WARREN PEAR

The Warren is a gorgeous russetted juicy pear with a melting mouth feel. It is sweet to taste and does not have the grittiness found in many pear varieties. The Warren pear’s skin turns a golden yellow as it ripens and can develop a pretty blush in full sun.

The Warren pear was discovered in 1976 by Thomas Oscar Warren growing naturally outside a post office in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Once known as the Post Office pear, it's taken on its founder name. Similar in size to a D’Anjou, chefs prize this sweet and buttery pear in tarts or cakes, poached in wine, in salads and on sandwiches. Slice them up and enjoy with nut butter, cheese or honey.

Grown by Frog Hollow Farm in Brentwood, Warren Pears are harvested in late August/early September and are available until late October.

When is a pear ripe?

Pears are one of the few fruits that do not ripen on the tree. Pears are harvested when mature and if left at room temperature, they slowly reach a sweet and succulent maturity as it ripens from the inside out. Apply gentle pressure to the neck of the pear daily with your thumb. If it yields to pressure, it’s ripe.

Storing Pears

Once the pear is ripe, it can be refrigerated to slow the ripening process and saved for use up to five days later.

“Frog Hollow’s regenerative organic practices not only produce delicious fruit, but they also provide important ecosystem and climate benefits. We build soil health by composting, planting cover crops, and not tilling. The soil contains thriving communities of beneficial microbes and fungi that fertilize our trees. And we are fighting climate change by building the carbon storage capacity of our soil. Our orchards store an average of 29 tons of carbon per acre – that’s the equivalent of taking 1,488 passenger vehicles off the road for one year!”