wish I would have bought more when they were on clearance and had the opportunity.

Trophy Pear – Chestnut Hill Outdoors

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You got a steal then if you got them on clearance !. Same here I probably also got mine in 2019 , my Walmart only had 2 and I bought them both , yet every year they have dozens of Chestnut hill Chestnuts left over , Walmart needs to stock more pears instead . The Trophy Pear is probably the same exact tree....they are using the same pic from when it was called Dr Deer pear lol.

 

[blueKYstream]

I bought a Dr Deer pear in 2019 as well. It fruited for the first time for me in 2022. It was still holding pears in mid-december. The pears were small, perhaps the size of ping pong balls or slightly smaller.

I tried one. It was likely a bit past ripe at the time. The pear was soft and flesh was sandy/gritty. It didn't have much taste. I'm sure it'll be a fine wildlife pear though.

 

[buckdeer1]

When I tried to order they charge you 95.00 each and can only be purchased in 2 packs

 

[The Fishman]

For $95 I would expect them to not only deliver it, but plant it, cage it, and water it for the first year. I realize that they are selling larger trees, but that is pricey.

 

[White Oak]

When I tried to order they charge you 95.00 each and can only be purchased in 2 pac

When I tried to order they charge you 95.00 each and can only be purchased in 2 packs

Wow you're 100 % right that's a rip off !!!. On the DR Deer Facebook page they made it sound like they were giving a deal and selling in 2 packs... and it looked to me like it was $95.00 for two trees , when in reality like you say they are still charging $95.00 per tree !. They can keep'em as far as I'm concerned !

 

[White Oak]

For $95 I would expect them to not only deliver it, but plant it, cage it, and water it for the first year. I realize that they are selling larger trees, but that is pricey.

Glad I got mine for $34 or $35 , something like that at Walmart.